# Parker Hurley: Hurley ranks seven 49ers who could be dealt before the trade deadline, with Mac Jones the most likely to move, followed by safeties Malik Mustapha and Ji'Ayir Brown, then Dre Greenlaw and Keion White as possibilities, and Tatum Bethune and Jack Jones as depth trade candidates. **Claimed:** Oct 14, 2026 **Pundit:** Parker Hurley — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/parker-hurley **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/onsi/ranking-49ers-players-most-likely-traded-before-deadline 7 checkable claims — 7 trade and signing calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 1 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Jones is not a lock to get traded, but he is still the most likely. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jack Jones to move — “candidate for a depth trade”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Jack Jones - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Ji'Ayir Brown to move — “could be traded”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Ji'Ayir Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keion White to move — “San Francisco could move on if a team offers a fifth-round pick or more”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Keion White - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dre Greenlaw to move — “could be traded for a Day Three pick”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Dre Greenlaw - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mac Jones to stay put** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Mac Jones - Verdict: not settled yet - **Malik Mustapha to move — “could net them a fourth- or fifth-round pick in a trade”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Malik Mustapha - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tatum Bethune to move — “a day-three pick could get him traded”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Tatum Bethune - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jack Jones — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jack-jones - Ji'Ayir Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ji-ayir-brown - Keion White — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keion-white - Dre Greenlaw — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dre-greenlaw - Mac Jones — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mac-jones - Malik Mustapha — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malik-mustapha - Tatum Bethune — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tatum-bethune ## What others said about the same people - Brian Peacock on Ji'Ayir Brown: Peacock lays out their projected 53-man roster for the 49ers, position by position: three specialists, three quarterbacks (including Curtis Rourke), five running backs, six receivers (cutting Christian Kirk), three tight ends (cutting Braden Willis), nine offensive linemen, ten defensive linemen (with Mykel Williams on PUP), five linebackers, six cornerbacks and four safeties. They also predict a new player will take center snaps in preseason week three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae (scored 100) - Brandon Carney on Mac Jones: Carney predicted AJ Brown would not be back with the Eagles, forecast a wave of free-agent landing spots (Breece Hall to the Chiefs, Alec Pierce to the 49ers, Rico Dowdle to the Saints, George Pickens to the Patriots, Mike Evans to the Bills), and named Week 1 starting quarterbacks for several teams in flux. They also gave fantasy takes on Javonte Williams, Chris Olave and others. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9337347d-fde9-46c9-9bb6-26ade467538b (scored 91.67) - Pat Gustavson on Mac Jones: Gustafson predicted AJ Brown leaves Philadelphia (favoring the Raiders as a fit), assigned free agents to landing spots (Kenneth Walker to Jacksonville, Rashid Shaheed to the Raiders, Juwan Jennings to the Chargers, Isaiah Likely to the Titans, Christian Kirk to the Dolphins), and named their Week 1 quarterbacks including Deshaun Watson for Cleveland and Mac Jones to the Vikings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/723c800d-fbd0-4e51-a09c-6ea168267741 (scored 91.67) - Rich Eisen on Mac Jones: Eisen endorsed the Colts as a playoff team and Jonathan Taylor as the league's best running back, agreed Mac Jones will be a starting quarterback in 2026 and that Jordan Love will finish no lower than second in MVP voting, and said the Packers look like a 13-14 win team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cb85d22d-a251-40a4-895b-34b04d2bcc99 (scored 91.67) - Chris Brockman on Mac Jones: Brockman argued the Colts are a playoff team and Jonathan Taylor is the NFL's best running back, said Russell Wilson would hold the Giants' starting job all season, that Mac Jones will be a starting quarterback somewhere in 2026, and that Jordan Love will finish no lower than second in MVP voting. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/408da8cb-243c-45ad-9d31-0aec0314f6d6 (scored 91.67) - Tyler Sullivan on Mac Jones: Ranking 10 veteran quarterbacks who could be moved before the Nov. 10 deadline, Sullivan put Mac Jones first while saying San Francisco almost certainly keeps them, suggested Gardner Minshew may now be Arizona's starter, and floated Jonathan Taylor as the Colts' next trade chip. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a0777331-a20a-4c7a-9665-1ad99dc056d1 (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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