Bradford Banta

Writes at Locked On Lions (podcast)

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

70.71%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

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MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

Graded calls

across 1 article. 6 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 · 1

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:

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mock ordering score:

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