# Mike Renner: Renner expects Caleb Banks and Peter Woods to be the first two defensive tackles drafted, has Ruben Bane as the top non-quarterback on their board, Michael Trigg as their TE2, Ohio State's blocking tight end going on Day 3, D'Angelo Ponds as a top-50 player who will test extremely well (sub-4.4 speed), Jermaine McCoy as their CB1 and a top-half-of-round-one corner, and Caden Proctor and Spencer Fano as top-10 players in the class. **Claimed:** Feb 25, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-renner **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/8174659/8174659_2026-04-12-052959.192.mp3?rssID=6037 12 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks, 5 position order calls, 1 combine measurement and 1 combine superlative — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 6 of 12 have settled so far, averaging 49.8 out of 100, against 45.2 for a naive guess at the same calls. > D'Angelo Ponce is gonna tear up the combine here in Indy. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Michael Trigg to be 2nd tight end off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Michael Trigg - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “a top 50 guy” (picks 1–50)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: D'Angelo Ponds - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked “top 10 player in this class” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jermod McCoy to be picked “top half of the 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 - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked “a top 10 player in this class” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor - Verdict: scored 91.7 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 - **Rueben Bain to be 1st non quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Rueben Bain, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Will Kacmarek to be picked “sometime on day three”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Kacmarek - Verdict: not settled yet - **Peter Woods to be one of the first two defensive tackles off the board defensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Peter Woods - Verdict: not settled yet - **Caleb Banks to be one of the first two defensive tackles off the board defensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Caleb Banks - Verdict: not settled yet - **D'Angelo Ponds to post he could run four twos, at least at worst, like mid to high four threes at the combine** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: D'Angelo Ponds - Verdict: not settled yet - **Blake Miller to lead his drill at the combine** - Kind: Combine Superlatives · About: Blake Miller - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Michael Trigg — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-trigg - D'Angelo Ponds — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-angelo-ponds - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Jermod McCoy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jermod-mccoy - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Rueben Bain — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rueben-bain - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Will Kacmarek — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-kacmarek - Peter Woods — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/peter-woods - Caleb Banks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-banks - Blake Miller — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/blake-miller ## What others said about the same people - Alain Poupart on Carlos Washington: Poupart expects rookie guard Kadyn Proctor to clear concussion protocol and play against Detroit, sees Ollie Gordon II continuing as the Dolphins' workhorse back, and thinks practice squad back Carlos Washington Jr. could be elevated for the Lions game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8f436e4c-b47e-41c6-9c95-ad8a2e6a32f0 (scored 0) - Nick Brinkerhoff on Miami Dolphins: Predicts a 23-20 Dolphins win over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a38cb982-14c3-4bea-bf0f-f61b43e1535a (scored 100) - Mike Kadlick on Miami Dolphins: Picks the Dolphins to beat the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23a2739f-abc5-4aea-9665-cebe61f324c5 (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Miami Dolphins: Picks the Dolphins to upset the Jets 24-20, citing New York's run-defense problems against a Miami ground game led by Ollie Gordon II and Malik Willis. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0737798d-0dca-47e8-926d-d78d3f3f095a (scored 97.62) - Alain Poupart on Miami Dolphins: Picks the Jets to beat the Dolphins 19-17, while predicting Miami will get its win over New York in the rematch five weeks later. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9911cc3c-511b-46b0-b379-e65b36a962bf (scored 100) - Jourdan Rodrigue on Miami Dolphins: Roderick picked the Vikings to smash the Colts, the Dolphins to win their first game of the season against the Jets, and the Saints to upset the Steelers in Paris. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b45ad24a-5924-47e4-b85c-68b9fa738ef4 (scored 100) ## More position order calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Joe Marino on Arvell Reese: Marino stacks 14 inside linebackers in the 2026 NFL draft class and assigns each a round-value grade, with Sonny Styles first (top-10 grade) and Anthony Hill third; they say Hill would be their preferred pick if Buffalo takes a linebacker at No. 26. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fa349c5e-12c5-4b82-84ad-aff5d3bba78b (scored 100) - Ian Rapoport on Tetairoa McMillan: Rapoport said Travis Hunter is likely the pick at No. 2 for the Browns, that Shedeur Sanders is in play at No. 3, and predicted Tetairoa McMillan would be the first receiver drafted. They also expected Brock Purdy's next deal to land around $50 million per year with Dak Prescott remaining the only quarterback above $60 million. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab1b5fb3-d399-4b59-87fa-3e683b3cad77 (scored 70.71) - Peter Schrager on Tetairoa McMillan: Schrager laid out their top 10 prospects entering the 2025 combine, with Travis Hunter first, Abdul Carter second and Tyler Warren third, and attached draft-range calls to several of them — Will Johnson in the first round, Mason Graham a top-five pick, Ashton Jeanty a first-rounder, Tyler Warren not escaping the top ten, and Cam Ward a top-five to top-ten pick who will start as a rookie. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6346ea38-e7e1-45a3-a146-5231338dd001 (scored 70.71) - Nick Shook on Francis Mauigoa: Shook walks through their 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 70.71) - Andrew Erickson on Olaivavega Ioane: Erickson made the even-numbered selections in the 2026 mock draft, taking David Bailey second to the Jets, Caleb Downs fifth to the Giants and Carnell Tate eighth to the Saints, and also called Sonny Styles a top-five pick and Tate the first receiver drafted. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88315169-60bb-4af0-81da-7655ff0aa282 (scored 100) - Ryan Wilson on J.J. McCarthy: Recalling their pre-draft evaluation, Wilson notes they had ranked J.J. McCarthy as the fifth quarterback in the 2024 class and given them 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 100) --- 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. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=mike-renner