Mike Mayock · Mar 2, 2026
Mayock gave draft placements for several prospects he studied around the combine: Sonny Styles as a top-10 caliber pick, Caleb Downs as a first-rounder but not top 10, Caleb Banks rising into the first round, and Romello Hite and Daryl Jackson as second-day picks.
“I think he's a, you know, he's a top 10 pick in any draft. I don't care if it's two or five or eight.”
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5 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 PicksCaleb DownsMar 2, 2026
Caleb Downs to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)
“He's a first round safety. Gotcha. I'm in... I'm pounding that I think he's a first round pick. I just don't think in the top 10 at safety”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Caleb Downs
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 11
- 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 PicksSonny StylesMar 2, 2026
Sonny Styles to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)
“I think he's a, you know, he's a top 10 pick in any draft. I don't care if it's two or five or eight.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- 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:
- top 10 pick (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksCaleb BanksMar 2, 2026
Caleb Banks to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“He ran five zero five. I you know, I think he's running himself right right into the first round.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Caleb Banks
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 18
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksDarrell JacksonMar 2, 2026
Darrell Jackson to be picked “the second day”
“That's another kid I think is gonna go on the second day that nobody's really talking about.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksRomello HeightMar 2, 2026
Romello Height to be picked “second day pick”
“I haven't heard a whole lot about him, and I'm I'm anxious to hear I think he's a second day pick. I think he's a 34 outside linebacker and a designated pass rusher”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.