Erik EngleApr 16, 2026
Engel expects Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling to be off the board inside the top 12 picks, and they call Myles Garrett clearly the best pass rusher in the league right now.
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What Erik Engle said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI really feel like he's gonna be gone in in the top 12 picks, maybe the top 10.
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- SaidApr 16
- GradedAug 14
- 1Monroe Freeling to be picked “top 12 picks, maybe the top 10” (picks 1–12)“Because I I really feel like he's gonna be gone in in the top 12 picks, maybe the top 10.”
- 2Myles Garrett to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks“Miles Garrett is head and shoulders above, I think, every other pass rusher in the NFL right now.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Freeling to be picked “top 12 picks, maybe the top 10” (picks 1–12)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 19 | 73.84 | 50 | — | |
| Myles Garrett to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 73.8 | 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 73.8 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 pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksMonroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling to be picked “top 12 picks, maybe the top 10” (picks 1–12)
What happenedWent 1973.84Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 19
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- top 12 picks, maybe the top 10 (picks 1–12)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Positional FinishesMyles GarrettCleveland Browns
Myles Garrett to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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