# Peter Schrager: Schrager said Boston College edge Donovan Ezeiruaku's combine three-cone performance may have locked them in as a first-round pick, and they named Ohio State's Emeka Egbuka as likely the first wide receiver taken in the draft. **Claimed:** Feb 28, 2025 **Pundit:** Peter Schrager — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/peter-schrager **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-good-morning-football/gmfb-friday-hour-1-combine-winners-upcoming-perfor 2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 2 have settled, averaging 54.7 out of 100, against 32.5 for a naive guess at the same calls. > This might be the top wide receiver taken in the draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Emeka Egbuka to be 1st wide receiver off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Emeka Egbuka - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 14.91 for a naive guess - **Donovan Ezeiruaku to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Donovan Ezeiruaku - Verdict: scored 59.46 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Emeka Egbuka — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emeka-egbuka - Donovan Ezeiruaku — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/donovan-ezeiruaku ## What others said about the same people - Kyle Crabbs on Donovan Ezeiruaku: Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 (scored 50) - Kyle Crabbs on Donovan Ezeiruaku: In their final 2025 NFL mock draft, Crabbs projects all 32 first-round picks, starting with Cam Ward to the Titans at No. 1 and Travis Hunter to the Browns at No. 2, and including projected trades involving the Bears/Jaguars and a Giants move back into the late first round for Jaxson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/59fd8433-f3b9-496d-ac9b-0dfd67a55367 (scored 50) - Mike Mayock on Emeka Egbuka: Mayock completed their mock draft, assigning picks 20 through 32: Tetairoa McMillan at 20, Shedeur Sanders to Pittsburgh at 21, and on through Walter Nolen to the Eagles at 32, including the Giants trading up to 24 for Jackson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cc6aa598-b890-44dc-ac22-693c86fe8600 (scored 87.81) - Mel Kiper on Emeka Egbuka: Kiper's mock draft 4.0, as read out on the show, has Cam Ward going No. 1, Travis Hunter No. 2 to Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders sliding to No. 9 to New Orleans, and a full first round plus second-round picks including a Bears haul of Tyler Warren, Walter Nolen and TreVeyon Henderson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 (scored 54.53) - Gregg Rosenthal on Emeka Egbuka: Rosenthal made the even-numbered picks in the mock, taking Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and finishing with Mason Taylor to the Eagles at 32, including Shedeur Sanders sliding to the Rams at 26. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/157c2ad8-0631-4e01-8c8f-c3fd0ce131a8 (scored 95.76) - Nate Tice on Donovan Ezeiruaku: In a first-round mock draft on NFL Daily, Tice made the odd-numbered picks, starting with Cam Ward to the Titans at No. 1 and running through Josh Simmons to the Chiefs at 31. They also pegged Grey Zabel as a back-half-of-round-one talent. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d7695f15-66ed-4f57-95f7-e92b2cde8c06 (scored 52.21) ## More position order calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Joe Marino on Arvell Reese: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fa349c5e-12c5-4b82-84ad-aff5d3bba78b (scored 100) - Ian Rapoport on Tetairoa McMillan: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab1b5fb3-d399-4b59-87fa-3e683b3cad77 (scored 70.71) - Matty Lane on Spencer Fano: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/61fb26a0-be21-4ad0-bc4f-de49db439f63 (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Francis Mauigoa: Shook walks through their 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 70.71) - Daniel Jeremiah on Spencer Fano: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/81b98180-a971-4b4f-a610-5aa2906a1ea5 (scored 70.71) - Andrew Erickson on Olaivavega Ioane: Erickson made the even-numbered selections in the 2026 mock draft, taking David Bailey second to the Jets, Caleb Downs fifth to the Giants and Carnell Tate eighth to the Saints, and also called Sonny Styles a top-five pick and Tate the first receiver drafted. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88315169-60bb-4af0-81da-7655ff0aa282 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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