Steve MenschFeb 8, 2026

Making the even-numbered picks in the mock, they sent Arvell Reese to the Jets at No. 2, Spencer Fano to the Giants at 5, Jordan Tyson to the Saints at 8, a Tennessee cornerback to Miami at 11, Keldric Faulk to Baltimore at 14, Akheem Mesidor to Dallas at 20, Kenyon Sadiq to Philadelphia at 23, Caleb Banks to Buffalo at 26, Ty Simpson to the Rams at 29 and Chris Johnson to Seattle at 32, plus Caleb Lomu to Detroit at 17.

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8 of 14picks landed8 hits · 5 close calls · 1 miss · all settled

66.36The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+16.36Skillthe mock as a whole

74.2Per pickaverage, out of 100

0Went undraftedeach a miss

What Steve Mensch said

I want Rvel Reese wi your highline.

Steve Mensch, the lead quote

Where it was said: FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast (podcast)
The episode: FantasyPros - Real First Round NFL Mock Draft (Ep. 1944)
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Box score, round by round

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Group	Hits	Close	Misses
Round 1	5	5	1
Picks 0–0	3	0	0
All	8	5	1

How the mock scored

14 checkable claims — 14 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 24 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 14 have settled, averaging 74.2 out of 100, against 50 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.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed.

The mock as a whole

66.36this mock’s order50a shuffled mock16.36better than naive1difficulty+16.36skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

Think a pick here is graded wrong? Tell us which.

Draft board

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Round 1 · picks 1–325 hits · 5 close calls · 1 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
2	NYJ	Arvell Reese	linebacker	5	88
5	NYG	Spencer Fano	offensive tackle	9	84
8	NO	Jordyn Tyson	wide receiver	8	100
11	MIA	Jermod McCoy	cornerback	101	2
14	BAL	Keldric Faulk	edge	31	48
17	DET	Caleb Lomu	left tackle	28	62
20	DAL	Akheem Mesidor	edge	22	92
23	PHI	Kenyon Sadiq	tight end	16	74
26	BUF	Caleb Banks	defensive tackle	18	71
29	LAR	Ty Simpson	quarterback	13	50
32	SEA	Chris Johnson	cornerback	27	81

Picks 0–03 hitsShow ▸

Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
—	Akheem Mesidor	edge	22	100
—	Makai Lemon	wide receiver	20	100
—	T.J. Parker	edge	35	88

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