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Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 8, 2025

Rosenthal made the even-numbered picks in the mock, taking Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and finishing with Mason Taylor to the Eagles at 32, including Shedeur Sanders sliding to the Rams at 26.

Said on air or in an interview · Around the NFL (podcast)Hear the original

8 of 16picks landed8 hits · 5 close calls · 3 misses · all settled

76.47The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+26.47Skillthe mock as a whole

65.2Per pickaverage, out of 100

#39Gregg Rosenthal’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Gregg Rosenthal said

I'm gonna take Travis Hunter.

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Where it was said: Around the NFL (podcast)
The episode: Mock Draft with Nate Tice!
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SaidApr 8, 2025
GradedOct 1, 2026

Box score, round by round

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Close	Misses	Waiting	Calls
Round 1	8	5	3	0
All	8	5	3	0

How the mock scored

16 checkable claims — 16 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 32 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 16 have settled, averaging 65.2 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.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed.

The mock as a whole

76.47this mock’s order50a shuffled mock26.47better than naive1difficulty+26.47skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

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Draft board

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Round 1 · picks 1–328 hits · 5 close calls · 3 missesShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
2	CLE	Travis Hunter	cornerback/wide receiver	2		100
4	NE	Jalon Walker	edge	15		62
6	LV	Will Campbell	offensive lineman	4		92
8	CAR	Will Johnson	cornerback	47		18
10	CHI	Ashton Jeanty	running back	6		84
12	DAL	Tetairoa McMillan	wide receiver	8		84
14	IND	Tyler Warren	tight end	14		100
16	ARI	Jihaad Campbell	linebacker	31		52
18	SEA	Grey Zabel	offensive lineman	18		100
20	DEN	Emeka Egbuka	wide receiver	19		96
22	LAC	Tyler Baron	defensive back	176		0
24	MIN	Tyleik Williams	defensive tackle	28		84
26	LAR	Shedeur Sanders	quarterback	144		1
28	DET	Tyler Booker	guard	12		50
30	BUF	Walter Nolen	defensive tackle	16		55
32	PHI	Mason Taylor	tight end	42		65

Who this take is about

Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Las Vegas Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles

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