Erik Engle· Apr 16, 2026
Engel expects Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling to be off the board inside the top 12 picks, and he calls Myles Garrett clearly the best pass rusher in the league right now.
“I really feel like he's gonna be gone in in the top 12 picks, maybe the top 10.”
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1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 73.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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overall picktop 12 picks, maybe the top 10 (picks 1–12)They said
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- Mock Draft PicksMonroe FreelingApr 16, 2026
Monroe Freeling to be picked “top 12 picks, maybe the top 10” (picks 1–12)
“Because I I really feel like he's gonna be gone in in the top 12 picks, maybe the top 10.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Monroe Freeling
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 19
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- top 12 picks, maybe the top 10 (picks 1–12)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Positional FinishesMyles GarrettCleveland BrownsApr 16, 2026
Myles Garrett to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks
“Miles Garrett is head and shoulders above, I think, every other pass rusher in the NFL right now.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
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