Brady Quinn#85 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 23, 2026
Quinn argued the combine doesn't matter for draft stock and asserted that Fernando Mendoza will be the No. 1 overall pick regardless of how Ty Simpson performs at the combine.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromMendoz is gonna go number one.
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- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2: Jonas, Brady, & LaVar - Thick Meat At The NFL Combine
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- SaidFeb 23
- GradedAug 7
- 1Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1“you don't need to because Mendoz is gonna go number one. No one's gonna take regardless of how well Ty Simpson competes and throws at the combine, is gonna take him over.”
- 2Fernando Mendoza to be drafted ahead of Ty Simpson“No one's gonna take regardless of how well Ty Simpson competes and throws at the combine, is gonna take him over.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 1 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Fernando Mendoza to be drafted ahead of Ty Simpson2 | Prospect vs Prospect Calls | — | 100 | 50 | +50 | |
| 2 calls · 2 hits · all settled | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 prospect vs prospect call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 100 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.
Where this call stands in the room
Fernando Mendoza · 2025 season · overall pick17 calls from 13 pundits between 1 overall pick and 1 overall pick. Brady Quinn said 1 overall pick. the room's median is 1 overall pick. what happened: 1 overall pick
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksFernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 1mocked at 1100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Prospect vs Prospect CallsFernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza to be drafted ahead of Ty Simpson
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 50100this call−50a naive guess=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- claim:
- Fernando Mendoza drafted ahead of Ty Simpson
- draft:
- 2026
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- Fernando Mendoza went 1, Ty Simpson went 13
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- correct:
- yes
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- compared to:
- Ty Simpson
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 50
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Nick Wright · Mock Draft Picks · Fernando Mendoza · Hit 100
Nick Wright unveiled their full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. They also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games.Danny Parkins · Mock Draft Picks · Fernando Mendoza · Hit 100
Danny Parkins presented their one-and-only 2026 mock draft, including trades: Mendoza at 1 to the Raiders, David Bailey second to the Jets, the Cowboys trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Bears trading up to 16 for Kadyn Proctor, and Ty Simpson going to Arizona at 32 at the end of round one.David Harrison · Mock Draft Picks · Fernando Mendoza · Hit 100
Harrison delivers their only first-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, projecting all 32 first-round picks (including several trades) plus the rest of Washington's projected class, while noting it is an exercise in what could happen rather than a firm forecast.Rich Eisen · Mock Draft Picks · Fernando Mendoza · Hit 100
Eisen laid out their "come at me" mock draft of the top 10 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft, including a projected Chiefs trade up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese.
More prospect vs prospect calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Mike Renner · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Jordan Seaton · Miss 0
Renner ranks the top 10 offensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Trevor Goosby a top-10 pick, Jordan Seaton a first-rounder, and Cayden Green likely the first guard drafted; they also expect Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot.Chad Rader · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Akheem Mesidor · Hit 100
As read on the show, Reuter's three-round NFL.com mock has the same top four, then Delane to the Giants at five, Makai Lemmon to the Browns, Downs to Washington, Love to the Saints, Caden Proctor to the Chiefs at nine, Akeem Mesidore at 40 and Kaitlin Allen in round three.Gregg Rosenthal · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · David Bailey · Hit 100
Rosenthal expects Ruben Bain to be drafted in the top 10-12 and believes they won't get past the Cowboys at No. 12, expects David Bailey to be taken early (hard to see them out of the top six) and to go before Bain, and pegs Kiante Scott as a late-second to third-round pick.Fran Duffy · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Sonny Styles · Hit 100
Duffy expects Sonny Styles to be picked inside the top 10, believes short-armed Ruben Bain will still go inside the top 15 (possibly top 10 or top 5), thinks Styles will come off the board before Caleb Downs, ranks Avion Terrell as their top cornerback, and has Stukes graded as a second-round pick against industry consensus.Andrew Siciliano · Prospect vs Prospect Calls · Sonny Styles · Hit 100
Siciliano calls Caleb Downs the safest pick in the draft but doubts they go No. 2, and predicts Sonny Styles will dominate the combine and be drafted in the top seven, ahead of Downs.