# Devon Platana — prediction record

Devon Platana writes for Sports Illustrated, covering the Jets, Vikings, Eagles and Steelers. His work runs toward roster moves, trade speculation and depth-chart shifts. Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall and Najee Harris are among the players who appear in his predictions.

## Is Devon Platana accurate?

Across 4 graded calls in 4 articles, Devon Platana scores 50% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 40.25, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 50%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 40.25
- **Graded articles:** 4
- **Graded individual calls:** 4
- **Clarity:** 100%
- **Hedged:** 73.33% of claims
- **Right when hedging:** not enough data
- **Right when committing:** not enough data

PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards.

The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty.

Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology

## Graded articles (4)

### Oct 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Platana argues the Jets, at 2-5, will be sellers before the Nov. 10 deadline and names three players as likely trade candidates: cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., receiver Isaiah Williams and safety Andre Cisco. They also suggest rookie D'Angelo Ponds should take over Brownlee's role.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/19a2720e-6f92-493b-bd99-4aa1866503f6

### Oct 19, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

Platana expects Tanner McKee to remain Philadelphia's starting quarterback the rest of the season with Jalen Hurts out, while Joe Milton could get a look after the Week 10 bye; they also frame the Eagles' post-bye stretch against Dallas, Arizona and Indianapolis as winnable games.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6b0d9a69-e9d1-41e7-82da-c9a9c4dac8ff

### Sep 21, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

With punter Brett Thorson dealing with a hamstring injury, Platana suggests the Vikings have a decent chance of bringing back veteran free-agent punter Johnny Hekker as a familiar fill-in.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eafcb668-aa60-42b1-8d77-ebdd33d0c2af

### Aug 19, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

Platana projects the Jets' post-move wide receiver depth chart for 2026 — Garrett Wilson first, Adonai Mitchell second, rookie Omar Cooper Jr. third, Isaiah Williams fourth, Tim Patrick fifth and Jamaal Pritchett sixth — with Cam Camper, Quincy Skinner Jr. and Arian Smith landing on the practice squad. They also expect a bounce-back 1,000-yard season from Wilson.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88d429eb-8655-49ad-9f90-54eef4c5e655


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