Ollie Connolly· Apr 14, 2025
Connolly agrees Shedeur Sanders likely lands in New Orleans, says Cam Ward goes first overall, projects Travis Hunter's floor as a top-three NFL cornerback, is out on Mason Graham as a top-10 pick, thinks Donovan Ezeiruaku slips to the second round, doesn't want James Pearce, and expects Malaki Starks to be taken around 25.
“the floor to me feels like the second or third best cornerback in the NFL”
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7 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks, 2 draft bust calls, 1 positional finishe and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Positional FinishesTravis HunterApr 14, 2025
Travis Hunter to finish top 3 at his position, by interceptions
“the floor to me feels like the second or third best cornerback in the NFL De bending our system and circumstance and the ceiling is changes the position for generation”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Travis Hunter
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- secondary
- ranked by:
- interceptions
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — the startable tier at secondary
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 24
- actual finish:
- 160
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 3
- Mock Draft PicksDonovan JeterApr 14, 2025
Donovan Jeter to be picked “the second round” (picks 33–64)
“I think he's going to get ding to go in the second round, maybe because he just doesn't quite have the measurables teams are looking for.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Donovan Jeter
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2025; later signed with WAS
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- the second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksCam WardApr 14, 2025
Cam Ward to be picked at number 1
“It's almost now because cam Ward is going to go first overall”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- 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
- Draft Bust CallsJames Pearce Jr.Tennessee TitansApr 14, 2025
James Pearce Jr. to disappoint at the next level
“He is the one that I would not want in my building... I like passwords who know what they're doing when they rush the passer, and not just kind of upfield athletes who tests really well but don't quite know how to play football”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksMalaki StarksApr 14, 2025
Malaki Starks to be picked “somewhere in the twenty five range, maybe a little bit higher”
“He is a splash playmaker and So i'm sure a team will take him somewhere in the twenty five range, maybe a little bit higher”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Draft Bust CallsMason GrahamApr 14, 2025
Mason Graham to disappoint at the next level
“I just what I'm taking with a top ten pick. I think there's better value further down the board than he is. I have a high second round grade on him.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Shedeur Sanders to move to New Orleans Saints
“I'm with you that is probably going to happen because Mickey Lewis is trying to save his job”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsHit · 100A CBS Sports column flags five Week 2 favorites on upset alert, effectively backing the underdogs — Lions at Bills, Bengals at Texans, Jets over Packers, Jaguars at Broncos and Saints at Ravens — to pull off wins.
- Jake CielyTrade and Signing Calls · Romeo DoubsMiss · 0On a Fantasy Pros free-agency show, Jake Seely gave his projected 2026 landing spots for a long list of free agents, including Aaron Rodgers to Minnesota, Daniel Jones back to Indianapolis, Malik Willis to Miami, Alec Pierce to the Raiders, Mike Evans to the 49ers, Deebo Samuel to Pittsburgh, Kenneth Walker to Arizona, Breece Hall to Kansas City and Kyle Pitts and Dallas Goedert re-signing with their current teams.
- Kyle BrandtMock Draft Picks · Cam WardHit · 100Brandt 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.
- Colin CowherdMock Draft Picks · Shedeur SandersMiss · 0Cowherd 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.
- Peter SchragerMock Draft Picks · Shedeur SandersMiss · 0Schrager expects the top of the draft to be quarterback-driven, with Cam Ward going first overall and Shedeur Sanders second. He also thinks Sam Darnold returns to Minnesota, Justin Fields starts somewhere (likely staying in Pittsburgh rather than joining the Jets), and the Eagles lose free agents like Milton Williams and Josh Sweat.
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- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · K.C. ConcepcionClose · 68Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Keyron CrawfordHit · 81In 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.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 92Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day.
- Bucky BrooksMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 81In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13.