Nick Shook · Mar 3, 2025
Nick Shook offered draft projections from the combine: Bhayshul Tuten will go earlier than expected, Nick Emmanwori is a first-round pick and the first safety drafted, Maxwell Hairston will be the first cornerback off the board, and Malaki Starks may have snuck into the first round. He also predicted Will Campbell profiles as a top-five guard in the NFL despite his short arms.
“He's the first-round pick, he's the first safety out the board.”
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- Mock Draft PicksMalaki StarksMar 3, 2025
“he may have snuck into the first round”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Malaki Starks
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 27
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- may have snuck into the first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksNick EmmanworiMar 3, 2025
“yeah he's the first, round pick he's the first safety out, the board”
Scored 87.81a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Nick Emmanwori
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 35
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- first round pick (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Position Order CallsNick EmmanworiMar 3, 2025
“he's the first safety out, the board”
Scored 70.71a naive guess scored 19.61+51.1 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- naming one of the 21 at random averages 19.61
- skill:
- 51.1
- player:
- Nick Emmanwori
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 19.61
- position:
- safety
- class size:
- 21
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 2
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Position Order CallsMaxwell HairstonMar 3, 2025
“I think he's going to be the first one off the board at the position and he makes the team”
Scored 70.71a naive guess scored 17.91+52.8 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- naming one of the 23 at random averages 17.91
- skill:
- 52.8
- player:
- Maxwell Hairston
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 17.91
- position:
- cornerback
- class size:
- 23
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 2
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksBhayshul TutenMar 3, 2025
“With Tuton, we're on the street. He's gaining some serious attention. So keep his name on your radar as somebody who goes earlier than expected.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Depth Chart CallsWill CampbellMar 3, 2025
“he's got the potential to be an all pro guard because he wins with, his feet not with. His arms”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Positional FinishesWill CampbellMar 3, 2025
“He might be top five guard IN the nfl for a Long Time”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.