Mike Renner#28 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 8, 2026
Brenner ranks the 2026 draft's position groups from weakest to strongest and makes several individual draft-slot calls, including Jeremiah Love as a top-five pick, Arvell Reese first edge off the board at No. 2 to the Jets, first-round grades for the top safeties and five receivers, and Sonny Styles going in the top five.
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What Mike Renner said
You got Jeremiah Love, who's got to go probably top 10, more than likely top five at this point.
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- Pushing the Pile (podcast)
- The episode
- Ranking EVERY 2026 NFL Draft Position Group From Worst To Best
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- SaidApr 8
- GradedOct 1
Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Draft Picks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Position Order Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
How each call scored
13 checkable claims — 11 mock draft picks, 1 position order call and 1 pro bowl and all-pro call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
11 of 13 have settled so far, averaging 91.6 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
Mock Draft Picks10 hits · 1 missShow ▸Hide ▾
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Caleb Downs from Ohio State, Emmanuel McNeil Warren from Toledo... These are first round safeties for my money.”
Went 5832.42MissThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 32.42
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 58
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 32.42
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Caleb Downs to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Caleb Downs from Ohio State, Emmanuel McNeil Warren from Toledo... These are first round safeties for my money.”
Went 11100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Caleb Downs
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Jeremiyah Love to be picked “probably top 10, more than likely top five” (picks 1–10)
“You got Jeremiah Love, who's got to go probably top 10, more than likely top five at this point.”
Went 3100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- probably top 10, more than likely top five (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Jordyn Tyson to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“whether it's, you know, Jordan Tyson, McKay Lemmon, Carmel Tate, Omar Cooper Junior, and Casey Concepcion. Those five, I I all expect to go first round. I expect them to be the first five off the board in some order”
Went 8100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jordyn Tyson
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 8
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Arvell Reese to be picked at number 2
“with Arvell Reese, who's the top guy on the board, obviously, for a lot of people who's probably gonna be the first one drafted at number two to the Jets”
Went 5mocked at 287.81HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Arvell Reese
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Jadarian Price to be picked “somewhere in the second round” (picks 33–64)
“You got Jadarian Price's teammate who's going to come off the board somewhere in the second round.”
Went 3295.76HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Jadarian Price
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 32
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- somewhere in the second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Makai Lemon to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Jordan Tyson, McKay Lemmon, Carmel Tate, Omar Cooper Junior, and Casey Concepcion. Those five, I I all expect to go first round.”
Went 20100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Makai Lemon
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 20
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Sonny Styles to be picked “top five” (picks 1–5)
“So where he comes off the board, if it's top five, will be the first time since 2019, and I think he will.”
Went 791.7HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 91.7
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 7
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 91.7
- predicted pick:
- top five (picks 1–5)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
K.C. Concepcion to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Jordan Tyson, McKay Lemmon, Carmel Tate, Omar Cooper Junior, and Casey Concepcion. Those five, I I all expect to go first round.”
Went 24100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- K.C. Concepcion
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 24
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Carnell Tate to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Jordan Tyson, McKay Lemmon, Carmel Tate, Omar Cooper Junior, and Casey Concepcion. Those five, I I all expect to go first round.”
Went 4100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Carnell Tate
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 4
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Omar Cooper to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“Jordan Tyson, McKay Lemmon, Carmel Tate, Omar Cooper Junior, and Casey Concepcion. Those five, I I all expect to go first round.”
Went 30100HitThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Omar Cooper
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 30
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Position Order Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Arvell Reese to be 1st edge off the board
“who's probably gonna be the first one drafted at number two to the Jets”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Francis Mauigoa to make Pro Bowl
“I think Maui Noah truly, like, in a phone move is special. I think he will be a Pro Bowl guard.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Caleb Downs, Jeremiyah Love, Jordyn Tyson, Arvell Reese, New York Jets, Jadarian Price, Makai Lemon, Sonny Styles, K.C. Concepcion, Carnell Tate, Omar Cooper, Francis Mauigoa
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