Daniel Jeremiah#25 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 17, 2026
Jeremiah says Ohio State defensive tackle Kayden McDonald currently sits just outside their first round, though thin free agency at the position could push them back into round one.
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What Daniel Jeremiah said
Maybe that moves. A guy like I'm thinking of Kayden McDonald from Ohio state... maybe that elevates him back up into the first round. He's just outside that for me.
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- 40s and Free Agents: Ranking the Defensive Free Agents
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The call scored 84.1 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Mock Draft PicksKayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald to be picked “just outside the first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 3684.09Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Kayden McDonald
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 84.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 36
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 84.09
- predicted pick:
- just outside the first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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