Albert Breer· Apr 8, 2026
Breer said Ty Simpson won't be a first-round pick and will likely land in the second round, while Indiana receiver Omar Cooper is probably a first-rounder and teammate Elijah Surratt might go somewhere in the top 100. He also called Oregon's Dante Moore the closest thing to a lock among the 2027 first-round quarterback crop.
“My guess would be Ty Simpson for those reasons probably goes somewhere in the second round.”
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It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 64.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Mock Draft PicksElijah SarrattApr 8, 2026
Elijah Sarratt to be picked “somewhere in the top 100” (picks 1–100)
“Elijah Surratt, who's might be somewhere in the top 100”
Close · 52Scored 52.21a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Elijah Sarratt
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 52.21
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 115
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 52.21
- predicted pick:
- somewhere in the top 100 (picks 1–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksTy SimpsonApr 8, 2026
Ty Simpson to be picked “somewhere in the second round” (picks 33–64)
“my guess would be Ty Simpson for those reasons probably goes somewhere in the second round because I don't think people look at him and say, yeah. That guy projects to be one of the top 10 quarterbacks in football.”
Close · 42Scored 42.04a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 42.04
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 42.04
- predicted pick:
- somewhere in the second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksOmar CooperApr 8, 2026
Omar Cooper to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)
“he's throwing to Omar Cooper, who's probably gonna be a first round pick”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- 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:
- first round pick (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksMatt MooreApr 8, 2026
Matt Moore to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Dante Moore is obviously the most accomplished of these guys and probably is the closest thing to a lock... Who have a shot to go in the first round”
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