Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 26, 2025
Brockman says Kyle McCord should be a middle-round pick, argues Travis Hunter should be the first pick in the draft as the best player available, and predicts that whatever team Aaron Rodgers joins won't win a playoff game.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromHe should be the first pick in the draft. He's the best player in the draft.
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- SaidFeb 26, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
- 1Travis Hunter to be picked at number 1“He should be the first pick in the draft. He's the best player in the draft.”
- 2Kyle McCord to be picked “a middle round pick”“Jordan Palmer came in and and and detailed exactly why he should not be slept on. He should be a middle round pick and has a chance to really start in the league.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Hunter to be picked at number 11 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 2 | 95.76 | 50 | — | |
| Kyle McCord to be picked “a middle round pick”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 95.8 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 95.8 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksTravis Hunter
Travis Hunter to be picked at number 1
What happenedWent 2mocked at 195.76Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Travis Hunter
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Kyle McCord to be picked “a middle round pick”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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