# Mike Renner: Renner names five favorites, calling Reuben Bain Jr. the best non-quarterback in the class, Caden Proctor a top-five prospect and potentially the best OT in the class, Omar Cooper Jr. a possible first-rounder, Jadarian Price a second-round pick and the class's second-best running back, and Josiah Trotter a top-50 selection. **Claimed:** Feb 18, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-renner **Outlet:** Pushing the Pile (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/pushing-the-pile-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8174661/8174661_2026-04-12-053401.192.mp3?rssID=6037 12 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks, 5 position order calls and 2 combine measurements — 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. 10 of 12 have settled so far, averaging 87.6 out of 100, against 42 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I'm saying I think he's the best non quarterback in this draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Omar Cooper to post somewhere in the four fours at the combine** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Omar Cooper - Verdict: scored 87.62 out of 100, against 65.34 for a naive guess - “He's gonna be six two two seventy.” - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: Rueben Bain - Verdict: scored 64.04 out of 100, against 59.18 for a naive guess - **Oscar Delp to be picked “sneaking in the top 100” (picks 1–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Oscar Delp - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kenyon Sadiq to be 1st tight end off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Kenyon Sadiq - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 15.51 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked “top five prospect in this class” (picks 1–5)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor - Verdict: scored 73.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be 1st offensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Kadyn Proctor - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 23.07 for a naive guess - **Omar Cooper to be picked “sneak in in the first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Omar Cooper - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Josiah Trotter to be picked “somewhere in that top 50 mix” (picks 1–50)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Josiah Trotter - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be 1st running back off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jeremiyah Love - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 25.97 for a naive guess - **Jadarian Price to be 2nd running back off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jadarian Price - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 31.29 for a naive guess - **Rueben Bain to be 1st non-quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Rueben Bain, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jadarian Price to be picked “round two pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jadarian Price - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - Rueben Bain — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rueben-bain - Oscar Delp — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/oscar-delp - Kenyon Sadiq — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenyon-sadiq - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Josiah Trotter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josiah-trotter - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Jadarian Price — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jadarian-price - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins ## 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 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) - Peter Schrager on Tetairoa McMillan: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6346ea38-e7e1-45a3-a146-5231338dd001 (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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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