Gregg Rosenthal · Mar 2, 2026

Rosenthal projected several combine standouts' draft slots — Colton Hood in the first round, Dillon Thieneman in the top 25, Jacoby Lane sneaking into Day 2, Kenyan Sadik as the first tight end off the board, Mike Washington as a possible RB3 of the class, Navy's Eli Heidenreich getting drafted, Taylen Green going to Denver in the fifth round — and predicted Minkah Fitzpatrick will be on a new team in 2026.

“I think he's gonna get taken somewhere in the top twenty five picks.”

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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“everyone's looking for one of these types of players AND i think he's gonna get taken somewhere in the top twenty five picks”
Scored 80.52a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Dillon Thieneman
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
80.52
baseline:
50
actual pick:
25
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
80.52
predicted pick:
somewhere in the top twenty five picks (picks 1–20)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“HOOD I think it is able to show up and solidify himself as as a first round pick with a with a workout like this”
Scored 80.52a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Colton Hood
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
80.52
baseline:
50
actual pick:
37
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
80.52
predicted pick:
first round pick (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“so now that he might be like a third round, PICK i like him as much as anyone else in this class other Than Mendoza”
Scored 0.13a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Garrett Nussmeier
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
0.13
baseline:
50
actual pick:
249
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
0.13
predicted pick:
a third round pick (picks 65–96)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“with the one hundred and seventy sixth pick of the fifth, round The Denver broncos Select Taylan Green, arkansas”
Scored 64.84a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Taylen Green
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
64.84
baseline:
50
actual pick:
182
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
64.84
predicted pick:
one hundred and seventy sixth pick of the fifth round (picks 129–172)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Position Order CallsMar 2, 2026
“there's one it's going to Be Kenyan steck that's called on day one and then after that there's a lot of disagreement about tight end two”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 15.51+84.49 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
naming one of the 22 at random averages 15.51
skill:
84.49
player:
Kenyon Sadiq
season:
2026
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
15.51
position:
tight end
class size:
22
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
1
predicted order:
1
weeks left when called:
0
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Position Order CallsMar 2, 2026
“with a workout like, that he could BE rb three in this. Class”
Scored 50a naive guess scored 39.03+10.97 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
naming one of the 13 at random averages 39.03
skill:
10.97
player:
Mike Washington
season:
2026
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
50
baseline:
39.03
position:
running back
class size:
13
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
5
predicted order:
3
weeks left when called:
0
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Trade and Signing CallsMar 2, 2026
“BUT i think we're gonna be Seeing Minka fitzpatrick on a different team in twenty twenty six”
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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“maybe he's A day three, pick like we'll see it has a big. Day”
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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“I think that dude is gonna get drafted if nothing. Else and you don't see that too often out of maybe.”
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Mock Draft PicksMar 2, 2026
“you mentioned how Jacobi Lane, the USC kid, you know, had a good day and he was looked at as maybe more of a third round pick, and now maybe like he sneaks up a little higher into day two”
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