Nick CrossApr 15, 2025
Cross predicts Cam Ward goes No. 1 overall, that Cleveland will take Abdul Carter for its defense, and that Shedeur Sanders will fall to the Giants, who they think are a good fit for them.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think cam Ward will go number one overall, but I think that New York is a good fit for him.
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- SaidApr 15, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Cam Ward to be picked at number 1“I think cam Ward will go number one overall”
- 2Shedeur Sanders to be picked “falls to New York”“but I think that should or does end up falling there obviously... but I think that New York is a good fit for him.”
- 3Abdul Carter to be picked “drafted by Cleveland”“I do think that Cleveland will go and go get that dual Carter to go show up that defense.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Ward to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Shedeur Sanders to be picked “falls to New York”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Abdul Carter to be picked “drafted by Cleveland”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks — 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 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 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.
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksShedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders to be picked “falls to New York”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksAbdul CarterCleveland Browns
Abdul Carter to be picked “drafted by Cleveland”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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