Pat Fitzmaurice#8 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 8, 2026

Fitzmorris made picks 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28 and 31 in the 2026 mock, ranked the top three receiver prospects Tate-Lemon-Tyson, said Caleb Downs won't fall to Day 2, and predicted Trey Hendrickson won't be back in Cincinnati.

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6 of 10calls landed6 hits · 4 close calls · 3 waiting

81Average accuracyout of 100, across 10 calls

50A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

10 of 13Settled3 still waiting

#8Pat Fitzmaurice’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Pat Fitzmaurice said

Sunny Styles indeed is not making it out of the top five. He's going number four to the Tennessee Titans.

Pat Fitzmaurice, the lead quote

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SaidMar 8
GradedOct 1

Box score, by kind

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Close	Waiting
Mock Draft Picks	6	4	1
Trade and Signing Calls	0	0	1
Top Player Lists	0	0	1
All	6	4	3

How each call scored

13 checkable claims — 11 mock draft picks, 1 top player list and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 22 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

10 of 13 have settled so far, averaging 81 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 pick

13They said

20What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

Mock Draft Picks6 hits · 4 close calls · 1 waitingShow ▸

Makai Lemon to be picked at number 13
“pick number, thirteen... they are going to take McKay, lemon the wide receiver FROM Usc”
Makai Lemon Los Angeles Rams
Went 20mocked at 13
73.84Close
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Makai Lemon
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
20
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
13
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Sonny Styles to be picked at number 4
“He's going number four to the Tennessee Titans. Linebacker from Ohio State”
Sonny Styles Tennessee Titans
Went 7mocked at 4
87.81Hit
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Sonny Styles
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
7
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
4
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 28
“Twenty Eight Houston texans... it's Gonna Be, caleb lomu the offensive Tackle From utah”
Caleb Lomu Houston Texans
Went 28mocked at 28
100Hit
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Caleb Lomu
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
28
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
28
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Caleb Banks to be picked at number 25
“chicago bears twenty five... it's Gonna Be, caleb banks the defensive Tackle From Florida”
Caleb Banks Chicago Bears
Went 18mocked at 25
73.84Close
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Caleb Banks
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
73.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
18
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
73.84
predicted pick:
25
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 10
“number ten... The Cincinnati bengals are up... we are going to stop the slide For Rubin bain edge From miami”
Rueben Bain Cincinnati Bengals
Went 15mocked at 10
80.52Hit
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Rueben Bain
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
80.52
baseline:
50
actual pick:
15
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
80.52
predicted pick:
10
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Keldric Faulk to be picked at number 22
“twenty two we Have The Los angeles Chargers... they're Gonna Take, keldric falk the edge Rusher from auburn”
Keldric Faulk Los Angeles Chargers
Went 31mocked at 22
67.71Close
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Keldric Faulk
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
67.71
baseline:
50
actual pick:
31
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
67.71
predicted pick:
22
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Akheem Mesidor to be picked at number 19
“carolina panthers on at nineteen... they take A key messador edge Rusher from Miami”
Akheem Mesidor Carolina Panthers
Went 22mocked at 19
87.81Hit
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Akheem Mesidor
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
22
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
19
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 7
“Yeah so It's love to The commanders, Here, Joe... at Seven”
Jeremiyah Love Washington Commanders
Went 3mocked at 7
84.09Hit
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Jeremiyah Love
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
84.09
baseline:
50
actual pick:
3
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
84.09
predicted pick:
7
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Jordyn Tyson to be picked at number 16
“number Sixteen here The jets with their second Pick... they're taking a wide, Receiver Jordan tyson Of Arizona State”
Jordyn Tyson New York Jets
Went 8mocked at 16
70.71Close
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
Jordyn Tyson
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
70.71
baseline:
50
actual pick:
8
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
70.71
predicted pick:
16
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
T.J. Parker to be picked at number 31
“Thirty One New England patriots... taking tj parker the Edge, from CLEMSON”
T.J. Parker New England Patriots
Went 35mocked at 31
84.09Hit
mock order 92.12 − 50 for a shuffle = 42.12 × 1 difficulty = +42.12 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
42.12
player:
T.J. Parker
season:
2026
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
84.09
baseline:
50
actual pick:
35
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
84.09
predicted pick:
31
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
92.12
Think this is wrong?
Caleb Downs to be picked “not going to drop into Day Two”
“SO i don't think it's going to Drop caleb downs Into day Two”
Caleb Downs
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

Trade and Signing Calls1 waitingShow ▸

Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals
“Trey hendrickson is not going to be Back”
Trey Hendrickson Cincinnati Bengals
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

Top Player Lists1 waitingShow ▸

“for ME i Have tate number, One lemon, Two tyson, three but they are so tightly bunched in my rankings”
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

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