Nick Shook#67 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 28, 2025
Shook, watching the defensive line workouts in Indianapolis, projected Ohio State's Tyleik Williams as a late first-round to Day 2 pick and Indiana's CJ West as an early Round 2-3 selection who could slide later.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo I think he's a Round two three guy at the top. He's not a Round one guy and could end up being later.
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- Day 1 Combine Standouts and Players to Watch with Nate Tice and Nick Shook
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- SaidFeb 28, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Tyleik Williams to be picked “sneaking into the back end of the first round; if anything, he's a day two guy” (picks 1–32)“I could see him sneaking into the back end of the first round... But if anything, he's a day too. Guy”
- 2CJ West to be picked “a Round two three guy at the top... not a Round one guy and could end up being later”“So I think he's a Round two three guy at the top. He's not a Round one guy and could end up being later.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyleik Williams to be picked “sneaking into the back end of the first round; if anything, he's a day two guy” (picks 1–32)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 28 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| CJ West to be picked “a Round two three guy at the top... not a Round one guy and could end up being later”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 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.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksTyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams to be picked “sneaking into the back end of the first round; if anything, he's a day two guy” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 28100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Tyleik Williams
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 28
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- sneaking into the back end of the first round; if anything, he's a day two guy (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
CJ West to be picked “a Round two three guy at the top... not a Round one guy and could end up being later”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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