# Field Yates — prediction record ## Record - **Accuracy:** 59.73% - **MissedTakes Score:** 57.28 - **Graded articles:** 4 - **Graded individual calls:** 24 - **Clarity:** 100% PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology ## Graded articles (4) ### Mar 25, 2026 — scored 56.94 across 1 call In his most recent mock draft, Yates has Ty Simpson going to the Cardinals at No. 26 overall. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6665809c-4887-4dae-9483-08cc85a29713 ### Mar 24, 2026 — scored 58.51 across 15 calls As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7eaa4c0b-96d6-4cb2-bb55-3307b797fb9b ### Feb 27, 2026 — scored 100 across 3 calls Yates pegged David Bailey as a top-four pick, called Jeremiah Love clearly the best running back in the class with a draft range from No. 3 overall to the Chiefs at No. 9, put Karnell Tate atop his receiver board, projected Jordan Tyson as a top-15 pick, and expected Brennan Thompson to run in the 4.2s. He also sees both Miami's Mauigoa and Utah's Spencer Fano taken inside the top 15, with Mauigoa having a chance to be the first offensive lineman off the board. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3ac28f94-72fb-46e5-81e3-b524c7c7b841 ### Feb 19, 2026 — scored 37.56 across 5 calls In his latest mock draft, Yates has Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to the Raiders (a pick he says can be etched in stone), the Jets taking edge rusher Arbel Reiss at No. 2, the Titans taking David Bailey in the first round, and the Cowboys selecting Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 12 as the first linebacker off the board. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3692b1fa-a951-4688-b9db-c1c3d4e71f52 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=field-yates