# Justin Melo: Melo argues Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is building toward first-round status, and that Ole Miss defensive tackle Will Echoles is the early favorite to be the first DT taken in the 2027 draft. **Claimed:** Sep 21, 2026 **Pundit:** Justin Melo — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/justin-melo **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/onsi/news/five-nfl-draft-stock-risers-from-week-3-trinidad-chambliss-shoots-up-board 2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > He's improving his predraft stock on a weekly basis as a future first-round pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Trinidad Chambliss to be picked “future first-round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Trinidad Chambliss - Verdict: not settled yet - **Will Echoles to be 1st defensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Will Echoles - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Trinidad Chambliss — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trinidad-chambliss - Will Echoles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-echoles ## What others said about the same people - Colin Cowherd on Trinidad Chambliss: Cowherd's postseason 'Blazing 5' picks: Rams over Panthers 33-20, Bears over Packers 27-24, Jaguars over Bills 27-13, Eagles over 49ers 28-20, and Indiana over Oregon 33-28. He also predicts the Rams win the wild card game again, says Detroit would return to 13 wins with Mike McDaniel as OC, and that Mendoza and Dante Moore would be the top two QBs in the draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b35919a4-a103-4640-9506-ef16ec076ca5 (scored 0) - Ryan Tracy on Trinidad Chambliss: Tracy argues the Chiefs should address edge rusher and defensive tackle via the draft and use free agency on running back and wide receiver; he names Brian Robinson as his target, expects Kenneth Walker III to re-sign with Seattle, thinks Nick Bolton-style veterans like Jerry Tillery, Derek Nnadi and Mike Pennel shouldn't return, believes Bryan Cook is a top-10 safety the Chiefs can't afford, and predicts a quarterback (Trinidad Chambliss) will rocket up boards so more than one QB goes in the top 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18bb787c-4f93-4c95-b8c2-02daeeffe823 (scored 0) - David Pollack on Trinidad Chambliss: Pollack argued that Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is being overlooked, calling him a certain top-15 selection and the best quarterback in the upcoming draft class, with only Drew Mestemaker as a possible challenger. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60212ea6-e987-4854-8e53-b46531379314 (not settled) - John Middlekauff on Trinidad Chambliss: Reacting to the Packers' blowout loss at Lambeau, Middlekauff said Green Bay's own pick (now owned by the Jets) will land somewhere between 7 and 12 overall, picked Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh and expected Seattle and Kansas City to roll over Washington and Miami. He also guessed Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss would run about a 4.48-4.50 forty, said Seattle won't trade Drew Lock, and expected Sam Darnold to play in Week 3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41d65ece-ef1e-4b78-97cc-019c25b1fb2a (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on Will Echoles: Campbell ranks the top defensive tackle prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, giving each a projected draft round range and a projected 40-yard dash time. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11c7aaca-a69e-42c7-820e-a66696d78fde (not settled) - Rob Rang on Trinidad Chambliss: Rang argues Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is the best QB in college football and that, if the draft were held today, he would be a first-round pick and possibly the first quarterback selected in the 2027 class. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29056466-5882-4d45-bfae-bd4c57659d79 (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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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