JP Acosta· Jan 21, 2026
JP leaned toward the Rams beating the Seahawks in the NFC Championship, treated Ty Simpson as the class's first quarterback off the board, and made several draft projections for Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl prospects.
“I'm kinda leaning Rams.”
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6 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks, 1 game outcome pick and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 35.4 out of 100, against 69.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Where this call stands in the room
Ty Simpson · 2025 season · positional finish7 calls from 6 pundits between 1 positional finish and 3 positional finish. JP Acosta said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 2 positional finish. what happened: 2 positional finish
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6 checkable claims in this take
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.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsJan 21, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks
“I'm kinda leaning Rams. ... I'm gonna lean with the guy that's been there before.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- SEA
- score:
- 27-31
- skill:
- -100
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- SEA
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Position Order CallsTy SimpsonJan 21, 2026
Ty Simpson to be 1st quarterback off the board
“QB three, even QB two sort of feels like it's up for grabs right now. Whoever gets drafted after Ty Simpson feels like it could be anyone's guess.”
Close · 71Scored 70.71a naive guess scored 39.7+31.01 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- naming one of the 10 at random averages 39.7
- skill:
- 31.01
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- credit halves every two places
- accuracy:
- 70.71
- baseline:
- 39.7
- position:
- quarterback
- class size:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual order:
- 2
- predicted order:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksTaylen GreenJan 21, 2026
Taylen Green to be picked “potentially late day two, early day three”
“we could see him come off the board, potentially late day two, early day three”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDalton JohnsonJan 21, 2026
Dalton Johnson to be picked “going to get drafted”
“Dalton Johnson is going to get drafted.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksJeff CaldwellJan 21, 2026
Jeff Caldwell to be picked “he's gonna get drafted”
“If he can really show up in one on ones and make a lot and do a lot of good work, he's gonna get drafted”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDante CorleoneJan 21, 2026
Dante Corleone to be picked “day two”
“for a lot of teams that need run stoppers because of where the NFL is going, Corlejo could be a really nice pick on day two”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 43Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 48Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 43Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.
- Michael BrockersGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Brock picked the Rams to win nearly every game, with losses only to Buffalo, Washington, San Francisco in December and Seattle on Christmas, finishing 13-4 and winning the NFC West, and said Puka Nacua would top 1,709 receiving yards.
- Rob BushkaGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Buschka picked the Rams to start 3-0 and finish 13-4 as division winners, with losses to Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City and San Francisco; he also predicted AJ Brown lands in New England and that rookie Ty Simpson starts three games, throws for over 1,000 yards and wins Rookie of the Year.
More mock draft picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Lance ZierleinMock Draft Picks · Jeremiyah LoveHit · 100Zierlein 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.
- Nick ShookMock Draft Picks · Max IheanachorHit · 88Shook 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.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · K.C. ConcepcionClose · 68Rosenthal 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.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Keyron CrawfordHit · 81In 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.
- Daniel JeremiahMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 92Jeremiah 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.
- Bucky BrooksMock Draft Picks · Carnell TateHit · 81In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13.