Jordan ReidApr 20, 2026

In their seven-round ESPN mock draft, Reed projected Fernando Mendoza first overall to the Raiders, had Monroe Freeling going 17th to Detroit as its future tackle, and gave the Lions Michigan edge Derrick Moore at No. 50, with a full slate of other first-round tackle projections.

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10 of 14picks landed10 hits · 4 close calls · all settled

95.38The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+45.38Skillthe mock as a whole

86.6Per pickaverage, out of 100

0Went undraftedeach a miss

What Jordan Reid said

So at number 17 in Jordan reads, espn.com mock draft, He is the lion selecting Monroe Freeling, the tackle from Georgia.

Jordan Reid, the lead quote

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SaidApr 20
GradedOct 1

Box score, round by round

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Group	Hits	Close
Round 1	9	3
Round 2	1	1
All	10	4

How the mock scored

14 checkable claims — 14 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 25 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 14 have settled, averaging 86.6 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.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed. Faint rules mark the rounds.

The mock as a whole

95.38this mock’s order50a shuffled mock45.38better than naive1difficulty+45.38skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

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Draft board

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Round 1 · picks 1–329 hits · 3 close callsShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
1	LV	Fernando Mendoza		1	100
2	NYJ	Arvell Reese		5	88
3	ARI	Francis Mauigoa	tackle	10	74
4	TEN	David Bailey	edge rusher	2	92
5	NYG	Sonny Styles		7	92
11	MIA	Spencer Fano	tackle	9	92
14	BAL	Olaivavega Ioane	guard	14	100
17	DET	Monroe Freeling	tackle	19	92
23	PHI	Max Iheanachor	tackle	21	92
24	CLE	Blake Miller	tackle	17	74
28	HOU	Kadyn Proctor	tackle	12	50
30	MIA	Keldric Faulk	edge rusher	31	96

Round 2 · picks 33–641 hit · 1 close callShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
50	DET	Derrick Moore	edge	44		77
51	—	D'Angelo Ponds	cornerback	50		96

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