Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 1, 2026
In their second NFL.com mock draft, Brooks has Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to Las Vegas and Miami edge rusher Ruben Bain Jr. going No. 7 to the Washington Commanders. They also believe Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia will go undrafted entirely.
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What Bucky Brooks said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI don't think he's gonna get drafted.
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- Andy Furman & Bucky Brooks talk NFLPA Report Cards, 2026 NFL Combine & Draft, & So Much More!
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- SaidMar 1
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- 1Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“You do have Fernando Mendoza as the number one pick for the Las Vegas Rangers.”
- 2Rueben Bain to be picked at number 7“You have the number seven pick going to the Washington Commanders and Ruben Bain junior ... University of Miami ... edge rusher”
- 3Diego Pavia to be picked “I don't think he's gonna get drafted”“Will he get drafted? I don't think so. I don't. I don't. I don't think he's gonna get drafted. No”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | +50 | |
| Rueben Bain to be picked at number 72 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 15 | 70.71 | 50 | +50 | |
| Diego Pavia to be picked “I don't think he's gonna get drafted”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 85.4 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks — 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.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 85.4 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season · overall pick9 calls from 8 pundits between 1 overall pick and 2 overall pick. Bucky Brooks said 1 overall pick. the room's median is 1 overall pick. what happened: 1 overall pick
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksFernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 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:
- 100
2Mock Draft PicksRueben BainWashington Commanders
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 7
What happenedWent 15mocked at 770.71Close · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Rueben Bain
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 15
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 70.71
- predicted pick:
- 7
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
Diego Pavia to be picked “I don't think he's gonna get drafted”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
85.4naive 50
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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