Daniel Jeremiah#25 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 1, 2026
Jeremiah repeatedly pegged San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson as a value pick right around the top of the second round, saying pick 39/40 is about where they expect them to go.
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What Daniel Jeremiah said
Chris Johnson, I'll keep going back to that name. I think that's right about where he goes.
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- 40's and Free Agents: Teams with Multiple First Round Picks
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The call scored 56.9 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Chris Johnson to be picked at number 40
What happenedWent 27mocked at 4056.94Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Chris Johnson
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 56.94
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 27
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 56.94
- predicted pick:
- 40
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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