Daniel Wade · Apr 13, 2026
In a trade-back mock draft, Wade has the Chargers deal pick 22 to Miami and select edge rusher Cassius Howell at 30, guard Keelan Rutledge at 55, cornerback Malik Muhammad at 86, wide receiver Brennan Thompson at 87, linebacker Keyshawn Elliott at 123, and offensive tackle Travis Burke at 151.
“And with pick 30, we ended up going with an edge rusher we haven't talked about yet. Cassius Howell, the explosive Texas a and m edge rusher.”
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8 checkable claims from this
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Keylan Rutledge to be picked at number 55
“But round two, pick 55 is a guy that we've talked about before... One of my favorite players in the draft, Georgia Tech guard, Keelan Rutledge”
Miss · 28Scored 28.47 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Keylan Rutledge
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 28.47
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 26
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 28.47
- predicted pick:
- 55
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
Cashius Howell to be picked at number 30
“And with pick 30, we ended up going with an edge rusher we haven't talked about yet. Cassius Howell, the explosive Texas a and m edge rusher.”
Close · 62Scored 62.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Cashius Howell
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 62.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 62.09
- predicted pick:
- 30
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
Malik Muhammad to be picked at number 86
“Now at pick 86 for the Chargers... We ended up going with cornerback, and then we ended up going with Malik Muhammad, the cornerback from Texas”
Miss · 19Scored 19.28 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Malik Muhammad
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 19.28
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 124
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 19.28
- predicted pick:
- 86
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
- Mock Draft PicksKeylan RutledgeApr 13, 2026
Keylan Rutledge to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)
“it's the guy that was a a third round pick at one point. Now will likely be a second round pick”
Close · 74Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Keylan Rutledge
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 26
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- second round pick (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
- Mock Draft PicksTravis BurkeLos Angeles ChargersApr 13, 2026
Travis Burke to be picked at number 151
“But round five, pick one fifty one... I ended up going with the swing tackle... with Travis Burke, the Memphis OT”
Miss · 23Scored 22.93 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Travis Burke
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 22.93
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 117
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 22.93
- predicted pick:
- 151
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
Brenen Thompson to be picked at number 87
“we have the Dolphins eighty seventh overall pick in the third round... the guy I ended up landing on was Brennan Thompson. And this is a wide receiver from Mississippi State.”
Close · 46Scored 45.85 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Brenen Thompson
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 45.85
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 105
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 45.85
- predicted pick:
- 87
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
- Mock Draft PicksJeremiah SmithApr 13, 2026
Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)
“the one he was playing against Jeremiah Smith who was, you know, probably gonna be a top five pick next season”
Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Jeremiah Smith
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- top five pick (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86
Keyshaun Elliott to be picked at number 123
“where I ended up going in round four with the chargers' hundred and twenty third pick was Arizona State linebacker key, Keyshawn Elliott”
Miss · 16Scored 15.52 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 82.86 against a shuffle’s 50+32.86 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 32.86
- player:
- Keyshaun Elliott
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 15.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 166
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 15.52
- predicted pick:
- 123
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 82.86