John Middlekauff · Jan 5, 2026
Middlekauff leaned Jacksonville over Buffalo, expected the Rams to beat Carolina, picked Miami over Ole Miss and Indiana over Oregon, and said Fernando Mendoza is a no-brainer No. 1 overall pick who the Raiders will draft first.
“But just based on the way they're playing, it'd be hard to go against the Jags.”
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“now they're going to draft Fernando Mendoza number one overall... I think he's no brainer number one based on this CLASS”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- 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:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Game Outcome PicksMiami DolphinsJan 5, 2026
“I'm gonna take Miami and I'll take them to cover.”
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- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsJan 5, 2026
“Now I'd be stunned if they won, but I could see if the weather's weird, you just never know.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJacksonville JaguarsJan 5, 2026
“But just based on the way they're playing, it'd be hard to go against the Jags.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Game Outcome PicksJan 5, 2026
“I think I'm gonna take Indiana because I can't forget what I just saw in Oregon”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.