Alex ClancyJun 19, 2026

Clancy predicted which Cardinals make the NFL Top 100 and roughly where: Trey McBride inside the top 25, Budda Baker inside the top 65 and Josh Sweat inside the top 80. They also said the Cardinals' offense will be top 15 in 2026, that five quarterbacks in next year's draft will be better than Brendan Sorsby, that Sorsby could be a first-round pick, and that the pass rush will not be a strength.

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Waiting5 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 5Settled5 still waiting

5Waitingnot graded yet

What Alex Clancy said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

Trey McBride will go in the top 25, Josh Buttigieg will go in the top 65, and then Josh Webb will go in the top 80.

Alex Clancy, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: Locked On Cardinals (podcast)
The episode: CARDINALS SQUAD SHOW: Should The Arizona Cardinals Spend A Top Draft Pick On Brendan Sorsby?
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1Josh Sweat — NFL Top 100: top 80“and then Josh Webb will go in the top 80”
2Trey McBride — NFL Top 100: top 25“that Trey McBride will go in the top 25, Josh Buttigieg will go in the top 65, and then Josh Webb will go in the top 80”
3Budda Baker — NFL Top 100: top 65“Josh Buttigieg will go in the top 65”
4Brendan Sorsby to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)“if there are multiple teams that are going after, we very well could go after go be a first round pick”
5Elijah Wilkinson to be 1st on the depth chart“Whether you want him to be or not, he's starting right guard, and he's not gonna be taken out.”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Josh Sweat — NFL Top 100: top 80¹	Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls	—	—	—	—
Trey McBride — NFL Top 100: top 25²	Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls	—	—	—	—
Budda Baker — NFL Top 100: top 65³	Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls	—	—	—	—
Brendan Sorsby to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)⁴	Mock Draft Picks	—	—	—	—
Elijah Wilkinson to be 1st on the depth chart⁵	Depth Chart Calls	—	—	—	—
5 calls · 5 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

5 checkable claims — 3 pro bowl and all-pro calls, 1 depth chart call and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

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.

1Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls Josh Sweat Arizona Cardinals
Josh Sweat — NFL Top 100: top 80
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2Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls Trey McBride Arizona Cardinals
Trey McBride — NFL Top 100: top 25
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3Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls Budda Baker Arizona Cardinals
Budda Baker — NFL Top 100: top 65
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4Mock Draft Picks Brendan Sorsby
Brendan Sorsby to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)
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5Depth Chart Calls Elijah Wilkinson Arizona Cardinals
Elijah Wilkinson to be 1st on the depth chart
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