Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 25, 2026
Eisen said they wouldn't be surprised if Arvell Reese went second overall to the Jets, and predicted Deshaun Watson will be the Browns' starting quarterback rather than Shedeur Sanders.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromAnd if he's the second overall pick, that wouldn't surprise me by any stretch of the imagination.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 1: Live from the NFL Combine with Broncos HC Sean Payton & Miami DE Rueben Bain Jr.
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- SaidFeb 25
- GradedOct 1
- 1Arvell Reese to be picked at number 2“R. L. Reese, who could be potentially a New York Jet number two overall based on some mock drafts... And if he's the second overall pick, that wouldn't surprise me by any stretch of the imagination.”
- 2Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart“Deshaun Watson is starting ... Going to be the starting quarterback Yeah. For the Browns.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvell Reese to be picked at number 21 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 5 | 87.81 | 50 | — | |
| Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 87.8 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 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 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 87.8 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 below 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksArvell ReeseNew York Jets
Arvell Reese to be picked at number 2
What happenedWent 5mocked at 287.81Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Arvell Reese
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Depth Chart CallsDeshaun WatsonCleveland Browns
Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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