Carter Bahns#18 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 20, 2026
Bahns named Chargers cornerback Donte Jackson as a candidate to be traded before the deadline, pointing to teams needing secondary help and their expiring contract, and also listed Khalil Mack, Quentin Johnston and David Njoku as Chargers trade candidates.
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What Carter Bahns said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromTeams with holes on the back end of the defense could call about Jackson and his expiring contract, too.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Chargers Could Use Unexpected Veteran Trade Option Before Deadline
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- 1Quentin Johnston to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”“Bahns' article also mentions Khalil Mack, Quentin Johnston and David Njoku as other trade candidates for the Bolts to "sell."”
- 2David Njoku to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”“Bahns' article also mentions Khalil Mack, Quentin Johnston and David Njoku as other trade candidates for the Bolts to "sell."”
- 3Khalil Mack to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”“Bahns' article also mentions Khalil Mack, Quentin Johnston and David Njoku as other trade candidates for the Bolts to "sell."”
- 4Donte Jackson to move — “a possible candidate to be moved to a different team”“a recent CBS Sports article by Carter Bahns named the Chargers veteran CB, Donte Jackson, as a possible candidate to be moved to a different team.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Johnston to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| David Njoku to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Khalil Mack to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Donte Jackson to move — “a possible candidate to be moved to a different team”4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 4 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Trade and Signing CallsQuentin Johnston
Quentin Johnston to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsDavid Njoku
David Njoku to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsKhalil Mack
Khalil Mack to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsDonte Jackson
Donte Jackson to move — “a possible candidate to be moved to a different team”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Shanna McCarriston · Roster Spot Calls · Donte Jackson · Hit 100
A CBS Sports Week 1 preseason preview notes expectations that four Chargers cornerbacks will make the roster and that Raiders veteran Kirk Cousins will open the season as the starting quarterback ahead of No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.Bobby Skinner · Trade and Signing Calls · Khalil Mack · Miss 0
Skinner predicted Daniel Jones signs with and wins the starting job in Indianapolis, Milton Williams to New England, Lavonte David back to Tampa, Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams to the Giants, DJ Reid to Arizona, Hassan Reddick to Washington and Justin Fields staying in Pittsburgh, plus alternates they had listed.Dalton Feely · Trade and Signing Calls · Khalil Mack · Miss 0
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After the trade deadline passed without a deal, Moraitis says Khalil Mack will remain with the Chargers for the rest of the season rather than being moved or reuniting with Chicago.Rich Eisen · Trade and Signing Calls · Khalil Mack · Waiting
Eisen argued the 49ers, not the NFC North, are the team to beat in the conference, projecting San Francisco for 13-14 wins and the No. 1 seed while picking them to handle Dallas. They also liked Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in Week 10 and possibly reach 13 wins, said C.J. Stroud will become the league's highest-paid quarterback regardless of a playoff berth, expected Khalil Mack to be dealt, and said Derrick Henry isn't going anywhere.
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