Bucky Brooks · Mar 26, 2026
Bucky Brooks walked through his new full first-round mock draft, naming a player for each pick from 1 through 32, and also pegged the Arizona State offensive tackle as a top-of-the-second-round, top-50 selection.
“one, Las Vegas Raiders taking Fernando Mendoza, the New York Jets taken David Bailey at two, Arizona Cardinals taking r VL Reese at three”
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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 PicksMar 26, 2026
“Cleveland Brown's Carneal Tate at six”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Carnell Tate
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 4
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Miami Dolphins. At thirty Omar Cooper”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Omar Cooper
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 30
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 30
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“one, Las Vegas Raiders taking Fernando Mendoza”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“So at twenty one, here we go Pittsburgh Stillers, Casey Concepcion”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- K.C. Concepcion
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 24
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 21
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Titans select Jeremiah Love at four”
Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Arizona Cardinals taking r VL Reese at three”
Scored 91.7 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Arvell Reese
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“thirty two Brandon Ceesay Corner from South Carolina goes to the defending World Champs”
Scored 42.04 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Brandon Cisse
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 42.04
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 52
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 42.04
- predicted pick:
- 32
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“twenty seven, San Francisco forty nine, Cashus Howell”
Scored 54.53 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Cashius Howell
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 54.53
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 54.53
- predicted pick:
- 27
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“twenty six, c J. Allen”
Scored 31.05 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- C.J. Allen
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 31.05
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 53
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 31.05
- predicted pick:
- 26
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Minnesota Vikings, everyone talks about this, Dylan Thinneman from Oregon”
Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Dillon Thieneman
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 25
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Houston Texans. At twenty eight take Peter Woods”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Peter Woods
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with KC
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- 28
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“nine kN City Chiefs, Francis Malinoa Miami”
Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Francis Mauigoa
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 9
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“La Rams, mackay Lemon”
Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Makai Lemon
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 20
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 13
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“the New York Jets taken David Bailey at two”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- David Bailey
- season:
- 2026
- 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:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Chargers, TJ. Parker coming from Clemson”
Scored 56.94 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- T.J. Parker
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 56.94
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 35
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 56.94
- predicted pick:
- 22
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Washington Commanders Caleb Downs at seven”
Scored 84.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Caleb Downs
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 84.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 84.09
- predicted pick:
- 7
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“then Dallas Cowboys at twenty Colton Hood Corner from Tennessee”
Scored 47.88 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Colton Hood
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 47.88
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 37
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 47.88
- predicted pick:
- 20
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Carolina Panthers, Monroe Freelink from Georgia... Just like at nineteen, I think I had Monroe freeling going to the Panthers”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 19
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 19
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“then ten Manster Delaine going to the Cincinnati Beingles”
Scored 84.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Mansoor Delane
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 84.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 6
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 84.09
- predicted pick:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Dallas Cowboys take Ruben Bain”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Rueben Bain
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 15
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 12
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“New York Jets, Avion Terrell from Clemson”
Scored 25 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Avieon Terrell
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 25
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 48
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 25
- predicted pick:
- 16
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“New York Giants, Sunny Styles at five”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2026
- 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:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Detroit Lions, a Keen Messador, and from Miami”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Key Messador
- 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:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“New Orleans Saints, Jordan Tyson at eight”
Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Jordyn Tyson
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 8
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Baltimore, Ravens Spencer for”
Scored 80.52 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Spencer Fano
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- 14
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Chicago Bear is your guy, Emmanuel McNeil Warren”
Scored 23.94 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 23.94
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 58
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 23.94
- predicted pick:
- 25
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Philippi Eagles, Blake Miller”
Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Blake Miller
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with DET
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- 23
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Vinga Johanni goes to the Miami Dolphins at eleven”
Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 95.06 against a shuffle’s 50+45.06 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 45.06
- player:
- Olaivavega Ioane
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 14
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 11
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 95.06
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jama McCoy”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Thirty one Kel chick Fall goes to the New England Patriots”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“Cleveland, Brown's Caleb Lemieux”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksMar 26, 2026
“When I look at him, I'm like, he's raw, Yeah, top of a second... now we're talking about this guy being a top fifty selection.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.