# Charlie Campbell: Campbell sees Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam rising into the opening night of the 2027 draft, and projects Notre Dame's C.J. Carr as a first-round pick, with Jordan Faison a third- or fourth-rounder, Boubacar Traore an early-round pick, Clemson's Ashton Hampton potentially a top-half-of-round-one corner, and Bryant Wesco Jr. a possible Day 2 selection. They also argue Dylan Stewart is no longer on track to be the first edge rusher drafted. **Claimed:** Oct 6, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/draft2027stock_05.php 8 checkable claims — 7 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > This tape will help Carr to be a first-round pick next April. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Ashton Hampton to be picked “the top half of the first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ashton Hampton - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dylan Stewart to be no longer looks like the favorite to be the first edge rusher drafted edge rusher off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Dylan Stewart - Verdict: not settled yet - **Xavier Williams to be picked “going on the opening night of the draft”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Xavier Williams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bryant Wesco to be picked “potential day-two pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bryant Wesco - Verdict: not settled yet - **C.J. Carr to be picked “first-round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: C.J. Carr - Verdict: not settled yet - **Boubacar Traore to be picked “early-round pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Boubacar Traore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Darian Mensah to be picked “going off the board quickly”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Darian Mensah, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Faison to be picked “third- or fourth-round pick” (picks 65–140)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordan Faison - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Ashton Hampton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-hampton - Dylan Stewart — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dylan-stewart - Xavier Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/xavier-williams - Bryant Wesco — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bryant-wesco - C.J. Carr — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-carr - Boubacar Traore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/boubacar-traore - Darian Mensah — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darian-mensah - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Jordan Faison — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-faison ## What others said about the same people - Alain Poupart on Carlos Washington: Poupart expects rookie guard Kadyn Proctor to clear concussion protocol and play against Detroit, sees Ollie Gordon II continuing as the Dolphins' workhorse back, and thinks practice squad back Carlos Washington Jr. could be elevated for the Lions game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8f436e4c-b47e-41c6-9c95-ad8a2e6a32f0 (scored 0) - Nick Brinkerhoff on Miami Dolphins: Predicts a 23-20 Dolphins win over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a38cb982-14c3-4bea-bf0f-f61b43e1535a (scored 100) - Mike Kadlick on Miami Dolphins: Picks the Dolphins to beat the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23a2739f-abc5-4aea-9665-cebe61f324c5 (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Miami Dolphins: Picks the Dolphins to upset the Jets 24-20, citing New York's run-defense problems against a Miami ground game led by Ollie Gordon II and Malik Willis. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0737798d-0dca-47e8-926d-d78d3f3f095a (scored 97.62) - Alain Poupart on Miami Dolphins: Picks the Jets to beat the Dolphins 19-17, while predicting Miami will get its win over New York in the rematch five weeks later. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9911cc3c-511b-46b0-b379-e65b36a962bf (scored 100) - Jourdan Rodrigue on Miami Dolphins: Roderick picked the Vikings to smash the Colts, the Dolphins to win their first game of the season against the Jets, and the Saints to upset the Steelers in Paris. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b45ad24a-5924-47e4-b85c-68b9fa738ef4 (scored 100) ## 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) - 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) - Rob Rang on Malachi Corley: Rang updated their quarterback board for the 2027 NFL Draft, moving Ole Miss's Trinidad Chambliss to No. 1 ahead of Dante Moore and Arch Manning, and sorting the 14 QBs into first-round, Day 2 and Day 3 tiers. They also project Jeremiah Smith as the No. 1 overall pick and says Manning would be a first-round pick if eligible. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/65667ef4-80c7-4bd1-a9ae-6c7aa8eb18b7 (scored 23.94) --- 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. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=charlie-campbell