NFL mock draft 2026: ChatGPT AI gives the worst predictions you'll ever see

NFL DRAFTNFL DraftAdd TopicNFL mock draft 2026: ChatGPT AI gives the worst predictions you'll ever see Nick BrinkerhoffUSA TODAYApril 15, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ETHear this story"ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info."It's the message plastered at the bottom of the chatbot's page, informing users that the word of artificial intelligence (AI) shouldn't be taken as gospel. Yet many people do, making AI a key component of everyday life.From recipes to movie recommendations, making a medical diagnosis or even just crafting an image, countless users don't ask the most important question – what if ChatGPT got it wrong? Unlike how it's portrayed in the movies, AI is still in its infancy and cannot replace everything, at least not yet.Look no further than NFL mock drafts.There are just 32 picks in the first round, but countless players who are eligible to be selected. In theory, there are endless possibilities and permutations that make the prediction-based exercise a fun-yet-impossible task. Then we have ChatGPT, which somehow leveled up the competition.X's chatbot, Grok, proposed introducing part-time players in the draft. ChatGPT decided to make it a free-for-all that eventually developed into something resembling an expansion draft.Jeremiyah Love? Didn't make the cut. Arvell Reese and David Bailey? Sorry, not this time.Feel free to play along at home or on the go. We asked the chatbot to "Predict who the [TEAM] will take with the [NUMBER] pick in the 2026 NFL Draft," and fo...