# Bucky Brooks: Brooks endorses several of Jeremiah's Day 2 names, projecting Dominique Orange as a Day 2/third-round defensive tackle, Max Claire as a top-50 pick and starting tight end, and Demon Claiborne at the bottom of Day 2.

**Claimed:** Apr 3, 2026
**Pundit:** Bucky Brooks — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bucky-brooks
**Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-move-the-sticks-with-daniel-jeremiah-bucky-bro/2026-nfl-draft-standouts-in-day-two-and-beyond

4 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.

> I think somewhere in those top fifty picks that's where he goes.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Domonique Orange to be picked “Taken day two... third round” (picks 65–100)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Domonique Orange
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Logan Jones to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Logan Jones
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Demond Claiborne to be picked “the bottom of day two”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Demond Claiborne
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Max Klare to be picked “somewhere in those top fifty picks”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Max Klare
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Domonique Orange — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/domonique-orange
- Logan Jones — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/logan-jones
- Demond Claiborne — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/demond-claiborne
- Max Klare — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/max-klare

## What others said about the same people

- Blaine Grisak on Max Klare: After the Rams' first preseason game, Grisak predicted the full 53-man roster, naming three quarterbacks, four running backs, five receivers, five tight ends, nine offensive linemen, four linebackers, six defensive linemen, four edge rushers, five cornerbacks, five safeties and three special teamers, with Dean Connors headed for the practice squad instead. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/893ce849-9f8b-40c4-b5bc-a578611b14f8 (scored 100)
- Adam Carlson on Demond Claiborne: Carlson argues that rookie Demond Claiborne's strong training camp will force the Vikings to keep him as the third running back on the 53-man roster, at the expense of Zavier Scott, who would be cut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/84335e8d-3d29-405f-b657-e2405bc735a8 (scored 100)
- Ollie Connolly on Demond Claiborne: Connelly assesses the 2026 draft class: he sees Jeremiah Love as a top-ten most productive player at running back with an Ezekiel Elliott-to-Bijan/McCaffrey range, projects Fernando Mendoza as a top-8-to-12 starting QB in the league, pegs Ty Simpson as a top-of-the-second-round pick he'd only be comfortable taking in the third, and slots various tight ends and late running backs into specific rounds. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/451a3983-ef51-4051-988d-6842523d646b (scored 47.88)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Demond Claiborne: Jeremiah runs through his favorite Day 2 targets position by position, projecting specific rounds for corners, safeties, defensive tackles, edge rushers, linebackers, receivers, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/08acf565-e458-440f-84a5-483dfa08a623 (scored 8.11)
- Damian Parson on Domonique Orange: Parson projected several mid-round defensive and receiver prospects: Cincinnati linebacker Jake Golde could sneak into the late first round, Georgia DT Christian Miller goes on day two (round two to three), Iowa State DT Dominique Orange in the third round, and Georgia State WR Ted Hurst in rounds two or three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/53bc1075-a8c0-4fd0-88a8-79e11df9f10a (scored 100)
- Jaime Eisner on Domonique Orange: A seven-round Raiders mock draft projecting Fernando Mendoza first overall to Las Vegas and nine additional picks, including Denzel Boston in Round 2 and A.J. Haulcy in Round 3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bbfe3a86-3855-40a0-853b-b94372c10622 (scored 42.04)

## 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)

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