LaQuan JonesMar 17, 2026
Lakwan Jones made 12 picks in the mock draft, led by Jahmyr Gibbs at 1.01, plus they predicted a big second-year fantasy leap for RJ Harvey, that Jeremiah Love lands with the Giants inside the top five of the NFL draft, and that Matthew Stafford repeats as MVP.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo I'm gonna go Gibbs one one.
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- SaidMar 17
- GradedAug 13
- 1Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)“So I think Love goes to the Giants top five pick.”
- 2Matthew Stafford to win MVP“Back to back MVP. In my book, we'll see.”
- 3Fantasy Rankings“Lakwan's picks: Gibbs 1.01, Ja'Marr Chase 1.04, Justin Jefferson 1.07, Chris Olave 1.10, Trey McBride 2.03, Saquon Barkley 2.06, George Pickens 2.09, Ashton Jeanty 2.12, Colston Loveland 3.01, Ken Walker 3.04, Derrick Henry 3.07, Lamar Jackson 3.10”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 3 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Matthew Stafford to win MVP2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “Lakwan's picks: Gibbs 1.01, Ja'Marr Chase 1.04, Justin…”3 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 fantasy ranking and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 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 pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah LoveNew York Giants
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)
What happenedWent 3100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- top five pick (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Award PicksMatthew StaffordLos Angeles Rams
Matthew Stafford to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Lakwan's picks: Gibbs 1.01, Ja'Marr Chase 1.04, Justin Jefferson 1.07, Chris Olave 1.10, Trey McBride 2.03, Saquon Barkley 2.06, George Pickens 2.09, Ashton Jeanty 2.12, Colston Loveland 3.01, Ken Walker 3.04, Derrick Henry 3.07, Lamar Jackson 3.10”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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