D'Angelo Ponds

CB · Indiana; James Madison

10 checkable claims from 8 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

What pundits expect · 5

Not settled yet. These are graded once the season or event they describe has finished.

D'Angelo Ponds to be 2nd on the depth chartNick Faria · for 2026 · said Aug 31, 2026
D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “before we get to the top sixty”Rhett Lewis · for 2025 · said Feb 28, 2026
D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “comes off the board before we get to the top sixty”Bucky Brooks · for 2025 · said Feb 28, 2026
D'Angelo Ponds to post potential to run four three, and some people think he might run in the four twos at the combineRoss Jackson · for 2025 · said Feb 27, 2026
D'Angelo Ponds to post he could run four twos, at least at worst, like mid to high four threes at the combineMike Renner · for 2025 · said Feb 25, 2026

Settled · 5

D'Angelo Ponds to be picked at number 51Jordan Reid · for 2026 · said Apr 20, 2026
“D'Angelo Ponds, by the way, goes 51 in this mock draft”
Hit · 96Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 96.82 against a shuffle’s 50+46.82 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:
46.82
player:
D'Angelo Ponds
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
95.76
baseline:
50
actual pick:
50
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:

95.76

predicted pick:

51

weeks left when called:

0

mock ordering score:

96.82

D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “selected in the top 100” (picks 1–100)Ross Jackson · for 2025 · said Feb 27, 2026

“if D'Angelo Ponds does one thing in this draft, he could become the first corner in twenty years with his measurable selected in the top 100”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50

How this was scored

draft:: 2026
naive:: a shuffled mock scores 50
player:: D'Angelo Ponds
season:: 2025
zero at:: 32
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 50
actual pick:: 50
difficulty:: 1
weeks in the season:: 18
pick accuracy:: 100
predicted pick:: selected in the top 100 (picks 1–100)
weeks left when called:: 0
mock ordering score:: only one pick — no order to score

D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “a top 50 guy” (picks 1–50)Mike Renner · for 2025 · said Feb 25, 2026

“I have him as a top 50 guy, but there's no doubt that he is going to be an outlier either way.”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50

How this was scored

draft:: 2026
naive:: a shuffled mock scores 50
player:: D'Angelo Ponds
season:: 2025
zero at:: 32
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 50
actual pick:: 50
difficulty:: 1
weeks in the season:: 18
pick accuracy:: 100
predicted pick:: a top 50 guy (picks 1–50)
weeks left when called:: 0
mock ordering score:: only one pick — no order to score

D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)Daniel Jeremiah · for 2026 · said Apr 3, 2026

“Dangelo Ponds from Indiana. I think all of three of those guys are gonna come off the board. On Day two... probably those gonna be second round picks.”

Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50

How this was scored

draft:: 2026
naive:: a shuffled mock scores 50
player:: D'Angelo Ponds
season:: 2026
zero at:: 32
accuracy:: 100
baseline:: 50
actual pick:: 50
difficulty:: 1
weeks in the season:: 18
pick accuracy:: 100
predicted pick:: second round (picks 33–64)
weeks left when called:: 0
mock ordering score:: only one pick — no order to score

D'Angelo Ponds to be picked at number 25Emory Hunt · for 2026 · said Apr 19, 2026

“why not backfield back with a good cornerback and Dangelo Pond's out of Indiana”

Miss · 34Scored 33.86 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill

How this was scored

draft:: 2026
naive:: a shuffled mock scores 50
skill:: 41.43
player:: D'Angelo Ponds
season:: 2026
zero at:: 32
accuracy:: 33.86
baseline:: 50
actual pick:: 50
difficulty:: 1
weeks in the season:: 18
pick accuracy:: 33.86
predicted pick:: 25
weeks left when called:: 0
mock ordering score:: 91.43