# Carter Bahns: 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. **Claimed:** Oct 20, 2026 **Pundit:** Carter Bahns — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/chargers/onsi/chargers-use-unexpected-trade-option-deadline-donte-jackson 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. > Teams with holes on the back end of the defense could call about Jackson and his expiring contract, too. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Quentin Johnston to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Quentin Johnston - Verdict: not settled yet - **David Njoku to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: David Njoku - Verdict: not settled yet - **Khalil Mack to move — “a trade candidate for the Bolts to "sell"”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Khalil Mack - Verdict: not settled yet - **Donte Jackson to move — “a possible candidate to be moved to a different team”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Donte Jackson - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Quentin Johnston — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quentin-johnston - David Njoku — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-njoku - Khalil Mack — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/khalil-mack - Donte Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/donte-jackson ## What others said about the same people - Shanna McCarriston on Donte Jackson: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b2cfe46c-5e75-40f6-a5fa-8de2f8fcd750 (scored 100) - Bobby Skinner on Khalil Mack: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6bc51663-60f7-4897-b5dc-40e284f869a2 (scored 0) - Dalton Feely on Khalil Mack: Feenie predicted Chris Godwin stays in Tampa Bay, Josh Sweat reunites with Jonathan Gannon in Arizona, Ronnie Stanley signs with New England, Jevon Holland lands in Indianapolis, Khalil Mack joins Washington, Asante Samuel Jr. goes to San Francisco, Najee Harris to the Raiders and Bobby Wagner to Dallas. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5456472e-edf1-49c5-9f6b-bd59183fcea7 (scored 0) - Chris Welsh on Quentin Johnston: Welsh argued Quentin Johnston should now be viewed as the Chargers' No. 1 receiver, that Jaylen Waddle becomes Miami's de facto No. 1 with Tyreek Hill out, and called Malik Washington a sneaky deeper option. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5607e120-cc01-4b69-b0e5-2713c46f13be (scored 83.33) - Mike Moraitis on Khalil Mack: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d2a21b4f-4b3e-4f87-b4e2-d0a9afc5addd (not settled) - Rich Eisen on Khalil Mack: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fac28506-5228-47a4-aa16-2ecd57e56bbf (not settled) ## More trade and signing calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0) - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100) - Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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