# Charlie Campbell: A college football/NFL draft preview of three Week 3 games that flags several prospects as early-round or first-round picks for the upcoming draft, including Alabama's Yhonzae Pierre, Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and Texas' Cam Coleman going top-10. **Claimed:** Sep 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/draft2027cfbpreview_02.php 10 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Both Smith and Coleman could go in the top-10 next April, and each of them looks like a future No. 1 receiver in the NFL. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Yhonzae Pierre to be picked “first-rounder next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yhonzae Pierre - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jelani McDonald to be picked “first-round potential next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jelani McDonald - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zeke Berry to be picked “early-round picks”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zeke Berry - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons to be picked “first-round potential next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keon Sabb to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keon Sabb - Verdict: not settled yet - **John Henry Daley to be picked “early-round picks”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: John Henry Daley - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zabien Brown to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zabien Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bray Hubbard to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bray Hubbard - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top-10 next April” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiah Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cam Coleman to be picked “top-10 next April” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cam Coleman - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Yhonzae Pierre — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/yhonzae-pierre - Jelani McDonald — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jelani-mcdonald - Zeke Berry — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zeke-berry - Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons - Keon Sabb — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keon-sabb - John Henry Daley — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/john-henry-daley - Zabien Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zabien-brown - Bray Hubbard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bray-hubbard - Jeremiah Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiah-smith - Cam Coleman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cam-coleman ## What others said about the same people - Rob Rang on Jeremiah Smith: Rang ranks the four headline prospects from the Texas-Ohio State game in the order he'd draft them (Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning, Cam Coleman, Julian Sayin) and assigns each a draft grade: Smith and Manning as top-5 picks, Coleman top 10, and Sayin a third-rounder. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd619cef-1878-4067-9021-a5ec734d35ed (scored 0) - Rob Bushka on Jeremiah Smith: Buschka predicted Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith could be the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft, that Ty Simpson will sit as a clipboard-holding backup, that the receiver the Rams passed on (Lemon) will break out with a huge target share once AJ Brown is moved to New England, and he called Sean McVay the best coach in the NFL. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d22056d2-7d39-488d-bec5-580108e3aca4 (scored 0) - Daniel Wade on Jeremiah Smith: In a trade-back mock draft, Wade has the Chargers deal pick 22 to Miami and select edge rusher Cassius Howell at 30, guard Keelan Rutledge at 55, cornerback Malik Muhammad at 86, wide receiver Brennan Thompson at 87, linebacker Keyshawn Elliott at 123, and offensive tackle Travis Burke at 151. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/19828eac-29a1-4ecc-9d93-9e95f149a1f2 (scored 0) - Daire Carragher on Colin Simmons: Carragher's Week 4 stock report holds Texas edge Collin Simmons as the top edge rusher in the 2027 class, keeps Jadan Baugh as the class's top running back and Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa as its top linebacker, ranks Greg Johnson as the top interior offensive lineman for 2027, and pegs Penn State tight end Andrew Rappleyea as a mid-round draft option. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3403f9ee-fe4f-4bd3-9d1d-6422c5f11fc6 (not settled) - Michael Haney on Cam Coleman: Haney argues that Texas receiver Cam Coleman, if he performs well in the ranked matchup against Tennessee, will cement himself as a top-ten selection in next year's NFL Draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e640b14c-97af-4ad9-9c2a-c5a66ec8e626 (not settled) - Josh Edwards on Colin Simmons: A CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting the full first round plus select second-round picks, headlined by Arch Manning going No. 1 overall to Miami and five quarterbacks in Round 1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58126cd0-e22d-4c12-8c23-f9a979de6d7d (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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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