Albert Breer#35 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 8, 2026
Breer said Ty Simpson won't be a first-round pick and will likely land in the second round, while Indiana receiver Omar Cooper is probably a first-rounder and teammate Elijah Surratt might go somewhere in the top 100. They also called Oregon's Dante Moore the closest thing to a lock among the 2027 first-round quarterback crop.
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What Albert Breer said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMy guess would be Ty Simpson for those reasons probably goes somewhere in the second round.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- Hour 3: Rich’s Power Rankings, plus The MMQB’s Albert Breer Talks NFL Draft & More
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- SaidApr 8
- GradedAug 14
- 1Elijah Sarratt to be picked “somewhere in the top 100” (picks 1–100)“Elijah Surratt, who's might be somewhere in the top 100”
- 2Ty Simpson to be picked “somewhere in the second round” (picks 33–64)“my guess would be Ty Simpson for those reasons probably goes somewhere in the second round because I don't think people look at him and say, yeah. That guy projects to be one of the top 10 quarterbacks in football.”
- 3Omar Cooper to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)“he's throwing to Omar Cooper, who's probably gonna be a first round pick”
- 4Matt Moore to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Dante Moore is obviously the most accomplished of these guys and probably is the closest thing to a lock... Who have a shot to go in the first round”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Sarratt to be picked “somewhere in the top 100” (picks 1–100)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 115 | 52.21 | 50 | — | |
| Ty Simpson to be picked “somewhere in the second round” (picks 33–64)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 13 | 42.04 | 50 | — | |
| Omar Cooper to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 30 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Matt Moore to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 2 close calls · 1 waiting | 64.8 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks — 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 4 have settled so far, averaging 64.8 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.
1Mock Draft PicksElijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt to be picked “somewhere in the top 100” (picks 1–100)
What happenedWent 11552.21Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Elijah Sarratt
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 52.21
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 115
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 52.21
- predicted pick:
- somewhere in the top 100 (picks 1–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Ty Simpson to be picked “somewhere in the second round” (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:
- somewhere in the second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Omar Cooper to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 30100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Omar Cooper
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 30
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round pick (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Matt Moore to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
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
64.8naive 50
Who this take is about
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