In the joint top-10 mock, Brooks gave the Jets David Bailey at No. 2, Tennessee Arvell Reese at No. 4, Cleveland Spencer Fano at No. 6, New Orleans running back Jeremiah Love at No. 8 and Cincinnati safety Caleb Downs at No. 10.

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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

• Mock Draft PicksFeb 16, 2026

  “you are up with New Orleans... I think Jeremiah Love will be the perfect fit in this situation.”

  Scored 80.52 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  20

  player:

  Jeremiyah Love

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  80.52

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  3

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  80.52

  predicted pick:

  8

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  70

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• Mock Draft PicksFeb 16, 2026

  “I'm gonna give the Jets David Bailey from Texas Tech. I'm gonna give them a pass rusher... David Bailey is a jet.”

  Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  20

  player:

  David Bailey

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; later signed with NYJ

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  2

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  70

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• Mock Draft PicksFeb 16, 2026

  “Caleb Downs is the pick for the Cincinnati Bengals.”

  Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  20

  player:

  Caleb Downs

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  95.76

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  11

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  95.76

  predicted pick:

  10

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  70

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• Mock Draft PicksFeb 16, 2026

  “That's RVL Reese... I'm gonna go with Rvill Reese being a guy that the Tennessee Titans can build around.”

  Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  20

  player:

  Arvell Reese

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  95.76

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  5

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  95.76

  predicted pick:

  4

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  70

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• Mock Draft PicksFeb 16, 2026

  “I'm gonna take Spenser for No with the Citys for the Cleveland Browns.”

  Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  20

  player:

  Spencer Fano

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  87.81

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  9

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  87.81

  predicted pick:

  6

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  70

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