Daniel Jeremiah· Apr 14, 2026
In his second mock draft, Jeremiah has the Cardinals selecting offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa with the No. 3 overall pick.
“And who did that beautiful guy pick for the cardinals at three? Francis Maui Noa.”
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The call scored 73.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Francis Mauigoa · 2026 season · overall pick5 calls from 5 pundits between 3 overall pick and 10 overall pick. Daniel Jeremiah said 3 overall pick. the room's median is 3 overall pick. what happened: 10 overall pick
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- Mock Draft PicksFrancis MauigoaArizona CardinalsApr 14, 2026
Francis Mauigoa to be picked at number 3
“Daniel Jeremiah ... rolls out his top 10 picks from his most recent mock draft, which is two point o. ... And who did that beautiful guy pick for the cardinals at three? Francis Maui Noa.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Francis Mauigoa
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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