Ryan WilsonSep 3, 2026
Wilson published their preseason top 50 big board for the 2027 NFL Draft class, ranking Dante Moore first, Jeremiah Smith second and Leonard Moore third, with eight quarterbacks in the top 50. They also suggested Jeremiah Smith is worthy of a top-5 pick and that Trinidad Chambliss could push into the first round.
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What Ryan Wilson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromDante Moore and Arch Manning enter the season at Nos. 1 and 4 on my board, and Julian Sayin has already played like a first-rounder in stretches.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Wilson's 2027 NFL Draft big board: Dante Moore over Arch Manning as eight QBs crack preseason top 50
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- 1Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top-5 pick” (picks 1–5)“you're not taking him with a top-5 pick because he's the next coming of Hines Ward”
- 2Trinidad Chambliss to be picked “first-round push” (picks 1–32)“he'll have a chance to make a first-round push with a good '26 season”
- 3Top Player Lists“My preseason top 50 features both bona fide difference-makers and depth to make this class really, really fun. [full 1-50 list]”
- 4Justin Scott to be picked “first-round conversation” (picks 1–32)“he's going to be in the first-round conversation all fall”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top-5 pick” (picks 1–5)1 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Trinidad Chambliss to be picked “first-round push” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “My preseason top 50 features both bona fide difference-makers…”3 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Justin Scott to be picked “first-round conversation” (picks 1–32)4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Mock Draft PicksJeremiah Smith
Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top-5 pick” (picks 1–5)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Mock Draft PicksTrinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss to be picked “first-round push” (picks 1–32)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“My preseason top 50 features both bona fide difference-makers and depth to make this class really, really fun. [full 1-50 list]”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Justin Scott to be picked “first-round conversation” (picks 1–32)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Rob Rang · Mock Draft Picks · Jeremiah Smith · Miss 0
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