# Daniel Jeremiah: As relayed by Eisen, Jeremiah's latest mock draft had Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter, Will Campbell and Ashton Jeanty as the top five, with the Raiders taking Kelvin Banks sixth. **Claimed:** Apr 24, 2025 **Pundit:** Daniel Jeremiah — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah **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 6 checkable claims — 6 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 6 have settled, averaging 97.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > he's got it Ward Hunter, Carter Campbell, Genti *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **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 - **Kelvin Banks Jr. to be picked at number 6** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kelvin Banks Jr., Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 87.81 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Abdul Carter to be picked at number 3** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Abdul Carter - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Will Campbell to be picked at number 4** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Campbell - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Ashton Jeanty to be picked at number 5** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ashton Jeanty - Verdict: scored 95.76 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 ## Who this take is about - Cam Ward — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cam-ward - Kelvin Banks Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kelvin-banks-jr - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Abdul Carter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/abdul-carter - Will Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-campbell - Ashton Jeanty — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-jeanty - Travis Hunter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-hunter ## What others said about the same people - Steven Ruiz on Las Vegas Raiders: Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0 (scored 100) - Nate Tice on Las Vegas Raiders: Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b8378e16-ea5c-4107-a883-28aaf0e71134 (scored 100) - Chris Broussard on Las Vegas Raiders: Broussard picked the Bills to beat the Chargers in a competitive, higher-scoring game, said the Chiefs will rout the Dolphins, and for upset alert parlayed the Patriots over the Jaguars and the Raiders over the Saints. He also restated his Cowboys-versus-Ravens Super Bowl matchup pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dee7585c-6da6-4afc-9954-ff32cf8de4e3 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on Abdul Carter: Traina projects the Giants' initial 53-man roster position by position, naming who makes the team and who lands on the practice squad, including keeping Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Evan Neal (with a possible trade), Dalen Cambre over Braxton Berrios, Lucas Patrick as backup center, and Dominic Zvada as the kicker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8bb1a183-b45b-44db-8a61-23bdd2238a6b (scored 100) - Doug Joubert on Kelvin Banks Jr.: Joubert projects the Saints' 53-man roster ahead of the cutdown deadline, naming every player he expects to make the team by position group, plus several players he expects to receive PUP/IR designations, and predicting Torricelli Simpkins will later be moved to the practice squad. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/80c9bcdf-68ec-49a5-a1d1-e59f4bee2653 (scored 100) - Doug Joubert on Kelvin Banks Jr.: Joubert grades the Saints' units after their win at Baltimore and predicts that left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. will be placed on injured reserve, with one of three practice-squad tackles potentially elevated. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e48166c-9792-4e2b-aae7-fe44b83758e2 (scored 0) ## 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) - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: 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 87.81) - 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) - Bucky Brooks on Carnell Tate: In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/677f566f-9e38-4dd7-b312-0baad54b440e (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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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