# Eric Crocker — prediction record Eric Crocker covers the San Francisco 49ers for the Locked On 49ers podcast, where he goes by "Winkstradamus" when making season predictions. His coverage spans roster projections, draft analysis, and divisional matchups with teams like the Seattle Seahawks. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 64.1% - **MissedTakes Score:** 12 - **Graded articles:** 7 - **Graded individual calls:** 19 - **Clarity:** 100% PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology ## Graded articles (7) ### Sep 9, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Crocker took the 49ers to beat the Rams in Week 1 and the Cowboys in Week 10, projected about 11 wins for San Francisco, and said he wouldn't be surprised by another 13-win season from Seattle. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/229afb05-cc72-486a-acc8-b16d7d2ccb94 ### May 5, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Crocker expects rookie receiver Dejean Stribling to open his career as the backup Z behind Ricky Pearsall, competing with Pearsall while also taking slot snaps, and he thinks Enrique Cruz Jr. likely gets cut initially and returns on the practice squad. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7c284da6-ec8a-4486-aeb4-1906be7dd918 ### Mar 6, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Crocker grades Chris Bell as a third-round talent rather than a first-rounder, and expects Caleb Douglas to be projected around the late third round. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6c370dec-5f62-4688-9f82-cd04cad3ef09 ### Mar 3, 2026 — scored 90.26 across 2 calls Crocker says Thieneman's testing may have pushed him into the first round and possibly the top 20, and pegs Emmanuel McNeil Warren as a second-round/high second-round pick. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a4acf12f-3460-440f-86ed-473acee07fb1 ### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 91.67 across 1 call Crocker argues the 49ers must re-sign Deebo Samuel, framing him as not a No. 1 receiver at this stage, and says he'd trade a second-round pick for Mac Jones if he were Atlanta. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e6f0dbb0-4d9e-41bf-b7f7-2c59137074e4 ### Feb 23, 2026 — scored 46.95 across 6 calls In his pre-combine "Croc Mock 1.0" for the 2026 draft, Crocker has the 49ers take Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 27, Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 58, Auburn center Connor Lou late in the third, then Bryce Lance, Michael Trigg and Mike Washington Jr. in the fourth and an Oklahoma guard in the fifth. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c24df9f3-bfdc-436a-bc5d-159299a74902 ### Feb 16, 2026 — scored 19.81 across 6 calls Acting as the decision-maker in a listener-driven seven-round 49ers mock draft, Crocker selected Akeem Mesidor in the first round, Malachi Fields in the second, Bud Clark in the third, then Jude Bowery, Bo Stevens, Demond Claiborne and Sam Roush. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af7cefe4-6405-4cf6-bf11-b115edf91494 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=eric-crocker-2