# Rob Rang: Rang tiers their 16 favorite draft-eligible quarterbacks for the 2027 NFL Draft, putting Oregon's Dante Moore ahead of Texas' Arch Manning for now, and projects Brendan Sorsby as a Day 2 pick and CJ Carr as a potential first-rounder. **Claimed:** Sep 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Rob Rang — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rob-rang **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2027-nfl-draft-qb-power-rankings-why-dante-moore-ahead-arch-manning-now 3 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — 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. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > It might surprise some to learn that I’m actually higher on Moore — if the draft were held today. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - “That’s why I’ve tiered my 16 favorite draft-eligible quarterbacks below and will be updating this list all season long. #16 CJ Bailey ... #1 Dante Moore” - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **C.J. Carr to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: C.J. Carr - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brendan Sorsby to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Brendan Sorsby - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - C.J. Carr — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-carr - Brendan Sorsby — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brendan-sorsby ## What others said about the same people - Gilberto Manzano on C.J. Carr: Manzano laid out a mini mock of the first round for clubs holding multiple picks, projecting Jeremiah Smith first overall and placing quarterbacks, edge rushers and corners with the Titans, Dolphins, Jets, Eagles and Browns. Manzano also pegged CJ Carr to go no later than No. 9 and tabbed two Kentucky linemen as top-60 prospects. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/980fc167-55c8-46b1-b3c4-55a2854fdb05 (not settled) - Gilberto Manzano on C.J. Carr: Manzano ranks their top 10 prospects for the 2027 NFL draft, with Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith at No. 1 and Texas edge Colin Simmons at No. 2, and makes several positional-order and draft-slot calls within the list. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9e3d4872-185d-47c1-8680-4d3ac76db796 (not settled) - Ryan Wilson on C.J. Carr: Wilson ranks Darian Mensah as their top quarterback in the 2027 class, with Drew Mestemaker as QB1a and CJ Carr as QB3, and says both Mensah and Carr look like future first-round picks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e64537e9-7d77-451b-9c40-4a91ddcc05f0 (not settled) - Nick Faria on C.J. Carr: Faria projects the Jets to hold multiple top-10 picks in the 2027 draft (including No. 4 via Indianapolis), and names Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board with Notre Dame's C.J. Carr second; they also call Texas edge Colin Simmons a lock for the top five. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/703f92af-2cdd-4c7a-b532-2361ff9fb2b3 (not settled) - Justin Melo on C.J. Carr: Melo's 2027 first-round mock draft assigns all 32 picks, headlined by Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 overall to the Chargers and Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board at No. 3 to Miami. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6ccbdee9-822a-4693-8aca-332b4ecaae65 (not settled) - Josh Edwards on C.J. Carr: In a way-too-early 2027 mock draft, Edwards has the Jets using their three top-12 picks on Notre Dame QB CJ Carr at No. 7, Clemson CB Ashton Hampton at No. 10, and Ole Miss DL Will Echoles at No. 12. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb4962c2-1280-4583-8b47-525fddbe9c11 (not settled) ## 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) - Charlie Campbell on Xavier Williams: Campbell'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 they declare. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2dd4bf46-e5eb-4dff-8500-95d9fdbd2986 (scored 0) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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