Daniel Jeremiah#25 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 3, 2026
Jeremiah says Ty Simpson is their 40th-ranked player and a second-round pick rather than a top-32 selection, projects Cleveland to stay with Watson at quarterback in 2026, and offers several draft projections: Notre Dame's Jadarian Price and Arkansas' Mike Washington Jr. on Day 2/third round, tight end Sadiq in the first round, linebacker Styles in the top ten, and the Arizona State tackle possibly sneaking into the 20s.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromHe's my fortieth player... he's not going to be inside my top thirty two guys for this draft. I think he's the second round pick.
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- 40s and Free Agents: Post-Combine Free Agency and Draft Buzz: What Positions are Deepest?
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- SaidMar 3
- GradedAug 5–18
- 1Mike Washington to be picked “third round” (picks 65–100)“I think we have a couple guys go in the third round. So that's like Mike Washington junior from Arkansas”
- 2Sonny Styles to be picked “top ten” (picks 1–10)“I think it's a loaded group that obviously styles is going to go all the way up there in the top ten.”
- 3Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“So there's Sadik, who's kind of an interesting guy because he a little bit undersized but super dynamic. He'll go in the first round”
- 4Ty Simpson to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)“He's my fortieth player. You know, maybe he'll probably move up a couple spots, but he's not going to be inside my top thirty two guys for this draft. I think he's the second round pick.”
- 5Jadarian Price to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)“His teammate Jadarian Price. I really really like him. I think he's a second round guy... I think that he still goes in the second round somewhere”
- 6Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart“I do think Cleveland's gonna roll with with Watson and see what they have with him this year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington to be picked “third round” (picks 65–100)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 122 | 38.56 | 50 | — | |
| Sonny Styles to be picked “top ten” (picks 1–10)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 7 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 16 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Ty Simpson to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)4 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 13 | 42.04 | 50 | — | |
| Jadarian Price to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)5 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 32 | 95.76 | 50 | — | |
| Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 3 hits · 1 close call · 1 miss · 1 waiting | 75.3 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive6 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 75.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Deshaun Watson · 2026 season77 calls from 40 pundits between 1 and 2. Daniel Jeremiah said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksMike Washington
Mike Washington to be picked “third round” (picks 65–100)
What happenedWent 12238.56Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mike Washington
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 38.56
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 122
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 38.56
- predicted pick:
- third round (picks 65–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Sonny Styles to be picked “top ten” (picks 1–10)
What happenedWent 7100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2026
- 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:
- top ten (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 16100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Kenyon Sadiq
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 16
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Ty Simpson to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)
What happenedWent 1342.04Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 42.04
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 42.04
- predicted pick:
- second round pick (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
5Mock Draft PicksJadarian Price
Jadarian Price to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
What happenedWent 3295.76Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jadarian Price
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 32
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
6Depth Chart CallsDeshaun WatsonCleveland Browns
Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
75.3naive 50
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