Zuerlein describes his mock draft 3.0: Carnell Tate to the Giants at No. 5, Sonny Styles falling to the Cowboys at No. 12, and Colton Hood to Dallas at No. 20. He also expects runs on linebackers from the late twenties to about pick 45, defensive tackles from the early-mid twenties into the 40s, and says Ahvion Terrell's 4.65 forty knocks him out of first-round contention. He calls Kenyon Saddiq and Mansoor Delaine the safest picks for Dallas, and thinks Delaine's tape is top-four caliber, while Jeremiah Smith could be a generational, Megatron-type receiver.

7 checkable claims from this

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 PicksAvieon TerrellApr 5, 2026

  Avieon Terrell to be picked “knock him out of first round contention” (picks 1–32)

  “Avion Terrell ran a four six five out of out of, Clemson, and that's, like, gonna knock him out of first round contention.”

  Close · 50Scored 50 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Avieon Terrell

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  50

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  48

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  50

  predicted pick:

  knock him out of first round contention (picks 1–32)

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksColton HoodDallas CowboysApr 5, 2026

  Colton Hood to be picked at number 20

  “I ended up having Colton Hood there in that spot. And I had him there last time”

  Close · 48Scored 47.88 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  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:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesDallas CowboysApr 5, 2026

  Sonny Styles to be picked at number 12

  “And I had him sit there, and I had him fall to the Cowboys. And I said, well, this is a no brainer.”

  Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  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:

  12

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksCarnell TateNew York GiantsApr 5, 2026

  Carnell Tate to be picked at number 5

  “I decided to go cardinal Tate there with the Giants ... at number five with the Giants”

  Hit · 96Scored 95.76 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Carnell Tate

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  95.76

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  4

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  95.76

  predicted pick:

  5

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah LoveDallas CowboysApr 5, 2026

  Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 12

  “Jeremiah Love? I may have 12. I'll take them.”

  Close · 68Scored 67.71 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Jeremiyah Love

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  67.71

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  3

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  67.71

  predicted pick:

  12

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksJermott McCoyDallas CowboysApr 5, 2026

  Jermott McCoy to be picked at number 20

  “Jermott McCoy? Take. ... I'll take him at 20”

  Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Jermott McCoy

  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:

  20

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMansoor DelaneApr 5, 2026

  Mansoor Delane to be picked “not gonna make it to 12”

  “Now he's not gonna make it to 12, but, you know, if cowboys get froggy and decide to jump, he's one of those guys to me that's a really, really safe pick.”

  Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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