Brady Quinn · Feb 23, 2026
Quinn argued the combine doesn't matter for draft stock and asserted that Fernando Mendoza will be the No. 1 overall pick regardless of how Ty Simpson performs at the combine.
“Mendoz is gonna go number one.”
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- Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaFeb 23, 2026
“you don't need to because Mendoz is gonna go number one. No one's gonna take regardless of how well Ty Simpson competes and throws at the combine, is gonna take him over.”
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
- Prospect vs Prospect CallsFernando MendozaFeb 23, 2026
“No one's gonna take regardless of how well Ty Simpson competes and throws at the combine, is gonna take him over.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- claim:
- Fernando Mendoza drafted ahead of Ty Simpson
- draft:
- 2026
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- Fernando Mendoza went 1, Ty Simpson went 13
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- correct:
- true
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- compared to:
- Ty Simpson
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0