# Shannon Sharpe — prediction record Shannon Sharpe played tight end in the NFL for 14 seasons, winning three Super Bowls across stints with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens before retiring as the league leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns at the position. The Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted Sharpe in 2011. After years as a television analyst on CBS Sports and Fox Sports 1, Sharpe moved into podcasting with Club Shay Shay and Nightcap. The predictions here come from Nightcap, where Sharpe covers game outcomes, player movement, awards, and stat projections for teams including the Broncos, Ravens, Steelers, Browns, Bills, and Packers, with calls on players such as Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Myles Garrett, and Micah Parsons. ## Is Shannon Sharpe accurate? Across 33 graded calls in 21 articles, Shannon Sharpe scores 65.2% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 20.84, 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 #42 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 65.2% - **MissedTakes Score:** 20.84 - **Graded articles:** 21 - **Graded individual calls:** 33 - **Clarity:** 94.34% - **Hedged:** 29.25% of claims - **Right when hedging:** not enough data - **Right when committing:** not enough data LIMITED SAMPLE: between 10 and 29 graded articles. Treat with caution. 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 (21) ### Oct 1, 2026 — scored 33.33 across 3 calls Sharpe picked against Joe's Cowboys in Week 4 against Houston, then saw Dallas beating Tampa Bay the following week before losing to Green Bay on Sunday night. They also floated Buffalo as a good fit for free agent Tyreek Hill because of its improvising quarterback. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0f941e1-6805-41f7-90da-12ea4f6b5e01 ### Sep 11, 2026 — scored 0 across 2 calls Sharpe predicted Matthew Stafford would throw four touchdowns in the Thursday night game against the 49ers, picked Tampa Bay to beat Cincinnati at home, took the Broncos over Kansas City on Monday night with Bonitto getting 2.5 sacks, and expects big fantasy value from kicker Brandon Aubrey. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7f7bf5cf-1f4a-4432-beab-5ec7c9549fc7 ### Sep 9, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Sharpe expects Myles Garrett, now with the Rams, to remain dominant and post at least 14-15 sacks, and they also think Micah Parsons will again reach double-digit sacks. They predict the Dolphins win only two games this season, and says Jeremiah Smith won't go ahead of Mendoza at the top of the draft. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/471fb1a1-3faf-4a75-bf81-ff8ebf57c88d ### Aug 24, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Sharpe expects Drew Lock to be Seattle's clear No. 2 quarterback, with Jaylen Milroe kept and Mitchell Trubisky released; they also predict Shedeur Sanders will be named the Browns' starter and Deshaun Watson eventually released, and says Cleveland won't win the Super Bowl. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7ad94c71-bd4a-4478-923a-0f6df1695352 ### Jul 18, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Sharpe ("Unc"/"Donk") said the veteran receiver they were discussing would be signed by a team, though he named no destination. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/547c2b7d-e77e-4982-9c11-5e64da38bfe0 ### Apr 24, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Sharpe predicted that A.J. Brown will be playing for New England once June 1 arrives. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b2704cf-245c-4a11-af0e-8164d327c7e0 ### Dec 29, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls Sharpe picks McMillan to win Offensive Rookie of the Year over Tyler Shough, and says Saints rookie Tyler Shough has locked down the starting quarterback job in New Orleans. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d15517a6-ed72-4a9e-8d46-f678a0faac75 ### Nov 19, 2025 — scored 62.5 across 2 calls Sharpe names Christian Gonzalez, Patrick Surtain II and Derek Stingley Jr. as the top three cornerbacks in the league, doubts Justin Fields will ever become the quarterback people expected, and predicts Matthew Stafford wins MVP. They also expect Jamar Chase to be suspended a game and Jalen Ramsey only fined, and foresees Kyler Murray parting with Arizona. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c19cc78-31b4-4098-8236-6603c6fa4603 ### Nov 14, 2025 — scored 0 across 3 calls Sharpe says the AFC East will be a two-team fight between the Patriots and Bills for the next decade, predicts the Ravens win their division and host a playoff game, believes Lamar Jackson will eventually reach and win a Super Bowl, expects Justin Fields never to become what people hoped, and names their top three cornerbacks. They also think Jim Harbaugh will get the Chargers to a Super Bowl (though not necessarily this year) and expects Kyler Murray to be elsewhere next season. