# Damian Parson: Ranks the 2027 class' quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers, putting Darian Mensah as QB1, Jadan Baugh as RB1 and Jeremiah Smith atop the receivers, and projects Ryan Coleman-Williams as a first-round pick if they fix their drops. **Claimed:** Aug 12, 2026 **Pundit:** Damian Parson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/damian-parson **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25469907-2027-nfl-draft-early-top-25-big-board-cfb-week-0 6 checkable claims — 3 top player lists, 2 position order calls and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one. > If the 21-year-old prospect continues to play efficiently and shows he can put the offense on his shoulders, he will solidify himself as the class' QB1, much like Cam Ward previously did. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Ryan Coleman-Williams to be picked “much sooner than later during the 2027 draft's first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ryan Coleman-Williams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jadan Baugh to be 1st running back off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jadan Baugh - Verdict: not settled yet - **Darian Mensah to be 1st quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Darian Mensah, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - “1. Jadan Baugh, Florida (8.1) 2. Ahmad Hardy, Missouri (8.0) 3. Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss (7.9)” - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - “1. Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (9.8) 2. Cam Coleman, Texas (8.4) 3. Nick Marsh, Indiana (7.9) 4. Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama (7.9)” - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - “1. Darian Mensah, Miami (8.5) 2. Arch Manning, Texas (8.4) 3. Dante Moore, Oregon (8.4) 4. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss (7.8)” - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Ryan Coleman-Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ryan-coleman-williams - Jadan Baugh — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jadan-baugh - Darian Mensah — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/darian-mensah - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins ## 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 top player lists The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jason Cabinda: Cabinda named the Ravens as the AFC team that has closed the gap on the Chiefs, gave a top-five list of players who play with a fullback mentality, predicted Penei Sewell will be a perennial Pro Bowler, and picked Michael Penix Jr. to break out in Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9861ca95-f0a3-4678-8382-6a0548b07c3b (scored 100) - Nick Wright: Nick trusts Josh Allen over the Broncos defense, picks the Bills to win outright in Denver (Bills +1.5 as their lock), picks the Patriots to beat the Texans by more than three, likes the 49ers to keep it close but not win, and predicts the Rams blow out the Bears roughly 42-28 with Stafford throwing about five TDs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/86bcecae-59c2-4e55-9b5f-8d47778f1f67 (scored 0) - Mike Mayock: Mayock says Philadelphia and Baltimore are the two most talented teams in the league, predicts Ravens DT Travis Jones has a breakout year and that Baltimore scores 30-plus points a game, believes Washington is not a one-year aberration with Jayden Daniels becoming a franchise quarterback, and ranks quarterbacks into tiers. He also thinks Aaron Rodgers will land in his 'solid' third tier and help Pittsburgh have a solid year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e92c8cc-6496-49e7-a19e-33fde6d8694d (scored 95) - Jeremy Fowler: Fowler's polls of anonymous NFL executives, coaches and scouts produced a top 10 wide receiver list led by Ja'Marr Chase and a top 10 quarterback list led by Patrick Mahomes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1ab32b8b-07f2-4ce5-b6df-ba1b716f2f4f (scored 60) - Rich Eisen: Rich Eisen counted down their top five quarterbacks in a better situation now than last year: Caleb Williams first, followed by Jayden Daniels, Justin Fields, Drake Maye and Dak Prescott, with Justin Herbert added as a bonus. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/912346bd-a4f5-42bc-948c-72e404bdd781 (scored 40) - Daniel Jeremiah: Jeremiah's top-150 draft board, as read out on the show, ranks Travis Hunter first, Abdul Carter second and Ashton Jeanty third, with Cam Ward eighth and Shedeur Sanders 20th. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/16e2b56a-9f57-427f-a849-29dbffd1e924 (scored 68.75) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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