JP Acosta#40 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 21, 2026

JP leaned toward the Rams beating the Seahawks in the NFC Championship, treated Ty Simpson as the class's first quarterback off the board, and made several draft projections for Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl prospects.

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0 of 2calls landed1 close call · 1 miss · 4 waiting

35.4Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

69.9A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 6Settled4 still waiting

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What JP Acosta said

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I'm kinda leaning Rams.

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SaidJan 21
GradedAug 13–17

1Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks“I'm kinda leaning Rams. ... I'm gonna lean with the guy that's been there before.”
2Ty Simpson to be 1st quarterback off the board“QB three, even QB two sort of feels like it's up for grabs right now. Whoever gets drafted after Ty Simpson feels like it could be anyone's guess.”
3Dante Corleone to be picked “day two”“for a lot of teams that need run stoppers because of where the NFL is going, Corlejo could be a really nice pick on day two”
4Taylen Green to be picked “potentially late day two, early day three”“we could see him come off the board, potentially late day two, early day three”
5Jeff Caldwell to be picked “he's gonna get drafted”“If he can really show up in one on ones and make a lot and do a lot of good work, he's gonna get drafted”
6Dalton Johnson to be picked “going to get drafted”“Dalton Johnson is going to get drafted.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks¹	Game Outcome Picks	—	0	100	−100
Ty Simpson to be 1st quarterback off the board²	Position Order Calls	—	70.71	39.7	+31.01
Dante Corleone to be picked “day two”³	Mock Draft Picks	—	—	—	—
Taylen Green to be picked “potentially late day two, early day three”⁴	Mock Draft Picks	—	—	—	—
Jeff Caldwell to be picked “he's gonna get drafted”⁵	Mock Draft Picks	—	—	—	—
Dalton Johnson to be picked “going to get drafted”⁶	Mock Draft Picks	—	—	—	—
6 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · 4 waiting			35.4	69.9

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

6 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks, 1 game outcome pick and 1 position order call — 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.

2 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 35.4 out of 100, against 69.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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

Ty Simpson · 2025 season · positional finish

JP Acosta — 1 positional finishthe room — 7 calls from 6 punditsmedian 2 positional finishwhat happened — 2 positional finish

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1Game Outcome Picks Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks
VerdictMiss
0Miss · naive 100
0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive1difficulty−100skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Seahawks by 2.5 · underdog pick, Rams 44%.
How this was scored
won:
SEA
score:
27-31
skill:
−100
they picked:
LAR
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
SEA
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
2Position Order Calls Ty Simpson
Ty Simpson to be 1st quarterback off the board
VerdictClose
70.71Close · naive 39.7
70.71this call39.7a naive guess31.01better than naive1difficulty+31.01skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
naming one of the 10 at random averages 39.7
skill:
31.01
player:
Ty Simpson
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
70.71
baseline:
39.7
position:
quarterback
class size:
10
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
2
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
3Mock Draft Picks Dante Corleone
Dante Corleone to be picked “day two”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
4Mock Draft Picks Taylen Green
Taylen Green to be picked “potentially late day two, early day three”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
5Mock Draft Picks Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell to be picked “he's gonna get drafted”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
6Mock Draft Picks Dalton Johnson
Dalton Johnson to be picked “going to get drafted”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
35.4naive 69.9

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