# Vinnie Iyer: As relayed on the show, Iyer's Sporting News mock draft has Jeremiah Love third to the Cardinals, Bane fourth, Malagua sixth to Cleveland, Bailey seventh, Tate to the Chiefs at nine, and the other tackles well down the first round. **Claimed:** Mar 2, 2026 **Pundit:** Vinnie Iyer — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/vinnie-iyer **Outlet:** KC Sports Network (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/kc-sports-network-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://pdrl.fm/8d7cde/mgln.ai/e/256/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/bluewire.simplecastaudio.com/8bf45406-115f-47da-8dc8-dcc5713f4a83/episodes/c78eb21c-476a-4a18-aee8-bb65d03236b4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8bf45406-115f-47da-8dc8-dcc5713f4a83&awEpisodeId=c78eb21c-476a-4a18-aee8-bb65d03236b4&feed=BJf5DYgc 8 checkable claims — 8 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 8 have settled, averaging 72.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > He has Malagua going six to the Browns, and he is the only tackle that he has in the top 22 picks. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **David Bailey to be picked at number 7** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: David Bailey - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Rueben Bain to be picked at number 4** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Rueben Bain - Verdict: scored 62.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Francis Mauigoa to be picked at number 6** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Francis Mauigoa, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: scored 84.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked at number 23** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano - Verdict: scored 54.53 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Monroe Freeling to be picked at number 25** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Monroe Freeling - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked at number 31** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor - Verdict: scored 43.91 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 3** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Carnell Tate to be picked at number 9** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Carnell Tate, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - David Bailey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-bailey - Rueben Bain — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rueben-bain - Francis Mauigoa — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/francis-mauigoa - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Monroe Freeling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/monroe-freeling - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Kansas City Chiefs: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Kansas City Chiefs: Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/83d1e88b-95a0-45ba-83d3-f86297170c6c (scored 100) - Jake Arthur on Kansas City Chiefs: Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ca7ab74e-ab34-4ed6-a77f-2c7e9f8c8c4d (scored 97.62) - Zach Hicks on Kansas City Chiefs: Hicks predicts a lower-scoring, field-goal-heavy game with the Chiefs beating the Colts 23-19, citing Indianapolis' red-zone success against Kansas City historically. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ddbaddad-c15e-4e6f-a6ac-f066de6cdc2a (scored 97.62) - John Middlekauff on Kansas City Chiefs: Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8115d255-82e3-442e-aeef-c3eaa3587603 (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Kansas City Chiefs: Previewing the Week 3 home opener, he predicted the Chiefs would comfortably beat the Dolphins, saying Miami's defense couldn't contain Kansas City and its offense wasn't ready for a shootout. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3d70a16-8870-4e5e-80d7-047e5e6206bf (scored 73.81) ## 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) - 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) - Nick Shook on Dillon Thieneman: 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 56.94) - 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) - Jeff Cavanaugh on Lorenzo Styles: Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f1f48cc1-f9d5-44ca-b130-2c6447b49bc6 (scored 0.51) - Scott Bogman on Olaivavega Ioane: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 70.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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