# James Foster: Foster ranks Minnesota guard Greg Johnson as his top interior offensive lineman in the class.

**Claimed:** Sep 5, 2026
**Pundit:** James Foster — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/james-foster
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/onsi/draft-bills-2027-mock-lands-mammoth-lineman-to-protect-josh-allen

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> Minnesota guard Greg Johnson is my IOL1.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Greg Johnson to be 1st interior offensive lineman off the board**
  - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Greg Johnson
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Greg Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-johnson

## What others said about the same people

- Charlie Campbell on Greg Johnson: Campbell projects several 2027 draft prospects: the Texas edge defender (listed as Colin Williams but referred to as Simmons) as a top-10 to top-20 pick after a five-sack game, Jeremiah Smith as the first non-quarterback off the board, Greg Johnson with first-round potential, Arion Carter as a Day 2 pick, and a sliding John Mateer as a Day 3 prospect. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bc47db98-e33c-477d-bcae-a43c0ec640b8 (not settled)
- Daire Carragher on Greg Johnson: Carragher's Week 4 stock report holds Texas edge Collin Simmons as the top edge rusher in the 2027 class, keeps Jadan Baugh as the class's top running back and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa as its top linebacker, ranks Greg Johnson as the top interior offensive lineman for 2027, and pegs Penn State tight end Andrew Rappleyea as a mid-round draft option. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3403f9ee-fe4f-4bd3-9d1d-6422c5f11fc6 (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on Greg Johnson: A CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting the full first round plus select second-round picks, headlined by Arch Manning going No. 1 overall to Miami and five quarterbacks in Round 1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58126cd0-e22d-4c12-8c23-f9a979de6d7d (not settled)
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz on Greg Johnson: In his 2027 NFL mock draft, he has the Bills taking Minnesota guard Greg Johnson at pick No. 28 to eventually replace David Edwards at left guard. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/87d92f1c-fd94-4829-8b9b-5d6b5640d323 (not settled)
- Mike Renner on Greg Johnson: A CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting all 32 first-round picks, led by Arch Manning to Miami at No. 1 and Jeremiah Smith to Arizona at No. 2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4fe1496c-a41b-42e8-ba99-bfd74c1ce3cb (not settled)
- Mike Renner on Greg Johnson: An unsigned CBS Sports big board ranks the top 100 prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, with Arch Manning first overall, and attaches specific draft-range projections to several prospects (Leonard Moore top five, Trevor Goosby top 10, first-round calls on Cam Coleman, Greg Johnson, Trevor Lauck and Brauntae Johnson). — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/371fe47e-d66d-44ae-8156-e2ed0c8f856c (not settled)

## More position order calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Ryan Wilson on J.J. McCarthy: Recalling his pre-draft evaluation, Wilson notes he had ranked J.J. McCarthy as the fifth quarterback in the 2024 class and given him a second-round grade rather than a first-round one, citing the gap between Michigan's system and NFL demands. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/44cc5859-8b2b-4fbf-b5c0-62c635f2e357 (scored 100)
- Nick Shook on Olaivavega Ioane: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 35.36)
- Rhett Lewis on Tyler Shough: Lewis names Louisville's Tyler Shough as the new QB3 of the class — the third quarterback off the board — and views Milroe as a second-round selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d116ab63-5271-4b18-838b-29bb93d58530 (scored 100)
- Nick Wright on Carnell Tate: Nick Wright laid out his full mock draft 3.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft, pick by pick through the first round, and also predicted AJ Brown would finish top five in the NFL in receiving yards with the Patriots. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/77faa345-d736-4a90-8185-b1b92c789e5a (scored 100)
- Todd McShay on K.C. Concepcion: McShay's mock draft 4.0 has Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey going 1-2 to the Raiders and Jets, the Saints trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Titans taking Jeremiah Love at 4, the Giants taking Francis Mauigoa at 5 (though he'd now switch to Sonny Styles), the Cowboys trading up to 6, the Jets trading up to 7 for Carnell Tate, and Arizona trading up to 30 for Ty Simpson. He also predicts seven offensive tackles go in the first round and that Love, Styles, Downs and Reese all go in the top seven. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd11036a-b55c-47a9-92e8-5b088260ca47 (scored 100)
- Keith Sanchez on Jordyn Tyson: As relayed by Harrison, Sanchez's latest mock draft has Carnell Tate going to Washington, Jordan Tyson as the first receiver off the board at No. 5 to the Giants, Makai Lemmon at 11 and Chris Brasel at 30 to Miami, Sonny Styles at No. 8 to New Orleans, and Caleb Downs at No. 13 to the Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/226ec0b5-6535-45ba-8b77-609e3e51ca6e (scored 70.71)

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