David Harrison · Feb 28, 2026
Recapping day one of the 2026 NFL scouting combine drills, Harrison names his standouts and offers draft projections: Sonny Styles could rise to No. 2 overall and is a top-10 pick, Ruben Bain Jr. will need to move inside from edge, Zane Durant and Owen Heineke will climb from seventh-round projections, Jacob Rodriguez lands late round two/early round three, and Lee Hunter is an early second-rounder who could sneak into the late first.
“Would not be surprised to see him up there at, like, number two now after this workout.”
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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 PicksSonny StylesFeb 28, 2026
Sonny Styles to be picked “Certainly a top 10 guy” (picks 1–10)
“Certainly a top 10 guy. I think the New York Jets have to be seriously considering taking him to be the quarterback of their defense.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with WAS
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- Certainly a top 10 guy (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesFeb 28, 2026
Sonny Styles to be picked at number 2
“Top five player in the NFL draft class currently projected fifth on the big board. Would not be surprised to see him up there at, like, number two now after this workout. Certainly a top 10 guy.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with WAS
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksLee HunterFeb 28, 2026
Lee Hunter to be picked “early second round maybe could get into late first round” (picks 33–64)
“his projection early second round maybe could get into late first round”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Lee Hunter
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 49
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- early second round maybe could get into late first round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksCashius HowellFeb 28, 2026
Cashius Howell to be picked “late first round” (picks 1–32)
“He is a late first round guy and a lot of mock drafts. Has a nineteenth, but like I said, he's kinda teetering on that late first round line, into day two.”
Close · 68Scored 67.71a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cashius Howell
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 67.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 67.71
- predicted pick:
- late first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksJacob RodriguezFeb 28, 2026
Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “back end round two early round three”
“Right now, ranked eighty fourth on the big board, which is mid round three. I feel like he's gonna get some back end round two early round three talk after this performance.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at a slot they never named
“If they can't get a quarterback for their offense because Fernando Mendoza goes to the Raiders”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Depth Chart CallsRueben BainFeb 28, 2026
Rueben Bain to be a starter
“He he measured it under thirty one inch arms. That's not good if you're trying to play edge. I think he's gonna need to move inside.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.