# 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. He also doubts 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
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6 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

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
- **Kaleb Proctor to be picked “a day three guy”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kaleb Proctor
  - 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
- **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

## 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
- Kaleb Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kaleb-proctor
- Skyler Gill-Howard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/skyler-gill-howard
- Rayshaun Benny — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rayshaun-benny

## What others said about the same people

- Brian Peacock on Gracen Halton: Peacock lays out his projected 53-man roster for the 49ers, position by position: three specialists, three quarterbacks (including Curtis Rourke), five running backs, six receivers (cutting Christian Kirk), three tight ends (cutting Braden Willis), nine offensive linemen, ten defensive linemen (with Mykel Williams on PUP), five linebackers, six cornerbacks and four safeties. He also predicts a new player will take center snaps in preseason week three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/62e9aad7-105c-45a0-95b3-3b43b64603ae (scored 100)
- Scott Bogman on Kayden McDonald: He 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)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Gracen Halton: Jeremiah runs through his favorite Day 2 targets position by position, projecting specific rounds for corners, safeties, defensive tackles, edge rushers, linebackers, receivers, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/08acf565-e458-440f-84a5-483dfa08a623 (scored 73.84)
- 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)
- Peter Bukowski on Kaleb Proctor: In his final Packers mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, Bukowski predicts Green Bay trades down from 52 to 58 and takes receiver Ted Hurst, then cornerback Dalen Everett at 84, trades up to 104 for cornerback Julianne Neill and to 115 for defensive tackle Caleb Proctor, with Jordan Vandenberg at 236 plus late picks on Jagger Burton, Kalyn Black and quarterback Baron Morton. He also names several players he considers locks for the first round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/638e5fe4-6042-45a9-a0c4-fe43807079b7 (scored 84.09)
- Brian Bosarge on Rayshaun Benny: Bosarge's seven-round mock gives Buffalo Indiana WR Omar Cooper at 26, TCU linebacker Caleb Elarms Orr at 91, Michigan defensive lineman Rayshawn Benny at 126, Michal Camara at 165, safety Lewis Moore at 168, and Stanford cornerback Colin Wright at 220. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9e7874ca-58d2-4e30-9785-451c89964c5b (scored 0.46)

## More mock draft picks

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 36.92)
- Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100)
- Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: 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 87.81)
- Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7)

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