Dan Patrick · Feb 27, 2026
Patrick says Ohio State's Sonny Styles will be a top-ten pick and may have moved even higher after his combine testing. He also argues Fernando Mendoza is the only legitimate first-round quarterback in the class while Ty Simpson will get a surge of pre-draft hype.
“that player is Sonny Styles, who is going to be a top ten pick, but he may have moved up even a little bit higher than that”
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- Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesFeb 27, 2026
“that player is Sonny Styles, who is going to be a top ten pick, but he may have moved up even a little bit higher than that”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How 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 ten pick (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsFernando MendozaFeb 27, 2026
“get ready for this because there's only one legitimate quarterback, first round quarterback. That's Fernando Mendoza.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 33.08+66.92 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 10 at random averages 33.08
- skill:
- 66.92
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 33.08
- position:
- quarterback
- class size:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 1
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0