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Mike Renner#28 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 26, 2026

Renner predicts the Raiders will take Fernando Mendoza, expects the Cardinals to be Malik Willis's landing spot, doubts Ruben Bain will be the No. 2 overall pick, thinks Cassius Howell will slide because of their short arms, and believes the Titans still take an edge at No. 4.

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Waiting2 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 2Settled2 still waiting

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What Mike Renner said

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Obviously, the Raiders, I think we all know it's gonna be Fernando Mendoza.

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1Fernando Mendoza to move to Las Vegas Raiders“Obviously, the Raiders, I think we all know it's gonna be Fernando Mendoza, but they fit the bill here.”
2Malik Willis to move to Arizona Cardinals“Cardinals, to me, this feels like the Malik Willis landing spot... I I think this one makes the most sense.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Verdict	Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
	Fernando Mendoza to move to Las Vegas Raiders¹	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
	Malik Willis to move to Arizona Cardinals²	Trade and Signing Calls	—	—	—	—
	2 calls · 2 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

2 checkable claims — 2 trade and signing calls — 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.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

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.

1Trade and Signing Calls Fernando Mendoza Las Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to move to Las Vegas Raiders
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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2Trade and Signing Calls Malik Willis Arizona Cardinals
Malik Willis to move to Arizona Cardinals
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

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