# Mac Jones — what pundits predicted

QB · Alabama



21 checkable claims from 15 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

## Measurables

- 40-yard dash: 4.72 s
- Vertical: 32″
- Broad jump: 9′8″
- Height: 6′2″
- Weight: 217 lb
- 3-cone: 7.04 s
- 20-yard shuttle: 4.39 s

2021 NFL Scouting Combine. Drills not listed were not performed. Combine results via [Pro-Football-Reference.com](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2021-combine.htm).

## What pundits expect (16 unsettled)

- Mac Jones to move — “unlikely that he's moved” — [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a0777331-a20a-4c7a-9665-1ad99dc056d1
- Mac Jones to move — “stays with the 49ers; a trade to Baltimore doesn't seem realistic” — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/133fe258-72df-448d-bbc7-4cb96defea9d
- Mac Jones to stay put — [Garrett Podell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/garrett-podell), for 2026, said Oct 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4522d478-db40-4f29-93ab-13112d9fa1ea
- Mac Jones to stay put — [Parker Hurley](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/parker-hurley), for 2026, said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b3337d9e-4c3a-41ca-b2ec-1f67bdba9aaa
- Mac Jones to move — “traded to the Colts at the deadline for a first-round pick” — [Douglas Clawson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/douglas-clawson), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/28fa254b-3e2e-4e95-94ed-cf40271c82ef
- Mac Jones to move — Jacob Infante, for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; not settled yet
- Mac Jones to move — [Erik Engle](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/erik-engle), for 2026, said Mar 20, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fef434db-4359-4096-a902-edaa9c667c12
- Mac Jones to move — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0cf2023-af45-4d9d-a929-0780ebe49526
- Mac Jones to move — [Tom Pelissero](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tom-pelissero), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/12341beb-c261-46bc-838b-7272ac422cd9
- Mac Jones to move — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/16de6d5d-53cd-443d-8e84-5394a0aa5d09
- Mac Jones to move — [Erik Engle](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/erik-engle), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a10c4f0b-2fcd-4016-9024-ea69a0da8ffc
- Mac Jones to move — [Ayrton Ostly](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ayrton-ostley), for 2025, said Feb 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/149c742e-7b2f-4669-9803-c1936efe4f66
- Mac Jones to move — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Feb 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a34f6ce1-1a9e-42ce-b3ca-bc9d42e9b27d
- Mac Jones to move — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/723c800d-fbd0-4e51-a09c-6ea168267741
- Mac Jones to move — “traded to Minnesota” — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2025, said Feb 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1325f8f-c996-4488-b063-fc4dfae1da59
- Mac Jones to move — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Dec 8, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c06d1a3a-78d8-4aec-8574-159821b42aab

## Settled (5)

- Mac Jones to make the roster — [Brian Peacock](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brian-peacock), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae
- Mac Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9337347d-fde9-46c9-9bb6-26ade467538b
- Mac Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Pat Gustavson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pat-gustavson), for 2025, said Feb 24, 2026; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/723c800d-fbd0-4e51-a09c-6ea168267741
- Mac Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Sep 15, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cb85d22d-a251-40a4-895b-34b04d2bcc99
- Mac Jones to be 1st on the depth chart — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Sep 15, 2025; scored 91.67 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/408da8cb-243c-45ad-9d31-0aec0314f6d6

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