# Ryan Tracy: Tracy ranks Caleb McDonald as the top defensive tackle in the draft class, says Grayson Halton is the best pass rusher in the class by production, and projects a series of DT prospects to specific draft ranges — Halton around pick 74, Rayshawn Benny late Day 3/round 3-4, Kenneth Proctor Day 3, Zane Durant in the fifth round, and Skyler Gil Howard falling to the late rounds of Day 3. They also doubt Christian Miller lasts to pick 40 and expects the Chiefs to end up with fewer than their current nine picks. **Claimed:** Mar 21, 2026 **Pundit:** Ryan Tracy — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-tracy **Outlet:** Locked On Chiefs (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-chiefs-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/194e78/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/991e4a1b-5d12-4619-83ff-6448c2e3e44f/episodes/f4d8467a-295a-472c-9e06-36293759a233/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=991e4a1b-5d12-4619-83ff-6448c2e3e44f&awEpisodeId=f4d8467a-295a-472c-9e06-36293759a233&feed=9czLVzrJ 6 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 3 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 58 out of 100, against 39.8 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I think Caleb McDonald is the best defensive tackle in this class. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Zane Durant to be picked “a fourth, fifth round, maybe maybe slips into sixth, but I think fifth is about the right spot” (picks 101–216)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zane Durant - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Gracen Halton to be picked at number 74** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Gracen Halton - Verdict: scored 23.94 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kayden McDonald to be 1st defensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Kayden McDonald - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 19.25 for a naive guess - **Rayshaun Benny to be picked “end of the day three or top, round three or of round four, day three”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Rayshaun Benny - Verdict: not settled yet - **Skyler Gill-Howard to be picked “squarely falling all the way down to the late rounds on day three”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Skyler Gill-Howard - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kaleb Proctor to be picked “a day three guy”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kaleb Proctor - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Zane Durant — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zane-durant - Gracen Halton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gracen-halton - Kayden McDonald — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kayden-mcdonald - Rayshaun Benny — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rayshaun-benny - Skyler Gill-Howard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/skyler-gill-howard - Kaleb Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kaleb-proctor ## What others said about the same people - Keith Sanchez on Kayden McDonald: In their final 2026 NFL mock draft, Sanchez projects the full first round plus several second-round picks, starting with Fernando Mendoza going No. 1 overall to the Raiders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/430b0c19-30ac-470f-9f96-0a7184ffcdf5 (scored 64.84) - Jaime Eisner on Kayden McDonald: In a "What I Would Do" 2026 NFL mock draft, Eisner assigns first-round selections for all 32 picks plus several early second-round picks, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b5ac441b-006d-4e52-b938-402c0b0d8a2e (scored 70.71) - Jaime Eisner on Kaleb Proctor: A seven-round Miami Dolphins mock draft for 2026, projecting Kenyon Sadiq at No. 11 and Keldric Faulk at No. 30, with Emmanuel Pregnon becoming an instant starter and Ted Hurst developing into a No. 2 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/262b0900-f7a8-437d-bd79-6edf346083a4 (scored 0.3) - Jaime Eisner on Kaleb Proctor: A seven-round Miami Dolphins mock draft projecting Kenyon Sadiq at No. 11, Keldric Faulk at No. 30, Emmanuel Pregnon at No. 43, and additional picks through the seventh round, with Pregnon projected as an immediate starter and Kaleb Proctor as a practice-squad-level player. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eae5cea3-d4b0-423b-8377-7e3fdc7c35ee (scored 0.3) - Scott Bogman on Kayden McDonald: Bogman's mock picks: Arvel Reese to Arizona at 3, Francis Mauigoa to Cleveland at 6, Keldric Faulk to Kansas City at 9, Sonny Styles to Dallas at 12, Cashius Howell to Tampa Bay at 15, Avieon Terrell to Minnesota at 18, Makai Lemon to Pittsburgh at 21, KC Concepcion to Cleveland at 24, Kayden McDonald to San Francisco at 27 and Anthony Hill to Denver at 30. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04d79fe2-1502-4658-bfa4-b43ab8922c6d (scored 67.71) - Scott Bogman on Kayden McDonald: They gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 47.88) ## 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) - Charlie Campbell on Xavier Williams: Campbell's draft stock report projects Indiana WR Charlie Becker as a top-10 pick in 2027, Mississippi State CB Kelley Jones as a first-rounder, Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam as a top-15 pick, and Texas OT Trevor Goosby as a top-10 pick, while suggesting Arch Manning could still be a first-rounder if they declare. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2dd4bf46-e5eb-4dff-8500-95d9fdbd2986 (scored 0) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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