In the Locked On NFL mock draft, Jackson had the Saints stay at No. 8 and select Miami edge rusher Reuben Bain Jr., saying he'd still make the pick today. He also asserted the Raiders take Fernando Mendoza first overall and that Texas A&M's Cassius Howell is likely to be a first-round pick.

3 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 PicksFernando MendozaLas Vegas RaidersApr 16, 2026

  Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1

  “Las Vegas Raiders selected, no surprise, Fernando Mendoza... everyone knows where the Raiders are going”

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

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  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:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksCashius HowellApr 16, 2026

  Cashius Howell to be picked “the first round” (picks 1–32)

  “Cassius Howell of Texas a and m whose arms are even shorter and is likely to go in the first round”

  Close · 68Scored 67.71 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  Cashius Howell

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  67.71

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  41

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  67.71

  predicted pick:

  the first round (picks 1–32)

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksRueben BainNew Orleans SaintsApr 16, 2026

  Rueben Bain to be picked at number 8

  “with the number eight overall selection in the locked on NFL mock draft... I went for Miami edge rusher, Ruben Bane junior”

  Close · 74Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  Rueben Bain

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  73.84

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  15

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  73.84

  predicted pick:

  8

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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