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Chris Clark· Mar 2, 2026

Clark made the Chiefs' mock draft selections: Sonny Styles in the first round, Zion Young at 40, Trigg at 74, Bud Clark at 109, Bryce Lance at 146 and cornerback Davis at 176.

“To me, I almost think you have to go with Sonny Styles.”

said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Chiefs (podcast) · read the original →

6 checkable claims — 6 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 6 have settled, averaging 43.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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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.

  • Sonny Styles to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)

    “Let's just go ahead and take stunning styles at this point... we have got sunny styles, which is not the decision we were expecting to take in the first round”

    Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    50
    player:
    Sonny Styles
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    7
    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:
    100

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  • Michael Trigg to be picked at number 74

    “Okay. We will take Trigg.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    50
    player:
    Michael Trigg
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    undrafted
    outcome:
    went undrafted in 2026; later signed with DAL
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    undrafted
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    0
    predicted pick:
    74
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    100

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  • Zion Young to be picked at number 40

    “we will go ahead and add Zion Young to this roster”

    Hit · 81Scored 80.52 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    50
    player:
    Zion Young
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    80.52
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    45
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    80.52
    predicted pick:
    40
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    100

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  • Bud Clark to be picked at number 109

    “Let's say Clark. At that point, we have another safety to add that will replace Brian Cook on the back end of this defense.”

    Miss · 14Scored 14.23 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    50
    player:
    Bud Clark
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    14.23
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    64
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    14.23
    predicted pick:
    109
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    100

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  • Bryce Lance to be picked at number 146

    “You wanna go Bryce Lance and see what we get going forward? Yeah. Why not? K. There's your wide receiver.”

    Close · 65Scored 64.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    50
    player:
    Bryce Lance
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    64.84
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    136
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    64.84
    predicted pick:
    146
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    100

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  • Demario Davis to be picked at number 176

    “There you go. Davis is who we are taking, and that will complete the Chiefs draft at this point.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    skill:
    50
    player:
    Demario Davis
    season:
    2026
    zero at:
    undrafted
    outcome:
    went undrafted in 2026; later signed with NYJ
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    undrafted
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    0
    predicted pick:
    176
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    100

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