# Mike Renner: Renner ranks Mestemaker as the No. 9 overall prospect in the class.

**Claimed:** Sep 15, 2026
**Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-renner
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/walk-on-nfl-draft-prospect-qb-drew-mestemaker-oklahoma-state/

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> CBS Sports' Mike Renner has him as the No. 9 overall prospect.

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## The claims

- **Drew Mestemaker to be picked “No. 9 overall prospect”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Drew Mestemaker
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Drew Mestemaker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drew-mestemaker

## What others said about the same people

- Ryan Wilson on Drew Mestemaker: Wilson said he had Drew Mestemaker ranked as his ninth-best quarterback in the class as of August, while noting the Oregon performance may have moved him up; he stopped short of a QB1 claim but suggested Mestemaker could enter the 2027 quarterback discussion. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2486bad3-6dc4-49fd-9fe2-e6a328d84b35 (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on Drew Mestemaker: The unbylined author says that in his own summer evaluation process Mestemaker graded as a top-50 overall prospect, in a second tier behind Arch Manning, Dante Moore and LaNorris Sellers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e0403bed-6cce-41ef-95b2-36b4eaad1efe (not settled)
- Ryan Wilson on Drew Mestemaker: The CBS Sports piece (written by the co-host of 'With the First Pick') maintains that Oregon's Dante Moore is the top quarterback and top overall player on its 2027 big board, with Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker having entered the season ranked ninth among quarterbacks in the class. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deed54e1-44bc-4d59-a88b-a1ca0fcdb2b2 (not settled)
- Charlie Campbell on Drew Mestemaker: Campbell ranks the top quarterback prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft, giving each a projected draft round and a projected 40-yard dash time, with Arch Manning and Dante Moore as first-rounders at the top and Jackson Arnold and Max Johnson projected as undrafted free agents. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f8cdb6e9-9f93-4ccc-8fb1-9e1fc88eb1ba (not settled)
- Justin Melo on Drew Mestemaker: Melo published a very early 2027 NFL first-round mock draft with four quarterbacks going in the top four picks, led by Arch Manning at No. 1 to Arizona, and Jeremiah Smith as the top non-QB at No. 5. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff79247e-82f0-4415-814e-573aa3ec7751 (not settled)

## 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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