John Middlekauff#48 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 9, 2026
Middlecoff predicted the Titans would take Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love at No. 4, expected Denver to win 11-12 games again, and named the Saints as their surprise team that wins about ten games.
Said on air or in an interview · The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast)Hear the original
What John Middlekauff said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Titan at four could take Jeremiah Love. I wouldn't even overthink it.
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- SaidMar 8
- GradedAug 5
- 1Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 4“I think the Titan at four could take Jeremiah Love. I wouldn't even overthink it. Get this star running back.”
- 2New Orleans Saints to beat expectations“So I could see the Saints being my team this year that wins like ten games the division right there.”
- 3Denver Broncos to finish with 11 wins“So it's like, I'd be a little shocking, right if they didn't win eleven twelve games again next year.”
- 4New Orleans Saints to finish with 10 wins“So I could see the Saints being my team this year that wins like ten games the division right there.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 41 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 3 | 95.76 | 50 | — | |
| New Orleans Saints to beat expectations2 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Denver Broncos to finish with 11 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| New Orleans Saints to finish with 10 wins4 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting | 95.8 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 season win totals, 1 mock draft pick and 1 surprise team call — 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 4 have settled so far, averaging 95.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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
Denver Broncos · 2026 season · wins12 calls from 7 pundits between 9.7 wins and 12 wins. John Middlekauff said 11 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah LoveTennessee Titans
Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 4
What happenedWent 3mocked at 495.76Hit · 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:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Surprise Team CallsNew Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsDenver Broncos
Denver Broncos to finish with 11 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Season Win TotalsNew Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints to finish with 10 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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