# Field Yates — prediction record



## Is Field Yates accurate?

Across 35 graded calls in 5 articles, Field Yates scores 78.53% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 44.16, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 78.53%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 44.16
- **Graded articles:** 5
- **Graded individual calls:** 35
- **Clarity:** 100%
- **Hedged:** 9.37% of claims
- **Right when hedging:** not enough data
- **Right when committing:** not enough data

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 (5)

### Mar 25, 2026 — scored 56.94 across 1 call

In their most recent mock draft, Yates has Ty Simpson going to the Cardinals at No. 26 overall.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6665809c-4887-4dae-9483-08cc85a29713

### Mar 24, 2026 — scored 78.57 across 16 calls

As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eaa4c0b-96d6-4cb2-bb55-3307b797fb9b

### Feb 27, 2026 — scored 91.82 across 4 calls

Yates pegged David Bailey as a top-four pick, called Jeremiah Love clearly the best running back in the class with a draft range from No. 3 overall to the Chiefs at No. 9, put Karnell Tate atop their receiver board, projected Jordan Tyson as a top-15 pick, and expected Brennan Thompson to run in the 4.2s. They also see both Miami's Mauigoa and Utah's Spencer Fano taken inside the top 15, with Mauigoa having a chance to be the first offensive lineman off the board.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3ac28f94-72fb-46e5-81e3-b524c7c7b841

### Feb 19, 2026 — scored 83.67 across 5 calls

In their latest mock draft, Yates has Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to the Raiders (a pick they say can be etched in stone), the Jets taking edge rusher Arbel Reiss at No. 2, the Titans taking David Bailey in the first round, and the Cowboys selecting Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 12 as the first linebacker off the board.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3692b1fa-a951-4688-b9db-c1c3d4e71f52

### Feb 16, 2026 — scored 87.02 across 9 calls

As read on the show, Yates' ESPN mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first to the Raiders, Arvel Reese second to the Jets and runs through the Chiefs taking Jeremiah Love at nine.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fb830928-0f23-431e-b49d-53960ba72988


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