Mike Renner#28 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 20, 2026
Mike Renner made the even-numbered picks in the show's first-round mock, from Arvell Reese to the Jets at No. 2 through Chris Johnson to Seattle at 32, and also said they'd bet Omar Cooper Jr. is off the board before the Eagles pick at 23.
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What Mike Renner said
We're going Arvell Reese, the Ohio State linebacker slash edge.
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- Pushing the Pile (podcast)
- The episode
- FINAL 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Full 1st Round | How We Think ALL 32 Picks Will Go
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- SaidApr 20
- GradedOct 1
Box score, round by round
HitCloseMissWaitingHow the mock scored
17 checkable claims — 17 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 30 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
16 of 17 have settled so far, averaging 71.8 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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 against the draft
The mock as a whole
The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.
Every pick’s score
Draft board
HitCloseMissWaitingRound 1 · picks 1–3210 hits · 3 close calls · 3 missesShow ▸Hide ▾
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Went | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NYJ | Arvell Reese | linebacker slash edge | 5 | 88 | |
| 4 | TEN | Jeremiyah Love | running back | 3 | 96 | |
| 6 | CLE | Carnell Tate | wide receiver | 4 | 92 | |
| 8 | NO | Mansoor Delane | cornerback | 6 | 92 | |
| 10 | NYG | Jordyn Tyson | wide receiver | 8 | 92 | |
| 12 | DAL | Rueben Bain | defensive end | 15 | 88 | |
| 14 | BAL | Kenyon Sadiq | tight end | 16 | 92 | |
| 16 | NYJ | Jermod McCoy | cornerback | 101 | 3 | |
| 18 | MIN | Dillon Thieneman | safety | 25 | 74 | |
| 20 | DAL | Max Iheanachor | right tackle | 21 | 96 | |
| 22 | LAC | Olaivavega Ioane | guard | 14 | 71 | |
| 24 | CLE | Ty Simpson | quarterback | 13 | 62 | |
| 26 | BUF | Cade McDonald | defensive tackle | UDFA | 0 | |
| 28 | HOU | Peter Woods | DT | 29 | 96 | |
| 30 | MIA | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | safety | 58 | 30 | |
| 32 | SEA | Chris Johnson | cornerback | 27 | 81 |
Picks 0–01 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | Went | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | — | Omar Cooper | wide receiver | — | — |
Who this take is about
New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens
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