# Charlie Campbell: A college football/NFL draft preview of early-season matchups that flags several 2026 college players as future high draft picks, including Notre Dame's C.J. Carr, Leonard Moore and Tae Johnson as potential first-rounders and Ole Miss' Kewan Lacy as a possible first-round running back. **Claimed:** Aug 28, 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/draft-2027-college-preview-week-0-and-1.php 8 checkable claims — 8 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Carr, Moore, and Johnson could be first-rounders next April. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Will Echoles to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Echoles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kewan Lacy to be picked “potential first-rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kewan Lacy - Verdict: not settled yet - **D.J. McKinney to be picked “first- or second-day picks”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: D.J. McKinney - Verdict: not settled yet - **C.J. Carr to be picked “first-rounders”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: C.J. Carr - Verdict: not settled yet - **Boubacar Traore to be picked “first- or second-day picks”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Boubacar Traore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trinidad Chambliss to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Trinidad Chambliss - Verdict: not settled yet - **Leonard Moore to be picked “first-rounders”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Leonard Moore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tae Johnson to be picked “first-rounders”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Tae Johnson - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Will Echoles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-echoles - Kewan Lacy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kewan-lacy - D.J. McKinney — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-j-mckinney - C.J. Carr — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-carr - Boubacar Traore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/boubacar-traore - Trinidad Chambliss — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trinidad-chambliss - Leonard Moore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/leonard-moore - Tae Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tae-johnson ## What others said about the same people - Colin Cowherd on Trinidad Chambliss: Cowherd's postseason 'Blazing 5' picks: Rams over Panthers 33-20, Bears over Packers 27-24, Jaguars over Bills 27-13, Eagles over 49ers 28-20, and Indiana over Oregon 33-28. He also predicts the Rams win the wild card game again, says Detroit would return to 13 wins with Mike McDaniel as OC, and that Mendoza and Dante Moore would be the top two QBs in the draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b35919a4-a103-4640-9506-ef16ec076ca5 (scored 0) - Ryan Tracy on Trinidad Chambliss: Tracy argues the Chiefs should address edge rusher and defensive tackle via the draft and use free agency on running back and wide receiver; he names Brian Robinson as his target, expects Kenneth Walker III to re-sign with Seattle, thinks Nick Bolton-style veterans like Jerry Tillery, Derek Nnadi and Mike Pennel shouldn't return, believes Bryan Cook is a top-10 safety the Chiefs can't afford, and predicts a quarterback (Trinidad Chambliss) will rocket up boards so more than one QB goes in the top 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18bb787c-4f93-4c95-b8c2-02daeeffe823 (scored 0) - Thomas Martinez on Leonard Moore: In a Chargers mailbag, Martinez projects Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith as the likely No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 draft and Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore as a potential No. 2 overall selection, while viewing Oregon TE Jamari Johnson as a possible first-round prospect whose range may slip toward the early second. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/94197cf4-384f-4afb-8893-ad1fa41fe8a7 (not settled) - David Pollack on Trinidad Chambliss: Pollack argued that Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is being overlooked, calling him a certain top-15 selection and the best quarterback in the upcoming draft class, with only Drew Mestemaker as a possible challenger. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60212ea6-e987-4854-8e53-b46531379314 (not settled) - John Middlekauff on Trinidad Chambliss: Reacting to the Packers' blowout loss at Lambeau, Middlekauff said Green Bay's own pick (now owned by the Jets) will land somewhere between 7 and 12 overall, picked Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh and expected Seattle and Kansas City to roll over Washington and Miami. He also guessed Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss would run about a 4.48-4.50 forty, said Seattle won't trade Drew Lock, and expected Sam Darnold to play in Week 3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41d65ece-ef1e-4b78-97cc-019c25b1fb2a (not settled) - Rob Rang on Trinidad Chambliss: Rang argues Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is the best QB in college football and that, if the draft were held today, he would be a first-round pick and possibly the first quarterback selected in the 2027 class. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29056466-5882-4d45-bfae-bd4c57659d79 (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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