John Lund, AM Drive host at 1270 WXYT in Detroit, with help from Mike Sando
of the Tacoma News Tribune, looked at 17 mock drafts and came up with these
odd stats:
• The only consensus pick was Reggie Bush #1 to Texans...all missed.
• On average the "expert" was 4 for 32 in right team/right player picks.
• On average "expert" picked 26 of the 32 players picked in the first round
regardless of team.
• Every mock had Winston Justice in first round. He went 39th to Philly in
2nd round. Jarrett Bell of USA Today and Don Banks of SI.com had him 8th to
Buffalo.
• Every mock had Chad Jackson, WR Florida in the first round. He went to
the Patriots in the 2nd round, pick 36th overall. Most had him going to
Denver at # 15.
• Frank Croyle of Dratfinsiders.com and Chris Colston of USA Today
picked 1 player/team combos correctly. Croyle picked Nick Mangold to the
Jets at #29. He was the only expert to go 0 for the first 10 picks. He went
0 for the first 28 picks. Colston picked Vernon Davis to the 49ers at #6
and missed 26 straight.
• The draft God, Mel Kiper picked 5 correctly and had 26 of the 32 players
in the first round in his mock.
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