Matt Miller · Feb 26, 2026
Miller's mock draft has Mendoza first to the Raiders, Arbel Reese second to the Jets, Miami tackle Mala Noah third to Arizona, Bane fourth to the Titans, Cornell Tate to the Giants, and Jeremiah Love to New Orleans at No. 8, with Ty Simpson barely a first-rounder.
“Jeremiah Love is my top player in the class.”
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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 PicksJeremiyah LoveNew Orleans SaintsFeb 26, 2026
Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8
“Jeremiah Love, you have him winding up in New Orleans... why would Kellen Moore pass on an offensive weapon like this guy at eight? And your your thought is he won't. They won't.”
Hit · 81Scored 80.52 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 70
- Mock Draft PicksArvell ReeseNew York JetsFeb 26, 2026
Arvell Reese to be picked at number 2
“So the Jets at two in your mock, you have Arbel Reese. ... And for the Jets, that's exactly what he could be.”
Hit · 88Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- player:
- Arvell Reese
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 70
- Mock Draft PicksCarnell TateNew York GiantsFeb 26, 2026
Carnell Tate to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Cornell Tate, you have them going receiver rather than Caleb Downs ... I look at Cornell Tate as a six foot three, two hundred pound, excellent route runner, opposite the speed of Malik Neighbors.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- player:
- Carnell Tate
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 4
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 70
- Mock Draft PicksFrancis MauigoaArizona CardinalsFeb 26, 2026
Francis Mauigoa to be picked at number 3
“On the third overall selection, you wind up with Maui Goa going from, the left side of the Miami offensive line going to Arizona.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- player:
- Francis Mauigoa
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 70
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“Your mock draft, you have Fernando Mendoza at one.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- 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:
- 70
- Mock Draft PicksTy SimpsonFeb 26, 2026
Ty Simpson to be picked “barely in the first round” (picks 1–32)
“is is Simpson in your first round? Barely.”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 70 against a shuffle’s 50+20 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 20
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- barely in the first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 70
- Mock Draft PicksB.J.Tennessee TitansFeb 26, 2026
B.J. to be picked at number 4
“And now you had Bane fourth to the, Titans. ... So Bane at four, the tape says, yeah. He's pretty good. He's probably worth number four.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.