# Bucky Brooks: 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. **Claimed:** Mar 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Bucky Brooks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-move-the-sticks-with-daniel-jeremiah-bucky-bro/2026-nfl-combine-recap-rb-qb-wrs 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. > 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. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Mike Washington to be picked “day two, second or third round” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mike Washington - Verdict: scored 38.56 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Ty Simpson to be 2nd quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Ty Simpson - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 39.7 for a naive guess - **Omar Cooper to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Omar Cooper - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Mike Washington — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mike-washington - Ty Simpson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ty-simpson - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love ## What others said about the same people - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100) - Blaine Grisak on Ty Simpson: After the Rams' first preseason game, Grisak predicted the full 53-man roster, naming three quarterbacks, four running backs, five receivers, five tight ends, nine offensive linemen, four linebackers, six defensive linemen, four edge rushers, five cornerbacks, five safeties and three special teamers, with Dean Connors headed for the practice squad instead. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/893ce849-9f8b-40c4-b5bc-a578611b14f8 (scored 100) - Rich Eisen on Ty Simpson: Eisen argues that if Ty Simpson does go in the first round, it will be in the bottom third of the round. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/db6287b9-704b-4590-8347-0e1b1d2ab2f9 (scored 100) - Daniel Jeremiah on Mike Washington: Jeremiah says Ty Simpson is his 40th-ranked player and a second-round pick rather than a top-32 selection, projects Cleveland to stay with Watson at quarterback in 2026, and offers several draft projections: Notre Dame's Jadarian Price and Arkansas' Mike Washington Jr. on Day 2/third round, tight end Sadiq in the first round, linebacker Styles in the top ten, and the Arizona State tackle possibly sneaking into the 20s. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/25b96899-580b-40b2-bc6f-4b689da13084 (scored 38.56) - Mike Renner on Omar Cooper: Renner names five favorites, calling Reuben Bain Jr. the best non-quarterback in the class, Caden Proctor a top-five prospect and potentially the best OT in the class, Omar Cooper Jr. a possible first-rounder, Jadarian Price a second-round pick and the class's second-best running back, and Josiah Trotter a top-50 selection. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4585cce6-20f2-42db-b844-37dc147eef60 (scored 87.62) - Jaime Eisner on Ty Simpson: A seven-round Jets mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, assigning specific prospects to each of New York's nine picks, and calling Brandon Cisse a likely top-50 selection. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf47b272-a062-4e0e-9949-dbb8cac1e5ce (scored 42.04) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 87.81) - Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71) - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7) - Jeff Cavanaugh on Lorenzo Styles: Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f1f48cc1-f9d5-44ca-b130-2c6447b49bc6 (scored 0.51) - Scott Bogman on Olaivavega Ioane: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 70.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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