Justin MeloOct 15, 2026
Melo places Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker second on their 2027 quarterback big board behind Notre Dame's CJ Carr, and says that if Mestemaker keeps playing this way they could be the first quarterback taken in the 2027 NFL Draft.
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What Justin Melo said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIf Mestemaker keeps this up, he could be the first quarterback selected during the 2027 NFL Draft.
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- Drew Mestemaker is the Hottest Name Rising on NFL Draft Big Boards
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- 1Top Player Lists“We recently released our updated QB big board. Mestemaker clocked in at No. 2 overall behind Notre Dame's CJ Carr.”
- 2Drew Mestemaker to be 1st quarterback off the board“If Mestemaker keeps this up, he could be the first quarterback selected during the 2027 NFL Draft.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “We recently released our updated QB big board. Mestemaker…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Drew Mestemaker to be 1st quarterback off the board2 | Position Order Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 position order call and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Drew Mestemaker · 2026 season · positional finish6 calls from 5 pundits between 1 positional finish and 9 positional finish. Justin Melo said 1 positional finish. the room's median is 1 positional finish. not settled yet
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“We recently released our updated QB big board. Mestemaker clocked in at No. 2 overall behind Notre Dame's CJ Carr.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Position Order CallsDrew Mestemaker
Drew Mestemaker to be 1st quarterback off the board
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Gilberto Manzano · Mock Draft Picks · Drew Mestemaker · Waiting
Manzano laid out a mini mock of the first round for clubs holding multiple picks, projecting Jeremiah Smith first overall and placing quarterbacks, edge rushers and corners with the Titans, Dolphins, Jets, Eagles and Browns. Manzano also pegged CJ Carr to go no later than No. 9 and tabbed two Kentucky linemen as top-60 prospects.Tyler Rowland · Position Order Calls · Drew Mestemaker · Waiting
Roland lays out an 'ideal, not likely' Titans scenario built on landing the No. 1 pick and trading back with the Jets for Jeremiah Smith, while predicting Drew Mestemacher will be the first quarterback off the board and projecting where the Jets' three first-round picks will land.Nick Faria · Position Order Calls · Drew Mestemaker · Waiting
Faria projects the Jets to hold multiple top-10 picks in the 2027 draft (including No. 4 via Indianapolis), and names Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board with Notre Dame's C.J. Carr second; they also call Texas edge Colin Simmons a lock for the top five.Josh Edwards · Mock Draft Picks · Drew Mestemaker · Waiting
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.
More position order calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Joe Marino · Position Order Calls · Arvell Reese · Hit 100
Marino stacks 14 inside linebackers in the 2026 NFL draft class and assigns each a round-value grade, with Sonny Styles first (top-10 grade) and Anthony Hill third; they say Hill would be their preferred pick if Buffalo takes a linebacker at No. 26.Ian Rapoport · Position Order Calls · Tetairoa McMillan · Close 71
Rapoport said Travis Hunter is likely the pick at No. 2 for the Browns, that Shedeur Sanders is in play at No. 3, and predicted Tetairoa McMillan would be the first receiver drafted. They also expected Brock Purdy's next deal to land around $50 million per year with Dak Prescott remaining the only quarterback above $60 million.Peter Schrager · Position Order Calls · Tetairoa McMillan · Close 71
Schrager laid out their top 10 prospects entering the 2025 combine, with Travis Hunter first, Abdul Carter second and Tyler Warren third, and attached draft-range calls to several of them — Will Johnson in the first round, Mason Graham a top-five pick, Ashton Jeanty a first-rounder, Tyler Warren not escaping the top ten, and Cam Ward a top-five to top-ten pick who will start as a rookie.Matty Lane · Position Order Calls · Spencer Fano · Hit 100
Maddie Lane said Spencer Fano is clearly the first tackle off the board, that the top four players in their mock will be four of the first five picks, that Malik Mohammed goes ahead of Igbunosin, and that Blake Miller would beat out Jalen Moore for the Chiefs' starting job.Daniel Jeremiah · Position Order Calls · Spencer Fano · Close 71
Jeremiah's Mock Draft 3.0, discussed pick by pick: Mendoza first overall, Arvell Reese to the Jets at 2, Francis Mauigoa to the Cardinals at 3, Jeremiyah Love to the Titans at 4, Sonny Styles to the Giants at 5, and on through the first round.