# Ralph Vacchiano — prediction record

Ralph Vacchiano covers the NFL for Fox Sports and appears on The Dan Patrick Show, writing on everything from preseason rookie standouts to skill-position rankings across all 32 teams. His reporting touches a range of franchises — the Giants and Jets, the Ravens, Eagles, and others — with a mix of roster analysis, player projections, and coach profiles.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 33.49%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 0.71
- **Graded articles:** 2
- **Graded individual calls:** 2
- **Clarity:** 92.2%

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.

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## Graded articles (2)

### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

Vacchiano ranks all 32 NFL teams entering the 2026 season, with the Rams first and Dolphins last. He also flags the Giants as a potential surprise team with a top-10 defense, and notes Deshaun Watson won Cleveland's QB job while Tua Tagovailoa starts Week 1 in Atlanta.

https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6f782be9-64d3-47cf-b054-6566e14194d6

### Jul 31, 2025 — scored 66.98 across 1 call

His 2025 NFL Power Rankings, read out on the show, place the Eagles first, the Steelers sixth, the 49ers 18th and the Browns last at 32.

https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/498de2d7-c66b-4e89-ac31-35f9483be019


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