Cody KesslerMar 1, 2025

Kessler disagreed that the Titans can skip a quarterback, predicting Tennessee takes Cam Ward with the first overall pick, and said Ward will be the first quarterback drafted in this class.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

2 of 2calls landed2 hits · all settled

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

37.1A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

0Waitingnot graded yet

What Cody Kessler said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

I'm gonna go out and I think they take Campboy.

Cody Kessler, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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The episode: GMFB Saturday Special: In or Out, Sean McDermott, and Peter's Top 10 NFL Prospects
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SaidMar 1, 2025
GradedAug 5–Sep 18, 2026

1Cam Ward to be picked at number 1“the reason that I think the Titans go quarterback... the guy I'm taking to be more upfront is cam Or, I would go out and take cam Ord... I'm gonna go out and I think they take Campboy.”
2Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board“I do think cam Ward is the first quarterback in this draft.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1¹	Mock Draft Picks	Went 1	100	50	—
Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board²	Position Order Calls	—	100	24.2	+75.8
2 calls · 2 hits · all settled			100	37.1

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 2 have settled, averaging 100 out of 100, against 37.1 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

Cam Ward · 2025 season · overall pick

Cody Kessler — 1 overall pickthe room — 24 calls from 19 punditsmedian 1 overall pickwhat happened — 1 overall pick

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Their call against what happened

overall pick

1They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Mock Draft Picks Cam Ward Tennessee Titans
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1
100Hit · naive 50
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
1
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
1
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Think this is wrong?
2Position Order Calls Cam Ward
Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 24.2
100this call24.2a naive guess75.8better than naive1difficulty+75.8skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
naming one of the 14 at random averages 24.2
skill:
75.8
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
24.2
position:
quarterback
class size:
14
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 37.1

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