Bradford Banta

Every take from Bradford Banta, including the ones still waiting →

Is Bradford Banta accurate? Across 2 graded calls in 2 articles, Bradford Banta scores 81.19% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -8.33, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

81.19%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

-8.33

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

2

Graded calls

across 2 articles. 5 more not yet settled.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

100% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.

Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.

Graded calls · 2

Banta said Spencer Fano was also the Lions pick in his own mock draft at No. 17 in 2026, with Fano installed at right tackle and Penei Sewell moving to left tackle.Apr 8, 2026
- Spencer Fano to be picked at number 17
  “Love your fan o pick. Love it. So that's who I had in my mark draft, so to speak.”
  Close · 71Scored 70.71a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored
  draft:
  2026
  naive:
  a shuffled mock scores 50
  player:
  Spencer Fano
  season:
  2026
  zero at:
  32
  accuracy:
  70.71
  baseline:
  50
  actual pick:
  9
  difficulty:
  1
  weeks in the season:
  18

pick accuracy:

70.71

predicted pick:

17

weeks left when called:

0

mock ordering score:

only one pick — no order to score

Think this grade is wrong?

Banta predicted Taylor Decker will return for an 11th season and be the Lions' left tackle, and expects Kelvin Sheppard to remain the Lions' defensive coordinator for a second year and eventually become an NFL head coach.Feb 26, 2026

Taylor Decker to be 1st on the depth chart
“Taylor Decker, back... He's, you know, going into his eleventh season.”
Hit · 92Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 100-8.33 skill
How this was scored
club:
DET
skill:
-8.33
player:
Taylor Decker
season:
2025
accuracy:
91.67
baseline:
100
position:
T
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
1
measured by:
offensive snaps
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
0
Think this grade is wrong?