Justin MeloJan 16, 2026
Mello's Cowboys mock pairs Sonny Styles with injured Tennessee cornerback Jermott McCoy in the first round.
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- 1Sonny Styles to be picked “Cowboys first-round pick” (picks 1–32)“Justin Mello at the draft network... Sonny Styles and a blue star special, Jermott McCoy”
- 2Jermott McCoy to be picked “Cowboys first-round pick” (picks 1–32)“Sonny Styles and a blue star special, Jermott McCoy, the injured corner out of Tennessee”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Styles to be picked “Cowboys first-round pick” (picks 1–32)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 7 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Jermott McCoy to be picked “Cowboys first-round pick” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went undrafted | 0 | 50 | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled | 50 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 50 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.
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overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
Sonny Styles to be picked “Cowboys first-round pick” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 7100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- Cowboys first-round pick (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksJermott McCoy
Jermott McCoy to be picked “Cowboys first-round pick” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent undrafted0Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jermott McCoy
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- Cowboys first-round pick (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 50
Who this take is about
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