Joe Marino#2 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 26, 2026
Marino's mock drafts had the Bills taking Utah offensive lineman Spencer Fano at pick 26 and adding kicker Trey Smack and punter Jack Stonehouse on day three; they also say second-year cornerback Maxwell Hairston will be a starter for Buffalo in 2026.
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What Joe Marino said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromChris Maxwell Hairston is gonna be a starter this year.
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- Locked On Bills (podcast)
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- BILLS SQUAD SHOW: "Run to the podium" picks! Joe FALLS IN LOVE with KC? Statue reveals!
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- SaidMar 26
- GradedAug 13
- 1Spencer Fano to be picked at number 26“We got to pick 26, and I thought the logical thing to do was actually to pick an offensive lineman... It was actually Spencer Fano... And so I went with Spencer Fano”
- 2Trey Smack to be picked “day three”“I had, Trey Smack... And Jack Stonehouse. I had I I had them draft them both on day three”
- 3Jack Stonehouse to be picked “day three”“I had, Trey Smack... And Jack Stonehouse. I had I I had them draft them both on day three to, get long term young players at those spots.”
- 4Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart“They have Christian Benford locked up. Chris Maxwell Hairston is gonna be a starter this year.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Fano to be picked at number 261 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 9 | 47.88 | 50 | — | |
| Trey Smack to be picked “day three”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Jack Stonehouse to be picked “day three”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 close call · 3 waiting | 47.9 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 47.9 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 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksSpencer FanoBuffalo Bills
Spencer Fano to be picked at number 26
What happenedWent 9mocked at 2647.88Close · naive 50Think 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:
- 47.88
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 47.88
- predicted pick:
- 26
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Mock Draft PicksTrey SmackBuffalo Bills
Trey Smack to be picked “day three”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksJack StonehouseBuffalo Bills
Jack Stonehouse to be picked “day three”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsMaxwell HairstonBuffalo Bills
Maxwell Hairston to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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