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Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 28, 2025

Brooks says their latest mock draft has Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce going to the Philadelphia Eagles at pick 32.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

77Close · out of 100
Went 26What happenedmocked at 32
50A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
77.11This callout of 100
#26Bucky Brooks’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Bucky Brooks said

All I know is late my latest mind Draft thirty two, James Fears was going to the Philadelphia
Our reading: James Pearce Jr. to be picked at number 32
Where it was said
Move the Sticks (podcast)
The episode
2025 NFL Combine Recap: DL & LBs
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  1. SaidFeb 28, 2025
  2. GradedAug 7, 2026

How the call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

The call scored 77.1 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

Their call against what happened

overall pick
32They said
26What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

  1. Mock Draft PicksJames Pearce Jr.Philadelphia Eagles

    James Pearce Jr. to be picked at number 32

    What happenedWent 26mocked at 32
    77.11Close · naive 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2025
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    James Pearce Jr.
    season:
    2024
    zero credit this far off:
    32
    accuracy:
    77.11
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    26
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    77.11
    predicted pick:
    32
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    only one pick — no order to score
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