Eric Crocker· Mar 3, 2026
Crocker says Thieneman's testing may have pushed him into the first round and possibly the top 20, and pegs Emmanuel McNeil Warren as a second-round/high second-round pick.
“those are things that I feel like he may have ran him, not only into the first round, but maybe into the top 20.”
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All 2 have settled, averaging 90.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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overall pickhigh second round pick (picks 33–64)They said
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- Mock Draft PicksEmmanuel McNeil-WarrenMar 3, 2026
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to be picked “high second round pick” (picks 33–64)
“Well, I I mocked him in the second round of of our draft... he's definitely someone I feel, like, has the ability to be a a a definitely a high second round pick.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 58
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- high second round pick (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksDillon ThienemanMar 3, 2026
Dillon Thieneman to be picked “top 20” (picks 1–20)
“those are things that I feel like he may have ran him, not only into the first round, but maybe into the top 20.”
Hit · 81Scored 80.52a naive guess scored 50How 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:
- top 20 (picks 1–20)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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- David HarrisonMock Draft Picks · Riley NowakowskiMiss · 13In his final mock draft Monday, Harrison has the Commanders trading back twice and selecting eight players: safety Dylan Thieneman at 16, WR Denzel Boston at 33, RB Mike Washington Jr. at 83, C Jagger Burton at 132, CB Julian Neal at 147, QB Cade Klubnik at 187, DB Lorenzo Styles Jr. at 209 and TE Riley Nowakowski in the seventh round.