Daniel Jeremiah#25 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 19, 2026
Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; they also put Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on their 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.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think that Denver will be that they'll be the unquestioned favorite in this division this year.
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- SaidMar 19
- GradedOct 1
- 1Carnell Tate to be picked at number 6“Do you feel better to taking Carneal tape at six? ... Yeah, and I ended up putting Cornel tape in my last one.”
- 2Top Player Lists“Carnell Tait is my sixth player in Monroe. Freeling is my twentieth player.”
- 3Tetairoa McMillan to be picked “day two mix”“but also said that branch, that right branch had a phenomenal workout, so he'll be He'll be in that day too. Mix”
- 4Denver Broncos to win the division“is this the first year in the last decade, I would say that it's not like a cute pick to pick somebody other than the Chiefs to win the division. I think that Denver will be that they'll be the unquestioned favorite in this division this year.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnell Tate to be picked at number 61 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 4 | 91.7 | 50 | — | |
| “Carnell Tait is my sixth player in Monroe. Freeling is my…”2 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Tetairoa McMillan to be picked “day two mix”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Denver Broncos to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting | 91.7 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks, 1 division winner and 1 top player list — 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.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 91.7 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 PicksCarnell TateCleveland Browns
Carnell Tate to be picked at number 6
What happenedWent 4mocked at 691.7Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Carnell Tate
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 4
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
“Carnell Tait is my sixth player in Monroe. Freeling is my twentieth player.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksTetairoa McMillan
Tetairoa McMillan to be picked “day two mix”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersDenver Broncos
Denver Broncos to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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