# Steven Ruiz — prediction record

Steven Ruiz covers the NFL for Fox Sports and appears on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His work spans quarterback rankings, weekly game takeaways, and big-picture predictions—Super Bowl contenders, conference champions, and fantasy sleepers alike.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 57.14%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 66.67
- **Graded articles:** 3
- **Graded individual calls:** 9
- **Clarity:** 87.88%

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.

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## Graded articles (3)

### Sep 24, 2026 — scored 71.43 across 7 calls

Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0

### Aug 27, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

In a retrospective tiering of all 32 starting quarterbacks, Ruiz treats Michael Penix Jr. as the Falcons' Week 1 starter over Kirk Cousins, whom he places in his lowest tier.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/968b3764-11ef-41b5-a370-ff570b3219d1

### Aug 12, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Ruiz expects the Eagles to trade A.J. Brown once the June 1 dead-cap threshold passes, most likely to New England, and thinks Baker Mayfield will get a Buccaneers extension making him the league's highest-paid quarterback within a month or two. He also argues the Lions may have to let one or two of their 2023 draft class leave, and that Houston should extend C.J. Stroud.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6f6c3a28-18bb-4f4d-beb5-061d863b4e28


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