Colin Cowherd · Jan 7, 2025
Cowherd leaned the Chargers over the Texans, the Ravens over the Steelers, the Bills over the Broncos, the Eagles over the Packers and the Vikings over the Rams in the wild-card round, and in college he liked Ohio State and Notre Dame. He also projected Kyle McCord as a third-round quarterback and said it wouldn't be crazy if Abdul Carter went No. 1 overall.
“I like the Ravens to just I think if they played ten times the Ravens this current makeup of both teams, I would take the Ravens to win eight of them.”
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- Mock Draft PicksJan 7, 2025
“but Riley Leonard McCord out of Syracuse I think will end up being I think he'll end up being like a third round quarterback that sticks in the league for a long time. Kyle McCord is”
Scored 2.52a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Kyle McCord
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 2.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 181
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 2.52
- predicted pick:
- third round quarterback (picks 65–96)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksJan 7, 2025
“But I will say about Penn State Abduall Carter that rush end. If he's healthy, John, if he got drafted number one. I don't think it's crazy. I think he's so good.”
Scored 91.7a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Abdul Carter
- season:
- 2024
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“But I do think the Bills win by about ten points. I could see twenty eight, twenty thirty, twenty.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 7-31
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“My lean is the Chargers pass rush will give what's been a really shaky Texans O line trouble. I would probably lean Chargers there... I'd lean La”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- HOU
- score:
- 12-32
- skill:
- -100
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- naive pick:
- HOU
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“There's two games I feel strongly about one of them as Ravens minus tenant home against the Steelers... I like the Ravens”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“I think the Vikings bounce back. I think their receiving core is a real problem for the Rams. Secondary.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“But I think I think I like Ohio State and Notre Dame.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“But I think I think I like Ohio State and Notre Dame.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 7, 2025
“my favorite bet of the weekend is the Eagles minus four and a half against Green Bay... And I like Philadelphia kind of rolling Green Bay.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.