Carmen Vitali· Feb 28, 2026
Vitally pegs Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles as probably a top-five pick in this year's draft, and expects the Bengals to lose Trey Hendrickson in free agency.
“I was going to talk about Sonny Styles, linebacker one, probably a top five pick in this year's draft, inside linebacker.”
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It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 95.9 out of 100, against 25 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Trey Hendrickson to move to Cincinnati Bengals
“And the Bengals they're losing Trey Hendrickson to free agency or he's going to test free agency... if you're looking to replace Trey Hendrickson and you're trying to find life after Trey Hendrickson, which is what the Bengals are going to try to do”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Trey Hendrickson
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- CIN
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- reported:
- signed → BAL
- settled by:
- a confirmed report from the crawl (reported outcomes)
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesFeb 28, 2026
Sonny Styles to be picked “probably a top five pick in this year's draft” (picks 1–5)
“So I told you I was going to talk about Sonny Styles, linebacker one, probably a top five pick in this year's draft, inside linebacker.”
Hit · 92Scored 91.7a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- probably a top five pick in this year's draft (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
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