Sikkema said Ohio State's Sonny Styles likely won't get out of the top eight picks, has Jermod McCoy as his CB1 with only three first-round grades in the class (McCoy, Avion Terrell, Mansoor Delaine), and ranks Ruben Bain first and Akeem Mesdore second among the class's edge rushers.

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• Mock Draft PicksMansoor DelaneFeb 25, 2026

  Mansoor Delane to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)

  “the only three first rounders that I would have in this class are McCoy, Avion Tyrell, and Mansoor Delaine”

  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  player:

  Mansoor Delane

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  6

  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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• Mock Draft PicksAvieon TerrellFeb 25, 2026

  Avieon Terrell to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)

  “the only three first rounders that I would have in this class are McCoy, Avion Tyrell, and Mansoor Delaine”

  Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  player:

  Avieon Terrell

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  50

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  48

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  50

  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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• Position Order CallsRueben BainFeb 25, 2026

  Rueben Bain to be 1st edge rusher off the board

  “So I would have Bayne, I would have Mesdore, and then I would have Ezoraku and, David Bayley sort of, like, right there.”

  Close · 71Scored 70.71a naive guess scored 15.85+54.86 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  naming one of the 26 at random averages 15.85

  skill:

  54.86

  player:

  Rueben Bain

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  credit halves every two places

  accuracy:

  70.71

  baseline:

  15.85

  position:

  edge rusher

  class size:

  26

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual order:

  2

  predicted order:

  1

  weeks left when called:

  0

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• Mock Draft PicksJermod McCoyFeb 25, 2026

  Jermod McCoy to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)

  “the only three first rounders that I would have in this class are McCoy, Avion Tyrell, and Mansoor Delaine”

  Miss · 5Scored 5.03a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  player:

  Jermod McCoy

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  5.03

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  101

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  5.03

  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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• Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesFeb 25, 2026

  Sonny Styles to be picked “top eight” (picks 1–8)

  “I'm becoming less and less convinced that Sunny is even making it out of the top eight at this point.”

  Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  player:

  Sonny Styles

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; later signed with WAS

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  top eight (picks 1–8)

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  only one pick — no order to score

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• Position Order CallsJermod McCoyFeb 25, 2026

  Jermod McCoy to be 1st cornerback off the board

  “So I absolutely love McCoy. I think he's CB one.”

  Miss · 2Scored 2.21a naive guess scored 21.34-19.13 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  naming one of the 27 at random averages 21.34

  skill:

  -19.13

  player:

  Jermod McCoy

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  credit halves every two places

  accuracy:

  2.21

  baseline:

  21.34

  position:

  cornerback

  class size:

  27

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual order:

  12

  predicted order:

  1

  weeks left when called:

  0

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• Position Order CallsAkheem MesidorFeb 25, 2026

  Akheem Mesidor to be 2nd edge rusher off the board

  “I have a key Mesdore as my second best edge rusher.”

  Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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