Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 16, 2026
In the joint top-10 mock, Brooks gave the Jets David Bailey at No. 2, Tennessee Arvell Reese at No. 4, Cleveland Spencer Fano at No. 6, New Orleans running back Jeremiah Love at No. 8 and Cincinnati safety Caleb Downs at No. 10.
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- SaidFeb 16
- GradedOct 1
- 1Caleb Downs to be picked at number 10“Caleb Downs is the pick for the Cincinnati Bengals.”
- 2Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8“you are up with New Orleans... I think Jeremiah Love will be the perfect fit in this situation.”
- 3Spencer Fano to be picked at number 6“I'm gonna take Spenser for No with the Citys for the Cleveland Browns.”
- 4David Bailey to be picked at number 2“I'm gonna give the Jets David Bailey from Texas Tech. I'm gonna give them a pass rusher... David Bailey is a jet.”
- 5Arvell Reese to be picked at number 4“That's RVL Reese... I'm gonna go with Rvill Reese being a guy that the Tennessee Titans can build around.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Downs to be picked at number 101 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 11 | 95.76 | 50 | +35 | |
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 82 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 3 | 80.52 | 50 | +35 | |
| Spencer Fano to be picked at number 63 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 9 | 87.81 | 50 | +35 | |
| David Bailey to be picked at number 24 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 2 | 100 | 50 | +35 | |
| Arvell Reese to be picked at number 45 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 5 | 95.76 | 50 | +35 | |
| 5 calls · 5 hits · all settled | 92 | 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.
It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 5 have settled, averaging 92 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksCaleb DownsCincinnati Bengals
Caleb Downs to be picked at number 10
What happenedWent 11mocked at 1095.76Hit · naive 5085this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=35better than naive×1difficulty=+35skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 35
- player:
- Caleb Downs
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 85
2Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah LoveNew Orleans Saints
Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8
What happenedWent 3mocked at 880.52Hit · naive 5085this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=35better than naive×1difficulty=+35skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 35
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 85
3Mock Draft PicksSpencer FanoCleveland Browns
Spencer Fano to be picked at number 6
What happenedWent 9mocked at 687.81Hit · naive 5085this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=35better than naive×1difficulty=+35skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 35
- player:
- Spencer Fano
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 85
4Mock Draft PicksDavid BaileyNew York Jets
David Bailey to be picked at number 2
What happenedWent 2mocked at 2100Hit · naive 5085this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=35better than naive×1difficulty=+35skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 35
- player:
- David Bailey
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 85
5Mock Draft PicksArvell ReeseTennessee Titans
Arvell Reese to be picked at number 4
What happenedWent 5mocked at 495.76Hit · naive 5085this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=35better than naive×1difficulty=+35skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 35
- player:
- Arvell Reese
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 85
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
92naive 50
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