Justin MeloOct 12, 2026
Grading and ranking all 32 rookie classes after Week 5, Melo pointed to a few forward-looking individual outcomes: Washington's Sonny Styles and the Giants' Arvell Reese as Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates, and Baltimore's Vega Ioane as a future All-Pro offensive lineman.
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What Justin Melo said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWhether he's playing guard or center, Vega Ioane looks like a future All-Pro offensive lineman.
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- Ranking All 32 2026 NFL Draft Classes: Biggest Winners and Disappointments After Week 5
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- 1Olaivavega Ioane to make All-Pro“Whether he's playing guard or center, Vega Ioane looks like a future All-Pro offensive lineman.”
- 2Sonny Styles to win Defensive Rookie of the Year“Sonny Styles has been outstanding at linebacker, looking like a Defensive Rookie of the Year frontrunner.”
- 3Arvell Reese to win Defensive Rookie of the Year“Linebacker Arvell Reese looks like a potential Defensive Rookie of the Year winner.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olaivavega Ioane to make All-Pro1 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Sonny Styles to win Defensive Rookie of the Year2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Arvell Reese to win Defensive Rookie of the Year3 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 award picks and 1 pro bowl and all-pro 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsOlaivavega IoaneBaltimore Ravens
Olaivavega Ioane to make All-Pro
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Award PicksSonny StylesWashington Commanders
Sonny Styles to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Award PicksArvell ReeseNew York Giants
Arvell Reese to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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