# Brian Peacock: Peacock says Louisville WR Chris Bell, coming off a November ACL tear, will slide out of the first round and likely be available around round two, while Texas Tech's Caleb Douglas is a day three pick who could interest the 49ers with one of their third/fourth-round picks. **Claimed:** Mar 6, 2026 **Pundit:** Brian Peacock — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brian-peacock **Outlet:** Locked On 49ers (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-49ers-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/f9f75c/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/0a6076b9-74e2-4b01-846e-5cc0d0b8031c/episodes/b0665de4-9f48-48d3-9a36-124acb4eafab/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=0a6076b9-74e2-4b01-846e-5cc0d0b8031c&awEpisodeId=b0665de4-9f48-48d3-9a36-124acb4eafab&feed=P83yLSb_ 2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — 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. 1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 27.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > He's probably gonna be there around the second round. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Chris Bell to be picked “around the second round” (picks 33–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Chris Bell - Verdict: scored 27.26 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Caleb Douglas to be picked “day three”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Douglas - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Chris Bell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-bell - Caleb Douglas — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-douglas ## What others said about the same people - Alain Poupart on Caleb Douglas: Previewing the Dolphins' preseason finale and roster cutdown, Poupart states Malik Willis is locked in as the starting quarterback, Mark Gronowski is effectively gone, and identifies Greg Dulcich and Will Kacmarek as the only certainties at tight end while treating several receivers as settled roster locks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ea9d4107-0a88-42a5-8300-186c4a38bef3 (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Caleb Douglas: Poupart sorts the Dolphins roster into tiers ahead of the 53-man cutdown, naming 28 players as locks to make the roster and eight more as borderline locks who more than likely make it. He also expects Quinn Ewers to be the No. 2 quarterback behind Malik Willis, and says Darrell Baker Jr. and Storm Duck will start the season on PUP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8d4c251a-feb0-423c-ab57-3c49236782c0 (scored 100) - Tyler DeSena on Chris Bell: DeSena expects Chris Bell to function as Miami's X-receiver, with Caleb Douglas as the deep-threat Z and Malik Washington in the slot, and considers Bell, Douglas, Washington and fifth-round rookie Kevin Coleman locks to make the 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cdf88974-3b99-4342-b7eb-bcf15f82379c (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Chris Bell: Poupart's third 53-man roster projection of 2026 for the Dolphins names which players make the roster and which are cut at each position group. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af1013eb-d6fa-476c-b1d9-bc977dff22a5 (scored 100) - Eric Crocker on Caleb Douglas: Crocker grades Chris Bell as a third-round talent rather than a first-rounder, and expects Caleb Douglas to be projected around the late third round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6c370dec-5f62-4688-9f82-cd04cad3ef09 (scored 100) - Ross Jackson on Chris Bell: In a full mock draft for the New Orleans Saints, Ross Jackson has the Saints selecting Ohio State safety Caleb Downs at No. 8, Louisville WR Chris Bell at 42, Tennessee edge Joshua Josephs at 73, Georgia TE Oscar Delp at 132, Stephen F. Austin CB Charles Demings at 136, Ole Miss WR Dejean Stribling at 150, Michigan DT Rayshawn Benny at 172 and Auburn OL Jeremiah Wright in the sixth round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fe63e5c-dead-440d-acf4-a0054d3a1eae (scored 10.51) ## More mock draft picks 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 36.92) - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: 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 87.81) - Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71) - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7) --- 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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