Jeff CavanaughJan 8, 2026
The host discusses Fran Duffy's mock draft and adds their own takes: they'd take Sonny Styles at No. 12 if the draft fell that way, projects Styles will run in the 4.4-4.5 range, and predicts USC receiver Malachi Lemon(?) will be a first-round pick. They also expect Zachariah Branch to replace the Cowboys' current returner.
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- 1Sonny Styles to be picked at number 12“yeah, I think that's who I would pick there if I were the Dallas Cowboys”
- 2Makai Lemon to be picked “a first rounder” (picks 1–32)“I bet he'll be a first rounder.”
- 3Sonny Styles to post a four four four five at the combine“he's six four two forty. He's gonna run a four four four five.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Styles to be picked at number 121 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 7 | 80.52 | 50 | — | |
| Makai Lemon to be picked “a first rounder” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 20 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Sonny Styles to post a four four four five at the combine3 | Combine Measurements | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 waiting | 90.3 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks and 1 combine measurement — 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.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 90.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
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
Sonny Styles · 2025 season · overall pick5 calls from 5 pundits between 7 overall pick and 12 overall pick. Jeff Cavanaugh said 12 overall pick. the room's median is 12 overall pick. what happened: 7 overall pick
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesDallas Cowboys
Sonny Styles to be picked at number 12
What happenedWent 7mocked at 1280.52Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- 12
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Makai Lemon to be picked “a first rounder” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 20100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Makai Lemon
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 20
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- a first rounder (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
3Combine MeasurementsSonny Styles
Sonny Styles to post a four four four five at the combine
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
90.3naive 50
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More mock draft picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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