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Jack Markowski covers the Pittsburgh Steelers for Sports Illustrated, writing on roster moves, depth-chart shifts and game outcomes. The work also touches the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with players such as Mason Rudolph, Joey Porter Jr. and DK Metcalf appearing in the predictions.
Across 16 graded calls in 10 articles, Jack Markowski scores 70% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 8.5, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #61 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard.
How accurate are NFL experts overall? →
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 47 calls · one square per call
12hits75% of graded
4misses25%
31waitingnot graded yet
How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Jack Markowski covers the Pittsburgh Steelers for Sports Illustrated, writing on roster moves, depth-chart shifts and game outcomes. The work also touches the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with players such as Mason Rudolph, Joey Porter Jr. and DK Metcalf appearing in the predictions.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
16 graded calls in 10 articles, newest first — page 1 of 2. Every take from Jack Markowski, including the ones still waiting →
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Why the ranks differ: a naive guess scores very differently depending on which calls were made, from 15.25% on the hardest record here to 85.71% on the easiest. Accuracy alone flatters easy calls, so by accuracy Jack Markowski would be #21; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #61.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Bill Huber | 9.49 | 77.48% | 82 |
| 60 | Jared Dubin | 8.87 | 53.97% | 132 |
| 61 | Jack Markowski | 8.5 | 70% | 16 |
| 62 | Mitchell Eisenstein | 7.98 | 58.64% | 110 |
| 63 | Chad Ochocinco Johnson | 6.75 | 43.27% | 31 |
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Saints
“Still, this is a game the Steelers should win... After notching their first two-score win of the season in Week 5 vs. Indianapolis, who profiles similarly to the Saints, Pittsburgh will do so once again in France and move to 5-2.”
Closing line (Oct 25): Steelers by 3 · favorite pick, Steelers 59%.
Brandon Smith to land on the practice squad
“The most obvious solution for the Steelers is to sign Brandon Smith, a training camp standout, to the 53-man roster after he was elevated from the practice squad for the first time this season in Week 5's win over the Indianapolis Colts”
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Indianapolis Colts
“Here are three reasons why Pittsburgh could defeat Indianapolis once again and move to 3-2 on the season.”
Closing line (Oct 11): Steelers by 3 · favorite pick, Steelers 59%.
Joey Porter Jr. to stay with Pittsburgh Steelers
“Negotiations could still very well pick up next offseason, though, and there's no reason they won't assuming Porter Jr. ends up playing throughout the campaign once he's done with his ramp-up period.”
Will Howard to make the roster
“Howard is all but guaranteed to make the 53-man roster if he's healthy as one of Pittsburgh's four signal callers.”
Kaden Wetjen to make the roster
“his roster status bears watching even if he's still incredibly likely to earn a spot”
Will Howard to make the roster
“The expectation remains that Howard will remain a Steeler, but how he plays at the new Highmark Stadium might just determine whether or not he's still with the team by this time next week.”
Carson Bruener to make the roster
“Carson Bruener is a lock to make the 53-man roster as a special teams ace”
Mason Rudolph to make the roster
“they seem to be attached at the hip with him and will keep him in all likelihood”
Will Howard to make the roster
“Though Howard now appears to be a lock for the 53-man roster”
Brandon Smith to be cut
“his chances to crack the 53-man roster might be all but gone at this point”
Brandon Smith to be cut
“Assuming he is released at final roster cuts and another team doesn't pick him up, however, Smith feels like a practice squad lock should he be relatively healthy”