# Shaun Calderon: Calderon projects the trade market for several Titans ahead of the deadline: Tony Pollard fetching at least a fifth-round pick, Amani Hooker bringing a fourth or even a conditional third, Jacob Martin drawing a mid-to-late Day 3 pick, Calvin Ridley moving for a late Day 3 pick, and Alontae Taylor more likely to stay in Tennessee. **Claimed:** Nov 2, 2026 **Pundit:** Shaun Calderon — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/shaun-calderon **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/onsi/titans-trade-stock-at-an-all-time-high-with-multiple-players-after-loss-to-bengals-in-week-8-01m6cqvpg8hs 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. > But considering how important Pollard is for Ward, I think it’ll take at least a fifth round pick to lure him away. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jacob Martin to move — “a team offer a mid-to-late day three pick to try to take him away”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Jacob Martin - Verdict: not settled yet - **Amani Hooker to move — “would likely fetch a fourth-round pick in return”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Amani Hooker - Verdict: not settled yet - **Calvin Ridley to move — “a late day-three pick could probably get it done”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Calvin Ridley - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tony Pollard to move — “traded for at least a fifth round pick”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Tony Pollard - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jacob Martin — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacob-martin - Amani Hooker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amani-hooker - Calvin Ridley — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/calvin-ridley - Tony Pollard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tony-pollard ## What others said about the same people - Dharya Sharma on Calvin Ridley: Previewing the Titans' preseason opener, Sharma identifies five receivers as roster locks, expects Bryce Oliver to make the 53 on special teams value, and predicts Will Levis will not be on Tennessee's roster by September, likely being moved for a late-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f60a6ef5-4d69-4548-ad17-906bf8bfb384 (scored 100) - Ryan Wormeli on Calvin Ridley: Warmley ranks Nico Collins their WR4 and Drake London their WR5, argues Ja'Marr Chase should be the No. 1 fantasy player again, has Tetairoa McMillan inside their top 20 receivers, and says Emeka Egbuka could be a top-24 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0716e9e8-c302-49d3-bd08-21cb0a8941e6 (scored 0) - Tom Strachan on Calvin Ridley: Strachan's favorite pick per round: Ja'Marr Chase at 1.01, Brock Bowers in round two, Jayden Daniels in round three, Davante Adams (double-digit TDs) in round four, then Xavier Worthy, Calvin Ridley, Jaylen Warren, Emeka Egbuka, Justin Fields, Zach Charbonnet and late-round fliers; their one player to leave every draft with is Tucker Kraft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8d6f75eb-141c-457d-a472-57a3d3968a11 (scored 0) - Derek Brown on Calvin Ridley: Derek Brown laid out a round-by-round target list, projecting Ashton Jeanty as a top-three back and Raiders bellcow, Drake London as a possible overall WR1, and Tetairoa McMillan (their must-have player) as a ten-plus touchdown scorer, with late-round upside picks like Dak Prescott and JJ McCarthy at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fb4dac48-8a62-4706-b0a6-9e6e1af0a3c4 (scored 0) - Seth Woolcock on Tony Pollard: Wilcock endorses all three value picks — McMillan, Tony Pollard and Drake May — as players worth more than their current draft cost. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/458e69f4-309e-44e6-be20-bac7534254cf (scored 0) - Derek Brown on Tony Pollard: Brown is even higher on Tetairoa McMillan (WR17) and calls them Carolina's alpha WR1, pitches Tony Pollard as a value with top-15 RB upside and the clear lead back in Tennessee, and says George Pickens is badly underpriced and will finish as a WR2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4037fe99-a4eb-41e2-a90d-c4b07158dd44 (scored 0) ## 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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