Erik Engle · Feb 26, 2026
Engel predicts Fernando Mendoza goes No. 1 overall to the Raiders regardless of combine performance, expects Arvell Reese to potentially be the first edge rusher off the board (possibly No. 2 to the Jets), believes the 49ers will ultimately trade Mac Jones, thinks Tyreek Hill signs with the Chiefs, and views the 49ers as a Super Bowl contender.
“He could get the lowest score of all time on the Wunderlich, and he would still go number one overall to the Raiders.”
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- Position Order CallsArvell ReeseFeb 26, 2026
Arvell Reese to be 1st edge rusher off the board
“he's already projected to to be potentially the first edge rusher off the board, maybe going as high as number two to the Jets”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- player:
- Arvel Reese
- season:
- 2025
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- position:
- edge rusher
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- undrafted
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“he could get the lowest score of all time on the Wunderlich, and he would still go number one overall to the Raiders”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- 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:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Trade and Signing CallsMac JonesFeb 26, 2026
Mac Jones to move
“Ultimately, I think it's the right idea to move Mac Jones... I I think that they end up trading him.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Tyreek Hill to move to Kansas City Chiefs
“I think it's likely that he goes to the Chiefs and reunites there with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
George Pickens to move to Dallas Cowboys
“George Pickings would have been the prize, in free agency, but, obviously, he's gonna go back to Dallas”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.