Erik EngleMar 20, 2026
Engel expects the 49ers and Trent Williams to rework the deal and stay together, thinks Williams retires after this season, doubts Monroe Freeling lasts to pick 27, believes Brandon Aiyuk is done in San Francisco with Washington the likely destination, predicts the 49ers compete for the NFC West and that whoever wins the division gets a first-round bye, and thinks Mac Jones could fetch a third-round pick or better.
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What Erik Engle said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the biggest question mark about Monroe Freeling is is is he going to be available when the 40 pick at 27? And I I personally think that that answer is no.
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- 49ERS SQUAD SHOW: WAY TOO EARLY PREDICTIONS for 2026, Prolific Pass Game Returning to SF?
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- 1Mac Jones to move“I mean, you could get probably at least, at least a third round for Mac Jones.”
- 2Brandon Aiyuk to move to Washington Commanders“as the league kinda thinks that it's a foregone conclusion that Iuka is going to the Washington commanders”
- 3Monroe Freeling to be picked “before No. 27 overall”“I think the biggest question mark about Monroe Freeling is is is he going to be available when the 40 pick at 27? And I I personally think that that answer is no.”
- 4San Francisco 49ers to take the top seed“I think whatever team is coming out of the West is going to earn that first round buy.”
- 5Trent Williams to move to San Francisco 49ers“I don't foresee a a scenario in which they get rid of Trent Williams.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones to move1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brandon Aiyuk to move to Washington Commanders2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Monroe Freeling to be picked “before No. 27 overall”3 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| San Francisco 49ers to take the top seed4 | Seeding, Byes and Home Field | — | — | — | — | |
| Trent Williams to move to San Francisco 49ers5 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls, 1 mock draft pick and 1 seeding, byes and home field — 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsMac Jones
Mac Jones to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsBrandon AiyukWashington Commanders
Brandon Aiyuk to move to Washington Commanders
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksMonroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling to be picked “before No. 27 overall”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Seeding, Byes and Home FieldSan Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to take the top seed
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Trade and Signing CallsTrent WilliamsSan Francisco 49ers
Trent Williams to move to San Francisco 49ers
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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