Ross Jackson#21 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 26, 2026

Jackson praises the Saints' 2025 draft class, projecting Jonas Sanker to grow into a bigger role in Brandon Staley's defense, and looks ahead to the 2026 draft, where they call Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles a consensus first-rounder and potentially a top-10 pick.

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2 of 2calls landed2 hits · all settled

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

70.8A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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What Ross Jackson said

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Sonny Styles out of Ohio State... obvious first rounder. Consensus first rounder. Probably, potentially, a top 10 pick.

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The episode: TRANSFORMATIVE: New Orleans Saints Earn BEST 2025 Draft Award With Kelvin Banks Jr., Tyler Shough
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GradedAug 14–18

1Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart“the thing about Jonas Sanker is that he could become an even bigger part of Brandon Staley's defense should Allante Taylor depart and the Saints tab him to be the new star player, star position... He could have an even bigger role going into 2026.”
2Sonny Styles to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)“Sonny Styles out of Ohio State... obvious first rounder. Consensus first rounder. Probably, potentially, a top 10 pick.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	91.67	+8.33
Sonny Styles to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)²	Mock Draft Picks	Went 7	100	50	—
2 calls · 2 hits · all settled			100	70.8

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 mock draft pick — 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.

All 2 have settled, averaging 100 out of 100, against 70.8 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

1They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Depth Chart Calls Jonas Sanker New Orleans Saints
Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by defensive snaps
100Hit · naive 91.67
100this call91.67a naive guess8.33better than naive1difficulty+8.33skill
How this was scored
club:
NO
skill:
8.33
player:
Jonas Sanker
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
S
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
1
measured by:
defensive snaps
the naive guess:
no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
2Mock Draft Picks Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)
What happenedWent 7
100Hit · naive 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Sonny Styles
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
7
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
top 10 pick (picks 1–10)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 70.8

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