Shannon Sharpe#42 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 9, 2026
Sharpe expects Myles Garrett, now with the Rams, to remain dominant and post at least 14-15 sacks, and they also think Micah Parsons will again reach double-digit sacks. They predict the Dolphins win only two games this season, and says Jeremiah Smith won't go ahead of Mendoza at the top of the draft.
Said on air or in an interview · Nightcap (podcast)Hear the original
What Shannon Sharpe said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI was going to say he's going to get at least 14, 15.
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- Nightcap (podcast)
- The episode
- Best of NFL News Part 1: Myles Garrett TOPS NFL Top 100 list + Roger Goodell signs EXTENSION while C. J. Stroud DOESN'T
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- SaidSep 8
- GradedSep 10
- 1Fernando Mendoza to be drafted ahead of Jeremiah Smith“I don't think he ain't going number one overall. He ain't going in front of Mendoza.”
- 2Miami Dolphins to finish with 2 wins“I got y'all winning two games, though, Joe.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be drafted ahead of Jeremiah Smith1 | Prospect vs Prospect Calls | — | 100 | 50 | +50 | |
| Miami Dolphins to finish with 2 wins2 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 prospect vs prospect call and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 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
Miami Dolphins · 2026 season · wins25 calls from 16 pundits between 0 wins and 7 wins. Shannon Sharpe said 2 wins. the room's median is 2 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Prospect vs Prospect CallsFernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza to be drafted ahead of Jeremiah Smith
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 50100this call−50a naive guess=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- claim:
- Fernando Mendoza drafted ahead of Jeremiah Smith
- draft:
- 2026
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- Fernando Mendoza went 1, Jeremiah Smith went undrafted
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2026
- correct:
- yes
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- compared to:
- Jeremiah Smith
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Season Win TotalsMiami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins to finish with 2 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Alain Poupart · Roster Spot Calls · Carlos Washington · Miss 0
Poupart expects rookie guard Kadyn Proctor to clear concussion protocol and play against Detroit, sees Ollie Gordon II continuing as the Dolphins' workhorse back, and thinks practice squad back Carlos Washington Jr. could be elevated for the Lions game.Nick Brinkerhoff · Score Predictions · Miami Dolphins · Hit 100
Predicts a 23-20 Dolphins win over the Jets.Mike Kadlick · Game Outcome Picks · Miami Dolphins · Hit 100
Picks the Dolphins to beat the Jets.Alain Poupart · Score Predictions · Miami Dolphins · Hit 98
Picks the Dolphins to upset the Jets 24-20, citing New York's run-defense problems against a Miami ground game led by Ollie Gordon II and Malik Willis.Alain Poupart · Game Outcome Picks · Miami Dolphins · Hit 100
Picks the Jets to beat the Dolphins 19-17, while predicting Miami will get its win over New York in the rematch five weeks later.Jourdan Rodrigue · Game Outcome Picks · Miami Dolphins · Hit 100
Roderick picked the Vikings to smash the Colts, the Dolphins to win their first game of the season against the Jets, and the Saints to upset the Steelers in Paris.
More prospect vs prospect calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Mike Renner · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Jordan Seaton · Miss 0
Renner ranks the top 10 offensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Trevor Goosby a top-10 pick, Jordan Seaton a first-rounder, and Cayden Green likely the first guard drafted; they also expect Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot.Chad Rader · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Akheem Mesidor · Hit 100
As read on the show, Reuter's three-round NFL.com mock has the same top four, then Delane to the Giants at five, Makai Lemmon to the Browns, Downs to Washington, Love to the Saints, Caden Proctor to the Chiefs at nine, Akeem Mesidore at 40 and Kaitlin Allen in round three.Gregg Rosenthal · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · David Bailey · Hit 100
Rosenthal expects Ruben Bain to be drafted in the top 10-12 and believes they won't get past the Cowboys at No. 12, expects David Bailey to be taken early (hard to see them out of the top six) and to go before Bain, and pegs Kiante Scott as a late-second to third-round pick.Fran Duffy · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Sonny Styles · Hit 100
Duffy expects Sonny Styles to be picked inside the top 10, believes short-armed Ruben Bain will still go inside the top 15 (possibly top 10 or top 5), thinks Styles will come off the board before Caleb Downs, ranks Avion Terrell as their top cornerback, and has Stukes graded as a second-round pick against industry consensus.Andrew Siciliano · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Sonny Styles · Hit 100
Siciliano calls Caleb Downs the safest pick in the draft but doubts they go No. 2, and predicts Sonny Styles will dominate the combine and be drafted in the top seven, ahead of Downs.