Deebo & Joe · Feb 27, 2026
Joe (the Browns-affiliated co-host) argues Shedeur Sanders is still the best quarterback of this class but concedes Fernando Mendoza will be the No. 1 overall pick, and he plays the combine 40-yard dash props on Caleb Downs, Zachariah Branch and Haynes King.
“He's going to be the number one pick.”
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- Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaFeb 27, 2026
“So Mendoza zero hate. I hope everything works out successful. He's going to be the number one pick.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- 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
- Combine MeasurementsZachariah BranchFeb 27, 2026
“Then you got zachar Riot Branch. They saying below... less than four three five? ... Yep. Let's get it there, so you go play this. Let's get it. Yep, I'm gonna play. I'm gonna play this.”
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- Combine MeasurementsCaleb DownsFeb 27, 2026
“I'm gonna watch Caleb down. I'm gonna tell you he went under that full four five... I'm seeing four four four four three four four two.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Combine MeasurementsHaynes KingFeb 27, 2026
“You say you're gonna be more so you think you go run four five? Yeah, he's going run for five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.