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Ross Jackson hosts Locked On Saints, where he covers the New Orleans Saints with the full-spectrum attention the format demands — from draft boards and 53-man projections to breakout candidates and statistical forecasts. His work spans the roster-building calendar, following players like Tyler Shough and Jordyn Tyson through camp and into season predictions.
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Is Ross Jackson accurate? Across 231 graded calls in 32 articles, Ross Jackson scores 66.56% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 33.23, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
100% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
6 of 32 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 4 of 7.
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 8
“with the number eight overall selection in the locked on NFL mock draft... I went for Miami edge rusher, Ruben Bane junior”
Cashius Howell to be picked “the first round” (picks 1–32)
“Cassius Howell of Texas a and m whose arms are even shorter and is likely to go in the first round”
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“Las Vegas Raiders selected, no surprise, Fernando Mendoza... everyone knows where the Raiders are going”
K.C. Concepcion to be picked at number 42
“Round two, pick 42... Ross, 10 times out of ten... is taking Casey Concepcion at number 42 overall... Texas A and M wide receiver Casey Concepcion”
Tyre West to be picked at number 190
“And then at pick one ninety in the sixth round, Tennessee defensive lineman, Tyree West.”
Hezekiah Masses to be picked at number 172
“Round five, pick one seventy two. Hezekiah Masas out of Cal, the cornerback.”
Treydan Stukes to be picked at number 73
“Round three, pick 73, Arizona cornerback, Traydon Stukes.”
Dallen Bentley to be picked at number 136
“Just a couple of picks later right back on the clock. Oh, with Utah tight end, Dallin Bentley... two selections at one thirty two and one thirty six respectively”
Trey Zuhn to be picked at number 132
“But round four, pick one thirty two... That's Texas A and M offensive lineman, Trezun the third.”
Kaytron Allen to be picked at number 150
“including a guy that I'm taking here at round five. Pick one fifty. Penn State running back, Caitron Allen.”
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 8
“Right now, round one pick eight, my prediction is Miami edge rusher, Ruben Bain junior.”
Kaleb Elarms-Orr to be picked at number 172
“Round five pick one seventy two, I went with TCU linebacker Caleb Elarms Orr”
Cole Brevard to be picked at number 190
“And we'll wrap up here in round six, pick one ninety with Texas defensive tackle, Cole Brevard.”
Jordyn Tyson to be picked at number 8
“Here in round one pick eight... if Jordan Tyson's medicals check out... by selecting Jordan Tyson in the first round.”
Keionte Scott to be picked at number 42
“round two pick 42. I went with Miami cornerback Keontay Scott.”
Mike Washington to be picked at number 73
“Round three, pick 73. We're sticking and picking here. We're gonna go with Arkansas running back, Mike Washington Junior.”
Jaishawn Barham to be picked at number 105
“So I'm moving up to round four pick 105 to get Michigan edge rusher, Jayshawn Barnum.”
Jeremiah Wright to be picked at number 150
“round five, pick one fifty sticking and picking here. Auburn offensive lineman, Jeremiah Wright.”
Charles Demings to be picked at number 136
“And then at 01:36, I went with Stephen f Austin, cornerback Charles Demings, one of my favorite sleepers in this year's draft.”
Chris Bell to be picked at number 42
“now let's advance here to round two, pick 42. And here I'm going with Louisville wide receiver, Chris Bell.”
Caleb Downs to be picked at number 8
“we're gonna make him our round eight, round one rather pick eight selection. Ohio State safety, Caleb Downs.”
Oscar Delp to be picked at number 132
“One thirty two, I was lucky enough for him to still be on the board... Georgia tight end Oscar Delp.”
Jeremiah Wright to be picked “the sixth round” (picks 182–216)
“a developmental player, which is why you're grabbing him in the sixth round just before the top 200, but Jeremiah Wright”
Joshua Josephs to be picked at number 73
“we're gonna go here round three, pick 73... Tennessee edge rusher Joshua Josephs.”
Rayshaun Benny to be picked at number 172
“At round five, pick one seventy two. I wanted to get a defensive tackle in here... six foot three, two hundred ninety eight pound Michigan defensive tackle, Rayshawn Benny.”
De'Zhaun Stribling to be picked at number 150
“In round five, pick one fifty... old miss wide receiver Dave Dave Vaughn, Dajon, excuse me, shriveling”
De'Zhaun Stribling to be picked at number 132
“Round four, pick one thirty two... Dejean Stribling? Out of Ole Miss.”
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 8
“Ruben Bayne Junior leads off our mock draft number one or round one pick eight overall... could absolutely fall to the Saints at number eight overall.”
Lee Hunter to be picked at number 42
“So at round two, pick 42... I was able to go with Texas Tech defensive tackle Lee Hunter.”
Keonte Scott to be picked at number 73
“Let's go to round three, pick 73. He was there, so I took him Keonte Scott.”
Anthony Lucas to be picked at number 172
“as well as, Anthony Lucas, the USC pass rusher. Probably in reality, these two are flipped. I have a hard time seeing Anthony Lucas getting too far past one hundred and fifty, let alone one hundred and seventy two.”
Emmett Johnson to be picked at number 136
“Alright. Let's take a look at round four, pick one thirty six. We're going with running back Emmett Johnson out of Nebraska.”
Jeremiah Wright to be picked “Day 3 pick” (picks 101–257)
“And then we wrap it up with another, Senior Bowl standout for me, offensive lineman out of ... Auburn, excuse me. Jeremiah Wright... So that's our entire day three there”
Bryce Boettcher to be picked at number 150
“And so to the fifth round here, two picks in the fifth round, going back to the defense, Bryce Bossier, the Oregon linebacker... Maybe the Bryce Boacher pick might be something I would maybe substitute out... 50? Yeah. One fifty.”
D.J. Campbell to be picked at number 172
“Over at one seventy two in rounds in round five, I went with Texas guard DJ Campbell.”
Zion Young to be picked at number 42
“So round two, pick 42, I went with Missouri defensive end, Zion Young.”
Tim Keenan to be picked at number 132
“We're gonna go with at one thirty two, Alabama's Tim Keenan the third, six one, three hundred and twenty seven pound nose tackle”
Caleb Downs to be picked at number 8
“The, number one, round one pick eight selection for me ... is going to be Ohio State safety, Caleb Downs.”
Zachariah Branch to be picked at number 73
“We're grabbing our first one in this draft, round three, pick 73. Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch”