# Rich Eisen: Eisen predicted Cam Ward would go first overall and Travis Hunter second, that three Heisman finalists (Ward, Hunter, Jeanty) would land in the top five, and that Travis Hunter could sweep both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year. They also expected the Cowboys to draft a big-time offensive player and the Patriots to take a defender.

**Claimed:** Apr 24, 2025
**Pundit:** Rich Eisen — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen
**Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO4024501422.mp3?updated=1745515955

5 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks and 2 award picks — 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.

All 5 have settled, averaging 59.2 out of 100, against 30 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> If Ward Hunter and Gente go in the top five tonight, it would be the first time since the twenty twelve draft when three of the top five picks were three finalists from the previous Heisman trophy

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Travis Hunter to win Defensive Rookie of the Year**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Travis Hunter
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess
- **Travis Hunter to win Offensive Rookie of the Year**
  - Kind: Award Picks · About: Travis Hunter
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess
- **Cam Ward to be picked at number 1**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cam Ward
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Travis Hunter to be picked at number 2**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Travis Hunter
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Ashton Jeanty to be picked “top five” (picks 1–5)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ashton Jeanty
  - Verdict: scored 95.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Travis Hunter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-hunter
- Cam Ward — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cam-ward
- Ashton Jeanty — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-jeanty

## What others said about the same people

- Kyle Crabbs on Ashton Jeanty: Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 (scored 100)
- Kyle Crabbs on Cam Ward: In their final 2025 NFL mock draft, Crabbs projects all 32 first-round picks, starting with Cam Ward to the Titans at No. 1 and Travis Hunter to the Browns at No. 2, and including projected trades involving the Bears/Jaguars and a Giants move back into the late first round for Jaxson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/59fd8433-f3b9-496d-ac9b-0dfd67a55367 (scored 100)
- Colin Cowherd on Travis Hunter: Cowherd delivered their own top-15 draft board — what they would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5 (scored 100)
- Kimmi Chex on Cam Ward: In the Good Morning Football 2025 mock draft, they took Cam Ward first overall to Tennessee, Will Campbell eighth to Carolina, Will Johnson ninth to New Orleans and Tetairoa McMillan 16th to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf00a037-0a6b-48cc-80a3-5d47043f1456 (scored 100)
- Mel Kiper on Cam Ward: Kiper's mock draft 4.0, as read out on the show, has Cam Ward going No. 1, Travis Hunter No. 2 to Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders sliding to No. 9 to New Orleans, and a full first round plus second-round picks including a Bears haul of Tyler Warren, Walter Nolen and TreVeyon Henderson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 (scored 100)
- Gregg Rosenthal on Travis Hunter: Rosenthal made the even-numbered picks in the mock, taking Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and finishing with Mason Taylor to the Eagles at 32, including Shedeur Sanders sliding to the Rams at 26. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/157c2ad8-0631-4e01-8c8f-c3fd0ce131a8 (scored 100)

## 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)

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