Mike Renner#28 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 1, 2026

A CBS Sports positional ranking of the 2027 NFL Draft wide receiver class, ordering ten prospects and assigning each an early draft grade, with Jeremiah Smith projected as a top-three pick and the first non-quarterback off the board.

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Waiting13 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

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#28Mike Renner’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Mike Renner said

He'll be the first non-quarterback drafted this year.

Mike Renner, the lead quote

Where it was published: CBS Sports
The piece: 2027 NFL Draft WR rankings: Former FCS product rises as Jeremiah Smith holds top honors
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Box score, by kind

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Group	Hits	Close	Misses	Waiting	Calls
Top Player Lists	0	0	0	1
Mock Draft Picks	0	0	0	11
Position Order Calls	0	0	0	1
All	0	0	0	13

How each call scored

13 checkable claims — 11 mock draft picks, 1 position order call and 1 top player list — 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.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.

Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

Where this call stands in the room

Jeremiah Smith · 2026 season · positional finish

Mike Renner — 1 positional finishthe room — 5 calls from 5 punditsmedian 1 positional finish

Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.

Top Player Lists1 waitingShow ▸

“Positional rankings: ... WR — the ordered list of 2027 wide receiver prospects from Jeremiah Smith through Wyatt Young”
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Mock Draft Picks11 waitingShow ▸

Tony Diaz to be picked “top-100 pick” (picks 1–100)
“he has a good chance to be the school's first top-100 pick at the position in nearly 30 years”
Tony Diaz
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K.J. Duff to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)
“KJ Duff ... Early grade: Day 2”
K.J. Duff
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Wyatt Young to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Wyatt Young ... Early grade: Late Day 2”
Wyatt Young
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Jeremiah Smith to be picked “Top 3” (picks 1–3)
“Jeremiah Smith ... Early grade: Top 3”
Jeremiah Smith
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Nick Nash to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Nick Marsh ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Nick Nash Indianapolis Colts
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Jordan Faison to be picked “Late Round 1/Early Round 2”
“Jordan Faison ... Early grade: Late Round 1/Early Round 2”
Jordan Faison
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Cam Coleman to be picked “Round 1”
“Cam Coleman ... Early grade: Round 1”
Cam Coleman
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Mario Craver to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Mario Craver ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Mario Craver
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Tony Diaz to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)
“Tony Diaz ... Early grade: Day 2”
Tony Diaz
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Charlie Becker to be picked “Round 1”
“Charlie Becker ... Early grade: Round 1”
Charlie Becker Indianapolis Colts
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Ryan Coleman-Williams to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Ryan Coleman-Williams ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Ryan Coleman-Williams
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Position Order Calls1 waitingShow ▸

Jeremiah Smith to be 1st non-quarterback off the board
“He'll be the first non-quarterback drafted this year.”
Jeremiah Smith
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