Jordan ReidSep 5, 2026
In their preseason first-round mock draft, Reid has the Panthers picking seventh overall in the 2027 NFL Draft and using that pick on Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore.
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What Jordan Reid said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromReid has the Panthers selecting Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore with the 7th pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.
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- Panthers Projected to Highlight Defense in 2027 NFL Draft
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- 1Carolina Panthers to pick at number 7“ESPN's Jordan Reid dropped his preseason first-round mock draft, and in that mock, the Panthers have the seventh pick overall.”
- 2Leonard Moore to be picked at number 7“Reid has the Panthers selecting Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore with the 7th pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers to pick at number 71 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Leonard Moore to be picked at number 72 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 team draft slot 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.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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.
1Team Draft Slot CallsCarolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers to pick at number 7
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Mock Draft PicksLeonard Moore
Leonard Moore to be picked at number 7
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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