Matty LaneFeb 21, 2026
Lane predicts Arkansas running back Mike Washington will run in the 4.4s at the combine and rise up boards toward the RB2 spot, and names Oscar Delp as their sleeper to boost their stock at the combine, plus expects Grayson Holton to climb into Day 2 with a good showing.
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What Matty Lane said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromYou're gonna see this near two hundred and thirty pound running back probably be in the four fours, maybe even lower four fours.
- Where it was said
- KC Sports Network (podcast)
- The episode
- KCSN Draft Show 2/20: What to Watch For at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine with ESPN's Matt Miller
- The original
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- SaidFeb 20
- GradedAug 13
- 1Mike Washington to be 2nd running back off the board“I think you're gonna see him start to really creep up and maybe close the gap to Jadarian Price for, like, that running back two spot, for some teams”
- 2Mike Washington to post probably be in the four fours, maybe even lower four fours at the combine“You're gonna see this near two hundred and thirty pound running back probably be in the four fours, maybe even lower four fours.”
- 3Gracen Halton to be picked “further into day two”“If he goes out there and puts out a good performance ... he could start to see his name kinda move up further into day two”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington to be 2nd running back off the board1 | Position Order Calls | — | 35.36 | 39.03 | −3.68 | |
| Mike Washington to post probably be in the four fours, maybe even lower four fours at the combine2 | Combine Measurements | — | — | — | — | |
| Gracen Halton to be picked “further into day two”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 35.4 | 39 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 combine measurement, 1 mock draft pick and 1 position order call — 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 3 have settled so far, averaging 35.4 out of 100, against 39 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
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened.
1Position Order CallsMike Washington
Mike Washington to be 2nd running back off the board
VerdictMiss35.36Miss · naive 39.0335.36this call−39.03a naive guess=−3.67worse than naive×1difficulty=−3.68skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 13 at random averages 39.03
- skill:
- −3.68
- player:
- Mike Washington
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 35.36
- baseline:
- 39.03
- position:
- running back
- class size:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 5
- predicted order:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Combine MeasurementsMike Washington
Mike Washington to post probably be in the four fours, maybe even lower four fours at the combine
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksGracen Halton
Gracen Halton to be picked “further into day two”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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