Craig StoutApr 24, 2026
Stout guessed the trade-up target would be Ruben Bayne, Jordan Tyson or Sonny Styles in that order; after the pick they said Delaine will start and play every snap from Week 1 as the Chiefs' CB1, and predicted Kansas City will not trade up again from pick 29.
Said on air, transcribed by us · KC Sports Network (podcast)Hear the original
What Craig Stout said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThey're gonna be able to play him week one. He's going to play every snap, and he's going to be good.
- Where it was said
- KC Sports Network (podcast)
- The episode
- BREAKING: Chiefs Trade Up to Pick No. 6 to Select LSU CB Mansoor Delane
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- SaidApr 23
- GradedAug 14
- 1Rueben Bain to be picked at number 6“if I'm trading up, I would assume that it is for Ruben Bayne, Jordan Tyson, or Sonny Styles in that order”
- 2Kansas City Chiefs to pick “pick 29 or a trade back”“I don't think that they are going to trade up from pick 29. I think that we are probably looking at pick 29 or a trade back here.”
- 3Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart“They're gonna be able to play him week one. He's going to play every snap, and he's going to be good... Mansoor Delaine is CB one, is a blue chip CB.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rueben Bain to be picked at number 61 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 15 | 67.71 | 50 | — | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to pick “pick 29 or a trade back”2 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 close call · 2 waiting | 67.7 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 mock draft pick and 1 team draft slot call — 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 3 have settled so far, averaging 67.7 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
Rueben Bain · 2026 season · overall pick7 calls from 5 pundits between 6 overall pick and 15 overall pick. Craig Stout said 6 overall pick. the room's median is 9 overall pick. what happened: 15 overall pick
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksRueben BainKansas City Chiefs
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 6
What happenedWent 15mocked at 667.71Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Rueben Bain
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 67.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 15
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 67.71
- predicted pick:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Team Draft Slot CallsKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to pick “pick 29 or a trade back”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsMansoor DelaneKansas City Chiefs
Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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