Max ChadwickJan 16, 2026
Chadwick's mock has the Cowboys drafting Auburn defensive end Keldrick Falk at No. 12 and Georgia linebacker CJ Allen with their second first-round pick.
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- The episode
- Cowboys Mock Draft Roundup: Who Is the Best Pick at No. 12? | DLLS Cowboys Podcast
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- SaidJan 16
- GradedAug 14
- 1Keldric Faulk to be picked at number 12“Max Chadwick, pro football focus... Pick number 12... Keldrick Falk, Auburn.”
- 2C.J. Allen to be picked “second pick (Cowboys, No. 20)”“Second pick would be CJ Allen out of the University of Georgia. He is a linebacker”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldric Faulk to be picked at number 121 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 31 | 43.91 | 50 | — | |
| C.J. Allen to be picked “second pick (Cowboys, No. 20)”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 43.9 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 43.9 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Keldric Faulk · 2025 season · overall pick3 calls from 3 pundits between 12 overall pick and 31 overall pick. Max Chadwick said 12 overall pick. the room's median is 20 overall pick. what happened: 31 overall pick
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksKeldric Faulk
Keldric Faulk to be picked at number 12
What happenedWent 31mocked at 1243.91Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Keldric Faulk
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 43.91
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 31
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 43.91
- predicted pick:
- 12
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
C.J. Allen to be picked “second pick (Cowboys, No. 20)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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