# Mike Renner: Renner ranks his 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 he believes can become the first center taken in the first round since Tyler Linderbaum in 2022. **Claimed:** Aug 11, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-renner **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2027-nfl-draft-iol-rankings-kade-pieper/ 11 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. 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. > With athleticism at a premium in today's NFL, Pieper could very easily end up a first-rounder. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Anthonie Knapp to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Anthonie Knapp - Verdict: not settled yet - **Luke Montgomery to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Luke Montgomery - Verdict: not settled yet - **Evan Tengesdahl to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jesse Perry to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jesse Perry, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Braelin Moore to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Braelin Moore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Johnson to be picked “Late Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Greg Johnson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Austin Siereveld to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Austin Siereveld - Verdict: not settled yet - **Iapani Laloulu to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Iapani Laloulu - Verdict: not settled yet - **Anthony Boswell to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Anthony Boswell, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kade Pieper to be picked “Late Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kade Pieper - Verdict: not settled yet - **my top 10 prospects ... Kade Pieper ... Greg Johnson ... Luke Montgomery ... Jesse Perry ... Anthony Boswell ... Austin Siereveld ... Evan Tengesdahl ... Anthonie Knapp ... Iapani Laloulu ... Braelin Moore** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Anthonie Knapp — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/anthonie-knapp - Luke Montgomery — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/luke-montgomery - Evan Tengesdahl — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/evan-tengesdahl - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Jesse Perry — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jesse-perry - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - Braelin Moore — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/braelin-moore - Greg Johnson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-johnson - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Austin Siereveld — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/austin-siereveld - Iapani Laloulu — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/iapani-laloulu - Anthony Boswell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/anthony-boswell - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Kade Pieper — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kade-pieper ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Minnesota Vikings: 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 90.48) - Chris Long on Cincinnati Bengals: 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 Houston Texans: 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 0) - Sam Monson on Minnesota Vikings: Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0b810ffd-fd93-4ea2-a208-b1353dea5fb0 (scored 100) - Matt Harmon on Cincinnati Bengals: Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21a71025-ab65-4716-ac2c-e77ad5ce3348 (scored 100) - Nate Tice on Cincinnati Bengals: Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de (scored 73.81) ## 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) - 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) - Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7) --- 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. 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