Tucker FranklinFeb 26, 2026
The host said they now expect both Miami edge rusher Ruben Bain and Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love to be off the board before the Chiefs pick at No. 9.
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What Tucker Franklin said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm starting to think that, maybe Ruben Bayne's not gonna be there at number nine.
- Where it was said
- KC Sports Network (podcast)
- The episode
- KCSN Draft Show 2/26: PFF's Trevor Sikkema’s Bold Prediction for the Chiefs at No. 9 Overall
- The original
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- 1Jeremiyah Love to be picked “might not be there at number nine (off the board before pick 9)”“I'm starting to think the guys that I start, kinda like Jeremiah Love might not be there. Number nine.”
- 2Rueben Bain to be picked “not gonna be there at number nine (off the board before pick 9)”“I'm starting to think that, maybe Ruben Bayne's not gonna be there at number nine.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked “might not be there at number nine (off the board before pick 9)”1 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Rueben Bain to be picked “not gonna be there at number nine (off the board before pick 9)”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “might not be there at number nine (off the board before pick 9)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Rueben Bain to be picked “not gonna be there at number nine (off the board before pick 9)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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