Daniel Jeremiah#25 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 27, 2026
Jeremiah runs through their top-50 draft prospect list, with Fernando Mendoza first and Ty Simpson 40th, calls Makai Lemon the best wide receiver in the class, and in their mock draft has the Rams taking Lemon at No. 13 and Clemson tackle Blake Miller at No. 29, while suggesting Denzel Boston will still be available late in the first round.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think he's the best wide receiver in the draft.
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- 40s and Free Agents: Offseason QBs Preview and DJ's Top 10 Prospects
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- SaidJan 27
- GradedAug 5–Oct 1
- 1Blake Miller to be picked at number 29“with their next pick, I had him taking a tackle and Blake Miller out of Clemson”
- 2Denzel Boston to be picked “later in the first round” (picks 1–32)“Denzel Boston is one of them from University of Washington, big physical, explosive, going to be there at that point later on in the draft, so later in the first round.”
- 3Makai Lemon to be picked at number 13“The Rams fans did not like not giving them a corner there at thirteen, but I had him taking Makay Leonard from USC”
- 4Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board“Just a real big time playmaker. I think he's the best wide receiver in the draft.”
- 5Top Player Lists“So Frandom Mende's a quarterback for me Dia number one. Jeremiah Love from Notre Dame running back... Caleb Downs is number ten... Mendoza number one and then ty Simpson number forty”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Miller to be picked at number 291 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 17 | 59.46 | 50 | −50 | |
| Denzel Boston to be picked “later in the first round” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 39 | 73.84 | 50 | −50 | |
| Makai Lemon to be picked at number 133 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 20 | 73.84 | 50 | −50 | |
| Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board4 | Position Order Calls | — | 50 | 12.84 | +37.16 | |
| “So Frandom Mende's a quarterback for me Dia number one.…”5 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 4 close calls · 1 waiting | 64.3 | 40.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive5 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks, 1 position order call and 1 top player list — 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.
4 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 64.3 out of 100, against 40.7 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
Makai Lemon · 2025 season · positional finish3 calls from 3 pundits between 1 positional finish and 3 positional finish. Daniel Jeremiah said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 1 positional finish. what happened: 3 positional finish
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
Blake Miller to be picked at number 29
What happenedWent 17mocked at 2959.46Close · naive 500this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=−50worse than naive×1difficulty=−50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- −50
- player:
- Blake Miller
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 59.46
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 17
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 59.46
- predicted pick:
- 29
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 0
2Mock Draft PicksDenzel Boston
Denzel Boston to be picked “later in the first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 3973.84Close · naive 500this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=−50worse than naive×1difficulty=−50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- −50
- player:
- Denzel Boston
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 39
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- later in the first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 0
Makai Lemon to be picked at number 13
What happenedWent 20mocked at 1373.84Close · naive 500this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=−50worse than naive×1difficulty=−50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- −50
- player:
- Makai Lemon
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 20
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 13
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 0
4Position Order CallsMakai Lemon
Makai Lemon to be 1st wide receiver off the board
VerdictClose50Close · naive 12.8450this call−12.84a naive guess=37.16better than naive×1difficulty=+37.16skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 36 at random averages 12.84
- skill:
- 37.16
- player:
- Makai Lemon
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 12.84
- position:
- wide receiver
- class size:
- 36
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 3
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“So Frandom Mende's a quarterback for me Dia number one. Jeremiah Love from Notre Dame running back... Caleb Downs is number ten... Mendoza number one and then ty Simpson number forty”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
64.3naive 40.7
Who this take is about
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