LaQuan JonesAug 21, 2025
Jones opened the mock draft with Bijan Robinson at 1.01 and followed with Puka Nacua, Brian Thomas Jr., Drake London, Josh Jacobs and Kenneth Walker. They predicted Malik Nabers cracks the top three fantasy receivers, Drake London cracks the top five, and Kenneth Walker is a dark horse to be the overall RB1.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromKenneth Walkers. This is a dark horse RB one, Like I'm talking RB one overall.
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- SaidAug 21, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Fantasy Rankings“LaQuan's picks: Bijan Robinson 1.01, Puka Nacua 6th, Brian Thomas Jr 11th, Drake London 16th, Josh Jacobs 21st, Kenneth Walker 26th.”
- 2Drake London to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points“those yards, those touchdowns are all going to increase this year where I think that Drake London can definitely crack that top five.”
- 3Kenneth Walker III to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points“Kenneth Walkers. This is a dark horse RB one, Like I'm talking RB one overall.”
- 4Malik Nabers to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points“he is in a safe spot right now where I think he's going to be cracking that top three of the Fantasy wide receivers”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “LaQuan's picks: Bijan Robinson 1.01, Puka Nacua 6th, Brian…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | 87.5 | 50 | +75 | |
| Drake London to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points2 | Positional Finishes | Finished #17 | 0 | 8.33 | −16.67 | |
| Kenneth Walker III to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | Finished #21 | 0 | 33.33 | −66.67 | |
| Malik Nabers to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points4 | Positional Finishes | Finished #97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 3 misses · all settled | 21.9 | 22.9 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 3 positional finishes and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 21.9 out of 100, against 22.9 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.
“LaQuan's picks: Bijan Robinson 1.01, Puka Nacua 6th, Brian Thomas Jr 11th, Drake London 16th, Josh Jacobs 21st, Kenneth Walker 26th.”
VerdictHit87.5Hit · naive 5087.5this call−50a naive guess=37.5better than naive×2difficulty=+75skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 75
- placed:
- 6
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 6
- accuracy:
- 87.5
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- RB 3: 100, WR 3: 75
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Positional FinishesDrake LondonAtlanta Falcons
Drake London to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #17called #5 · by fantasy points0Miss · naive 8.330this call−8.33a naive guess=−8.33worse than naive×2difficulty=−16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −16.67
- player:
- Drake London
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 8.33
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 6
- actual finish:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 5
3Positional FinishesKenneth Walker IIISeattle Seahawks
Kenneth Walker III to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #21called #1 · by fantasy points0Miss · naive 33.330this call−33.33a naive guess=−33.33worse than naive×2difficulty=−66.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −66.67
- player:
- Kenneth Walker III
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 33.33
- position:
- RB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 29
- actual finish:
- 21
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 1
4Positional FinishesMalik NabersNew York Giants
Malik Nabers to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points
What happenedFinished #97called #3 · by fantasy points0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Malik Nabers
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- WR
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 8
- actual finish:
- 97
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 3
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
21.9naive 22.9
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