# Charlie Campbell: Reviewing Week 6 college games for the 2027 NFL Draft, Campbell projects draft ranges for several prospects: Georgia safety K.J. Bolden as a late first- or second-round pick, Alabama's Devan Thompkins as a day-two pick, Bray Hubbard with day-two potential, Keon Sabb as a mid-round or day-three pick, Oklahoma QB John Mateer as a day-three pick and NFL backup at best, Texas edge Colin Simmons as a first-rounder, and Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker as a possible first-round pick. **Claimed:** Oct 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/draft2027recap_06.php 7 checkable claims — 7 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Bolden looks like he could be a late first-round or second-round pick for the 2027 NFL Draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Drew Mestemaker to be picked “might be a first-round pick next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Drew Mestemaker - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons to be picked “first-round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **John Mateer to be picked “day-three pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: John Mateer - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bray Hubbard to be picked “day-two potential”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bray Hubbard - Verdict: not settled yet - **Devan Thompkins to be picked “potential day-two pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Devan Thompkins - Verdict: not settled yet - **KJ Bolden to be picked “late first-round or second-round pick” (picks 1–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: KJ Bolden - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keon Sabb to be picked “mid-rounder or day-three pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keon Sabb - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Drew Mestemaker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drew-mestemaker - Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons - John Mateer — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/john-mateer - Bray Hubbard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bray-hubbard - Devan Thompkins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/devan-thompkins - KJ Bolden — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kj-bolden - Keon Sabb — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keon-sabb ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on John Mateer: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. They are pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying they'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. They also see Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0) - Gilberto Manzano on Colin Simmons: Manzano laid out a mini mock of the first round for clubs holding multiple picks, projecting Jeremiah Smith first overall and placing quarterbacks, edge rushers and corners with the Titans, Dolphins, Jets, Eagles and Browns. Manzano also pegged CJ Carr to go no later than No. 9 and tabbed two Kentucky linemen as top-60 prospects. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/980fc167-55c8-46b1-b3c4-55a2854fdb05 (not settled) - Gilberto Manzano on Drew Mestemaker: Manzano ranks their top 10 prospects for the 2027 NFL draft, with Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith at No. 1 and Texas edge Colin Simmons at No. 2, and makes several positional-order and draft-slot calls within the list. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9e3d4872-185d-47c1-8680-4d3ac76db796 (not settled) - Tyler Rowland on Drew Mestemaker: Roland lays out an 'ideal, not likely' Titans scenario built on landing the No. 1 pick and trading back with the Jets for Jeremiah Smith, while predicting Drew Mestemacher will be the first quarterback off the board and projecting where the Jets' three first-round picks will land. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0182399b-9834-4cf0-9e84-7158e3e0be40 (not settled) - Nick Faria on Drew Mestemaker: 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; they also call Texas edge Colin Simmons a lock for the top five. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/703f92af-2cdd-4c7a-b532-2361ff9fb2b3 (not settled) - Ryan Wilson on KJ Bolden: Wilson's 2027 first-round mock draft has Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 overall to the Chargers, five quarterbacks taken in Round 1 (Mensah first among them), and the Browns trading up for Drew Mestemaker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1b9d164f-69dc-41a3-9ed7-8a6bc6eacc32 (not settled) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Simms on Malachi Corley: Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; they also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0fd4647-2de8-4a5f-bac2-950fed303ee9 (scored 11.46) - Todd McShay on Keelon Russell: While breaking down LSU's offense, McShay called receiver Jackson Harris a top-50 NFL draft prospect, and later said LSU's Sam Levitt and Alabama's Keelan Russell are potential top-10 picks in a future draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15d40546-2ab9-4ab8-b5bd-ed0ef7f26ae5 (scored 0) - Philip Hughes on Kyle Kennard: Evaluating edge rusher Kyle Kennard ahead of the draft, the account projected them as a Day 2 selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/605a686a-b5f1-4611-82b4-961abf8de93e (scored 33.86) - Blaine Grisak on Brian Thomas Jr.: Grisak argues the Rams should not trade a second-round pick for Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr., calling it too great a risk and too high a cost. In an embedded tweet of their own from the 2024 pre-draft period, they suggested the Rams could select Thomas at pick No. 19. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/627bcf5d-9f1d-4a34-a1b7-53b8f0aebc40 (scored 84.09) - Walt on Fernando Mendoza: In a running series of coach/GM hiring and firing grades, Walt projects Fernando Mendoza as the No. 1 overall pick of the Raiders in the 2026 draft and has LSU's Garrett Nussmeier going No. 2 overall in their 2026 mock draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29bb2d31-fbe3-40db-b378-be5ba5d990b0 (scored 100) - Rob Rang on Malachi Corley: Rang updated their quarterback board for the 2027 NFL Draft, moving Ole Miss's Trinidad Chambliss to No. 1 ahead of Dante Moore and Arch Manning, and sorting the 14 QBs into first-round, Day 2 and Day 3 tiers. They also project Jeremiah Smith as the No. 1 overall pick and says Manning would be a first-round pick if eligible. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/65667ef4-80c7-4bd1-a9ae-6c7aa8eb18b7 (scored 23.94) --- 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=charlie-campbell