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Brendan Donahue

Sharp Football Analysis
#2 Most Accurate AnalystConsistent Top Performer

Brendan Donahue of Sharp Football Analysis is the #2 most accurate NFL mock draft analyst over the past five years (2021–2025), according to The Huddle Report's 5-Year King of the Hill rankings. He averages 44.2 out of 64 points per year — trailing only Jason Boris among all tracked analysts.

Donahue is known for his analytical, data-driven approach to mock drafting, incorporating team needs, trade projections, and positional value analysis. He publishes his final mock draft on or near draft day at sharpfootballanalysis.com.

Predicted 2026 Mock Draft Drop Date
Wednesday–Thursday, April 22–23, 2026
Day Before or Morning of Draft Day · Pittsburgh, PA
Why this date? Donahue typically publishes his final mock draft on the morning of Day 1 of the NFL Draft. The 2026 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 23 in Pittsburgh — expect his final mock around April 22–23.

Historical Mock Draft Drop Dates

Donahue publishes his final mock near draft day each year at Sharp Football Analysis.

YearMock PublishedDraft DateTiming
2021April 29, 2021 · MorningApril 29, 2021Same Day
2022April 28, 2022 · MorningApril 28, 2022Same Day
2023April 27, 2023 · MorningApril 27, 2023Same Day
2024April 25, 2024 · MorningApril 25, 2024Same Day
2025April 24, 2025 · MorningApril 24, 2025Same Day
2026April 22–23, 2026 (predicted)April 23, 2026Day Before / Same Day

Year-by-Year Accuracy (Huddle Report Scoring)

Scoring: 1 point if the player goes in Round 1 (wrong team), 2 points if the player goes to the exact team. Maximum possible score is 64 per year (32 picks x 2 pts).

49
of 64 pts
77%
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40
of 64 pts
63%
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42
of 64 pts
66%
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44
of 64 pts
69%
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46
of 64 pts
72%
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5-Year Average
44.2
Best Year
49 (2021)
Best % Accuracy
77%
Gap to #1
-4.0 pts

Pick-by-Pick Scoring Breakdowns

See exactly how each pick scored — view every mock draft with detailed Huddle Report and FantasyPros scoring.

2021 Breakdown →2022 Breakdown →2023 Breakdown →2024 Breakdown →2025 Breakdown →

Sources & Links

🔗The Huddle Report – 5-Year King of the Hill🔗2025 Donahue Mock Draft – Sharp Football Analysis🔗2024 Donahue Mock Draft – Sharp Football Analysis🔗2023 Donahue Mock Draft – Sharp Football Analysis🔗2022 Donahue Mock Draft – Sharp Football Analysis🔗2021 Donahue Mock Draft – Sharp Football Analysis🔗Sharp Football Analysis

See Also

JB
Jason Boris
Times News · #1 Most Accurate Analyst · 8x King of the Hill
JN
Josh Norris
Underdog Fantasy · All-Time Huddle Report Record Holder (59 pts in 2021)

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