Ryan Wilson· Sep 14, 2026
The CBS Sports piece (written by the co-host of 'With the First Pick') maintains that Oregon's Dante Moore is the top quarterback and top overall player on its 2027 big board, with Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker having entered the season ranked ninth among quarterbacks in the class.
“Moore entered the season as my QB1 and the No. 1 player on my big board.”
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2 checkable claims — 2 position order calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
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 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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2 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Position Order CallsDrew MestemakerSep 14, 2026
Drew Mestemaker to be 9th quarterback off the board
“He was my QB9 after a huge season at North Texas”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Order CallsDante MooreSep 14, 2026
Dante Moore to be 1st quarterback off the board
“Moore entered the season as my QB1 and the No. 1 player on my big board. ... One remains the better prospect based on the tape, experience and competition.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Charlie CampbellMock Draft Picks · Dante MoorePendingReviewing Week 4 college games, Campbell projected a range of 2027 NFL Draft outcomes: Dante Moore as a likely first-rounder if healthy, Jayden Maiava as a backup-caliber NFL player, Oregon's defensive linemen as second- or third-rounders, and first-round grades for Dylan Stewart and Colin Simmons, with Simmons potentially a top-10 pick.
- Mike RennerMock Draft Picks · Drew MestemakerPendingRenner ranks Mestemaker as the No. 9 overall prospect in the class.
- Josh EdwardsMock Draft Picks · Drew MestemakerPendingThe unbylined author says that in his own summer evaluation process Mestemaker graded as a top-50 overall prospect, in a second tier behind Arch Manning, Dante Moore and LaNorris Sellers.
- Josh EdwardsMock Draft Picks · Dante MoorePendingA CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting the full first round plus select second-round picks, headlined by Arch Manning going No. 1 overall to Miami and five quarterbacks in Round 1.
- Michael David SmithMock Draft Picks · Dante MoorePendingSmith describes Oregon QB Dante Moore as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL draft, and says one poor game doesn't rule out him being a top pick.
- Charlie CampbellCombine Measurements · Dante MoorePendingCampbell ranks the top quarterback prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft, giving each a projected draft round and a projected 40-yard dash time, with Arch Manning and Dante Moore as first-rounders at the top and Jackson Arnold and Max Johnson projected as undrafted free agents.
More position order calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Nick ShookPosition Order Calls · Olaivavega IoaneMiss · 35Shook 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.
- Rhett LewisPosition Order Calls · Tyler ShoughHit · 100Lewis names Louisville's Tyler Shough as the new QB3 of the class — the third quarterback off the board — and views Milroe as a second-round selection.
- Nick WrightPosition Order Calls · Carnell TateHit · 100Nick Wright laid out his full mock draft 3.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft, pick by pick through the first round, and also predicted AJ Brown would finish top five in the NFL in receiving yards with the Patriots.
- Todd McShayPosition Order Calls · K.C. ConcepcionHit · 100McShay's mock draft 4.0 has Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey going 1-2 to the Raiders and Jets, the Saints trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Titans taking Jeremiah Love at 4, the Giants taking Francis Mauigoa at 5 (though he'd now switch to Sonny Styles), the Cowboys trading up to 6, the Jets trading up to 7 for Carnell Tate, and Arizona trading up to 30 for Ty Simpson. He also predicts seven offensive tackles go in the first round and that Love, Styles, Downs and Reese all go in the top seven.
- Keith SanchezPosition Order Calls · Jordyn TysonClose · 71As relayed by Harrison, Sanchez's latest mock draft has Carnell Tate going to Washington, Jordan Tyson as the first receiver off the board at No. 5 to the Giants, Makai Lemmon at 11 and Chris Brasel at 30 to Miami, Sonny Styles at No. 8 to New Orleans, and Caleb Downs at No. 13 to the Rams.
- Field YatesPosition Order Calls · Jordyn TysonHit · 100As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46.