JP Acosta· Apr 8, 2026
Acosta offers draft-range calls on several prospects: Mike Washington sneaking into the top 100, a cluster of nose tackles going late Day 1/Day 2, Dylan Thieneman rising to Day 1, Arizona safeties on Day 2, Jayshawn Barham as a Day 2/early Day 3 pick, and Jermaine McCoy as the first cornerback drafted with all three top corners going in the first round.
“I have all three of them as first rounders, but I think McCoy should be the first corner off the board even with that ACL injury.”
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14 checkable claims — 13 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
5 of 14 have settled so far, averaging 39.2 out of 100, against 44.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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14 checkable claims in this take
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- Mock Draft PicksJermod McCoyApr 8, 2026
Jermod McCoy to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“I have all three of them as first rounders”
Miss · 5Scored 5.03a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jermod McCoy
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 5.03
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 101
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 5.03
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsJermod McCoyApr 8, 2026
Jermod McCoy to be 1st cornerback off the board
“but I think McCoy should be the first corner off the board even with that ACL injury”
Miss · 2Scored 2.21a naive guess scored 21.34-19.13 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 27 at random averages 21.34
- skill:
- -19.13
- player:
- Jermod McCoy
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 2.21
- baseline:
- 21.34
- position:
- cornerback
- class size:
- 27
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 12
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksAvieon TerrellApr 8, 2026
Avieon Terrell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“I have all three of them as first rounders”
Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Avieon Terrell
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 48
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 50
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksMansoor DelaneApr 8, 2026
Mansoor Delane to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“I have all three of them as first rounders”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mansoor Delane
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 6
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksMike WashingtonApr 8, 2026
Mike Washington to be picked “top 100” (picks 1–100)
“I think I might be a little higher on the potential of Arkansas's Mike Washington to get into the top 100 because, like, six one two twenty three running four three, he's probably gonna get drafted higher”
Miss · 39Scored 38.56a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mike Washington
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 38.56
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 122
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 38.56
- predicted pick:
- top 100 (picks 1–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksJaishawn BarhamApr 8, 2026
Jaishawn Barham to be picked “day two, like, early day three pick”
“Jayshawn Barham could be a guy that we look back on as a day two, like, early day three pick.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDarrell JacksonApr 8, 2026
Darrell Jackson to be picked “day two, late day one range”
“there's a log jam of nose tackles with Lee Hunter, Kaden McDonald, Christian Miller, Dominic Orange, Dale Jackson Junior, all sort of like clumped in that day two, late day one range”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksKayden McDonaldApr 8, 2026
Kayden McDonald to be picked “day two, late day one range”
“there's a log jam of nose tackles with Lee Hunter, Kaden McDonald, Christian Miller, Dominic Orange, Dale Jackson Junior, all sort of like clumped in that day two, late day one range”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDillon ThienemanApr 8, 2026
Dillon Thieneman to be picked “day one”
“but I think because of how he tested, he's going to be a day one guy”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDomonique OrangeApr 8, 2026
Domonique Orange to be picked “day two, late day one range”
“there's a log jam of nose tackles with Lee Hunter, Kaden McDonald, Christian Miller, Dominic Orange, Dale Jackson Junior, all sort of like clumped in that day two, late day one range”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksTreydan StukesApr 8, 2026
Treydan Stukes to be picked “day two”
“Trajan Stukes, Genesis Smith, both guys from Arizona who I think are gonna get picked day two”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksGenesis SmithApr 8, 2026
Genesis Smith to be picked “day two”
“Trajan Stukes, Genesis Smith, both guys from Arizona who I think are gonna get picked day two”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksLee HunterApr 8, 2026
Lee Hunter to be picked “day two, late day one range”
“there's a log jam of nose tackles with Lee Hunter, Kaden McDonald, Christian Miller, Dominic Orange, Dale Jackson Junior, all sort of like clumped in that day two, late day one range”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksChristian MillerApr 8, 2026
Christian Miller to be picked “day two, late day one range”
“there's a log jam of nose tackles with Lee Hunter, Kaden McDonald, Christian Miller, Dominic Orange, Dale Jackson Junior, all sort of like clumped in that day two, late day one range”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · K.C. ConcepcionClose · 68Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties.
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