Joel Klatt

Not ranked yetBuilding a record: 4 graded articles

63.64MissedTakes Scorevs a naive guess · 0 = no better

92.77%Accuracyhow often the calls landed

15Graded callsacross 4 articles

2Waitingnot graded yet

Is Joel Klatt accurate?

Across 15 graded calls in 4 articles, Joel Klatt scores 92.77% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 63.64, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims.

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14hits93% of graded

1misses7%

2waitingnot graded yet

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Mock Draft Picks91.99%

13 graded

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100%specific enough to check

33.33%hedged: a “probably”, a “could”

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Mar 20, 2026
Klatt's mock has the Lions selecting Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller at pick 17.Mock Draft Picks · 1 call
1 hit
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- Blake Miller to be picked at number 17
  “Who did the oh, Joel Clatt with Fox Sports said Blake Miller, offensive tackle out of Clemson.”

Nov 28, 2025

Klatt says Ohio State's Arvell Reese will be the first non-quarterback position player taken in the draft and a top-three selection, and that Ohio State will produce four first-round picks up the middle of its defense: Caleb Downs, Reese, Sonny Styles and Caden McDonald. He also calls Buckeyes receiver Carnell Tate a first-round pick.Mock Draft Picks · 6 calls

4 hits · 1 miss · 1 waiting · 4 of 5 graded calls landed

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Cade McDonald to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)
“Caden McDonald is going to be a first round pick as well.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Cade McDonald
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
undrafted
outcome:
went undrafted in 2026; later signed with CLE
accuracy:
0
baseline:
50
actual pick:
undrafted
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0
predicted pick:
first round pick (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Carnell Tate to be picked “first round draft pick” (picks 1–32)
“And Carnell is one of those guys. I think he's a first round draft pick”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Carnell Tate
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
4
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
first round draft pick (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Sonny Styles to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)
“You've got rvel Reese off the ball, on the ball, linebacker Sonny Styles, who's going to be a first round pick.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Sonny Styles
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
7
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
first round pick (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Caleb Downs to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)
“you got downs at safety? Who's the first rounder? All day long?”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Caleb Downs
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
11
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
first rounder (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Arvell Reese to be picked “top three” (picks 1–3)
“Uh through that is a top three FI right there. Easy”
Hit · 92Scored 91.7a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Arvell Reese
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
5
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
top three (picks 1–3)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Nov 19, 2025

Klatt said Texas will not make the College Football Playoff, picked Oregon to beat USC by 10-13 points, predicted Lane Kiffin will leave Ole Miss for Florida, and forecast big NFL draft outcomes for Arvell Reese, Caleb Downs and Fernando Mendoza.Mock Draft Picks · 3 calls

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Caleb Downs to be picked “top ten pick” (picks 1–10)
“Downs is still behind him, who's probably a top a, top top tick, top ten excuse me pick in the NFL draft”
Hit · 96Scored 95.76a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Caleb Downs
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
11
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
95.76
predicted pick:
top ten pick (picks 1–10)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Fernando Mendoza to be picked “top three pick, maybe the top pick” (picks 1–3)
“Mendoza is going to be easily a top three pick, maybe the top pick in the entire NFL draft.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
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:
top three pick, maybe the top pick (picks 1–3)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Arvell Reese to be picked “top three pick” (picks 1–3)
“I think rvel Reese is playing himself into a top three pick in college in the NFL draft”
Hit · 92Scored 91.7a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Arvell Reese
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
5
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
top three pick (picks 1–3)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Apr 24, 2025

Klatt pushed back on Cowherd's mock, predicting Jeanty goes fifth to Jacksonville, Armand Mimbo won't get past the Bears (and isn't a top-ten pick), Will Johnson and Jihad Campbell slide over medicals, a Loveland trade-up would come from Denver, and the Giants take Abdul Carter at three. They also called Loveland their top tight end and Cam Ward the best quarterback in the class.Position Order Calls, Mock Draft Picks · 6 calls

6 hits · 6 of 6 graded calls landed

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Colston Loveland to be 1st tight end off the board
“I love Colston Loveland. I have him as my top tight end in the draft.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 21.26+78.74 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
naming one of the 16 at random averages 21.26
skill:
78.74
player:
Colston Loveland
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
21.26
position:
tight end
class size:
16
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
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Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board
“Cam Ward is the best available quarterback this year... And yet this year he's going to be number one.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 24.2+75.8 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
naming one of the 14 at random averages 24.2
skill:
75.8
player:
Cam Ward
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
24.2
position:
quarterback
class size:
14
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
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Armand Membou to be picked at number 10
“Mimbo does not get past the Bears. There's no chance Mimbo is going to be a top ten pick... watch out for Mimbo. In the top ten”
Hit · 88Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
50
player:
Armand Membou
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
87.81
baseline:
50
actual pick:
7
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
87.81
predicted pick:
10
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
100
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Ashton Jeanty to be picked at number 5
“Genti's going five Jacksonville.”
Hit · 96Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
50
player:
Ashton Jeanty
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
6
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
95.76
predicted pick:
5
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
100
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Kelvin Banks Jr. to be picked at number 11
“What about the Niners in Kelvin Banks... they need everything... I believe that they're gonna just take the best overall player”
Hit · 92Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
50
player:
Kelvin Banks Jr.
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
91.7
baseline:
50
actual pick:
9
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
91.7
predicted pick:
11
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
100
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Abdul Carter to be picked at number 3
“I would be shocked if New York doesn't select him at three.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2025
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
50
player:
Abdul Carter
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
3
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
3
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
100
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