David Harrison#57 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 28, 2026
Recapping day one of the 2026 NFL scouting combine drills, Harrison names their standouts and offers draft projections: Sonny Styles could rise to No. 2 overall and is a top-10 pick, Ruben Bain Jr. will need to move inside from edge, Zane Durant and Owen Heineke will climb from seventh-round projections, Jacob Rodriguez lands late round two/early round three, and Lee Hunter is an early second-rounder who could sneak into the late first.
Said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Commanders (podcast)Hear the original
What David Harrison said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWould not be surprised to see him up there at, like, number two now after this workout.
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- Locked On Commanders (podcast)
- The episode
- COMBINE COMMANDERS: EDGE and LB Group Winners David Bailey, Sonny Styles, Malachi Lawrence, and More
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- SaidFeb 28
- GradedAug 14–18
- 1Lee Hunter to be picked “early second round maybe could get into late first round” (picks 1–64)“his projection early second round maybe could get into late first round”
- 2Sonny Styles to be picked at number 2“Top five player in the NFL draft class currently projected fifth on the big board. Would not be surprised to see him up there at, like, number two now after this workout. Certainly a top 10 guy.”
- 3Sonny Styles to be picked “Certainly a top 10 guy” (picks 1–10)“Certainly a top 10 guy. I think the New York Jets have to be seriously considering taking him to be the quarterback of their defense.”
- 4Cashius Howell to be picked “late first round” (picks 1–32)“He is a late first round guy and a lot of mock drafts. Has a nineteenth, but like I said, he's kinda teetering on that late first round line, into day two.”
- 5Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “back end round two early round three”“Right now, ranked eighty fourth on the big board, which is mid round three. I feel like he's gonna get some back end round two early round three talk after this performance.”
- 6Rueben Bain to be a starter“He he measured it under thirty one inch arms. That's not good if you're trying to play edge. I think he's gonna need to move inside.”
- 7Fernando Mendoza to be picked at a slot they never named“If they can't get a quarterback for their offense because Fernando Mendoza goes to the Raiders”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Hunter to be picked “early second round maybe could get into late first round” (picks 1–64)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 49 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Sonny Styles to be picked at number 22 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 7 | 80.52 | 50 | — | |
| Sonny Styles to be picked “Certainly a top 10 guy” (picks 1–10)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 7 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Cashius Howell to be picked “late first round” (picks 1–32)4 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 41 | 67.71 | 50 | — | |
| Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “back end round two early round three”5 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Rueben Bain to be a starter6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at a slot they never named7 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 3 hits · 1 close call · 3 waiting | 87.1 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive7 checkable claims — 6 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
4 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 87.1 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.
Lee Hunter to be picked “early second round maybe could get into late first round” (picks 1–64)
What happenedWent 49100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Lee Hunter
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 49
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- early second round maybe could get into late first round (picks 1–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Sonny Styles to be picked at number 2
What happenedWent 7mocked at 280.52Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Sonny Styles to be picked “Certainly a top 10 guy” (picks 1–10)
What happenedWent 7100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- Certainly a top 10 guy (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
4Mock Draft PicksCashius Howell
Cashius Howell to be picked “late first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 4167.71Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cashius Howell
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 67.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 67.71
- predicted pick:
- late first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
5Mock Draft PicksJacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “back end round two early round three”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Rueben Bain to be a starter
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at a slot they never named
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
87.1naive 50
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