Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 5, 2025

Brooks argued Mason Taylor is a worthy bottom-of-the-first-round pick and could be the third tight end drafted, and they also expect Jalen Milroe to be drafted higher than expected based on tools.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

1 of 2calls landed1 hit · 1 close call · all settled

82.4Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

39.4A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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What Bucky Brooks said

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Mason Taylor could be the third tied end to come off the board.

Bucky Brooks, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: Move the Sticks (podcast)
The episode: Pre-Draft Debates, QB Draft and Flip Strategy, + Biggest Risers from DJ’s Top 50
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SaidApr 4, 2025
GradedAug 5, 2026

1Mason Taylor to be picked “bottom of the first round” (picks 1–32)“DJ. Yeah, bottom of the first round. Mason Taylor could be the third tied end to come off the board”
2Mason Taylor to be 3rd tight end off the board“bottom of the first round. Mason Taylor could be the third tied end to come off the board”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Mason Taylor to be picked “bottom of the first round” (picks 1–32)¹	Mock Draft Picks	Went 42	64.84	50	—
Mason Taylor to be 3rd tight end off the board²	Position Order Calls	—	100	28.72	+71.28
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · all settled			82.4	39.4

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

All 2 have settled, averaging 82.4 out of 100, against 39.4 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 pick

bottom of the first round (picks 1–32)They said

42What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Mock Draft Picks Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor to be picked “bottom of the first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 42
64.84Close · naive 50
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Mason Taylor
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
64.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
42
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
64.84
predicted pick:
bottom of the first round (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Think this is wrong?
2Position Order Calls Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor to be 3rd tight end off the board
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 28.72
100this call28.72a naive guess71.28better than naive1difficulty+71.28skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
naming one of the 16 at random averages 28.72
skill:
71.28
player:
Mason Taylor
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
28.72
position:
tight end
class size:
16
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
3
predicted order:
3
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
82.4naive 39.4

Who this take is about

Mason Taylor

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