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Rich Eisen · Mar 2, 2026

Eisen endorsed the assumption that Fernando Mendoza is the No. 1 overall pick, and reaffirmed his earlier prediction that the Texans reach the Super Bowl.

And so we are all assuming Fernando Mendoza goes one mic, and then so the Jets have, they're they're the first on the clock of this.

said on air, transcribed by us · The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) · read the original →

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  • Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1

    And so we are all assuming Fernando Mendoza goes one mic

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    Fernando Mendoza
    season:
    2026
    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

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  • Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl

    At the Texans. Oh, I did say they were going to the Super Bowl. ... I said the Texans were going to the Super Bowl.

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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