Mike Renner#28 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 11, 2026
Renner ranks their top 10 interior offensive line prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Iowa's Kade Pieper as the No. 1 player who they believe can become the first center taken in the first round since Tyler Linderbaum in 2022.
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What Mike Renner said
With athleticism at a premium in today's NFL, Pieper could very easily end up a first-rounder.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Renner's 2027 NFL Draft scouting series: Ranking the top 10 IOL prospects, with a freak athlete at No. 1
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Draft Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Top Player Lists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
How each call scored
11 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 14 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Mock Draft Picks10 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Austin Siereveld to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Player type: Zone guard / Early grade: Late Day 2”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Braelin Moore to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)
“Player type: Reliable center / Early grade: Early Day 3”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Anthonie Knapp to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Player type: Versatile guard / Early grade: Late Day 2”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Luke Montgomery to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)
“Player type: Versatile guard/center / Early grade: Day 2”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kade Pieper to be picked “Late Round 1”
“Player type: Moveable Center / Early grade: Late Round 1 ... He has a good chance of becoming the 1st C drafted in R1 since former Hawkeye Tyler Linderbaum in 2022”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Anthony Boswell to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Player type: Zone center / Early Grade: Late Day 2”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Greg Johnson to be picked “Late Round 1”
“Player type: All-around guard / Early grade: Late Round 1”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jesse Perry to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Player type: Gap-scheme Guard / Early grade: Late Day 2”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Iapani Laloulu to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)
“Player type: Gap-scheme center / Early grade: Early Day 3”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Evan Tengesdahl to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Player type: Gap-scheme guard / Early grade: Late Day 2”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Top Player Lists1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
“my top 10 prospects ... Kade Pieper ... Greg Johnson ... Luke Montgomery ... Jesse Perry ... Anthony Boswell ... Austin Siereveld ... Evan Tengesdahl ... Anthonie Knapp ... Iapani Laloulu ... Braelin Moore”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Austin Siereveld, Braelin Moore, Anthonie Knapp, Luke Montgomery, Kade Pieper, Anthony Boswell, Houston Texans, Greg Johnson, Minnesota Vikings, Jesse Perry, Tennessee Titans, Iapani Laloulu, Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati Bengals
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