# Charlie Campbell: Reviewing Week 3 college games for the 2027 NFL Draft, Campbell pegged Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy and LSU tight end Trey'Dez Green as potential first-round picks, saw Clemson cornerback Ashton Hampton as a first-rounder and LSU safety Ty Benefield as an early-round pick, while grading Clemson's Will Heldt and Sammy Brown as Day 2 prospects rather than first-rounders. **Claimed:** Sep 19, 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/draft2027recap_03.php 6 checkable claims — 6 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Hampton looks like a pro starter, and this analyst sees a first-round pick next April. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Will Heldt to be picked “more of a day-two pick rather than a first-rounder” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Heldt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ashton Hampton to be picked “first-round pick” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ashton Hampton - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kewan Lacy to be picked “potential first-round picks” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kewan Lacy - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sammy Brown to be picked “more like a day-two prospect rather than a true early-rounder”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sammy Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Ty Benefield to be picked “early-round pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ty Benefield - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trey'Dez Green to be picked “potential first-round picks” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Trey'Dez Green - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Will Heldt — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-heldt - Ashton Hampton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-hampton - Kewan Lacy — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kewan-lacy - Sammy Brown — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sammy-brown - Ty Benefield — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ty-benefield - Trey'Dez Green — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trey-dez-green ## What others said about the same people - Josh Edwards on Ashton Hampton: A CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting the full first round plus select second-round picks, headlined by Arch Manning going No. 1 overall to Miami and five quarterbacks in Round 1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58126cd0-e22d-4c12-8c23-f9a979de6d7d (not settled) - Walt on Kewan Lacy: In his 2027 NFL mock draft, Walt has Arch Manning going first overall to the Dolphins, Dante Moore as the likely second quarterback taken, and pairs a series of prospects with teams in the first round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3fec826-1d2c-4a07-b8bf-e683f0f0d2fc (not settled) - Rob Rang on Kewan Lacy: Rang published a full first-round 2027 NFL mock draft, projecting Arch Manning first overall to Arizona, Dante Moore second to Miami, and 30 more selections, plus expectations that the Jets' own pick and Denver's pick will land later than the projected order. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/98713843-c9a2-4238-8e9c-9e4f9fa23058 (not settled) - Rob Rang on Kewan Lacy: Rang ranks the 10 best non-quarterback prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, with Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith first, and adds that Kewan Lacy could be the first running back drafted in 2027, that Collin Simmons will earn a top-five selection, and that Trevor Goosby and Dylan Stewart project as future Pro Bowl/All-Pro players. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b554b7df-3832-40ca-8d3f-a2481e35d0cf (not settled) - Mike Renner on Kewan Lacy: A CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting all 32 first-round picks, led by Arch Manning to Miami at No. 1 and Jeremiah Smith to Arizona at No. 2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4fe1496c-a41b-42e8-ba99-bfd74c1ce3cb (not settled) - Walt on Kewan Lacy: Walt's 2027 NFL Mock Draft assigns the first 16 picks, starting with Arch Manning to the Cardinals at No. 1 and including quarterbacks Dante Moore at No. 4 and LaNorris Sellers at No. 13. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe3d6deb-bee2-46b6-8f4a-45efe7bedf99 (not settled) ## 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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