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/edebb8e3-7fc0-4932-8b5f-d2d74d968ae2 ### Nov 6, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls Sharpe signed off predicting Denver would blow out the Raiders in the Thursday night game, and also said the Broncos would beat Kansas City when the Chiefs visit Denver. They also expect Ja Morant's time with the Grizzlies to end soon. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9b2b054-6f3b-489e-8005-e0e2564a4cbf ### Oct 16, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call On a Bengals-Steelers matchup, Sharpe took the over on several player props: Ja'Marr Chase over 74.5 receiving yards, Joe Flacco over 36.5 pass attempts, and T.J. Watt over 3.5 tackles+assists, adding that Watt will get two sacks. They also predicted Rico Dowdle would make the Pro Bowl this season. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fbc5b8e-7449-41f4-a5a2-7029cc4ef65e ### Oct 10, 2025 — scored 62.5 across 2 calls Sharpe argued that through five weeks of the 2025 season Baker Mayfield has been the best-playing quarterback in the league, insisting no six quarterbacks are playing the position better than they are and that they belong in the top five if not first. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/44f25a64-3578-4f54-911c-b8e228811736 ### Oct 9, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Sharpe says they have no confidence the Jets will get their first win in London and instead feels confident in the Broncos winning that game. They also predicted A'ja Wilson would win Finals MVP as the Aces close out the WNBA title. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/827eda73-051f-41a5-b77f-56f7162a15a4 ### Sep 25, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls Sharpe predicted the Bengals would lose three straight — insisting they will not win in Denver and that the Lions will beat them too. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb883d4a-dfe4-44f7-bf2b-dba911c4ee2a ### Jul 21, 2025 — scored 4.17 across 2 calls Sharpe places Jalen Hurts fifth among NFL quarterbacks, refusing to drop them out of their top five/top ten. They also predict Lamar Jackson will become the NFL's highest-paid player, exceeding Josh Allen's deal, and calls Jackson one of the three best quarterbacks in the league. They pick prime LaDainian Tomlinson over prime Adrian Peterson and says Miami-era LeBron was LeBron's peak. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f4d1af1f-688c-4a1d-8fd2-ffe115c9eda9 ### Jul 16, 2025 — scored 91.67 across 1 call Sharpe predicted Puka would get a contract in roughly the $32-34 million per year range, said Justin Herbert is rated about where they belong (5-8) rather than underrated, and argued Jalen Hurts' system won't produce MVP-level passing numbers. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cfcdf9f8-bbc4-4186-b030-a6790d012cf3 ### Jul 15, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Shannon expects Jalen Ramsey to move to safety for the Steelers, sliding Darius Slay to nickel in three-receiver sets. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2bb6d73-3dae-4ba0-a444-3bb283bb46c1 ### Jun 9, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Sharpe says they can see the Ravens getting Lamar Jackson to a Super Bowl this season, and in the NBA Finals they take Oklahoma City to close out Indiana in five games. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/801f00bb-d9c5-4e77-9fb2-b4b1df1150e6 ### May 30, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Sharpe expects Joe Flacco to open the season as Cleveland's starter over Dylan Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders, thinks Deshaun Watson won't play in 2025, ranks the Browns behind Cincinnati and Baltimore in the AFC North, and predicts Kyle Pitts will be gone from Atlanta after another poor season. They also pick OKC as favorites over Indiana in the NBA Finals. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6df7175-7e91-4515-a6a1-ec4e17523517 ### May 27, 2025 — scored 15 across 2 calls Sharpe said the rookie running back's stated goal of 1,500 rushing yards is realistic and very doable, but doubted 20 touchdowns, putting them closer to 10-12 rushing scores. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a8a876e0-f52d-4e74-a25a-fb5e2016fa0f ### Apr 11, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Closing the show, Sharpe thanked guest Omarion Hampton, the North Carolina running back, and described them as projected to be a first-round draft pick. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7e40bc2f-859e-4596-bb3a-d2d2983144bc --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=shannon-sharpe