JP Acosta · Feb 3, 2026
Reviewing Senior Bowl risers, Acosta pegged Western Michigan edge Na'Dame Tucker as a late Day 2/early Day 3 pick and Missouri receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. as an early Day 3 pick, and said Ohio State defensive tackle Kayden McDonald will be a first-round selection.
“McDonald's gonna go in the first round.”
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3 checkable claims from this
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 PicksCade McDonaldFeb 3, 2026
Cade McDonald to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“And especially after Amari Watson decided to return to school, I think he is gonna go in the first round. McDonald's gonna go in the first round.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cade McDonald
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with CLE
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksKevin ColemanFeb 3, 2026
Kevin Coleman to be picked “early day three”
“I don't think he's gonna be a day two guy. I think maybe, like, early day three because, again, there's just the size is going to be a big issue.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksNadame TuckerFeb 3, 2026
Nadame Tucker to be picked “late day two, early day three”
“But I think around, like, late day two, early day three, a guy like Nadame Tucker can come in and immediately be a pass rush help for a lot of teams.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.