Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 8, 2026
Brooks made a series of NFL predictions: Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to the Raiders, Kyler Murray landing with the Vikings, Malik Willis becoming Arizona's quarterback, Aaron Rodgers returning to Pittsburgh, Daniel Jones starting for the Colts, and Seattle drafting a running back. They also gave draft evaluations, saying Taylen Green will not be a first-round pick, and picked Duke as the best team in college basketball.
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What Bucky Brooks said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI expect for Nanda Mendoza to be the pick to kind of get them going, and they're gonna build around the young quarterback.
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- SaidMar 8
- GradedAug 14
- 1Taylen Green to be not gonna be a first round pick quarterback off the board“Yeah, he's not gonna be a first round pick.”
- 2Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“I expect for Nanda Mendoza to be the pick to kind of get them going, and they're gonna build around the young quarterback.”
- 3Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“But at some point he'll he'll come back and he'll make his he'll make his triumph return. And I believe it'll be with the Pittsburgh sill Is because he knows Mike McCarthy.”
- 4Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“I think he's the starting quite about for the Colts, don't you think. Speaker 2: Yes, they sign him to the transition tag to make it easy for them”
- 5Kyler Murray to move to Minnesota Vikings“But for Caler Murray, to me, the destination is Minnesota... I would expect the Minnesota Vikings to make a hard push for him”
- 6Jadarian Price to move to Seattle Seahawks“Jaron Price from Notre Dame, Emmitt Johnson, Mike Washington, one of those backs will probably be in Seattle next year.”
- 7Malik Willis to move to Arizona Cardinals“I would look for them to try and find their quarterback in Malie Willis.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylen Green to be not gonna be a first round pick quarterback off the board1 | Position Order Calls | — | 100 | 85.61 | +14.39 | |
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 12 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kyler Murray to move to Minnesota Vikings5 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jadarian Price to move to Seattle Seahawks6 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Malik Willis to move to Arizona Cardinals7 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 2 hits · 5 waiting | 100 | 67.8 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive7 checkable claims — 4 trade and signing calls, 1 depth chart call, 1 mock draft pick and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 67.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
1Position Order CallsTaylen Green
Taylen Green to be not gonna be a first round pick quarterback off the board
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 85.61100this call−85.61a naive guess=14.39better than naive×1difficulty=+14.39skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 10 at random averages 85.61
- skill:
- 14.39
- player:
- Taylen Green
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 85.61
- position:
- quarterback
- class size:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 7
- predicted order:
- 1–32
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
3Trade and Signing CallsAaron RodgersPittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Trade and Signing CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota Vikings
Kyler Murray to move to Minnesota Vikings
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Trade and Signing CallsJadarian PriceSeattle Seahawks
Jadarian Price to move to Seattle Seahawks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Trade and Signing CallsMalik WillisArizona Cardinals
Malik Willis to move to Arizona Cardinals
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 67.8
Who this take is about
Taylen Green, Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas Raiders, Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts, Kyler Murray, Minnesota Vikings, Jadarian Price, Seattle Seahawks, Malik Willis, Arizona Cardinals
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