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Manti Te'o played linebacker in the NFL from 2013 to 2021, selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round after earning unanimous All-American honors at Notre Dame. Since 2024, Te'o has worked as an on-air commentator and analyst for NFL Network, appearing on Good Morning Football and Move the Sticks. The predictions here cover game outcomes, playoff berths, division winners, Super Bowl picks and player awards, with recurring attention to the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Players who appear in Te'o's predictions include Lamar Jackson, Justin Jefferson, Jalen Carter and Russell Wilson.
Across 65 graded calls in 21 articles, Manti Te'o scores 35.09% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 5.22, 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 #65 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard. Their strongest kind of call is Playoff Picks (60.42% accuracy across 17 graded calls); their weakest is Award Picks (0% across 10 graded calls).
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Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 75 calls · one square per call
21hits32% of graded
7Close11%
37misses57%
How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Manti Te'o played linebacker in the NFL from 2013 to 2021, selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round after earning unanimous All-American honors at Notre Dame. Since 2024, Te'o has worked as an on-air commentator and analyst for NFL Network, appearing on Good Morning Football and Move the Sticks. The predictions here cover game outcomes, playoff berths, division winners, Super Bowl picks and player awards, with recurring attention to the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Players who appear in Te'o's predictions include Lamar Jackson, Justin Jefferson, Jalen Carter and Russell Wilson.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
65 graded calls in 21 articles, newest first — page 1 of 3. Every take from Manti Te'o, 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.
10waitingnot graded yet
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 Manti Te'o would be #80; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #65.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Chad Ochocinco Johnson | 6.75 | 43.27% | 31 |
| 64 | Jeremy Brener | 5.5 | 74.8% | 17 |
| 65 | Manti Te'o | 5.22 | 35.09% | 65 |
| 66 | TJ Jefferson | 5.22 | 36.67% | 27 |
| 67 | Nick Shook | 4.21 | 59.78% | 73 |
San Francisco 49ers to beat Seattle Seahawks
“maybe even the scales might tip another way because the San Francisco fort Niners Michi played pretty dang good at Seattle.”
Closing line (Jan 17): Seahawks by 6.5 · underdog pick, 49ers 28%.
“I got you at number six... I got the Steelers at number six, number five, I got the Buffalo Bills... Number four, I have the Chargers... Number three, I have the Texans... Number two of the Jaguars... Number one I got the Patriots.”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Steelers
“I hope so for the two time MVP to bounce back and lead the Ravens to win”
Closing line (Dec 7): Ravens by 5.5 · favorite pick, Ravens 70%.
Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals
“I Noah's a letdown against the Panthers last week, but I expect the La Rams to come out big against the NFC West foe.”
Closing line (Dec 7): Rams by 9.5 · favorite pick, Rams about 4 in 5 (80%).
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“I have three a AFC West teams in the playoffs ... the Chargers, the Broncos and the Chiefs”
Denver Broncos to win the division
“I am most proud of my Broncos pick as the AFC West champions.”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“I have three a AFC West teams in the playoffs because they're looking as far as the Chargers, the Broncos and the Chiefs, they are looking like all three will be in the playoff picture.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“But that the pick that I will double down on the Ravens when winning the AFC North.”
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
“I do like the Niners that I brought him into that playoff category at the wild card spot.”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“I have three a AFC West teams in the playoffs ... the Chargers, the Broncos and the Chiefs”
Carolina Panthers to win the division
“So i'd have to give the to the pants come on over.”