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Cody KesslerFeb 27, 2025

Kessler said Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart will test very well at the combine, referencing Stewart's own stated goal of running a low 4.5 or high 4.4 forty.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

60Close · out of 100

4.59What happenedcalled 4.5

68.8A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge

60.41This callout of 100

−8.39Skillafter difficulty

What Cody Kessler said

I think he's going to test very well because he's so athletic at the combine

Our reading: Shemar Stewart to post either a low four five or a high four four forty at the combine

Where it was said: Move the Sticks (podcast)
The episode: GMFB Thursday Hour 1: Breaking NFL Combine news! Top Defensive Prospects, Combine Trivia
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SaidFeb 27, 2025
GradedAug 18, 2026

How the call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 60.4 out of 100, against 68.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

Combine Measurements Shemar Stewart
Shemar Stewart to post either a low four five or a high four four forty at the combine
What happened4.59called 4.5
60.41Close · naive 68.8
60.41this call68.8a naive guess−8.39worse than naive1difficulty−8.39skill
How this was scored
off:
0.09
drill:
forty time
naive:
the average EDGE (4.66, from 90 results)
scale:
credit halves every 0.12 — one standard deviation for a EDGE
skill:
−8.39
player:
Shemar Stewart
result:
4.59
season:
2024
combine year:
2025
accuracy:
60.41
baseline:
68.8
they said:
4.5
sigmas out:
0.73
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Combine results via Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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