Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 4, 2025

Bucky argued Jahdae Barron's speed and versatility make them a candidate to be a top-15 pick, and said Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward should be the first two quarterbacks off the board.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 2 waiting

80.5Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

50A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 3Settled2 still waiting

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What Bucky Brooks said

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I would think him and Kim Ward would be the first two off the board.

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The episode: 2025 NFL Combine Breakdown: Full Position-by-Position Recap + Top Risers
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SaidMar 4, 2025
GradedAug 7, 2026

1Jahdae Barron to be picked “top fifteen” (picks 1–15)“it makes him a very attractive candidate to be maybe a top fifteen player”
2Cam Ward to be the first two off the board quarterback off the board“I would think him and Kim Ward would be the first two off the board.”
3Shedeur Sanders to be the first two off the board quarterback off the board“To me, he's a starting quarterback. I would think him and Kim Ward would be the first two off the board.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Jahdae Barron to be picked “top fifteen” (picks 1–15)¹	Mock Draft Picks	Went 20	80.52	50	—
Cam Ward to be the first two off the board quarterback off the board²	Position Order Calls	—	—	—	—
Shedeur Sanders to be the first two off the board quarterback off the board³	Position Order Calls	—	—	—	—
3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting			80.5	50

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

3 checkable claims — 2 position order calls and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 80.5 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 pick

top fifteen (picks 1–15)They said

20What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Mock Draft Picks Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron to be picked “top fifteen” (picks 1–15)
What happenedWent 20
80.52Hit · naive 50
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Jahdae Barron
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
80.52
baseline:
50
actual pick:
20
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
80.52
predicted pick:
top fifteen (picks 1–15)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Think this is wrong?
2Position Order Calls Cam Ward
Cam Ward to be the first two off the board quarterback off the board
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
3Position Order Calls Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders to be the first two off the board quarterback off the board
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

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