Dwaine Board· Mar 20, 2026
Board predicts Trent Williams retires after this season, that the 49ers take Monroe Freeling if he's available at 27 and start him immediately at left tackle with Williams gone, that Arizona won't contend in the NFC West, and that San Francisco will cut Brandon Aiyuk.
“I would say the the 40 nine's are probably gonna take him if he's there.”
said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On 49ers (podcast) · read the original →
3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 mock draft pick and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 70.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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overall pick27They said
19What happened
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Monroe Freeling to be picked at number 27
“I would say the the 40 nine's are probably gonna take him if he's there.”
Close · 71Scored 70.71a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 19
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 70.71
- predicted pick:
- 27
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Monroe Freeling to be 1st on the depth chart
“Monroe Freely, that guy can come in and start right now at left tackle”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Trade and Signing CallsBrandon AiyukMar 20, 2026
Brandon Aiyuk to move
“So I look for him to cut him because nobody is buying his stock right now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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