Mike MayockFeb 24, 2025
Ahead of the combine, Mayock said three injured cornerbacks — Ben Morrison, the East Carolina prospect they called "the Ravel kid from Carolina," and Will Johnson — are potential first-round picks despite medical concerns, and that Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter are capable of going first or second overall after the two top quarterbacks.
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What Mike Mayock said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromAll three of those guys are potential first round picks with major medical concerns from injuries this past year.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Mike Mayock: Players Not Working Out At The Combine Won't Hurt Their Grade
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- SaidFeb 24, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
- 1Shavon Revel Jr. to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)“the Ravel kid from Carolina who's really intriguing. He tore his ACL and practice in September... All three of those guys are potential first round picks”
- 2Benjamin Morrison to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)“The the kid from Notre Dame, Ben Morrison... All three of those guys are potential first round picks with major medical concerns from injuries this past year.”
- 3Will Johnson to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)“Will Johnson from Michigan. All three of those guys are potential first round picks with major medical concerns”
- 4Abdul Carter to be picked “going one or two”“Is it is it Abdul Carter, or is it the Travis Hunter? They're probably the next two... And both very capable of going one or two.”
- 5Travis Hunter to be picked “going one or two”“Is it is it Abdul Carter, or is it the Travis Hunter? They're probably the next two... And both very capable of going one or two.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shavon Revel Jr. to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 76 | 14.87 | 50 | — | |
| Benjamin Morrison to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 53 | 40.26 | 50 | — | |
| Will Johnson to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 47 | 52.21 | 50 | — | |
| Abdul Carter to be picked “going one or two”4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Travis Hunter to be picked “going one or two”5 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 2 close calls · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 35.8 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 35.8 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 PicksShavon Revel Jr.
Shavon Revel Jr. to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 7614.87Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Shavon Revel Jr.
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 14.87
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 76
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 14.87
- predicted pick:
- potential first round picks (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksBenjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 5340.26Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Benjamin Morrison
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 40.26
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 53
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 40.26
- predicted pick:
- potential first round picks (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Will Johnson to be picked “potential first round picks” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 4752.21Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Will Johnson
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 52.21
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 47
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 52.21
- predicted pick:
- potential first round picks (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Abdul Carter to be picked “going one or two”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Mock Draft PicksTravis Hunter
Travis Hunter to be picked “going one or two”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
35.8naive 50
Who this take is about
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