Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Dec 24, 2025
McIntyre said the Raiders will hold a top-three pick, possibly No. 1, and that the Raiders–Giants game sets up the Giants with the No. 1 pick; they also think Baltimore must trade Lamar Jackson this offseason.
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What Jason McIntyre said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWell, the Raiders are the one that make the most sense. They're going to have a top three pick, maybe number one.
- Where it was said
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- THE HERD - Hour 3 – Mark Schlereth weighs in on Ravens report, What would the Giants do with the no. 1 pick?
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- SaidDec 24, 2025
- GradedAug 5, 2026
- 1New York Giants to pick at number 1“And by the way, this one set up the Giants with the number one pick.”
- 2Las Vegas Raiders to pick “a top three pick, maybe number one” (picks 1–3)“They're going to have a top three pick, maybe number one.”
- 3Lamar Jackson to move“You know the injury history, Colin, I think they got to make a move this offseason.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants to pick at number 11 | Team Draft Slot Calls | Picked at 5 | 84.09 | 91.7 | −8.45 | |
| Las Vegas Raiders to pick “a top three pick, maybe number one” (picks 1–3)2 | Team Draft Slot Calls | Picked at 1 | 100 | 87.81 | +13.53 | |
| Lamar Jackson to move3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 waiting | 92 | 89.8 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 2 team draft slot calls and 1 trade and signing call — 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.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 92 out of 100, against 89.8 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.
1Team Draft Slot CallsNew York Giants
New York Giants to pick at number 1
What happenedPicked at 5called 184.09Hit · naive 91.784.09this call−91.7a naive guess=−7.61worse than naive×1.11difficulty=−8.45skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- NYG
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- they picked 3 the year before
- skill:
- −8.45
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 84.09
- baseline:
- 91.7
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1.11
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 2
2Team Draft Slot CallsLas Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders to pick “a top three pick, maybe number one” (picks 1–3)
What happenedPicked at 1100Hit · naive 87.81100this call−87.81a naive guess=12.19better than naive×1.11difficulty=+13.53skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- LV
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- they picked 6 the year before
- skill:
- 13.53
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 87.81
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1.11
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted pick:
- a top three pick, maybe number one (picks 1–3)
- weeks left when called:
- 2
3Trade and Signing CallsLamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson to move
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
92naive 89.8
Who this take is about
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