# Nick Faria: Faria projects the Jets to hold multiple top-10 picks in the 2027 draft (including No. 4 via Indianapolis), and names Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board with Notre Dame's C.J. Carr second; he also calls Texas edge Colin Simmons a lock for the top five. **Claimed:** Nov 4, 2026 **Pundit:** Nick Faria — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-faria **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/onsi/5-best-2027-draft-prospects-jets-need-on-radar-colts-sink-further-basement-01m6gw8th55m 13 checkable claims — 10 team draft slot calls, 2 position order calls and 1 mock draft pick — 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 12 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 10. > I expect him to be the second quarterback taken off the board *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Drew Mestemaker to be 1st quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Drew Mestemaker - Verdict: not settled yet - **New York Jets to pick at number 4** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Washington Commanders to pick at number 9** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons to be picked “a lock for the top five” (picks 1–5)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **C.J. Carr to be 2nd quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: C.J. Carr - Verdict: not settled yet - **Los Angeles Chargers to pick at number 1** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Philadelphia Eagles to pick at number 5** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Miami Dolphins to pick at number 3** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tennessee Titans to pick at number 2** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **New York Jets to pick at number 6** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **New Orleans Saints to pick at number 8** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Houston Texans to pick at number 7** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **New York Jets to pick at number 10** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Drew Mestemaker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drew-mestemaker - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jets - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons - C.J. Carr — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-carr - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans ## What others said about the same people - Pete Prisco on Houston Texans: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 54.76) - Jared Koch on Houston Texans: Koch predicts the Texans will beat the winless Chargers on the road in Week 9 by at least 10 points, with Houston's defense forcing a couple of turnovers to set up a multiple-score win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2861ce9-d1de-4f34-b001-83e64c3f5770 (scored 100) - Chris Simms on Houston Texans: Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said he wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17eb747a-90b1-472f-bb6d-e71c0c69133a (scored 80.95) - Connor Rogers on Houston Texans: Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11646f69-18dd-4831-a7de-e4115ded875c (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Houston Texans: Wright made several outright game calls for Week 9 alongside his spread picks: Kansas City beating the Jets 31-20, Detroit winning at Miami, New England edging Green Bay by a field goal or so, Carolina winning outright over Denver, and Houston blowing out the Chargers 27-12. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14c1f8dd-d8ff-498f-b705-4b468ff964f8 (scored 83.33) - John Shipley on Houston Texans: Shipley expects Jacksonville to keep Brian Thomas Jr. at the trade deadline while adding two defenders, most likely Derrick Brown, and he thinks the winless Chargers will again come up short against Houston in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1c3cc043-b892-4670-b2d9-2fd2721fd419 (scored 100) ## More team draft slot calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jake Riepma on Detroit Lions: Filling in on Locked On Lions, Jake Reitma dismisses ESPN's suggestion that Sam LaPorta could be traded, saying LaPorta stays in Detroit as part of the core four. He also breaks down the edge class ahead of the Lions' pick at No. 17, calling David Bailey the class's top edge prospect with Reuben Bain Jr. next, and picks the Pistons as the NBA's best team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ece8f439-040b-4b4d-bfb3-d443e4129200 (scored 100) - Kent Swanson on Cincinnati Bengals: After the Chiefs' 14-12 loss to the Raiders, Kent laid out the resulting draft order: Kansas City picking ninth overall (and 40th in round two) in the 2026 draft, with New Orleans eighth, Cincinnati tenth, and the Raiders holding the No. 1 pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f65d9763-b3d3-476d-9f92-941deb6957ca (scored 26.11) - Chris Brockman on New York Giants: Chris Brockman said Baker Mayfield will finish no lower than third in MVP voting, named Kyle Shanahan the coach of the year front-runner, and predicted both the Giants and Jets will pick in the top five of next year's draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cdde2d01-017b-4967-b1e9-ecfac647e306 (scored 100) - Chris Brockman on Cincinnati Bengals: Brockman argued only about five teams can realistically win the Super Bowl, naming the Bills, Eagles, Ravens and Chargers among them; he also picked Justin Herbert as MVP through three weeks, called the Colts a top-five team with Daniel Jones as an MVP finalist, said the Bears will finish top two in the NFC North, said the Bengals' season is cooked and they'll pick in the top 10, said the Rams are the only NFC threat to the Eagles, and said the Bucs have a team-of-destiny feel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a980b3d-dd79-4893-80c6-4ee9d9dcd028 (scored 26.11) - Rich Eisen on Green Bay Packers: Eisen predicts the Cowboys will be picking around No. 32 in next year's draft, i.e. Green Bay's first-rounder will be near the end of the round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/808a2f14-f5a2-4c84-9ad9-ccce150555bc (scored 42.04) - Chris Brockman on Dallas Cowboys: Brockman opened the season-preview show with a slate of bold calls: the Cowboys collapse into a top-five draft pick after the Micah Parsons trade, the Giants are this year's out-of-nowhere team, the 49ers reach championship weekend with Brock Purdy as an MVP finalist, and the Patriots make the playoffs as part of four 2024-class quarterbacks reaching the postseason. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9eed05ca-bbeb-45bd-a68c-8e52d4839184 (scored 77.11) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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