# Patricia Traina — prediction record Patricia Traina covers the New York Giants for Sports Illustrated and the Locked On Saints podcast, writing about roster construction, cap management, and player availability. Her work tracks the practical questions—who makes the 53, who's healthy, what the numbers mean—across draft season and into the regular year. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 60.5% - **MissedTakes Score:** -10.68 - **Graded articles:** 8 - **Graded individual calls:** 60 - **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 (8) ### Sep 19, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call In her weekly Giants mailbag, Traina said the Giants would beat the Rams if Los Angeles didn't play its best, predicted Aaron Donald wouldn't play a full game Monday night, and said she doesn't expect Paulson Adebo to still be with the Giants in 2027. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed7864bb-8795-4c1b-9517-fd7164fefb20 ### Sep 5, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Traina projects the Giants' Week 1 inactive list: Darius Slayton, Thomas Fidone II, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Elijah Campbell, J.C. Davis and Bobby Jamison-Travis, with Braxton Berrios elevated from the practice squad. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b611d711-e898-4a2c-b27d-3ac154727828 ### Aug 29, 2026 — scored 92.31 across 52 calls Traina projects the Giants' initial 53-man roster position by position, naming who makes the team and who lands on the practice squad, including keeping Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Evan Neal (with a possible trade), Dalen Cambre over Braxton Berrios, Lucas Patrick as backup center, and Dominic Zvada as the kicker. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8bb1a183-b45b-44db-8a61-23bdd2238a6b ### Aug 28, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Previewing the Giants' preseason finale, Traina says John Michael Schmitz is locked in as the starting center and identifies Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields and Darius Slayton as receivers certain to make the 53-man roster. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2b2d4aa-7b73-40ab-adb7-c2a90507e498 ### Aug 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Traina expects Odell Beckham Jr. to make the Giants' 53-man roster, and believes Jalin Hyatt will not make the roster and is headed to injured reserve. She also suggests one or both of Theo Johnson and Tanner Conner may miss the preseason finale. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1a504458-86b9-4b1a-8432-5da87bd1ecb3 ### Aug 24, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Traina writes that the Giants may make more trades before the roster cutdown and names the players she sees as the most likely candidates to be dealt: kicker Ben Sauls, one of receivers Darius Slayton or Darnell Mooney, offensive lineman Jake Kubas, and linebacker Darius Muasau. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/970d968f-3133-436c-a8a6-114412a9f178 ### Aug 15, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Traina expects tight end Thomas Fidone II to land on the Giants' practice squad rather than the 53-man roster unless he outplays veteran Chris Manhertz in the preseason. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fdae3c2f-62bf-465e-8f4f-281e02761f3d ### Apr 16, 2026 — scored 91.7 across 1 call Traina had the Giants draft Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 5 overall. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a871e11c-53ed-42e1-8096-ba39c2d48eb2 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=patricia-traina