Nate Tice#17 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 8, 2025

In a first-round mock draft on NFL Daily, Tice made the odd-numbered picks, starting with Cam Ward to the Titans at No. 1 and running through Josh Simmons to the Chiefs at 31. They also pegged Grey Zabel as a back-half-of-round-one talent.

Said on air or in an interview · Around the NFL (podcast)Hear the original

12 of 17picks landed12 hits · 3 close calls · 2 misses · all settled

89.12The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+39.12Skillthe mock as a whole

77.6Per pickaverage, out of 100

#17Nate Tice’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Nate Tice said

Number one pick Titans going with Cam Woord quarterback.

Nate Tice, the lead quote

Where it was said: Around the NFL (podcast)
The episode: Mock Draft with Nate Tice!
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SaidApr 8, 2025
GradedOct 1, 2026

Box score, round by round

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Group	Hits	Close	Misses
Round 1	11	3	2
Picks 0–0	1	0	0
All	12	3	2

How the mock scored

17 checkable claims — 17 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 33 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 17 have settled, averaging 77.6 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.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed.

The mock as a whole

89.12this mock’s order50a shuffled mock39.12better than naive1difficulty+39.12skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

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Draft board

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Round 1 · picks 1–3211 hits · 3 close calls · 2 missesShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
1	TEN	Cam Ward	quarterback	1	100
3	NYG	Abdul Carter	edge	3	100
5	JAX	Mason Graham	defensive tackle	5	100
7	NYJ	Colston Loveland	tight end	10	88
9	NO	Armand Membou	offensive tackle	7	92
11	SF	Mykel Williams	edge	11	100
13	MIA	Malaki Starks	safety	27	55
15	ATL	Mike Green	edge	59	15
17	CIN	Derrick Harmon	defensive tackle	21	84
19	TB	Shemar Stewart	edge	17	92
21	PIT	Shavon Revel Jr.	cornerback	76	9
23	GB	Kenneth Grant	defensive tackle	13	65
25	HOU	Josh Conerly Jr.	offensive tackle	29	84
27	BAL	Donovan Jackson	guard	24	88
29	WAS	Donovan Ezeiruaku	edge	44	52
31	KC	Josh Simmons	offensive tackle	32	96

Picks 0–01 hitShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
0	—	Grey Zabel	offensive lineman	18		100

Who this take is about

Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers

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