# Mike Renner: Brenner named combine risers and gave draft ranges for several prospects, predicted a large first-round offensive-line class, and made picks 1, 3, 5 and every other selection in a post-combine first-round mock draft. **Claimed:** Mar 2, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-renner **Outlet:** Pushing the Pile (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/pushing-the-pile-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8174655/8174655_2026-04-12-052055.192.mp3?rssID=6037 30 checkable claims — 28 mock draft picks and 2 position order calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 40 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 25 of 30 have settled so far, averaging 78.7 out of 100, against 48.7 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > So after numbers like that, I don't think he's fallen outside the top 10. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Chris Johnson to be picked “top 50 pick” (picks 1–50)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Chris Johnson - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Akheem Mesidor to be picked at number 25** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Akheem Mesidor, Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 87.81 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **David Bailey to be picked at number 7** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: David Bailey, Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Peter Woods to be picked at number 13** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Peter Woods, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Blake Miller to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Blake Miller - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Sonny Styles to be picked at number 5** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sonny Styles, New York Giants - Verdict: scored 91.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Max Iheanachor to be picked at number 27** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Max Iheanachor - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Omar Cooper to be picked at number 31** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Omar Cooper, New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 95.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked “top 10” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kenyon Sadiq to be picked at number 23** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kenyon Sadiq, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 73.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jordyn Tyson to be picked at number 21** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordyn Tyson, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 56.94 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 19** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Lomu, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 67.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Avieon Terrell to be picked at number 29** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Avieon Terrell, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 43.91 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked at number 15** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: scored 87.81 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Yohana Chore to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yohana Chore - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked at number 3** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Carnell Tate to be picked at number 11** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Carnell Tate, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: scored 73.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Eli Stowers to be 2nd tight end off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Eli Stowers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 18.72 for a naive guess - **Monroe Freeling to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Monroe Freeling - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jermod McCoy to be picked at number 17** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jermod McCoy, Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 2.63 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Caleb Lomu to be picked “first rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Lomu - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Dillon Thieneman to be picked “first round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillon Thieneman - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Mike Washington to be picked “day two pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mike Washington - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zachariah Branch to be picked “day two pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zachariah Branch - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jacob Rodriguez to be picked “round two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jacob Rodriguez - Verdict: not settled yet - **Monroe Freeling to be 1st left tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Monroe Freeling - Verdict: not settled yet - **Francisco Mauigoa to be picked at number 9** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Francisco Mauigoa, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Chris Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-johnson - Akheem Mesidor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/akheem-mesidor - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - David Bailey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/david-bailey - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Peter Woods — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/peter-woods - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Blake Miller — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/blake-miller - Sonny Styles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sonny-styles - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants - Max Iheanachor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/max-iheanachor - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Kenyon Sadiq — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenyon-sadiq - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Jordyn Tyson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordyn-tyson - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Caleb Lomu — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-lomu - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Avieon Terrell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/avieon-terrell - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - Yohana Chore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/yohana-chore - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Eli Stowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/eli-stowers - Monroe Freeling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/monroe-freeling - Jermod McCoy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jermod-mccoy - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Dillon Thieneman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman - Fernando Mendoza — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/fernando-mendoza - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Mike Washington — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-washington - Zachariah Branch — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zachariah-branch - Jacob Rodriguez — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacob-rodriguez - Francisco Mauigoa — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/francisco-mauigoa - 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 New York Giants: 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) - Chris Long on Los Angeles Rams: Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3df9ea25-e57f-4fd7-b20c-c910a1c3633a (scored 0) - 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 Detroit Lions: 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) - 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) ## 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 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren: 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 17.68) - 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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