In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13.

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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 PicksMar 13, 2026

  “I'm gonna take Fernando Mendoza with the Las Vegas Raiders.”

  Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Fernando Mendoza

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  1

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  100

  predicted pick:

  1

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMar 13, 2026

  “the Washington Commanders, dan Quinn continue to think about beefing up this defense... So I'm gonna give them R. Bill Reeves.”

  Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  R. Bill Reeves

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  7

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMar 13, 2026

  “now I'm with the l A Rams... I'm gonna go with Spencer for now from utah... let's go with the Utah standout right there, right tack.”

  Scored 84.09 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Spencer Fano

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  84.09

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  9

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  84.09

  predicted pick:

  13

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMar 13, 2026

  “So I'm gonna give them Caleb Downs at number five.”

  Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Caleb Downs

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  77.11

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  11

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  77.11

  predicted pick:

  5

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMar 13, 2026

  “I'm gonna go with kenyasen Deeke, even though it's early for the tiight end position.”

  Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Kenyasen Deeke

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  11

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMar 13, 2026

  “Nets Cartnell take going to the Kansas City Chiefs... Cardino Tate is a guy that we're going to go with.”

  Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 75 against a shuffle’s 50+25 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  25

  player:

  Cardino Tate

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  9

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  75

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• Mock Draft PicksMar 13, 2026

  “Let's continue to fortify this offensive line... Mariana would continue to take in from Miami, will put him in and three... I'm still gonna go with the kid from Miami.”

  Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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