# Daniel Jeremiah: Jeremiah laid out their post-combine board — Fernando Mendoza first, Jeremiah Love second, Ty Simpson 40th — and pegged Simpson as a second-round pick rather than a first-rounder. They also forecast round-by-round landing spots for the top running backs, receiver Germie Bernard, and several offensive linemen. **Claimed:** Mar 3, 2026 **Pundit:** Daniel Jeremiah — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-move-the-sticks-with-daniel-jeremiah-bucky-bro/2026-combine-takeaways-offensive-prospects-who-boosted-their-draft-stock 10 checkable claims — 9 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 4 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 85.5 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I view him as a second round pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Germie Bernard to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Germie Bernard - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Ty Simpson to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ty Simpson - Verdict: scored 42.04 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Monroe Freeling to be picked “first half of the first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Monroe Freeling - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Keylan Rutledge to be picked “Day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keylan Rutledge - Verdict: not settled yet - “he's my second player. There's only one more spot for him to go... I probably just stick with the quarterback at this point in time with Mendoza... I had him as my fortieth player come out of the combine.” - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jadarian Price to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jadarian Price - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gennings Dunker to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Gennings Dunker - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked “round one”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mike Washington to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mike Washington - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Germie Bernard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/germie-bernard - Ty Simpson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ty-simpson - Monroe Freeling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/monroe-freeling - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Keylan Rutledge — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keylan-rutledge - Jadarian Price — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jadarian-price - Gennings Dunker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gennings-dunker - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Mike Washington — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-washington ## What others said about the same people - Natalie Kerwin on Spencer Fano: Natalie's Lions mock pick at No. 17 in the 2026 draft was Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano, with Penn State guard Olaivavega Ioane as their backup selection at that spot. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/503dc5ef-fda4-43d4-b916-2b3d3f140174 (scored 70.71) - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zuerlein describes their mock draft 3.0: Carnell Tate to the Giants at No. 5, Sonny Styles falling to the Cowboys at No. 12, and Colton Hood to Dallas at No. 20. They also expect runs on linebackers from the late twenties to about pick 45, defensive tackles from the early-mid twenties into the 40s, and says Ahvion Terrell's 4.65 forty knocks them out of first-round contention. They call Kenyon Saddiq and Mansoor Delaine the safest picks for Dallas, and thinks Delaine's tape is top-four caliber, while Jeremiah Smith could be a generational, Megatron-type receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3f8e6478-8ee7-441e-b2d1-d0a10233c34a (scored 67.71) - Jaime Eisner on Ty Simpson: A seven-round Jets mock draft projecting New York to take Ohio State's Arvell Reese at No. 2 and Arizona State receiver Jordyn Tyson at No. 16, followed by Ty Simpson, Brandon Cisse, Jalon Kilgore, Tyreak Sapp, Kaelon Black, Fernando Carmona and Trebor Pena. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab0fb4f4-96ef-49b5-95af-ce16ddebe50c (scored 42.04) - Danny Parkins on Monroe Freeling: Danny Parkins presented their one-and-only 2026 mock draft, including trades: Mendoza at 1 to the Raiders, David Bailey second to the Jets, the Cowboys trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Bears trading up to 16 for Kadyn Proctor, and Ty Simpson going to Arizona at 32 at the end of round one. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d98bca2f-5fc3-4f68-8389-30f9a2cb906f (scored 84.09) - Nick Wright on Spencer Fano: Nick Wright unveiled their full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. They also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6 (scored 70.71) - David Harrison on Jeremiyah Love: Harrison delivers their only first-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, projecting all 32 first-round picks (including several trades) plus the rest of Washington's projected class, while noting it is an exercise in what could happen rather than a firm forecast. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5cc44fc1-4ff9-447a-9c32-5f715fa6e9ba (scored 95.76) ## 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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