# Ryan Wilson: Wilson ranks Miami quarterback Darian Mensah just ahead of Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker on their board for the 2027 NFL Draft, while still placing Mestemaker firmly in the QB1 conversation.

**Claimed:** Nov 6, 2026
**Pundit:** Ryan Wilson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-wilson
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/is-drew-mestemaker-really-qb1-troubling-trend-lessons-from-caleb-williams-trevor-lawrence/

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> I have Miami's Darian Mensah just ahead of him, but there's a whole lot to like about Mestemaker's game.

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## The claims

- **Darian Mensah to be drafted ahead of Drew Mestemaker**
  - Kind: Prospect vs Prospect Calls · About: Darian Mensah
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Darian Mensah — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darian-mensah

## What others said about the same people

- Charlie Campbell on Darian Mensah: Previewing Week 10 college matchups, Campbell identifies several first-round NFL draft prospects: LSU offensive tackle Jordan Seaton, Miami quarterback Darian Mensah, and Notre Dame safety Tae Johnson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3d8ebe27-d3f7-418e-941d-b6de8fcc4976 (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on Darian Mensah: In a 2027 NFL mock draft following Week 7, Edwards projects the full first round, including five quarterbacks in Round 1, with the Jets holding three top-12 picks and landing C.J. Carr, Ashton Hampton and Will Echoles. They also project Day 2 picks for the Colts, Packers and Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/abd9a1da-176c-4a32-999f-218481fb2d7c (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on Darian Mensah: In a 2027 NFL mock draft, Edwards projects a full first round plus three additional picks for teams without first-rounders, with Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker going No. 1 to Miami and Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith falling to No. 3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e428f868-3244-4dad-b00d-c8b2aa217f8a (not settled)
- Rob Rang on Darian Mensah: 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 (not settled)
- Richie Bradshaw on Darian Mensah: In a quarter-season 2027 NFL mock draft, Bradshaw assigns all 32 first-round picks, starting with Miami taking Duke-turned-Miami QB Darian Mensah first overall, Jeremiah Smith to Tennessee at No. 2 and the Cardinals landing Dante Moore at No. 3. They also name their positional pecking order, including Mensah as QB1, Charlie Becker as WR2, Greg Johnson as the top interior offensive lineman and Kingston Lopa as the first safety off the board. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0132757d-e1aa-4ea7-a151-2106c01717c3 (not settled)
- Eric Edholm on Darian Mensah: In their first 2027 NFL mock draft, Edholm projects the full first round plus three early second-round selections, with Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 to Houston and five quarterbacks taken in Round 1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cfae196c-f66e-4d71-9f89-5907b502d690 (not settled)

## More prospect vs prospect calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Shannon Sharpe on Fernando Mendoza: Sharpe expects Myles Garrett, now with the Rams, to remain dominant and post at least 14-15 sacks, and they also think Micah Parsons will again reach double-digit sacks. They predict the Dolphins win only two games this season, and says Jeremiah Smith won't go ahead of Mendoza at the top of the draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/471fb1a1-3faf-4a75-bf81-ff8ebf57c88d (scored 100)
- Mike Renner on Jordan Seaton: Renner ranks the top 10 offensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Trevor Goosby a top-10 pick, Jordan Seaton a first-rounder, and Cayden Green likely the first guard drafted; they also expect Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3dfdba17-f4e6-4b18-8af8-84b8f032ed3d (scored 0)
- Chad Rader on Akheem Mesidor: As read on the show, Reuter's three-round NFL.com mock has the same top four, then Delane to the Giants at five, Makai Lemmon to the Browns, Downs to Washington, Love to the Saints, Caden Proctor to the Chiefs at nine, Akeem Mesidore at 40 and Kaitlin Allen in round three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e297fdd0-4829-4ae8-84b4-600ac0d5a7e5 (scored 100)
- Gregg Rosenthal on David Bailey: Rosenthal expects Ruben Bain to be drafted in the top 10-12 and believes they won't get past the Cowboys at No. 12, expects David Bailey to be taken early (hard to see them out of the top six) and to go before Bain, and pegs Kiante Scott as a late-second to third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/212bbcc6-b935-43f8-b293-a6a12681dd41 (scored 100)
- Fran Duffy on Sonny Styles: Duffy expects Sonny Styles to be picked inside the top 10, believes short-armed Ruben Bain will still go inside the top 15 (possibly top 10 or top 5), thinks Styles will come off the board before Caleb Downs, ranks Avion Terrell as their top cornerback, and has Stukes graded as a second-round pick against industry consensus. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c1cb2cdd-665e-4c51-8ce2-34bc7cbeb0a3 (scored 100)
- Andrew Siciliano on Sonny Styles: Siciliano calls Caleb Downs the safest pick in the draft but doubts they go No. 2, and predicts Sonny Styles will dominate the combine and be drafted in the top seven, ahead of Downs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0440706c-a112-4d3c-9640-db05e422ce69 (scored 100)

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