Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 15, 2026
Rosenthal expects Ruben Bain to be drafted in the top 10-12 and believes they won't get past the Cowboys at No. 12, expects David Bailey to be taken early (hard to see them out of the top six) and to go before Bain, and pegs Kiante Scott as a late-second to third-round pick.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI would think Jerry Jones would take him.
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- Ranking the 2026 NFL Draft: Edge Rushers and Cornerbacks
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- SaidApr 15
- GradedAug 5–14
- 1David Bailey to be picked “the top six” (picks 1–6)“it's it's hard to imagine him getting out of the top six”
- 2David Bailey to be drafted ahead of Ruben Bain“I think the expectation is he will go behind the Ohio State linebackers and behind David Bailey”
- 3Rueben Bain to be picked “the top ten, twelve, maybe at the max” (picks 1–10)“he obviously plays a premium position that the style of play ultimately would have him getting drafted in the top ten, twelve, maybe at the max”
- 4Keionte Scott to be picked “He might be a late second, he might be third”“He might be a late second, he might be third. Who knows”
- 5Rueben Bain to be picked “taken by the Cowboys at No. 12 at the latest”“Well twelve is the Dallas Cowboys... he's not gonna get past the Cowboys... I would think Jerry Jones would take him.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bailey to be picked “the top six” (picks 1–6)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 2 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| David Bailey to be drafted ahead of Ruben Bain2 | Prospect vs Prospect Calls | — | 100 | 50 | +50 | |
| Rueben Bain to be picked “the top ten, twelve, maybe at the max” (picks 1–10)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 15 | 80.52 | 50 | — | |
| Keionte Scott to be picked “He might be a late second, he might be third”4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Rueben Bain to be picked “taken by the Cowboys at No. 12 at the latest”5 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 3 hits · 2 waiting | 93.5 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive5 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks and 1 prospect vs prospect call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 93.5 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.
David Bailey to be picked “the top six” (picks 1–6)
What happenedWent 2100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- David Bailey
- season:
- 2026
- 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:
- the top six (picks 1–6)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Prospect vs Prospect CallsDavid Bailey
David Bailey to be drafted ahead of Ruben Bain
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 50100this call−50a naive guess=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- claim:
- David Bailey drafted ahead of Rueben Bain
- draft:
- 2026
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- David Bailey went 2, Rueben Bain went 15
- player:
- David Bailey
- season:
- 2026
- correct:
- yes
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- compared to:
- Rueben Bain
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Mock Draft PicksRueben BainMiami Dolphins
Rueben Bain to be picked “the top ten, twelve, maybe at the max” (picks 1–10)
What happenedWent 1580.52Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Rueben Bain
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 15
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- the top ten, twelve, maybe at the max (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
4Mock Draft PicksKeionte ScottMiami Dolphins
Keionte Scott to be picked “He might be a late second, he might be third”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Mock Draft PicksRueben BainMiami Dolphins
Rueben Bain to be picked “taken by the Cowboys at No. 12 at the latest”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
93.5naive 50
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