Bucky Brooks· Mar 1, 2026

Brooks called Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love the best prospect in the class and a top-five pick, pegged Arkansas' Mike Washington as a Day 2 (second- or third-round) pick, slotted Ty Simpson as the second quarterback off the board after Fernando Mendoza, and said Omar Cooper is a first-rounder.

“To me, Man, we're talking about a top five pick, and I'm saying this, I think he's the best prospect in the class.”

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4 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 4 have settled, averaging 84.6 out of 100, against 47.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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Ty Simpson · 2026 season · positional finish

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Mock Draft Picks Mike WashingtonMar 1, 2026
Mike Washington to be picked “day two, second or third round” (picks 33–100)
“Are we to talk about Mike Washington coming off the board on day two, second or third round. Somewhere in that conversation, his name has to come up.”
Miss · 39Scored 38.56a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Mike Washington
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
38.56
baseline:
50
actual pick:
122
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
38.56
predicted pick:
day two, second or third round (picks 33–100)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Position Order Calls Ty SimpsonMar 1, 2026
Ty Simpson to be 2nd quarterback off the board
“I think right now depecking order would probably suggest that Ty Simpson is next... But he is certainly after Mendoza to me, he's next in line to come off the board.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 39.7+60.3 skill
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
naming one of the 10 at random averages 39.7
skill:
60.3
player:
Ty Simpson
season:
2026
zero at:
credit halves every two places
accuracy:
100
baseline:
39.7
position:
quarterback
class size:
10
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual order:
2
predicted order:
2
weeks left when called:
0
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Mock Draft Picks Omar CooperMar 1, 2026
Omar Cooper to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Omar Cooper I think helped himself the four to four. He's the first rounder now... He's the safest maybe of all those wide receivers, which will help him get drafted in the first round.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Omar Cooper
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
30
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
first round (picks 1–32)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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Mock Draft Picks Jeremiyah LoveMar 1, 2026
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)
“To me, Man, we're talking about a top five pick... you could talk yourself in and take him and within one the first four five picks.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50
How this was scored
draft:
2026
naive:
a shuffled mock scores 50
player:
Jeremiyah Love
season:
2026
zero at:
32
accuracy:
100
baseline:
50
actual pick:
3
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
pick accuracy:
100
predicted pick:
top five pick (picks 1–5)
weeks left when called:
0
mock ordering score:
only one pick — no order to score
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