Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 1, 2026
Brooks called Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love the best prospect in the class and a top-five pick, pegged Arkansas' Mike Washington as a Day 2 (second- or third-round) pick, slotted Ty Simpson as the second quarterback off the board after Fernando Mendoza, and said Omar Cooper is a first-rounder.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromTo me, Man, we're talking about a top five pick, and I'm saying this, I think he's the best prospect in the class.
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- SaidMar 1
- GradedAug 5–18
- 1Mike Washington to be picked “day two, second or third round” (picks 33–100)“Are we to talk about Mike Washington coming off the board on day two, second or third round. Somewhere in that conversation, his name has to come up.”
- 2Ty Simpson to be 2nd quarterback off the board“I think right now depecking order would probably suggest that Ty Simpson is next... But he is certainly after Mendoza to me, he's next in line to come off the board.”
- 3Omar Cooper to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Omar Cooper I think helped himself the four to four. He's the first rounder now... He's the safest maybe of all those wide receivers, which will help him get drafted in the first round.”
- 4Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)“To me, Man, we're talking about a top five pick... you could talk yourself in and take him and within one the first four five picks.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington to be picked “day two, second or third round” (picks 33–100)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 122 | 38.56 | 50 | — | |
| Ty Simpson to be 2nd quarterback off the board2 | Position Order Calls | — | 100 | 39.7 | +60.3 | |
| Omar Cooper to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 30 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)4 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 3 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| 4 calls · 3 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 84.6 | 47.4 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 84.6 out of 100, against 47.4 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Ty Simpson · 2026 season · positional finish7 calls from 6 pundits between 2 positional finish and 2 positional finish. Bucky Brooks said 2 positional finish. the room's median is 2 positional finish. what happened: 2 positional finish
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Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksMike Washington
Mike Washington to be picked “day two, second or third round” (picks 33–100)
What happenedWent 12238.56Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mike Washington
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 38.56
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 122
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 38.56
- predicted pick:
- day two, second or third round (picks 33–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Position Order CallsTy Simpson
Ty Simpson to be 2nd quarterback off the board
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 39.7100this call−39.7a naive guess=60.3better than naive×1difficulty=+60.3skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 10 at random averages 39.7
- skill:
- 60.3
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 39.7
- position:
- quarterback
- class size:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 2
- predicted order:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
Omar Cooper to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 30100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Omar Cooper
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 30
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
4Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)
What happenedWent 3100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- top five pick (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
84.6naive 47.4
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