# John Maakaron — prediction record

John Maakaron covers the Detroit Lions for Sports Illustrated, tracking roster moves, depth charts, player contracts and weekly power rankings. The coverage extends at times to the Seahawks and Panthers, and the graded predictions here touch on Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph.

## Is John Maakaron accurate?

Across 3 graded calls in 2 articles, John Maakaron scores 72.62% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 60.79, 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:** 72.62%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 60.79
- **Graded articles:** 2
- **Graded individual calls:** 3
- **Clarity:** 96%
- **Hedged:** 48.8% 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 (2)

### Oct 4, 2026 — scored 45.24 across 1 call

Maakaron sees Jahmyr Gibbs getting heavy usage against the league's worst rush defense and the Lions winning a somewhat close game.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4e68143f-c723-4cad-9ba2-b4ac2670b0b7

### Aug 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls

Maakaron suggests several Lions players could be cut and land on other rosters: linebacker Joe Bachie, defensive linemen Ben Stille and Chris Smith, and running back Sione Vaki.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6cc7cac4-1a70-4e0a-a762-8c280319c3af


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