Field Yates· Mar 25, 2026
In his most recent mock draft, Yates has Ty Simpson going to the Cardinals at No. 26 overall.
“Phil Yates, has the Cardinals being that one in his most recent mock draft 26 overall”
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The call scored 56.9 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Ty Simpson · 2026 season · overall pick8 calls from 7 pundits between 3 overall pick and 32 overall pick. Field Yates said 26 overall pick. the room's median is 26 overall pick. what happened: 13 overall pick
Field Yates — 26 overall pickthe room — 8 calls from 7 punditsmedian 26 overall pickwhat happened — 13 overall pick
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- Mock Draft PicksTy SimpsonArizona CardinalsMar 25, 2026
Ty Simpson to be picked at number 26
“Our our colleague, Phil Yates, has the Cardinals being that one in his most recent mock draft 26 overall.”
Close · 57Scored 56.94a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 56.94
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 56.94
- predicted pick:
- 26
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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