# Carter Smith — what pundits predicted OT · not yet drafted, mocked for the 2027 draft 9 checkable claims from 4 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## Measurables Combine measurements, including the 40-yard dash, appear here after the 2027 NFL Scouting Combine. ## What the room says - Mock drafts: 1 of 4 picks had him at No. 24 (median No. 26) ## What pundits expect (9 unsettled) - Carter Smith to be picked “at least a second-round pick next April” (picks 33–64) — [Charlie Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell), for 2026, said Nov 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f2014841-fdc3-4fd4-939d-099a3c0fca1f - Carter Smith to be picked at number 62 — [Charlie Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell), for 2026, said Nov 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/adf32308-8f1b-4902-84a4-02494687f80f - Carter Smith to be picked at number 29 — [Justin Melo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/justin-melo), for 2026, said Nov 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6ccbdee9-822a-4693-8aca-332b4ecaae65 - Carter Smith to be picked “more of a day-two prospect, but ... could rise into late first-round consideration” (picks 1–32) — [Charlie Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell), for 2026, said Oct 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f0fce9ac-77cf-456a-ab4b-dd59cdb04c15 - Carter Smith to be picked “inside the top 100” (picks 1–100) — Daire Carragher, for 2026, said Oct 16, 2026; not settled yet - Carter Smith to be picked at number 26 — [Richie Bradshaw](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richie-bradshaw), for 2026, said Oct 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0132757d-e1aa-4ea7-a151-2106c01717c3 - “Carter Smith, OT, Indiana ... Projected 40 Time: 5.10.” — [Charlie Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell), for 2026, said Sep 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/056cdf0a-43e4-4812-a714-e93ed493af83 - Carter Smith to be picked “Round 3-4” — [Charlie Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell), for 2026, said Sep 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/056cdf0a-43e4-4812-a714-e93ed493af83 - Carter Smith to be picked at number 24 — [Justin Melo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/justin-melo), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff79247e-82f0-4415-814e-573aa3ec7751 --- Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carter-smith Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology