Mike Florio#15 of 87 NFL pundits · Mar 17, 2026
Florio made 12 picks in the three-round, 12-team fantasy mock draft (Bijan Robinson, JSN, CeeDee Lamb, Jonathan Taylor, Nabers, London, AJ Brown, Jeremiah Love, Chase Brown, McConkey, Rashee Rice, Higgins), and separately predicted Jalen Waddle settles as a top-20 receiver, that AJ Brown could finish top five, that Marquise Brown fills the Eagles' WR3 role, that Chase Brown is underrated, that Ladd McConkey breaks out, and that Jeremiah Love goes in the top 10 of the actual NFL draft.
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What Mike Florio said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm kind of sitting here like is he a top twenty wide receiver? I think he will settle in top twenty.
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- SaidMar 17
- GradedAug 13
- 1Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top ten pick in the real life draft” (picks 1–10)“He's going to top ten pick in the real life draft. I comp him to a faster Le'Veon Bell.”
- 2Jaylen Waddle to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points“is he a top twenty wide receiver? I think he will settle in top twenty”
- 3A.J. Brown to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points“I wouldn't be surprised at off he finished top five a wide receiver this year”
- 4Fantasy Rankings“Florio's picks in the three-round mock draft: Bijan Robinson (1.02), JSN (1.05), CeeDee Lamb (1.08), Jonathan Taylor (1.11), Malik Nabers (2.02), Drake London (2.05), AJ Brown (2.08), Jeremiah Love (2.11), Chase Brown (3.02), Ladd McConkey (3.05), Rashee Rice (3.08), T Higgins (3.11)”
- 5Marquise Brown to be 3rd on the depth chart“And then Markui's Brown, I think, comes in and plays that wide receiver three role that we know the Eagles love.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top ten pick in the real life draft” (picks 1–10)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 3 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Jaylen Waddle to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points2 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| A.J. Brown to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points3 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| “Florio's picks in the three-round mock draft: Bijan Robinson…”4 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Marquise Brown to be 3rd on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 hit · 4 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive5 checkable claims — 2 positional finishes, 1 depth chart call, 1 fantasy ranking and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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
Jaylen Waddle · 2026 season · positional finish5 calls from 4 pundits between 12 positional finish and 24 positional finish. Mike Florio said 20 positional finish. the room's median is 18 positional finish. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. 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 PicksJeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top ten pick in the real life draft” (picks 1–10)
What happenedWent 3100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- top ten pick in the real life draft (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Positional FinishesJaylen WaddleDenver Broncos
Jaylen Waddle to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Positional FinishesA.J. BrownPhiladelphia Eagles
A.J. Brown to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Florio's picks in the three-round mock draft: Bijan Robinson (1.02), JSN (1.05), CeeDee Lamb (1.08), Jonathan Taylor (1.11), Malik Nabers (2.02), Drake London (2.05), AJ Brown (2.08), Jeremiah Love (2.11), Chase Brown (3.02), Ladd McConkey (3.05), Rashee Rice (3.08), T Higgins (3.11)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Depth Chart CallsMarquise BrownPhiladelphia Eagles
Marquise Brown to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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