Charles Davis· Mar 27, 2026
In a mock draft, Davis projected the Arizona Cardinals selecting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the No. 3 overall pick.
“He put a mock draft out yesterday ... where he had Ty Simpson being chosen by the Arizona Cardinals at number three overall.”
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The call scored 64.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Ty Simpson · 2026 season · overall pick7 calls from 7 pundits between 3 overall pick and 32 overall pick. Charles Davis said 3 overall pick. the room's median is 29 overall pick. what happened: 13 overall pick
Charles Davis — 3 overall pickthe room — 7 calls from 7 punditsmedian 29 overall pickwhat happened — 13 overall pick
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- Mock Draft PicksTy SimpsonArizona CardinalsMar 27, 2026
Ty Simpson to be picked at number 3
“A respected NFL media member mocked the Arizona Cardinals taking Tye Simpson at number three overall... he had Ty Simpson being chosen by the Arizona Cardinals at number three overall.”
Close · 65Scored 64.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 64.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 64.84
- predicted pick:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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