# Will Blackmon: Blackmon says the Browns will build the roster and possibly take Abdul Carter rather than a quarterback early, that the Giants will and must draft Shedeur Sanders, and that Patrick Peterson is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. **Claimed:** Apr 15, 2025 **Pundit:** Will Blackmon — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/will-blackmon **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-good-morning-football/gmfb-tuesday-hour-2-will-giants-pick-shedeur-sanders-will-cam-ward-be-great-nfl-draft-stories 2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > But the Giants not only will they, but they have to get sh George Sanders. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Abdul Carter to be picked “drafted by the Browns”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Abdul Carter, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet - **Shedeur Sanders to be picked “drafted by the Giants”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Shedeur Sanders, New York Giants - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Abdul Carter — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/abdul-carter - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Shedeur Sanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/shedeur-sanders - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants ## What others said about the same people - Greg Auman on Devin Singletary: Auman expects the Giants' defensive front to exceed last year's 39-team sacks, and suggests Devin Singletary could be the odd man out of New York's running back group behind Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/63ee2dcf-3cc9-4390-af77-be21de098352 (scored 0) - Tom Pelissero on Deshaun Watson: Guest-hosting, Tom Pelicero ran through the top offseason storylines and made a few concrete calls: Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson will both still be on Cleveland's roster in September, Kyler Murray will win the Vikings' quarterback job, and Kirk Cousins looks like the Raiders' opening-day starter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ad4fe545-de54-476f-aff9-f2b49960ad43 (scored 100) - John Middlekauff on Quinshon Judkins: In a mid-July podcast, Middlecoff reacted to the Garrett Wilson extension and Jauan Jennings' contract unhappiness, predicting Jennings is San Francisco's clear No. 1 receiver and will top 80 catches; he also expects the Browns to keep Quinshon Judkins on the roster, ranks Mahomes as the top quarterback, calls Dak a top-12 QB, backs Bo Nix as a top-15 starter, says the Bears should win 10 games but must be ranked behind Denver, and would take Dan Campbell over Nick Sirianni. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32b8564c-773f-4dcf-94bf-654d342ddcec (scored 100) - Phil Simms on New York Giants: Phil Simms said the Giants can hang with and beat the Rams in their Monday night matchup, citing the Rams' sluggish showing in Australia and the Giants' offensive versatility. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/149102cf-b9f9-4fd8-8a72-b501daece227 (scored 0) - Mary Kay Cabot on Za'Darius Smith: Cabot reported that Za'Darius Smith is expected to sign with the Browns, possibly as early as Sunday, after working out for the team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3eb50e55-cb33-43c3-a427-d47904beb7bb (scored 0) - Chris Simms on New York Giants: 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 97.62) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Thomas Martinez on Makai Lemon: In a Chargers mailbag, Martinez projects Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith as the likely No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 draft and Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore as a potential No. 2 overall selection, while viewing Oregon TE Jamari Johnson as a possible first-round prospect whose range may slip toward the early second. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/94197cf4-384f-4afb-8893-ad1fa41fe8a7 (scored 100) - 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) - 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) - Nick Shook on Dillon Thieneman: 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 56.94) - 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) --- 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=will-blackmon