# Devon Platana: Platana identifies three quarterback prospects — Nico Iamaleava, Jayden Maiava and Dante Moore — as Day 2 options for the Eagles in the 2027 NFL Draft, suggesting Iamaleava's torn ACL could cause a slide into the second round. **Claimed:** Nov 14, 2026 **Pundit:** Devon Platana — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/devon-platana **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/onsi/3-sneaky-qb-prospects-eagles-should-already-be-eyeing-2027-nfl-draft-01m7b1cn0vqe 3 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > If anything, his season-ending injury might help him fall to the Eagles on Day 2, depending on where they draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Dante Moore to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dante Moore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jayden Maiava to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jayden Maiava - Verdict: not settled yet - **Nico Iamaleava to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Nico Iamaleava - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Dante Moore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dante-moore - Jayden Maiava — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jayden-maiava - Nico Iamaleava — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nico-iamaleava ## What others said about the same people - Brendon Nelson on Jayden Maiava: Nelson expects a conservative, basic gameplan for Drew Lock against the Raiders rather than an opened-up playbook, predicts Seattle takes a quarterback in the upcoming draft — naming Jayden Maiava, with Lock as a bridge — and believes Sam Darnold would fetch at least a second-round pick and possibly a first in an offseason trade. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8a22afb-5afe-4bd5-b03d-5c36175362dd (not settled) - Ryan Wilson on Jayden Maiava: Wilson's 2027 first-round mock draft has Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 overall to the Chargers, five quarterbacks taken in Round 1 (Mensah first among them), and the Browns trading up for Drew Mestemaker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1b9d164f-69dc-41a3-9ed7-8a6bc6eacc32 (not settled) - Todd McShay on Nico Iamaleava: McShay argued that the much-criticized college quarterback class will produce NFL talent, saying Arch Manning, Sam Leavitt and LaNorris Sellers would all be first-round picks if they declared, and that Nico Iamaleava would likely go late in the first round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a394f553-0004-4832-a0ec-37b9f3d3bfdc (not settled) - Dan Orlovsky on Dante Moore: Orlovsky maintains that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore remains a first-round talent who will be drafted in the first round, though they are less certain how high they go than a year ago. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2edeff07-8846-48e3-ba2f-3612cba0ad42 (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on Jayden Maiava: Previewing college matchups with NFL draft relevance, Campbell calls Georgia cornerback Eillis Robinson IV a likely first-round pick and suggests USC quarterback Jayden Maiava could come off the board in the middle rounds. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cbe52399-ae09-48c2-b72b-87d8b29728ad (not settled) - Josh Edwards on Dante Moore: In a 2027 NFL mock draft following Week 7, Edwards projects the full first round, including five quarterbacks in Round 1, with the Jets holding three top-12 picks and landing C.J. Carr, Ashton Hampton and Will Echoles. They also project Day 2 picks for the Colts, Packers and Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/abd9a1da-176c-4a32-999f-218481fb2d7c (not settled) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Simms on Malachi Corley: Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; they also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0fd4647-2de8-4a5f-bac2-950fed303ee9 (scored 11.46) - Todd McShay on Keelon Russell: While breaking down LSU's offense, McShay called receiver Jackson Harris a top-50 NFL draft prospect, and later said LSU's Sam Levitt and Alabama's Keelan Russell are potential top-10 picks in a future draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15d40546-2ab9-4ab8-b5bd-ed0ef7f26ae5 (scored 0) - Philip Hughes on Kyle Kennard: Evaluating edge rusher Kyle Kennard ahead of the draft, the account projected them as a Day 2 selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/605a686a-b5f1-4611-82b4-961abf8de93e (scored 33.86) - Blaine Grisak on Brian Thomas Jr.: Grisak argues the Rams should not trade a second-round pick for Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr., calling it too great a risk and too high a cost. In an embedded tweet of their own from the 2024 pre-draft period, they suggested the Rams could select Thomas at pick No. 19. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/627bcf5d-9f1d-4a34-a1b7-53b8f0aebc40 (scored 84.09) - Charlie Campbell on Xavier Williams: Campbell's draft stock report projects Indiana WR Charlie Becker as a top-10 pick in 2027, Mississippi State CB Kelley Jones as a first-rounder, Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam as a top-15 pick, and Texas OT Trevor Goosby as a top-10 pick, while suggesting Arch Manning could still be a first-rounder if they declare. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2dd4bf46-e5eb-4dff-8500-95d9fdbd2986 (scored 0) - Walt on Fernando Mendoza: In a running series of coach/GM hiring and firing grades, Walt projects Fernando Mendoza as the No. 1 overall pick of the Raiders in the 2026 draft and has LSU's Garrett Nussmeier going No. 2 overall in their 2026 mock draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29bb2d31-fbe3-40db-b378-be5ba5d990b0 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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