Daniel Jeremiah#25 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 3, 2026
Jeremiah laid out their post-combine board — Fernando Mendoza first, Jeremiah Love second, Ty Simpson 40th — and pegged Simpson as a second-round pick rather than a first-rounder. They also forecast round-by-round landing spots for the top running backs, receiver Germie Bernard, and several offensive linemen.
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I view him as a second round pick.
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- 2026 Combine Takeaways: Offensive Prospects Who Boosted Their Draft Stock
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Draft Picks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Top Player Lists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
How each call scored
10 checkable claims — 9 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
4 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 85.5 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.
Mock Draft Picks3 hits · 1 close call · 5 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Germie Bernard to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
“Jeremy Bernard is going to be a really really good player... I think he's got a really good shot of going in the second round”
Went 47100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Germie Bernard
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 47
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Ty Simpson to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)
“he's not going to get inside my top thirty two players. I view him as a second round pick. That's what I think he is.”
Went 1342.04CloseThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 42.04
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 42.04
- predicted pick:
- second round pick (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Monroe Freeling to be picked “first half of the first round” (picks 1–32)
“He's going He's probably gonna go. In the first half of the first round”
Went 19100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 19
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first half of the first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Spencer Fano to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Fano, who you know has his shorter arms but literally worked out at center, can play any of the five spots, is a really good player. He's going to go in the first round.”
Went 9100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Spencer Fano
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Keylan Rutledge to be picked “Day two”
“Rutlets from Georgia Tech's going to go on Day two.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jadarian Price to be picked “day two”
“I thought Jadari and Price had a really good workout... those are the four guys... I think the other three all go on stay two.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- —Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “round one”
“those are the four guys... one for sure in round one. I think the other three all go on stay two.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Mike Washington to be picked “day two”
“The you know Washington junior from Arkansas. He's you know, either the third or the fourth guy... I think the other three all go on stay two.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Top Player Lists1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
“he's my second player. There's only one more spot for him to go... I probably just stick with the quarterback at this point in time with Mendoza... I had him as my fortieth player come out of the combine.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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