# Todd McShay: In his quarterback market watch, McShay moved CJ Carr ahead of Carson Mensah on his top-10 quarterback board, saying Carr passing Mensah was inevitable.

**Claimed:** Oct 4, 2026
**Pundit:** Todd McShay — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/todd-mcshay
**Outlet:** The McShay Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-mcshay-show-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3250752501.mp3

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> I'm nudging Carr up ahead of Mensa because it's kind of an inevitable that I wanted to at some point.

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## The claims

- **C.J. Carr to be drafted ahead of Mensa**
  - Kind: Prospect vs Prospect Calls · About: C.J. Carr
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- C.J. Carr — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-carr

## What others said about the same people

- Ryan Wilson on C.J. Carr: Wilson ranks Darian Mensah as his top quarterback in the 2027 class, with Drew Mestemaker as QB1a and CJ Carr as QB3, and says both Mensah and Carr look like future first-round picks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e64537e9-7d77-451b-9c40-4a91ddcc05f0 (not settled)
- Nick Faria on C.J. Carr: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/703f92af-2cdd-4c7a-b532-2361ff9fb2b3 (not settled)
- Justin Melo on C.J. Carr: Melo's 2027 first-round mock draft assigns all 32 picks, headlined by Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 overall to the Chargers and Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board at No. 3 to Miami. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6ccbdee9-822a-4693-8aca-332b4ecaae65 (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on C.J. Carr: In a way-too-early 2027 mock draft, Edwards has the Jets using their three top-12 picks on Notre Dame QB CJ Carr at No. 7, Clemson CB Ashton Hampton at No. 10, and Ole Miss DL Will Echoles at No. 12. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb4962c2-1280-4583-8b47-525fddbe9c11 (not settled)
- Josh Edwards on C.J. Carr: In a 2027 NFL mock draft following Week 7, Edwards projects the full first round, including five quarterbacks in Round 1, with the Jets holding three top-12 picks and landing C.J. Carr, Ashton Hampton and Will Echoles. He also projects Day 2 picks for the Colts, Packers and Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/abd9a1da-176c-4a32-999f-218481fb2d7c (not settled)
- Albert Breer on C.J. Carr: Breer expects Seattle's offensive line, with Quentin Nelson added at left guard, to become one of the best in football, and he predicts the Eagles will listen on Saquon Barkley but ultimately keep him. He also breaks down Dante Moore's 2027 draft stock, projecting him as a first-rounder no longer seen as the top quarterback in the class, behind CJ Carr and Oklahoma State's quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/91aab235-ccef-4807-b544-88184ec8bffc (not settled)

## More prospect vs prospect calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Shannon Sharpe on Fernando Mendoza: Sharpe expects Myles Garrett, now with the Rams, to remain dominant and post at least 14-15 sacks, and he also thinks Micah Parsons will again reach double-digit sacks. He predicts the Dolphins win only two games this season, and says Jeremiah Smith won't go ahead of Mendoza at the top of the draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/471fb1a1-3faf-4a75-bf81-ff8ebf57c88d (scored 100)
- Mike Renner on Jordan Seaton: Renner ranks the top 10 offensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Trevor Goosby a top-10 pick, Jordan Seaton a first-rounder, and Cayden Green likely the first guard drafted; he also expects Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3dfdba17-f4e6-4b18-8af8-84b8f032ed3d (scored 0)
- Chad Rader on Akheem Mesidor: As read on the show, Reuter's three-round NFL.com mock has the same top four, then Delane to the Giants at five, Makai Lemmon to the Browns, Downs to Washington, Love to the Saints, Caden Proctor to the Chiefs at nine, Akeem Mesidore at 40 and Kaitlin Allen in round three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e297fdd0-4829-4ae8-84b4-600ac0d5a7e5 (scored 100)
- Gregg Rosenthal on David Bailey: Rosenthal expects Ruben Bain to be drafted in the top 10-12 and believes he won't get past the Cowboys at No. 12, expects David Bailey to be taken early (hard to see him out of the top six) and to go before Bain, and pegs Kiante Scott as a late-second to third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/212bbcc6-b935-43f8-b293-a6a12681dd41 (scored 100)
- Fran Duffy on Sonny Styles: Duffy expects Sonny Styles to be picked inside the top 10, believes short-armed Ruben Bain will still go inside the top 15 (possibly top 10 or top 5), thinks Styles will come off the board before Caleb Downs, ranks Avion Terrell as his top cornerback, and has Stukes graded as a second-round pick against industry consensus. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c1cb2cdd-665e-4c51-8ce2-34bc7cbeb0a3 (scored 100)
- Andrew Siciliano on Sonny Styles: Siciliano calls Caleb Downs the safest pick in the draft but doubts he goes No. 2, and predicts Sonny Styles will dominate the combine and be drafted in the top seven, ahead of Downs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0440706c-a112-4d3c-9640-db05e422ce69 (scored 100)

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