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Emory Hunt · Apr 19, 2026

Hunt made nine first-round mock picks, including Sonny Styles to Tennessee at No. 4, Ruben Bain to Washington at 7, and D'Angelo Ponds to Chicago at 25.

I'm gonna go Sunny Styles inside linebacker.

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

9 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.

  • Get another cornerback man Brandon Ceci from South Carolina... I like him going here to Los Angeles

    Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Brandon Ceci
    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:
    22
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

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  • I think I'll take Jami and McCoy here right now... Give me your mama McCoy out of Tennessee.

    Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Jami en McCoy
    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:
    10
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

    Think this is wrong?

  • I'm gonna go with kenyan A. Sadik... But that's why I w ke for Carolina.

    Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Kenyon Sadiq
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    87.81
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    16
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    87.81
    predicted pick:
    19
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

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  • I'm gonna go Sunny Styles inside linebacker. I feel like this gives coach Robert Sala his version of Fred Warner

    Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Sonny Styles
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    undrafted
    outcome:
    went undrafted in 2026; later signed with WAS
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    undrafted
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    0
    predicted pick:
    4
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

    Think this is wrong?

  • I'm gonna go receiver Denzel Boston. I like his ability to win short, intermediate, deep down the field.

    Scored 36.92 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Denzel Boston
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    36.92
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    39
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    36.92
    predicted pick:
    16
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

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  • Makai Lemon out of USC benefits the Rams being there in La

    Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Makai Lemon
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    73.84
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    20
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    73.84
    predicted pick:
    13
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

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  • Ruben Bain, I know they signed a couple of edge rushers in free agency, but when you bring in Bain

    Scored 70.71 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    Rueben Bain
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    70.71
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    15
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    70.71
    predicted pick:
    7
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

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  • why not backfield back with a good cornerback and Dangelo Pond's out of Indiana

    Scored 33.86 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    D'Angelo Ponds
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    33.86
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    50
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    33.86
    predicted pick:
    25
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

    Think this is wrong?

  • CJ. Allen, I'm a big fan of I like the fact that he had tax downhill... Georgia linebackers are pretty much, you know, rubber stamps

    Scored 33.86 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 91.43 against a shuffle’s 50+41.43 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    41.43
    player:
    C.J. Allen
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    33.86
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    53
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    33.86
    predicted pick:
    28
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    91.43

    Think this is wrong?

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