# Field Yates: As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46. **Claimed:** Mar 24, 2026 **Pundit:** Field Yates — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/field-yates **Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP4335482941.mp3?updated=1774377343 29 checkable claims — 28 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 51 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 16 of 29 have settled so far, averaging 72.8 out of 100, against 47.6 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > Fernando Mendoza is gonna be the first overall pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jordyn Tyson to be 2nd receiver off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jordyn Tyson, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 11.45 for a naive guess - **Sonny Styles to be picked at number 4** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sonny Styles, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: scored 87.81 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **David Bailey to be picked at number 2** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: David Bailey, New York Jets - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jermod McCoy to be picked at number 12** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jermod McCoy, Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: scored 2.12 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Avieon Terrell to be picked at number 32** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Avieon Terrell, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “Top 20” (picks 1–20)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kenyon Sadiq, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Eli Stowers to be picked at number 46** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Eli Stowers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: scored 70.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Carnell Tate to be picked at number 6** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Carnell Tate, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: scored 91.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 7** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love, Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 84.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Caleb Downs to be picked at number 5** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Downs, New York Giants - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Olaivavega Ioane to be picked at number 21** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Olaivavega Ioane, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 73.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Monroe Freeling to be picked at number 13** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Monroe Freeling, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Arvell Reese to be picked at number 3** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Arvell Reese, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Rueben Bain to be picked at number 8** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Rueben Bain, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 73.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Fernando Mendoza - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **K.C. Concepcion to be picked at number 30** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: K.C. Concepcion, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor, Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dillon Thieneman to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillon Thieneman, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ty Simpson to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ty Simpson, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mansoor Delane to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mansoor Delane, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Omar Cooper to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Omar Cooper, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Denzel Boston to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Denzel Boston, New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordyn Tyson to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordyn Tyson, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **R Mason Thomas to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: R Mason Thomas - Verdict: not settled yet - **Makai Lemon to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Makai Lemon, New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keldric Faulk to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keldric Faulk, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Spencer Fano to be picked at a slot they never named** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Francisco Mauigoa to be picked at number 11** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Francisco Mauigoa, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jordyn Tyson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jordyn-tyson - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Sonny Styles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sonny-styles - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans - David Bailey — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/david-bailey - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jets - Jermod McCoy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jermod-mccoy - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Avieon Terrell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/avieon-terrell - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Kenyon Sadiq — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kenyon-sadiq - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Eli Stowers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/eli-stowers - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/browns - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Caleb Downs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-downs - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants - Olaivavega Ioane — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/olaivavega-ioane - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Monroe Freeling — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/monroe-freeling - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams - Arvell Reese — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/arvell-reese - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Rueben Bain — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/rueben-bain - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/saints - Fernando Mendoza — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/fernando-mendoza - K.C. Concepcion — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/k-c-concepcion - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Emmanuel McNeil-Warren — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/emmanuel-mcneil-warren - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/lions - Dillon Thieneman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Ty Simpson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ty-simpson - Mansoor Delane — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mansoor-delane - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Denzel Boston — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/denzel-boston - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots - R Mason Thomas — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/r-mason-thomas - Makai Lemon — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/makai-lemon - Keldric Faulk — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/keldric-faulk - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Francisco Mauigoa — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/francisco-mauigoa ## What others said about the same people - Thomas Martinez on Patrick Herbert: Martinez projects the Chargers' starting lineups on offense and defense for their Week 3 game at Buffalo, with injuries forcing several changes — Oronde Gadsden II at tight end, Trevor Penning at left guard, Jamaree Caldwell at defensive tackle and RJ Mickens at safety — while expecting Ladd McConkey to play and Marquez Valdez-Scantling to debut. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bcc0c9e2-6313-45af-bc99-f1cd46806da6 (scored 0) - Tyler Sullivan on Jake Haener: Sullivan expects the Giants, thin at quarterback after Jaxson Dart's season-ending knee injury, to elevate Jake Haener from the practice squad for Week 3. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eb928ca7-b6fd-41e7-8b48-b38e4f64ce09 (scored 0) - Ethan Hurwitz on Jeremiah Pharms Jr.: Hurwitz writes that the elevations of Jeremiah Pharms Jr. and Mike Brown likely mean Leonard Taylor III stays a healthy scratch and Joshua Farmer could be one too for the Week 3 game at Jacksonville, and that both elevated players will revert to the practice squad after Sunday. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fc98ac5c-1a8e-4462-94fa-993b02c52d00 (scored 0) - Randy Gurzi on Reddy Steward: Gurzi predicts the Cowboys' 17-man practice squad, naming each player he expects Dallas to sign, including a surprise addition of released Giants tackle Evan Neal. He also predicts Jaydon Blue will be claimed off waivers by another team and that Sam Williams will land elsewhere. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a37588ef-f76e-4f06-a951-a85a563271d5 (scored 0) - Brian Peacock on Sebastian Valdez: Peacock lays out his projected 53-man roster for the 49ers, position by position: three specialists, three quarterbacks (including Curtis Rourke), five running backs, six receivers (cutting Christian Kirk), three tight ends (cutting Braden Willis), nine offensive linemen, ten defensive linemen (with Mykel Williams on PUP), five linebackers, six cornerbacks and four safeties. He also predicts a new player will take center snaps in preseason week three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae (scored 0) - Blaine Grisak on Dean Connors: Grisak argues Wesley Bailey has essentially played his way onto the Rams' roster after a 10-pressure preseason game, suggests Dean Connors and Tim Keenan III could be cut and stashed on the practice squad, and makes a case for Jarquez Hunter making the 53 despite bubble status. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dd80ddb6-ed9f-4eb7-9ec6-58f9e56d90d8 (scored 0) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Jeff Cavanaugh on Lorenzo Styles: Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f1f48cc1-f9d5-44ca-b130-2c6447b49bc6 (scored 0.51) - Scott Bogman on Romello Height: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 18.46) - Tom Pelissero on Ashton Jeanty: Pelissero says Cam Ward is the Titans' pick at the top of the 2025 draft and that Travis Hunter is most likely the Browns' selection at No. 2; he also endorses Tyler Warren as a top-10 pick, expects Ashton Jeanty inside the top 10, and names five under-the-radar players who could sneak into round one, including Emeka Egbuka between picks 20-25 and Tyler Shough (whom he pegs more likely as a Day 2 pick). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b7089cf4-c63d-4d43-84a4-072b1d2ee328 (scored 100) - Kyle Brandt on Cam Ward: Brandt insists Cam Ward will be the No. 1 overall pick as the best player in the draft, and predicts Ashton Jeanty won't fall past pick six or seven. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf3ad678-a0a0-49c1-a265-69812a3e5048 (scored 100) - Colin Cowherd on Jalon Walker: Cowherd delivered his own top-15 draft board — what he would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5 (scored 80.52) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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