Ryan Tracy· Feb 27, 2026
Tracy said David Bailey, after a full combine workout, is now his favorite to be drafted by the Jets with the No. 2 overall pick, ranks Caden McDonald and Lee Hunter as his top two defensive tackles in the class, and slotted several other prospects (Overton late Day 2/third round, Ramel Hite third round, Malachi Lawrence around 55-60, Iowa's Maxwell fourth-fifth round). He also suggested QB McCoy might be the first quarterback taken.
“One of them is now my favorite to go to the jets. David Bailey showed up and didn't miss a beat.”
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7 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks, 1 position order call and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
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2 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Mock Draft PicksRomello HeightFeb 27, 2026
Romello Height to be picked “third round” (picks 65–100)
“He's also, a fringe top 100 guy. I do think he's more of a third round part of of day two”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Romello Height
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 70
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- third round (picks 65–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksDavid BaileyNew York JetsFeb 27, 2026
David Bailey to be picked at number 2
“One of them is now my favorite to go to the jets. David Bailey showed up and didn't miss a beat... it looks more and more like he might end up there.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- David Bailey
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksMalachi LawrenceFeb 27, 2026
Malachi Lawrence to be picked “around the 55, 60 mark”
“I might be a little low on Lawrence... I think he's around the 55, 60 mark for me.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksMax LlewellynFeb 27, 2026
Max Llewellyn to be picked “fringe fourth, fifth guy”
“I got way more out of Maxwell from Iowa than I expected... I I think he was a fringe fourth, fifth guy for me. He may move up a little bit too”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsFeb 27, 2026
“He is my number one defensive tackle in this league... The other guy was Lee Hunter. My number one and number two tackles at this point.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksL.T. OvertonFeb 27, 2026
L.T. Overton to be picked “Late day two in the third”
“that's really important for for him and where he's going to go, which I think is late day three I'm sorry. Late day two in the in the third”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Order CallsJermod McCoyFeb 27, 2026
Jermod McCoy to be 1st quarterback off the board
“He might be the first quarterback taken, but he didn't play at all last year coming off of an injury”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Kevin WildesGame Outcome Picks · New York JetsMiss · 0For upset alert Wildes took the Broncos to beat the Rams straight up in Denver and added the Jets to beat the Lions straight up.
- Alain PoupartRoster Spot Calls · Max LlewellynMiss · 0Poupart's third 53-man roster projection of 2026 for the Dolphins names which players make the roster and which are cut at each position group.
- Jeff CavanaughRoster Spot Calls · L.T. OvertonHit · 100Building his projected Cowboys 53-man roster on defense, Jeff keeps five interior linemen (Kenny Clark, Quentin, Tito Obonia, LT Overton, Bullard), six edge rushers including Von Miller, Malachi Lawrence and Marist Liufau while cutting Sam Williams, four linebackers with Jayshawn Barham starting, six corners including rookie Devin Moore, and four safeties including Marquise Bell.
- Brian PeacockRoster Spot Calls · Romello HeightHit · 100Peacock lays out his projected 53-man roster for the 49ers, position by position: three specialists, three quarterbacks (including Curtis Rourke), five running backs, six receivers (cutting Christian Kirk), three tight ends (cutting Braden Willis), nine offensive linemen, ten defensive linemen (with Mykel Williams on PUP), five linebackers, six cornerbacks and four safeties. He also predicts a new player will take center snaps in preseason week three.
- Devon PlatanaRoster Spot Calls · Arian SmithMiss · 0Platana projects the Jets' post-move wide receiver depth chart for 2026 — Garrett Wilson first, Adonai Mitchell second, rookie Omar Cooper Jr. third, Isaiah Williams fourth, Tim Patrick fifth and Jamaal Pritchett sixth — with Cam Camper, Quincy Skinner Jr. and Arian Smith landing on the practice squad. He also expects a bounce-back 1,000-yard season from Wilson.
- Parker HurleyRoster Spot Calls · Romello HeightHit · 100Hurley says Nick Bosa, Mykel Williams and Romello Height are certain to make the 49ers' roster, while the fourth edge spot remains unsettled.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Ryan WilsonMock Draft Picks · J.J. McCarthyMiss · 37Recalling his pre-draft evaluation, Wilson notes he had ranked J.J. McCarthy as the fifth quarterback in the 2024 class and given him a second-round grade rather than a first-round one, citing the gap between Michigan's system and NFL demands.
- Lance ZierleinMock Draft Picks · Jeremiyah LoveHit · 100Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona.
- Nick ShookMock Draft Picks · Max IheanachorHit · 88Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · K.C. ConcepcionClose · 68Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Keyron CrawfordHit · 81In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 92Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day.