# Ryan Wilson: Wilson said he had Drew Mestemaker ranked as his ninth-best quarterback in the class as of August, while noting the Oregon performance may have moved him up; he stopped short of a QB1 claim but suggested Mestemaker could enter the 2027 quarterback discussion.

**Claimed:** Sep 15, 2026
**Pundit:** Ryan Wilson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-wilson
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/walk-on-nfl-draft-prospect-qb-drew-mestemaker-oklahoma-state/

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> I had him as my QB9 back in August

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## The claims

- **Drew Mestemaker to be 9th quarterback off the board**
  - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Drew Mestemaker
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Drew Mestemaker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drew-mestemaker

## What others said about the same people

- Mike Renner on Drew Mestemaker: Renner ranks Mestemaker as the No. 9 overall prospect in the class. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/375cf947-be6d-4cda-b2f0-e909131c050e (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on Drew Mestemaker: The unbylined author says that in his own summer evaluation process Mestemaker graded as a top-50 overall prospect, in a second tier behind Arch Manning, Dante Moore and LaNorris Sellers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e0403bed-6cce-41ef-95b2-36b4eaad1efe (not settled)
- Charlie Campbell on Drew Mestemaker: Campbell ranks the top quarterback prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft, giving each a projected draft round and a projected 40-yard dash time, with Arch Manning and Dante Moore as first-rounders at the top and Jackson Arnold and Max Johnson projected as undrafted free agents. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f8cdb6e9-9f93-4ccc-8fb1-9e1fc88eb1ba (not settled)
- Mike Renner on Drew Mestemaker: Renner ranks the top 10 quarterback prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, with Arch Manning first and an early-round grade attached to each, calling Manning the class's No. 1 prospect and a top-10 pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6333947d-2eb0-4ba1-aa1f-a19d6009bfa2 (not settled)
- Justin Melo on Drew Mestemaker: Melo published a very early 2027 NFL first-round mock draft with four quarterbacks going in the top four picks, led by Arch Manning at No. 1 to Arizona, and Jeremiah Smith as the top non-QB at No. 5. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff79247e-82f0-4415-814e-573aa3ec7751 (not settled)

## More position order calls

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

- 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)
- Field Yates on Jordyn Tyson: As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eaa4c0b-96d6-4cb2-bb55-3307b797fb9b (scored 100)

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