# Charlie Campbell: Previewing Week 4 college games through a 2027 NFL Draft lens, Campbell projects South Carolina edge Dylan Stewart as a potential top-five pick, tags LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt as a possible first-rounder next year, and labels several Georgia and Alabama defenders as early-round prospects. **Claimed:** Sep 24, 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/draft2027cfbpreview_04.php 8 checkable claims — 8 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Stewart is one of the top prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft and a potential top-five pick *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Zabien Brown to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zabien Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ellis Robinson to be picked “early-round potential”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ellis Robinson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keon Sabb to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keon Sabb - Verdict: not settled yet - **Yhonzae Pierre to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yhonzae Pierre - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bray Hubbard to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bray Hubbard - Verdict: not settled yet - **KJ Bolden to be picked “early-round potential”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: KJ Bolden - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dylan Stewart to be picked “a potential top-five pick” (picks 1–5)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dylan Stewart - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sam Leavitt to be picked “could be a first-rounder next year” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sam Leavitt - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Zabien Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zabien-brown - Ellis Robinson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ellis-robinson - Keon Sabb — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keon-sabb - Yhonzae Pierre — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/yhonzae-pierre - Bray Hubbard — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bray-hubbard - KJ Bolden — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kj-bolden - Dylan Stewart — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dylan-stewart - Sam Leavitt — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-leavitt ## What others said about the same people - Todd McShay on Sam Leavitt: 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) - Gilberto Manzano on Ellis Robinson: Manzano laid out a mini mock of the first round for clubs holding multiple picks, projecting Jeremiah Smith first overall and placing quarterbacks, edge rushers and corners with the Titans, Dolphins, Jets, Eagles and Browns. Manzano also pegged CJ Carr to go no later than No. 9 and tabbed two Kentucky linemen as top-60 prospects. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/980fc167-55c8-46b1-b3c4-55a2854fdb05 (not settled) - Nick Faria on Dylan Stewart: The NFL Draft Files account argues South Carolina edge Dylan Stewart's traits make them a top-five pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/744c8019-753e-4c54-b6fd-003dbb93a9f1 (not settled) - Ryan Wilson on KJ Bolden: Wilson's 2027 first-round mock draft has Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith going No. 1 overall to the Chargers, five quarterbacks taken in Round 1 (Mensah first among them), and the Browns trading up for Drew Mestemaker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1b9d164f-69dc-41a3-9ed7-8a6bc6eacc32 (not settled) - Justin Melo on Dylan Stewart: 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) - Todd McShay on Sam Leavitt: McShay argued that the much-criticized college quarterback class will produce NFL talent, saying Arch Manning, Sam Leavitt and LaNorris Sellers would all be first-round picks if they declared, and that Nico Iamaleava would likely go late in the first round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a394f553-0004-4832-a0ec-37b9f3d3bfdc (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