JP Acosta · Feb 18, 2026
Acosta names five favorite 2026 draft prospects, projecting draft ranges for each: R Mason Thomas late first/early second, Trayden Stukes as a day-two pick, Oscar Delp around round four, plus praise for Jonah Coleman and Josiah Trotter (whom he'd see in the top 50 mix per co-host).
“I think the in a perfect world, I draft him towards the back end of round one and the early round two.”
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- Mock Draft PicksMike WashingtonFeb 18, 2026
Mike Washington to be picked “top 100 pick” (picks 1–100)
“there's probably one more outside of Love, Coleman, Price, and I think it's Mike Washington from Arkansas”
Miss · 39Scored 38.56a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mike Washington
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 38.56
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 122
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 38.56
- predicted pick:
- top 100 pick (picks 1–100)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah LoveFeb 18, 2026
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)
“the guy ahead of him is probably going to be a top 10 pick because that guy is rightfully great in Jeremiah Love”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- top 10 pick (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Jonah Coleman to be picked “round two or round three”
“Honestly, I think Kansas City in round two or or round two or round three would make a lot of sense”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksR Mason ThomasFeb 18, 2026
R Mason Thomas to be picked “towards the back end of round one and the early round two”
“I think the in a perfect world, I draft him towards the back end of round one and the early round two.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Combine MeasurementsR Mason ThomasFeb 18, 2026
R Mason Thomas to post six one half at the combine
“I think he's six one half, two fifty. Gonna have sub thirty three inch arms. He's probably gonna measure at.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Combine MeasurementsR Mason ThomasFeb 18, 2026
“I think he's six one half, two fifty.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksOscar DelpFeb 18, 2026
Oscar Delp to be picked “around round four”
“So I do think he'll probably get drafted around round four, but I'm curious what happens after the combine.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksTreydan StukesArizona CardinalsFeb 18, 2026
Treydan Stukes to be picked “more of a day two guy”
“I honestly think his best role and I sort of think he's gonna be more of a day two guy, but, again, a very strong combine. We could be looking at a guy that could sneak into the back of round one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
“five nine, 228 pound Jonah Coleman”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.