Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 6, 2026
Eisen predicts only one quarterback (Mendoza at No. 1) and one running back (Jeremiah Love, top five) go in the first round, with Ty Simpson and Jadarian Price waiting until the top of round two, and says Carnell Tate will be gone before Kansas City picks at No. 9.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think it'll be Mendoza one and then none, and then love top five.
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- SaidApr 6
- GradedAug 13
- 1Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“I I think it'll be Mendoza one and then none, and then love top five”
- 2Jordan Love to be picked “top five” (picks 1–5)“I I think it'll be Mendoza one and then none, and then love top five Yeah. And then none.”
- 3Jadarian Price to be picked “top of round two”“And, so will Jadarian Price, of of, of the the, the fighting Irish.”
- 4Ty Simpson to be picked “top of round two”“I think at the end of the day, Simpson will be waiting for the top of round two.”
- 5Colonel Tate to be picked “not gonna be there at nine (i.e., picked before No. 9)”“And more and more I think about Colonel Tate, and if he drops to nine He's not he's no. He's not gonna be there. At nine? No. He's not gonna be there.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Jordan Love to be picked “top five” (picks 1–5)2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Jadarian Price to be picked “top of round two”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Ty Simpson to be picked “top of round two”4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Colonel Tate to be picked “not gonna be there at nine (i.e., picked before No. 9)”5 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 hit · 4 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive5 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Where this call stands in the room
Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season · overall pick14 calls from 13 pundits between 1 overall pick and 2 overall pick. Rich Eisen said 1 overall pick. the room's median is 1 overall pick. what happened: 1 overall pick
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksFernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Jordan Love to be picked “top five” (picks 1–5)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksJadarian Price
Jadarian Price to be picked “top of round two”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Ty Simpson to be picked “top of round two”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Colonel Tate to be picked “not gonna be there at nine (i.e., picked before No. 9)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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