Charlie CampbellSep 26, 2026
After a five-sack game against Tennessee, Campbell projected Texas defender Simmons as a possible top-10 pick and a top-20 pick at worst, and said Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter could be a second-day selection in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Published in writing · Walter FootballRead the original
What Charlie Campbell said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThis tape could help Simmons to be a pick in the top-10 next April and he looks like a top-20 pick at worst.
- Where it was published
- Walter Football
- The piece
- 2027 NFL Draft: College Game Recaps – Week 4
- The original
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- 1Colin Simmons to be picked “a top-20 pick at worst” (picks 1–20)“he looks like a top-20 pick at worst”
- 2Arion Carter to be picked “a second-day pick”“Carter could end up being a second-day pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.”
- 3Arion Carter to be 1st on the depth chart“Carter looks like a starting inside linebacker candidate for the NFL.”
- 4Colin Simmons to be picked “a pick in the top-10” (picks 1–10)“This tape could help Simmons to be a pick in the top-10 next April and he looks like a top-20 pick at worst.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Simmons to be picked “a top-20 pick at worst” (picks 1–20)1 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Arion Carter to be picked “a second-day pick”2 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Arion Carter to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Colin Simmons to be picked “a pick in the top-10” (picks 1–10)4 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 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 PicksColin Simmons
Colin Simmons to be picked “a top-20 pick at worst” (picks 1–20)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Arion Carter to be picked “a second-day pick”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsArion Carter
Arion Carter to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Mock Draft PicksColin Simmons
Colin Simmons to be picked “a pick in the top-10” (picks 1–10)
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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