Lou Pickney
Lou Pickney is a veteran NFL Draft analyst and the creator of Mock Draft NFL (mockdraftnfl.com) and DKDB (draftking.com), a human-curated NFL mock draft database. He is the #4 most accurate NFL mock draft analyst over the past five years (2022–2026), according to The Huddle Report's 5-Year King of the Hill rankings ↗. He averages 42.3 out of 96 points per year.
Pickney publishes one final mock draft per year, typically on the day before or morning of the draft. His best season was 49 points in 2021, and his consistent accuracy across five years places him among the top handful of mock draft analysts tracked by the Huddle Report.
Year-by-Year Accuracy
Scoring: 1 pt for player placed in Round 1, +2 pts for player-team match. Maximum possible score is 96 per year (32 picks × 3 pts).
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Lou Pickney Mock Draft NFL Accuracy Profile
Lou Pickney of Mock Draft NFL ranks #4 among all tracked analysts over the 2022–2026 window. His dedication to mock draft analysis — publishing detailed first-round projections every year — has produced a strong track record of accuracy. Review his pick-by-pick breakdowns above to see which draft classes he predicted best and where his accuracy was strongest across different pick ranges.