# LaQuan Jones: Jones says drafting George Kittle as a top-five tight end coming off an Achilles tear would be a mistake, preferring healthier options like Oronde Gadsden and Sam LaPorta who are going later, and he ranks Chris Olave as a top-six fantasy receiver. He is also out on Patrick Mahomes and thinks Najee Harris would be fantasy-irrelevant in Seattle. On the draft he expects Carnell Tate to be the first receiver taken and Sadiq to slide toward pick 30. **Claimed:** Apr 1, 2026 **Pundit:** LaQuan Jones — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/laquan-jones **Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Podcast (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-podcast-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-fantasy-football-podcast/breaking-down-charles-davis-mock-draft-3-0 8 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks, 2 position order calls, 2 sleeper calls, 1 fantasy bust call and 1 positional finishe — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 3 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 26.1 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room. > George Kittle going off the board as a top five. That's a huge mistake. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Omar Cooper to be picked “first round draft pick, like in the late twenties, maybe even in that twenty twenty five spot” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Omar Cooper - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Carnell Tate to be 1st wide receiver off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Carnell Tate - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 9.48 for a naive guess - **Eli Stowers to be 2nd tight end off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Eli Stowers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 18.72 for a naive guess - **Sam LaPorta to outplay his draft cost (going outside that top five)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Sam LaPorta - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chris Olave to finish top 6 at his position, by fantasy points** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “possibly get him at thirty”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kenyon Sadiq - Verdict: not settled yet - **Oronde Gadsden II to outplay his draft cost (going outside that top five)** - Kind: Sleeper Calls · About: Oronde Gadsden II - Verdict: not settled yet - **George Kittle to fall short of his draft cost (top five tight end)** - Kind: Fantasy Bust Calls · About: George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate - Eli Stowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/eli-stowers - Sam LaPorta — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-laporta - Chris Olave — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-olave - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Kenyon Sadiq — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenyon-sadiq - Oronde Gadsden II — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/oronde-gadsden-ii - George Kittle — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-kittle - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on New Orleans Saints: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 47.62) - Richie Bradshaw on San Francisco 49ers: Bradshaw picks the 49ers to beat the Cardinals in their Week 3 matchup, predicting a final score of 27-14 in San Francisco's favor. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/56e0c2a3-ddff-46f8-8359-2a546546a29c (scored 83.33) - Nick Wright on New Orleans Saints: On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/afa6070a-4229-4b28-a922-31d609ad1adf (scored 33.33) - Dan Beyer on New Orleans Saints: For his Week 3 survivor pick, he took the Saints to beat the Raiders at home, saying he doesn't see Las Vegas staying unbeaten. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fdedf503-5121-4109-b003-d5c980b00456 (scored 0) - Darrion Gray on New Orleans Saints: Predicted the Saints beat the Raiders 27-17 at home. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/778eb604-cf02-49f1-8468-fbc8b0798375 (scored 45.24) - John Hendricks on New Orleans Saints: Predicted a lower-scoring Saints win over the Raiders, 24-19, with the defense carrying them. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5d6f55b1-d993-4659-a8b9-d95c6942875e (scored 42.86) ## More position order calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Ryan Wilson on J.J. McCarthy: Recalling his pre-draft evaluation, Wilson notes he had ranked J.J. McCarthy as the fifth quarterback in the 2024 class and given him a second-round grade rather than a first-round one, citing the gap between Michigan's system and NFL demands. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/44cc5859-8b2b-4fbf-b5c0-62c635f2e357 (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Olaivavega Ioane: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 35.36) - Rhett Lewis on Tyler Shough: Lewis names Louisville's Tyler Shough as the new QB3 of the class — the third quarterback off the board — and views Milroe as a second-round selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d116ab63-5271-4b18-838b-29bb93d58530 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Mansoor Delane: Nick Wright laid out his full mock draft 3.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft, pick by pick through the first round, and also predicted AJ Brown would finish top five in the NFL in receiving yards with the Patriots. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/77faa345-d736-4a90-8185-b1b92c789e5a (scored 100) - Todd McShay on K.C. Concepcion: McShay's mock draft 4.0 has Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey going 1-2 to the Raiders and Jets, the Saints trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Titans taking Jeremiah Love at 4, the Giants taking Francis Mauigoa at 5 (though he'd now switch to Sonny Styles), the Cowboys trading up to 6, the Jets trading up to 7 for Carnell Tate, and Arizona trading up to 30 for Ty Simpson. He also predicts seven offensive tackles go in the first round and that Love, Styles, Downs and Reese all go in the top seven. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd11036a-b55c-47a9-92e8-5b088260ca47 (scored 100) - Keith Sanchez on Jordyn Tyson: As relayed by Harrison, Sanchez's latest mock draft has Carnell Tate going to Washington, Jordan Tyson as the first receiver off the board at No. 5 to the Giants, Makai Lemmon at 11 and Chris Brasel at 30 to Miami, Sonny Styles at No. 8 to New Orleans, and Caleb Downs at No. 13 to the Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/226ec0b5-6535-45ba-8b77-609e3e51ca6e (scored 70.71) --- 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. 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