Tom Pelissero#5 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 21, 2025

Pelissero says Cam Ward is the Titans' pick at the top of the 2025 draft and that Travis Hunter is most likely the Browns' selection at No. 2; they also endorse Tyler Warren as a top-10 pick, expects Ashton Jeanty inside the top 10, and names five under-the-radar players who could sneak into round one, including Emeka Egbuka between picks 20-25 and Tyler Shough (whom they peg more likely as a Day 2 pick).

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

4 of 4picks landed4 hits · 5 waiting

100The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+50Skillthe mock as a whole

96Per pickaverage, out of 100

#5Tom Pelissero’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Tom Pelissero said

It would be a absolute shock if it's not cam Ward going to Tennessee.

Tom Pelissero, the lead quote

Where it was said: Move the Sticks (podcast)
The episode: GMFB Monday Hour 1: Draft Week, Ashton Jeanty Insight, and Potential 1st Round Picks
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SaidApr 21, 2025
GradedAug 5–Sep 18, 2026

Box score, round by round

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Group	Hits	Waiting
Round 1	2	0
Picks 0–0	2	5
All	4	5

How the mock scored

9 checkable claims — 9 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

4 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 96 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.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed.

The mock as a whole

100this mock’s order50a shuffled mock50better than naive1difficulty+50skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

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Draft board

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Round 1 · picks 1–322 hitsShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
1	TEN	Cam Ward	quarterback	1		100
2	CLE	Travis Hunter		2		100

Picks 0–02 hits · 5 waitingShow ▸

Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
—	Ashton Jeanty	running back	6	100
—	Tyler Warren	tight end	14	84
—	Tyler Shough	quarterback	—	—
—	Emeka Egbuka	wide receiver	—	—
—	Tyleik Williams	defensive tackle	—	—
—	Jared Wilson	center	—	—
—	Carson Schwesinger	linebacker	—	—

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