Jeff Cavanaugh

Writes at DLLS Dallas Cowboys (podcast)

Every take from Jeff Cavanaugh, including the ones still waiting →

27.27%

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. 12 more not yet settled.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

81.82% 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

Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40.2 graded calls · Mar 1, 2026
- Lorenzo Styles to be picked “not gonna go in the top 50” (picks 1–50)
  “Sonny Styles' brother is not gonna go in the top 50. It's not gonna happen.”
  Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored
  draft:
  2026
  naive:
  a shuffled mock scores 50
  player:
  Sonny Styles' brother
  season:
  2026
  zero at:
  undrafted
  outcome:
  went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
  accuracy:
  0
  baseline:
  50
  actual pick:
  undrafted
  difficulty:
  1

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weeks in the season:

pick accuracy:

predicted pick:

not gonna go in the top 50 (picks 1–50)

weeks left when called:

mock ordering score:

only one pick — no order to score

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A.J. Haulcy to be picked “a second round pick to get him, maybe even a third” (picks 33–64)

“I like AJ Halsey, LSU safety. I need a second round pick to get him, maybe even a third if the league will let me.”

Close · 55Scored 54.53a naive guess scored 50

How this was scored

draft:: 2026
naive:: a shuffled mock scores 50
player:: A.J. Haulcy
season:: 2026
zero at:: 32
accuracy:: 54.53
baseline:: 50
actual pick:: 78
difficulty:: 1
weeks in the season:: 18
pick accuracy:: 54.53
predicted pick:: a second round pick to get him, maybe even a third (picks 33–64)
weeks left when called:: 0
mock ordering score:: only one pick — no order to score

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