Carmen VitaliFeb 28, 2026
Vitally pegs Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles as probably a top-five pick in this year's draft, and expects the Bengals to lose Trey Hendrickson in free agency.
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What Carmen Vitali said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI was going to talk about Sonny Styles, linebacker one, probably a top five pick in this year's draft, inside linebacker.
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- SaidFeb 28
- GradedAug 14–Sep 18
- 1Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals“And the Bengals they're losing Trey Hendrickson to free agency or he's going to test free agency... if you're looking to replace Trey Hendrickson and you're trying to find life after Trey Hendrickson, which is what the Bengals are going to try to do”
- 2Sonny Styles to be picked “probably a top five pick in this year's draft” (picks 1–5)“So I told you I was going to talk about Sonny Styles, linebacker one, probably a top five pick in this year's draft, inside linebacker.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| Sonny Styles to be picked “probably a top five pick in this year's draft” (picks 1–5)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 7 | 91.7 | 50 | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 hits · all settled | 95.9 | 25 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 trade and signing call — 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.
All 2 have settled, averaging 95.9 out of 100, against 25 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsTrey HendricksonCincinnati Bengals
Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Trey Hendrickson
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- CIN
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- reported:
- signed → BAL
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Sonny Styles to be picked “probably a top five pick in this year's draft” (picks 1–5)
What happenedWent 791.7Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- probably a top five pick in this year's draft (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
95.9naive 25
Who this take is about
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Campbell's draft stock report projects Indiana WR Charlie Becker as a top-10 pick in 2027, Mississippi State CB Kelley Jones as a first-rounder, Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam as a top-15 pick, and Texas OT Trevor Goosby as a top-10 pick, while suggesting Arch Manning could still be a first-rounder if they declare.