Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 22, 2025
Pellisero expects Cam Ward to go first overall to Tennessee and Travis Hunter second to Cleveland, and says the league consensus is that the third tier of quarterbacks — Quinn Ewers, Kyle McCord, Dillon Gabriel, Riley Leonard and Will Howard — will all be drafted between the third and fifth rounds.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromWe presume the cam Or goes number one to Tennessee. We think that Travis Hunter goes two to Cleveland.
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- SaidApr 22, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Travis Hunter to be picked at number 2“We think that Travis Hunter goes two to Cleveland.”
- 2Cam Ward to be picked at number 1“We presume the cam Or goes number one to Tennessee.”
- 3Dillon Gabriel to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”“It's Dylan Gabriel from Oregon... all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
- 4Kyle McCord to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”“It's Kyle mccorda played at Ohio State and then led the nation and pass at Syracuse... all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
- 5Will Howard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”“Will Howard from Ohio State. I believe, based on my conversations around the league, all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
- 6Quinn Ewers to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”“It's Quinn yours with the two college football playoffs at Texas... I believe, based on my conversations around the league, all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
- 7Riley Leonard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”“Riley Leonard from Notre Dame, and Will Howard from Ohio State. I believe... all those guys will go somewhere between the third and fifth rounds.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Hunter to be picked at number 21 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 2 | 100 | 50 | +50 | |
| Cam Ward to be picked at number 12 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | +50 | |
| Dillon Gabriel to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Kyle McCord to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Will Howard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”5 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Quinn Ewers to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”6 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Riley Leonard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”7 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 2 hits · 5 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive7 checkable claims — 7 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 100 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 PicksTravis HunterCleveland Browns
Travis Hunter to be picked at number 2
What happenedWent 2mocked at 2100Hit · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Travis Hunter
- season:
- 2025
- 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:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
2Mock Draft PicksCam WardTennessee Titans
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
3Mock Draft PicksDillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kyle McCord to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Will Howard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Quinn Ewers to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Mock Draft PicksRiley Leonard
Riley Leonard to be picked “somewhere between the third and fifth rounds”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 50
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