Colin Cowherd · Apr 16, 2025
Cowherd made several NBA playoff predictions and NFL draft-related calls, including that Travis Hunter could be a top-four cornerback as a rookie, that Colston Loveland could be a Philadelphia target, and that the Raiders should/would take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.
“I think Ashton genty to the Raiders. I think I'd pull the trigger on that.”
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5 checkable claims from this
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.
- Mock Draft PicksCam WardApr 16, 2025
“what's gonna happen is cam Ward's going number one”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cam Ward
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksTravis HunterApr 16, 2025
“I think in any draft he'd be a top ten pick.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Travis Hunter
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- top ten pick (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
“I could see Sean Payton in Denver going and getting him.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksColston LovelandApr 16, 2025
“I could see them moving up to get Loveland, who's not your traditional tight end.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Positional FinishesTravis HunterApr 16, 2025
“if you told me at the end of the year he was a top four corner in the league. I would not be shocked.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.