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John Middlekauff is a former NFL scout and former contributor to The Athletic Bay Area who now appears regularly on The Colin Cowherd Podcast and The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His predictions span the NFL calendar — draft positioning, win totals, playoff berths, Super Bowl picks — with particular attention to teams like the 49ers, Chiefs, and Bears. He digs into roster construction and coaching decisions, whether it's evaluating quarterback prospects like Jaxson Dart and Ty Simpson or debating whether the Steelers are headed for disaster. The scouting background shows in how he frames things: fit, scheme, and where a player lands on the depth chart.
Writes at The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast)
Every take from John Middlekauff, including the ones still waiting →
Is John Middlekauff accurate? Across 113 graded calls in 35 articles, John Middlekauff scores 60.95% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 12.23, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
96.01% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
12 of 35 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 3 of 3.
Jaxson Dart to be 1st on the depth chart
“So I would expect We talked about this yesterday. Jackson dart to be inserted much earlier than later.”
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
“This race is over. He's going to be the starting quarterback.”
Indianapolis Colts to finish with 9 wins
“Again, they're just looking nine to ten wins. I'm not talking twelve thirteen.”
New York Giants to finish with 4 wins
“This is a this tough schedule. Colling Thiss got four or five wins written all over it.”
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“Speaking of the Patriots, I think they make the playoffs.”
Indianapolis Colts to make the playoffs
“Daniel Jones leads the Colts to the playoffs.”
Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“I believe that josh Allen will get a Super Bowl ring for it's all said and done.”
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“I also though, if he has the Patriots and who's the other team he is in the playoffs, Oh the Colts.”
Indianapolis Colts to make the playoffs
“if he has the Patriots and who's the other team he is in the playoffs, Oh the Colts. I respect that”
Anthony Richardson to disappoint at the next level
“And let's face it, the Anthey Richardson. He is the new version of Trey Lance. They swung for the fences that they whiffed.”
Seattle Seahawks to finish with 10 wins
“They went ten and seven last year. It's not like they won four or five games, so why couldn't they go ten and seven again?... I'd be stunned if they're not over five hundred.”
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think Daniel Jones is gonna be the start of Week one. And that was before the kid heard his inj hit his shoulder.”
“If I had to pick these three guys, like Who'd I want on my team, I would go Stingley, McDuffie, Sauce. ... But if my life depended on it, you'd have to choose Sauce because he's the least of the three. I would say, fluid athlete”
New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins
“Why couldn't they go nine to eight this year?... I could see the Patriots winning eight or nine games.”
Miami Dolphins to finish with 5 wins
“It would not shock me to see them struggle to win four or five games. I think they're going to be terrible.”
San Francisco 49ers to finish with 10 wins
“So I think the Niners probably more likely to win nine or ten games.”
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1
“I mean the Titans from what I've heard, I was in Nashville month ago, pretty good source. They've been dead set on him for like a month. This guy's going the number one pick”
Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 10 wins
“Well this year it's nine and a half... Why couldn't they win twelve games? I mean, they're over under right now is nine and a half. I think they are a lock.”
Jaxson Dart to be picked “potential first round pick” (picks 1–32)
“I would throw Jackson Darton here, who I think is gonna gain some momentum as a potential first round pick”
Kirk Cousins to move
“let's face the Colin They're probably gonna cut him in the next seven ten days. Yeah, he's going to get cut.”
Sam Darnold to be 1st on the depth chart
“So I think Darnold would be the one guy that would just get signed and immediately become, you know, kind of not your long term starter, but at least in the immediate next couple of year starter.”
Deebo Samuel Sr. to move
“So at Deebo Samuel, which all signs pointed to. It's unofficial now will not be a forty nine er in twenty twenty five. I think the question mark is will they have to cut him... when I say it has some value, I'm talking a fifth or sixth round pick.”
Jaxson Dart to be picked “potential first round pick” (picks 1–32)
“I would throw Jackson Darton here, who I think is going to gain some momentum as a potential first round pick.”
Kirk Cousins to move
“let's face the colum, They're probably gonna cut him in the next seven ten days. He's going to get cut.”
Cooper Kupp to make the roster
“So I think the Rams know what's inevitable, and that is cutting him because you can't even eat enough money to trade him... I admire the player, but I have seen this situation a million times. This guy usually gets released”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“This team, this is in what world? Unless you're a diehard Eagles guy? Do you not envision this team winning the Super Bowl? Because I can't. I just don't envision them losing any of these games.”
Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“I think the Bills are gonna win next week, and I think they're gonna win the super Bowl.”
Buffalo Bills to beat Chiefs
“I do think this is the Bill's year. I think the Bills are gonna win next week”
Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl
“I would say health there's five teams that can win the Super Bowl. Lions, Eagles, Chiefs, Ravensville's”
Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl
“I would say health there's five teams that can win the Super Bowl. Lions, Eagles, Chiefs, Ravensville's”
Buffalo Bills to beat Broncos
“Yeah, it's hard to see a rookie quarterback long trip at Buffalo. I kind of I like Buffalo handling them pretty well.”
Detroit Lions to win the Super Bowl
“I would say health there's five teams that can win the Super Bowl. Lions, Eagles, Chiefs, Ravensville's”
Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“I would say health there's five teams that can win the Super Bowl. Lions, Eagles, Chiefs, Ravensville's”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Steelers
“Totally agree? I mean, how could anyone pick the Steelers right now?”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“I would say health there's five teams that can win the Super Bowl. Lions, Eagles, Chiefs, Ravensville's”
Bryce Young to be picked “future top ten pick in a couple of years” (picks 1–10)
“His son Bryce, who I would bet on number thirty, the six foot seven pass rusher who's a backup right now, who's a true freshman being a future top ten pick in a couple of years.”
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Texans
“I would too, But you know their issue have been up the middle... but that's one I think everyone's gonna pick the Chargers”