Lance Zierlein · Mar 1, 2025
Zierlein said Kansas State's Jacob Parrish helped himself with his testing and will be a second-round cornerback, put South Carolina safety Nick Emnori inside the top 16 after his workout, pegged Mason Taylor as the third tight end off the board and possibly a first-rounder, and called Alabama's Robbie Oots a future NFL fullback who will be on a roster.
“He'll be a second round cornerback in this draft.”
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- Mock Draft PicksJacob ParrishMar 1, 2025
“He is a guy who is going to move up. He'll be a second round cornerback in this draft.”
Scored 42.04a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jacob Parrish
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 42.04
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 84
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 42.04
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsMason TaylorMar 1, 2025
“I know that I think Mason Taylor will probably be the third guy off... I think Mason Taylor's a third”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 28.72+71.28 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- naming one of the 16 at random averages 28.72
- skill:
- 71.28
- player:
- Mason Taylor
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 28.72
- position:
- tight end
- class size:
- 16
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 3
- predicted order:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksMason TaylorMar 1, 2025
“it wouldn't shock me if maybe a sneaky third tight end got into the first round. Yeah, with Mason Taylor”
Scored 64.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Mason Taylor
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 64.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 42
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 64.84
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Roster Spot CallsRobbie OuztsMar 1, 2025
“Now he is an NFL fallback. He'll be he'll be on a team, and he'll probably get pretty good reps as an NFL fullback.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksNick EmmanworiMar 1, 2025
“he can't get past the middle of the draft, Like it's just he's not getting to the second held... But now this is one of these things where he's inside the top sixteen to me.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.