# Colin Cowherd: 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. **Claimed:** Apr 16, 2025 **Pundit:** Colin Cowherd — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd **Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/hour-2-bold-predictions-1 5 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks, 1 positional finishe and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 4 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I think Ashton genty to the Raiders. I think I'd pull the trigger on that. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Mark Andrews to move to Denver Broncos** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Mark Andrews, Denver Broncos - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Travis Hunter to finish top 4 at his position, by interceptions** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Travis Hunter - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Cam Ward to be picked at number 1** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cam Ward - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Travis Hunter to be picked “top ten pick” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Travis Hunter - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Colston Loveland to be picked “ten to twenty two range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colston Loveland - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Mark Andrews — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mark-andrews - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/broncos - Travis Hunter — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/travis-hunter - Cam Ward — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-ward - Colston Loveland — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/colston-loveland ## What others said about the same people - Greg Jennings on Denver Broncos: Jennings put the Cardinals up as his upset alert over Seattle, backed the Texans over Cincinnati and the Bears over Minnesota with chips, put two chips on Denver beating Jacksonville, and wrote a headline of the Packers beating the Jets; he also called the Bengals a playoff team and the Chiefs winners over Indianapolis. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/420d3e29-6224-43a2-8d68-b15c864838cd (scored 100) - Lance Sanderson on Denver Broncos: Sanderson thinks Denver cleans up its play on both sides of the ball and wins a close one. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/321608f8-aa29-4e5d-bde1-b61f037eeb04 (scored 88.1) - Bob Morris on Denver Broncos: Morris expects cleaner tackling and offensive rhythm to give Denver a close win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f55c74eb-160d-4e25-bffe-b80da0ffc07b (scored 90.48) - Zack Kelberman on Denver Broncos: Kelberman picks a narrow Broncos home win, with Bo Nix doing just enough in the clutch. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5536bef7-2446-4a4f-853d-78c659eb7ba6 (scored 85.71) - Keith Cummings on Denver Broncos: Cummings predicts Denver cleans things up and wins in overtime on a Wil Lutz field goal. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8258d3ea-47e0-42b5-b7d4-ba8b87c5d3e2 (scored 90.48) - Carl Dumler on Denver Broncos: Dumler sees the Broncos bouncing back behind the run game and the home crowd, winning on a late field goal. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5d678b42-fd27-46f9-9862-273c8ca6b771 (scored 90.48) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - 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) - 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 R Mason Thomas: 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 59.46) - 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) - Bucky Brooks on Carnell Tate: In 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/677f566f-9e38-4dd7-b312-0baad54b440e (scored 80.52) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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