# Charlie Campbell: Campbell projects several 2027 draft prospects, with Michigan CB Zeke Berry possibly earning late first-round consideration but at worst a second-rounder, Michigan S Chris Bracy as a Day 2 pick, Mississippi State CB Jett Jefferson as a first- or second-rounder, Indiana OT Carter Smith as a Day 2 prospect with late first-round upside, Utah OT Zereoue Williams as a potential first-rounder, and Tennessee S DeJuan Lane rising into Day 2. **Claimed:** Oct 27, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/draft2027stock_08.php 7 checkable claims — 6 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Berry could end up getting late first-round consideration and looks like a second-round pick at the lowest. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **DeJuan Lane to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: DeJuan Lane - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zereoue Williams to be picked “first-round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zereoue Williams - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Jefferson to be picked “first- or second-round pick” (picks 1–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: A.J. Jefferson - Verdict: not settled yet - **DeJuan Lane to be picked “day two of the 2027 NFL Draft”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: DeJuan Lane - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zeke Berry to be picked “late first-round consideration and looks like a second-round pick at the lowest” (picks 1–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zeke Berry - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chris Bracy to be picked “potential day-two pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Chris Bracy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carter Smith to be picked “more of a day-two prospect, but ... could rise into late first-round consideration” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Carter Smith - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - DeJuan Lane — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dejuan-lane - Zereoue Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zereoue-williams - A.J. Jefferson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/a-j-jefferson - Zeke Berry — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zeke-berry - Chris Bracy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-bracy - Carter Smith — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carter-smith ## What others said about the same people - Justin Melo on Carter Smith: Melo's 2027 first-round mock draft assigns all 32 picks, headlined by Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 overall to the Chargers and Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker as the first quarterback off the board at No. 3 to Miami. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6ccbdee9-822a-4693-8aca-332b4ecaae65 (not settled) - Justin Melo on Zereoue Williams: Melo names five midseason risers for the 2027 NFL Draft and says all five will be first-round picks in mock drafts going forward, with Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker now the favorite to be the first quarterback drafted and Kentucky tackle Lance Heard a lock for first-round projections. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/075081d5-f5bb-45cd-8eef-884ae5c82920 (not settled) - Richie Bradshaw on Carter Smith: In a quarter-season 2027 NFL mock draft, Bradshaw assigns all 32 first-round picks, starting with Miami taking Duke-turned-Miami QB Darian Mensah first overall, Jeremiah Smith to Tennessee at No. 2 and the Cardinals landing Dante Moore at No. 3. They also name their positional pecking order, including Mensah as QB1, Charlie Becker as WR2, Greg Johnson as the top interior offensive lineman and Kingston Lopa as the first safety off the board. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0132757d-e1aa-4ea7-a151-2106c01717c3 (not settled) - Nate Tice on Zereoue Williams: In their first 2027 NFL mock draft, Tice has the Jets trading up with Houston to take Arch Manning first overall, followed by a full first round of prospect-to-team pairings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/299d8130-0366-4818-96ee-cd2d98fa5511 (not settled) - Justin Melo on Carter Smith: Melo published a very early 2027 NFL first-round mock draft with four quarterbacks going in the top four picks, led by Arch Manning at No. 1 to Arizona, and Jeremiah Smith as the top non-QB at No. 5. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff79247e-82f0-4415-814e-573aa3ec7751 (not settled) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Simms on Malachi Corley: Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; they also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0fd4647-2de8-4a5f-bac2-950fed303ee9 (scored 11.46) - Todd McShay on Keelon Russell: While breaking down LSU's offense, McShay called receiver Jackson Harris a top-50 NFL draft prospect, and later said LSU's Sam Levitt and Alabama's Keelan Russell are potential top-10 picks in a future draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15d40546-2ab9-4ab8-b5bd-ed0ef7f26ae5 (scored 0) - Philip Hughes on Kyle Kennard: Evaluating edge rusher Kyle Kennard ahead of the draft, the account projected them as a Day 2 selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/605a686a-b5f1-4611-82b4-961abf8de93e (scored 33.86) - Blaine Grisak on Brian Thomas Jr.: Grisak argues the Rams should not trade a second-round pick for Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr., calling it too great a risk and too high a cost. In an embedded tweet of their own from the 2024 pre-draft period, they suggested the Rams could select Thomas at pick No. 19. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/627bcf5d-9f1d-4a34-a1b7-53b8f0aebc40 (scored 84.09) - Walt on Fernando Mendoza: In a running series of coach/GM hiring and firing grades, Walt projects Fernando Mendoza as the No. 1 overall pick of the Raiders in the 2026 draft and has LSU's Garrett Nussmeier going No. 2 overall in their 2026 mock draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/29bb2d31-fbe3-40db-b378-be5ba5d990b0 (scored 100) - Rob Rang on Malachi Corley: Rang updated their quarterback board for the 2027 NFL Draft, moving Ole Miss's Trinidad Chambliss to No. 1 ahead of Dante Moore and Arch Manning, and sorting the 14 QBs into first-round, Day 2 and Day 3 tiers. They also project Jeremiah Smith as the No. 1 overall pick and says Manning would be a first-round pick if eligible. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/65667ef4-80c7-4bd1-a9ae-6c7aa8eb18b7 (scored 23.94) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=charlie-campbell