# Connor Livesay: Livesay offered seven bold predictions for the 2024 NFL Combine, including Byron Murphy II rising to a top-15 pick, Quinyon Mitchell emerging as the second cornerback drafted, Rome Odunze becoming WR2 in the class, Brock Bowers running a sub-4.5 40, Chop Robinson posting the fastest-ever edge 10-yard split, Jaylen Wright running the fastest 40 among offensive players, and Tyler Owens posting the fastest 40 and best vertical overall.

**Claimed:** Feb 28, 2024
**Pundit:** Connor Livesay — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/connor-livesay
**Outlet:** The 33rd Team — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-33rd-team
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.the33rdteam.com/2024-nfl-combine-7-bold-predictions-heading-into-this-years-event/

8 checkable claims — 4 pro bowl and all-pro calls, 2 mock draft picks and 2 position order calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

4 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 59.3 out of 100, against 34.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> My final bold prediction is Owens running the fastest 40-yard dash and having the best vertical jump.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Rome Odunze to be 2nd wide receiver off the board**
  - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Rome Odunze, Washington Commanders
  - Verdict: scored 70.71 out of 100, against 13.2 for a naive guess
- **Tyler Owens to be picked “drafted on Day 3” (picks 101–257)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Tyler Owens
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Quinyon Mitchell to be 2nd cornerback off the board**
  - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Quinyon Mitchell
  - Verdict: scored 70.71 out of 100, against 25.97 for a naive guess
- **Byron Murphy II to be picked “top-15 pick” (picks 1–15)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Byron Murphy II
  - Verdict: scored 95.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Tyler Owens to make Fastest 40-yard dash and highest vertical jump at combine**
  - Kind: Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · About: Tyler Owens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Brock Bowers to make Sub-4.5 second 40-yard dash at NFL Combine**
  - Kind: Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · About: Brock Bowers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jaylen Wright to make Fastest 40-yard dash among offensive players at combine**
  - Kind: Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · About: Jaylen Wright, Tennessee Titans
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Chop Robinson to make Fastest ever EDGE 10-yard split at combine (high 1.4s)**
  - Kind: Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · About: Chop Robinson
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Rome Odunze — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rome-odunze
- Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders
- Tyler Owens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-owens
- Quinyon Mitchell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quinyon-mitchell
- Byron Murphy II — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/byron-murphy-ii
- Brock Bowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brock-bowers
- Jaylen Wright — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-wright
- Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans
- Chop Robinson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chop-robinson

## What others said about the same people

- John Middlekauff on Tennessee Titans: Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8115d255-82e3-442e-aeef-c3eaa3587603 (scored 0)
- Colin Cowherd on Tennessee Titans: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") made his own Week 3 picks, including blowout wins for Seattle and San Francisco, Cincinnati 27-17, Detroit 37-13, Denver 24-21 over the Rams, and predicted Jonah Coleman takes over the Broncos' running back role. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ccbceaa-54ca-4a2e-ad90-006f1ded0ad2 (scored 0)
- Tyler Sullivan on Tennessee Titans: Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e4b11b44-d359-4027-a72c-87833f5ff6e3 (scored 45.24)
- Lane Mills on Tennessee Titans: Mills predicts the Titans finish 2026 at 6-11 (2-4 in the AFC South), missing the playoffs, with specific wins over the Jets, Giants, Browns, Jaguars, Raiders and Colts, and names Wan'Dale Robinson team MVP with another 1,000-yard, seven-touchdown season as Cam Ward's top receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a2c4e6d-57dd-4dc9-9f27-c1446726f490 (scored 0)
- David Harrison on Washington Commanders: Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/557473e2-242a-41c5-beb5-026d792d86fa (scored 100)
- David Harrison on Tim Settle: Harrison gives his initial 53-man roster projection for the Washington Commanders: three quarterbacks including Ethan Kalyak Manus, three running backs, four tight ends, six receivers (leaving off De'Ami Brown and Jaden Bradley), nine offensive linemen with Matt Goldman at center, and a defense of six linebackers but only four cornerbacks. He also projects Tunstall and Newton going to IR on Monday with De'Ami Brown and Dietrich Wise re-signed, plus a corner-heavy practice squad. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d5b2565-5531-47ac-bff8-ccb9b23a980a (scored 100)

## More pro bowl and all-pro calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Pat Gustavson on Charles Cross: Gustafson picked the Bears, Eagles, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, the Rams and Bears in the NFC, the Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, and the Patriots to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl. His awards slate included Stafford for MVP, Puka for OPOY and Liam Cohen for Coach of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/671b9c4f-1f25-4f11-ad26-16a1126ea3b8 (scored 0)
- Brandon Carney on Trent Williams: Carney made a full playoff bracket, picking the Bears, Niners, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, then Seahawks and Rams in the NFC divisional, Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, with the Rams beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl. He also gave award picks including Stafford for MVP and Vrabel for Coach of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88101820-7344-4240-93f1-caa15fe95de9 (scored 0)
- Peter Bukowski on Zach Thomas: Bukowski breaks down combine performances and predicts Caleb Banks will be the first defensive tackle drafted, that Kyle Lewis will rise into second-round range, that Lee Hunter's poor testing will keep the Packers away, and that the Packers will not draft a tight end in the top 100. He also predicts the Packers will cut Elton Jenkins and expects Kingsley Enagbare to leave while Rashan Gary returns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9156576d-e149-4fd9-8dcc-aa727761e497 (scored 0)
- Jeff "Coach Jags" Jagodzinski on Tucker Kraft: The former Packers tight ends coach said Tucker Craft is a Pro Bowl-caliber tight end, and separately endorsed Christian Watson as a true No. 1 receiver for Green Bay. He also ranked the tight ends he has coached all-time. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21466ae4-1034-4fb8-a341-3653f9f2127f (scored 0)
- JP Acosta on Devon Witherspoon: JP picked the Eagles to beat the 49ers in a low-scoring game and the Jaguars to beat the Bills, called Bijan Robinson the best running back in the league, and named his own first-team All-Pro roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/660e3494-2b0b-415e-beb7-9e3bf3464e30 (scored 0)
- Danny Parkins on Puka Nacua: Parkins insisted the Bears cannot lose at home to Green Bay, laid points with Buffalo, Philadelphia (in a blowout) and Houston, picked Justin Herbert and the Chargers to beat New England, and said Puka Nacua will be a first-team All-Pro. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ee4c83a3-1d08-4959-a075-95654fb1b7e9 (scored 0)

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