Daniel WadeApr 21, 2026
In the Locked On 2026 NFL mock draft, Wade had the Chargers select Clemson edge rusher TJ Parker with the 22nd overall pick, calling them the safe, well-rounded option at that slot.
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What Daniel Wade said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWith the twenty second pick of the 2026 locked on NFL mock draft, the Los Angeles chargers select TJ Parker, Clemson, Edge rusher
- Where it was said
- Locked On Chargers (podcast)
- The episode
- STUCK: T.J. Parker May be BEST Chargers Can Do if They are Forced to Stick and Draft at Pick 22
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- SaidApr 21
- GradedAug 14
- 1T.J. Parker to be picked at number 22“With the twenty second pick of the 2026 locked on NFL mock draft, the Los Angeles chargers select TJ Parker, Clemson, Edge rusher, and fill one of their biggest needs with their first round pick”
- 2Los Angeles Chargers to pick at number 22“you have to stick at pick 22, you have to find a guy that you like... that might be the best where we can get at pick 22”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Parker to be picked at number 221 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 35 | 56.94 | 50 | — | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to pick at number 222 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 56.9 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 team draft slot 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 2 have settled so far, averaging 56.9 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
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
T.J. Parker · 2026 season · overall pick3 calls from 3 pundits between 22 overall pick and 35 overall pick. Daniel Wade said 22 overall pick. the room's median is 22 overall pick. what happened: 35 overall pick
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksT.J. ParkerLos Angeles Chargers
T.J. Parker to be picked at number 22
What happenedWent 35mocked at 2256.94Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- T.J. Parker
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 56.94
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 35
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 56.94
- predicted pick:
- 22
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Team Draft Slot CallsLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to pick at number 22
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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Mangini took the Titans to upset the Texans, and in the chips segment backed the Chargers to upset Denver, the Patriots over the Raiders, and the Rams over the Bills.
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