# Charlie Campbell: Campbell writes that if Sam Leavitt stays healthy in Lane Kiffin's LSU offense, he could put up big numbers and become a first-round prospect — even an opening-night pick — with early-round potential entering the 2027 NFL Draft. **Claimed:** Sep 3, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreports2027sleavitt.php 3 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > If Leavitt stays healthy, he could produce a huge season playing for Kiffin and become a potential first-round prospect. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Sam Leavitt to be picked “early-round potential”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sam Leavitt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam Leavitt to be picked “potential first-round prospect” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sam Leavitt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam Leavitt to be picked “an opening night pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sam Leavitt - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Sam Leavitt — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-leavitt ## What others said about the same people - Daire Carragher on Sam Leavitt: A PFF Week 3 college scouting preview argues that quarterbacks Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss) and Sam Leavitt (LSU), despite size concerns, are capable of being drafted inside the top 100, and that LSU sophomore cornerback DJ Pickett projects as a future top-10 pick once eligible. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/291d2cde-0138-42ac-8ade-ac5178c1d237 (not settled) - Rob Rang on Sam Leavitt: Rang published a full first-round 2027 NFL mock draft, projecting Arch Manning first overall to Arizona, Dante Moore second to Miami, and 30 more selections, plus expectations that the Jets' own pick and Denver's pick will land later than the projected order. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/98713843-c9a2-4238-8e9c-9e4f9fa23058 (not settled) ## 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) --- 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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