Alex ClancyApr 14, 2026
Clancy insists the Arizona State offensive lineman they call "Mad Max" will be long gone before the Cardinals pick at No. 34, most likely going inside the top 20, and they predict Trey McBride will be the best tight end in football by the end of the season, ahead of Colston Loveland and Brock Bowers.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromHe will most likely go in the top 20, in my opinion.
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- 1Trey McBride to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards“Remember the end of the season, he will be the best tight end in football. Yeah. And I'm picking him over Colson Loveland and Brock Barris and stuff.”
- 2Maxx Crosby to be picked “top 20” (picks 1–20)“You could pick Mad Max out of out of Arizona State who, as I've said for six weeks now, will not be there at 34. That is a fairy tale. He will most likely go in the top 20, in my opinion.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBride to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards1 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Maxx Crosby to be picked “top 20” (picks 1–20)2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 positional finish — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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 the record
positional finishTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Positional FinishesTrey McBrideArizona Cardinals
Trey McBride to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Maxx Crosby to be picked “top 20” (picks 1–20)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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