Jeff Cavanaugh · Mar 1, 2026
Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40.
“I think his draft range is around the Cowboys pick, somewhere around 20 to 35.”
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3 checkable claims from this
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- Mock Draft PicksA.J. HaulcyMar 1, 2026
A.J. Haulcy to be picked “a second round pick to get him, maybe even a third” (picks 33–64)
“I like AJ Halsey, LSU safety. I need a second round pick to get him, maybe even a third if the league will let me.”
Close · 55Scored 54.53a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- A.J. Haulcy
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 54.53
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 78
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 54.53
- predicted pick:
- a second round pick to get him, maybe even a third (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksLorenzo StylesMar 1, 2026
Lorenzo Styles to be picked “not gonna go in the top 50” (picks 1–50)
“Sonny Styles' brother is not gonna go in the top 50. It's not gonna happen.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles' brother
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- not gonna go in the top 50 (picks 1–50)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksDillon ThienemanMar 1, 2026
Dillon Thieneman to be picked “somewhere around 20 to 35”
“I'm not gonna say negative things about Dylan DeEineman, but I think his draft range is around the Cowboys pick, somewhere around 20 to 35.”
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