Todd McShay· Oct 1, 2026
McShay walks through the show's updated top 10 draft board a quarter of the way through the college season, with Jeremiah Smith and Leonard Moore holding 1-2, Trinidad Chambliss jumping to five and Dylan Stewart falling out entirely. He also calls Smith a top-five pick, keeps Stewart inside the top 20, says Arch Manning would not get out of the top 10 if he declared now, and says he would use the first overall pick on Kamario Taylor if Taylor were eligible.
“He's the best player in the country. He's he's gonna be a top five pick.”
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5 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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- Mock Draft PicksJeremiah SmithOct 1, 2026
Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top five pick” (picks 1–5)
“he's the best player in the country. He's he's gonna be a top five pick.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksDylan StewartOct 1, 2026
Dylan Stewart to be picked “still top 20” (picks 1–20)
“I don't disagree. Absolutely still top 20. Fifteen's cool with me right now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksArch ManningOct 1, 2026
Arch Manning to be picked “not getting out of the top 10” (picks 1–10)
“if he were to come out in the NFL draft based off of what we have right now, He's not getting out of the top 10.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksKamario TaylorOct 1, 2026
Kamario Taylor to be picked “first overall pick”
“If I need a quarterback and I'm drafting at one right now based off the information I have, I'm taking a shot... I I can't pass up on this talent No. To take Arch Manning or Dante Moore or Trinidad Chambliss”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsOct 1, 2026
“One and two don't change... Dante Moore, arch still sitting there in the top five... Trinidad Chambliss... Now he is sitting at five on the board... Colin Simmons at six, Goosby at at seven. The two wide receivers, Charlie Becker and Cam Coleman at eight and nine, and then Darian Mensa at 10.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Kyle CrabbsMock Draft Picks · Arch ManningMiss · 0In a way-too-early 2026 NFL mock draft, Crabbs projects all 32 first-round picks, starting with LaNorris Sellers to the Browns at No. 1 and Drew Allar to the Saints at No. 2.
- Rob RangMock Draft Picks · Jeremiah SmithMiss · 0Rang ranks the four headline prospects from the Texas-Ohio State game in the order he'd draft them (Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning, Cam Coleman, Julian Sayin) and assigns each a draft grade: Smith and Manning as top-5 picks, Coleman top 10, and Sayin a third-rounder.
- Rob BushkaMock Draft Picks · Jeremiah SmithMiss · 0Buschka predicted Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith could be the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft, that Ty Simpson will sit as a clipboard-holding backup, that the receiver the Rams passed on (Lemon) will break out with a huge target share once AJ Brown is moved to New England, and he called Sean McVay the best coach in the NFL.
- Daniel WadeMock Draft Picks · Jeremiah SmithMiss · 0In a trade-back mock draft, Wade has the Chargers deal pick 22 to Miami and select edge rusher Cassius Howell at 30, guard Keelan Rutledge at 55, cornerback Malik Muhammad at 86, wide receiver Brennan Thompson at 87, linebacker Keyshawn Elliott at 123, and offensive tackle Travis Burke at 151.
- Chris BrockmanMock Draft Picks · Arch ManningMiss · 0Brockman predicted the NFC South order as Falcons first, Buccaneers second, Panthers third, Saints last, with both Atlanta and Tampa making the playoffs; he also expects the Saints to end up with the No. 1 overall pick and select Arch Manning.
- Jason McIntyreMock Draft Picks · Arch ManningMiss · 0Filling in as host, McIntyre ranked the eight remaining divisional-round quarterbacks from 8 to 1, with Josh Allen first and Bo Nix last. He also said Matthew Stafford will probably win MVP, called the Rams his Super Bowl pick, said Fernando Mendoza is a slam-dunk No. 1 pick, thinks Arch Manning goes No. 1 next year, and called Kansas's Peterson a top-five pick.
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- Chris SimmsMock Draft Picks · Malachi CorleyMiss · 11Simms 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; he 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.
- Philip HughesMock Draft Picks · Kyle KennardMiss · 34Evaluating edge rusher Kyle Kennard ahead of the draft, the account projected him as a Day 2 selection.
- Blaine GrisakMock Draft Picks · Brian Thomas Jr.Hit · 84Grisak 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 his own from the 2024 pre-draft period, he suggested the Rams could select Thomas at pick No. 19.
- Charlie CampbellMock Draft Picks · Xavier WilliamsMiss · 0Campbell'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 he declares.
- WaltMock Draft Picks · Fernando MendozaHit · 100In 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 his 2026 mock draft.
- Charlie CampbellMock Draft Picks · Xavier WilliamsMiss · 0Reviewing Week 7 college games, Campbell projects a slate of draft outcomes: Tennessee's Xavier Gilliam as a top-15 pick in 2026, Alabama's Bray Hubbard as a Day 2 pick and Yhonzae Pierre as a potential first-rounder, Jeremiah Smith as one of the very first players drafted, Charlie Becker as a top-10 pick in the 2027 draft, Colin Simmons and Trevor Goosby as top-10 picks, and Jadan Baugh as a first-round pick.