🎯 Accuracy by Pick Range

Mock Draft Accuracy by Draft Position: Which Picks Are Hardest to Predict?

Not all mock draft picks are created equal. The top of the board — picks 1 through 8 — tends to produce the highest accuracy scores because consensus favorites and franchise quarterbacks often land where expected. By contrast, the back half of the first round (picks 25–32) is far more volatile: compensatory selections, draft-day trades, and surprise reaches make late-round predictions significantly harder.

This tool breaks your submitted mock drafts into four ranges — Top 8 (picks 1–8), Mid (9–16), Late-Mid (17–24), and Late (25–32) — then scores each range using both the Huddle Report and FantasyPros systems. You can see exactly where your predictions are strongest and where they fall apart, year over year.

Why Pick Range Matters for Mock Draft Scoring

Across the 2021–2025 NFL Drafts, the top 8 picks were correctly predicted (exact player + team) at roughly double the rate of picks 25–32. This gap explains why some mock drafters post strong overall scores despite weak late-round sections — and why others who nail the back half of the round can climb leaderboard rankings rapidly. Understanding your accuracy by pick range is one of the best ways to improve future mock drafts.

Use the year filters above to isolate individual drafts or compare trends across all five years. If you haven't submitted a mock yet, build your 2026 mock draft to start tracking your accuracy by pick position.

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• 1st Round Misses — every predicted pick that fell out of Round 1
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• Offense vs Defense — how side-of-ball splits affect accuracy
• Position Runs — consecutive same-position picks and their impact on prediction difficulty
• Consensus Big Board Accuracy — how often the top 32 consensus prospects actually go Round 1