# Jacob Westendorf — prediction record

Jacob Westendorf covers the Green Bay Packers for Sports Illustrated and the Locked On Packers podcast. His predictions include roster cuts, depth charts, game scores and conference outcomes, and he writes on NFC opponents: the Bears, Lions, Rams, Seahawks and Broncos.

## Is Jacob Westendorf accurate?

Across 65 graded calls in 8 articles, Jacob Westendorf scores 64.52% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 12.82, 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:** 64.52%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 12.82
- **Graded articles:** 8
- **Graded individual calls:** 65
- **Clarity:** 97.14%
- **Hedged:** 21.86% 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 (8)

### Oct 29, 2026 — scored 94.05 across 2 calls

Westendorf expects a sloppy game but picks Green Bay to edge Carolina 17-14 and reach 5-3.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23f74058-f79d-45d2-acb8-e0532397138e

### Oct 11, 2026 — scored 33.33 across 1 call

Westendorf also picks Chicago, saying the mistake-prone Packers will lose a third straight game to the Bears, 34-17.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d4dcda0b-14c7-451c-88c2-2020e2dbd32f

### Oct 4, 2026 — scored 95.24 across 1 call

Westendorf expects the Packers to narrowly beat the Buccaneers, reasoning that Tampa Bay can't generate enough offense with an undrafted rookie making their first start.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5c8b61fd-faa7-4db1-9541-7147c7cdff52

### Sep 13, 2026 — scored 23.81 across 1 call

Westendorf picks the Packers to win the opener 27-21, with Tucker Kraft leading the team in catches, Christian Watson in yards, Jayden Reed in touchdowns and Josh Jacobs in rushing. They tab Bo Nix as MVP, the Broncos as the AFC's top team and Super Bowl winner over the Rams, the Lions to win the NFC North, and the Packers to finish 8-9.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/74732492-951c-4bdd-9047-b9c9b08265d6

### Sep 10, 2026 — scored 23.81 across 1 call

Westendorf named Xavier McKinney as their alternate team MVP pick (while acknowledging Jordan Love is the real answer), Christian Watson as offensive player of the year, Micah Parsons as defensive player of the year and Zaire Franklin as newcomer of the year; they also predicted Watson tops 1,000 yards, Tucker Kraft signs an extension by Friday and Green Bay wins 27-21.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/511067de-03ef-4df2-a9af-2afc74f7cf11

### Aug 29, 2026 — scored 98 across 50 calls

In their final 53-man roster projection for the Packers, Westendorf names every player they expect to make the initial roster, places Luke Musgrave and Micah Parsons on PUP, projects Anthony Campbell as the final cut headed to the practice squad, and sets out several depth-chart calls (Love over Taylor, Jacobs as the bell cow, Franklin/Cooper starting at linebacker, Cox and Dennis-Sutton as the No. 2 edge tandem in Week 1).

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60a297eb-a1a6-4929-a589-40cb7119463c

### Apr 17, 2026 — scored 52.96 across 5 calls

Jacob agreed on the same mock selections (Chris Johnson at 52, Dominique Orange at 84, Julian Neal at 120, JC Davis at 153, Nick Singleton at 160), predicted Green Bay's 2027 starting corners would be Neal and Johnson, and said they would keep Devonte Wyatt rather than trade for and pay Dexter Lawrence.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ccd9a91b-2409-453a-b1bc-506f61623cd1

### Feb 6, 2026 — scored 94.94 across 4 calls

Westendorf predicts a Seattle blowout, 34-13, over New England in Super Bowl 60, expects Aaron Banks to be back on the Packers roster, thinks Romeo Dobbs will be paid by another team, and calls Christian Watson the Packers' best receiver.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/61677737-1fdb-4270-921d-ffacc5caa91d


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