Justin BooneMar 21, 2026
Boone's top post-free-agency player is Ashton Jeanty, who they think can finish as a top-two or top-three fantasy running back with a better environment in Las Vegas; they also expect the Raiders to draft Fernando Mendoza first overall.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromTo me, that just boils down to a very high end fantasy campaign at a guy who's gonna have a shot to be potentially top two, top three fantasy running back at the end of the year.
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- FantasyPros - Fantasy Gold: The Top 10 Must-Have Players for 2026 (Ep. 1981)
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- SaidMar 21
- GradedAug 7
- 1Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“They're going to draft a quarterback, likely Fernando Mendoza number one overall.”
- 2Ashton Jeanty to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points“a guy who's gonna have a shot to be potentially top two, top three fantasy running back at the end of the year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Ashton Jeanty to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 positional finish — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 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 below 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
Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season · overall pick44 calls from 30 pundits between 1 overall pick and 1 overall pick. Justin Boone said 1 overall pick. the room's median is 1 overall pick. what happened: 1 overall pick
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Positional FinishesAshton JeantyLas Vegas Raiders
Ashton Jeanty to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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