# Mike Moraitis — prediction record Mike Moraitis covers the NFL for Sports Illustrated, with particular attention to the Bears, Cowboys, and the NFC North. His work spans depth charts and roster battles, fantasy football advice, and the kind of trade speculation that keeps the offseason interesting. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 77.78% - **MissedTakes Score:** 13.89 - **Graded articles:** 9 - **Graded individual calls:** 29 - **Clarity:** 100% 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 (9) ### Sep 21, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Moraitis expects Andre Jones Jr. to hold a spot on Miami's 53-man roster after being signed off Buffalo's practice squad, with a significant special teams role under coordinator Chris Tabor. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/aada599b-129d-4866-bc24-0562e28b735c ### Sep 6, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Moraitis names five Cowboys he expects to be playing their final season opener in Dallas in 2026: George Pickens (likely tag-and-trade or departure), Malik Hooker, Luke Schoonmaker, DeMarvion Overshown and DaRon Bland. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/66b5ed7b-41bd-4f67-9b4d-16eae4675e67 ### Aug 24, 2026 — scored 100 across 12 calls Moraitis names seven Bears as trade candidates before roster cuts, predicting Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills are on the roster bubble and likely to be traded, while Ozzy Trapilo avoids an injured list, and listing several players as locks for the 53-man roster. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07eb40f6-9e40-4a79-b1d4-e2f7e73e104a ### Aug 19, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Moraitis writes that although Braxton Jones has looked like the favorite, Ozzy Trapilo is likely to take over as the Bears' starting left tackle once he's healthy enough to play. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cdfe5f0f-6783-4730-b9bb-d942e28b037a ### Aug 18, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Moraitis expects D'Andre Swift's workload to spike while Kyle Monangai is out, with a floor of 20 touches a game that could push him into RB1 range temporarily; he also expects Roschon Johnson to be the RB3 and primary beneficiary behind Swift, with both Johnson and Salvon Ahmed making Chicago's roster. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f6b63728-e909-4714-a0d4-48f3c36b498b ### Aug 16, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Moraitis argues undrafted rookie Camden (Camen) Brown, after a two-touchdown preseason debut, should be the front-runner to win the Cowboys' No. 5 wide receiver job and make the 53-man roster over Jonathan Mingo, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Anthony Smith. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7fe4288c-de00-447d-abd6-0e6925f2c300 ### Aug 14, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Previewing the Bears' first 2026 preseason game, Moraitis says first-round pick Dillon Thieneman is set to start at safety as a rookie and that sixth-rounder Jordan van den Berg's rise in camp means he will make the roster. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b76a75e8-4fb9-4001-a1a2-a917761075ad ### Aug 14, 2026 — scored 100 across 8 calls Moraitis argues Ruben Hyppolite is at real risk of being cut, names T.J. Edwards, Devin Bush, D'Marco Jackson (and a healthy Keyshaun Elliott) as locks at linebacker, says Braxton Jones is the clear favorite to start at left tackle with Amegadjie and Wills fighting for a backup job (the loser possibly cut), and believes Scotty Miller has the edge over Kaden Davis for the final receiver spot. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c3a5459-cd09-406c-9ee5-b3efb46171e1 ### Aug 7, 2026 — scored 100 across 3 calls Moraitis says Coby Bryant, Dillon Thieneman, Elijah Hicks and Cam Lewis are locks to make the Bears' 53-man roster, and that newly signed safety Xavier Woods has a chance to stick given Chicago's secondary injuries. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fbbcfe3d-e2af-4454-967d-c02498c19537 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=mike-moraitis