# JP Acosta: Acosta offers draft-range calls on several prospects: Mike Washington sneaking into the top 100, a cluster of nose tackles going late Day 1/Day 2, Dylan Thieneman rising to Day 1, Arizona safeties on Day 2, Jayshawn Barham as a Day 2/early Day 3 pick, and Jermaine McCoy as the first cornerback drafted with all three top corners going in the first round. **Claimed:** Apr 8, 2026 **Pundit:** JP Acosta — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jp-acosta **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/8174629/8174629_2026-04-12-052729.192.mp3?rssID=6037 14 checkable claims — 13 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 5 of 14 have settled so far, averaging 39.2 out of 100, against 44.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I have all three of them as first rounders, but I think McCoy should be the first corner off the board even with that ACL injury. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jermod McCoy to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jermod McCoy - Verdict: scored 5.03 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jermod McCoy to be 1st cornerback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jermod McCoy - Verdict: scored 2.21 out of 100, against 21.34 for a naive guess - **Avieon Terrell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Avieon Terrell - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Mansoor Delane to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mansoor Delane - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Mike Washington to be picked “top 100” (picks 1–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mike Washington - Verdict: scored 38.56 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jaishawn Barham to be picked “day two, like, early day three pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jaishawn Barham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Darrell Jackson to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Darrell Jackson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kayden McDonald to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kayden McDonald - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dillon Thieneman to be picked “day one”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillon Thieneman - Verdict: not settled yet - **Domonique Orange to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Domonique Orange - Verdict: not settled yet - **Treydan Stukes to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Treydan Stukes - Verdict: not settled yet - **Genesis Smith to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Genesis Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Lee Hunter to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Lee Hunter - Verdict: not settled yet - **Christian Miller to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Christian Miller - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jermod McCoy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jermod-mccoy - Avieon Terrell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/avieon-terrell - Mansoor Delane — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mansoor-delane - Mike Washington — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-washington - Jaishawn Barham — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaishawn-barham - Darrell Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darrell-jackson - Kayden McDonald — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kayden-mcdonald - Dillon Thieneman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman - Domonique Orange — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/domonique-orange - Treydan Stukes — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/treydan-stukes - Genesis Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/genesis-smith - Lee Hunter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lee-hunter - Christian Miller — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-miller ## What others said about the same people - Jeff Cavanaugh on Jaishawn Barham: Building his projected Cowboys 53-man roster on defense, Jeff keeps five interior linemen (Kenny Clark, Quentin, Tito Obonia, LT Overton, Bullard), six edge rushers including Von Miller, Malachi Lawrence and Marist Liufau while cutting Sam Williams, four linebackers with Jayshawn Barham starting, six corners including rookie Devin Moore, and four safeties including Marquise Bell. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d20c4eda-eab4-4a8c-ba13-0e120fdd7d91 (scored 100) - Zach Roberts on Lee Hunter: Roberts projects the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster following the Hall of Fame Game, naming every player he expects to make the team at each position, and pegs AJ Dillon as the fourth running back on the depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eef72be3-9114-401b-a6e8-2ffc335cc7fb (scored 100) - Mike Moraitis on Dillon Thieneman: Moraitis says Coby Bryant, Dillon Thieneman, Elijah Hicks and Cam Lewis are locks to make the Bears' 53-man roster, and that newly signed safety Xavier Woods has a chance to stick given Chicago's secondary injuries. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fbbcfe3d-e2af-4454-967d-c02498c19537 (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Dillon Thieneman: 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 56.94) - Scott Bogman on Kayden McDonald: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 47.88) - Daniel Jeremiah on Domonique Orange: Jeremiah runs through his favorite Day 2 targets position by position, projecting specific rounds for corners, safeties, defensive tackles, edge rushers, linebackers, receivers, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/08acf565-e458-440f-84a5-483dfa08a623 (scored 100) ## 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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