# Mike Renner — prediction record Mike Renner covers the NFL draft for CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, publishing mock drafts and big boards that rank prospects through the college season. Renner also appears on podcasts including Locked On Bills, Check the Mic, and Pushing the Pile, where the focus widens to weekly game picks and team analysis for clubs like the Jets, Browns, and Texans. ## Is Mike Renner accurate? Across 125 graded calls in 12 articles, Mike Renner scores 61.26% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 30.86, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #28 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 61.26% - **MissedTakes Score:** 30.86 - **Graded articles:** 12 - **Graded individual calls:** 125 - **Clarity:** 96.46% - **Hedged:** 31.76% of claims - **Right when hedging:** 51.4% (24 graded) - **Right when committing:** 69.73% (101 graded) LIMITED SAMPLE: between 10 and 29 graded articles. Treat with caution. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology ## Graded articles (12) ### Aug 17, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Renner ranks the top 10 offensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Trevor Goosby a top-10 pick, Jordan Seaton a first-rounder, and Cayden Green likely the first guard drafted; they also expect Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3dfdba17-f4e6-4b18-8af8-84b8f032ed3d ### Apr 20, 2026 — scored 71.82 across 16 calls 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. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f93a0d01-bf42-4298-aeea-be59185728ab ### Apr 14, 2026 — scored 63.19 across 2 calls In their three-round mock draft, Renner has the Bills taking UCF edge rusher Malachi Lawrence at No. 26 and Kentucky interior offensive lineman Jalen Farmer at No. 91. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c1ee6e5f-2b62-4793-8af8-485c7fe645a3 ### Apr 10, 2026 — scored 82.28 across 16 calls In a two-man 2026 first-round mock draft, Renner made the odd-numbered picks: Fernando Mendoza first overall to the Raiders, Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals at 3, Sonny Styles to the Giants at 5, Ruben Bain Jr. to the Commanders at 7, Spencer Fano to the Chiefs at 9, Mansoor Delaine to the Dolphins at 11, Kayshon Concepcion to the Rams at 13, Francis Mauigoa to the Bucs at 15, Kadyn Proctor to the Lions at 17, Caleb Lomu to the Panthers at 19, Ty Simpson to the Steelers at 21, Omar Cooper Jr. to the Eagles at 23, Dylan Thieneman to the Bears at 25, Kenyon Sadiq to the 49ers at 27, Chris Johnson to the Chiefs at 29, and Max Iheanachor to the Patriots at 31. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/428982ee-9edf-4916-9267-a11107e7ccc5 ### Apr 8, 2026 — scored 91.61 across 11 calls Brenner ranks the 2026 draft's position groups from weakest to strongest and makes several individual draft-slot calls, including Jeremiah Love as a top-five pick, Arvell Reese first edge off the board at No. 2 to the Jets, first-round grades for the top safeties and five receivers, and Sonny Styles going in the top five. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0aac8388-d819-4a78-b0bb-97f8d64972dd ### Mar 2, 2026 — scored 76.6 across 26 calls Brenner named combine risers and gave draft ranges for several prospects, predicted a large first-round offensive-line class, and made picks 1, 3, 5 and every other selection in a post-combine first-round mock draft. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ecb2ebf0-5d9b-441c-9392-2cb92129b98e ### Feb 25, 2026 — scored 49.82 across 6 calls Renner expects Caleb Banks and Peter Woods to be the first two defensive tackles drafted, has Ruben Bane as the top non-quarterback on their board, Michael Trigg as their TE2, Ohio State's blocking tight end going on Day 3, D'Angelo Ponds as a top-50 player who will test extremely well (sub-4.4 speed), Jermaine McCoy as their CB1 and a top-half-of-round-one corner, and Caden Proctor and Spencer Fano as top-10 players in the class. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a7f146c-a370-4f12-874b-ab4b5244ade9 ### Feb 18, 2026 — scored 87.55 across 10 calls Renner names five favorites, calling Reuben Bain Jr. the best non-quarterback in the class, Caden Proctor a top-five prospect and potentially the best OT in the class, Omar Cooper Jr. a possible first-rounder, Jadarian Price a second-round pick and the class's second-best running back, and Josiah Trotter a top-50 selection. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4585cce6-20f2-42db-b844-37dc147eef60 ### Feb 5, 2026 — scored 94.05 across 2 calls Renner picks Seattle to blow out New England 31-10, citing the Seahawks' defensive line against the Patriots' offensive line, and also says the Cardinals will sign Aaron Rodgers. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/08f73c3a-b9e7-49dc-a57e-3d9b1de883e5 ### Feb 3, 2026 — scored 40.87 across 4 calls Brenner made several draft-stock calls after the Senior Bowl: Pitt linebacker Kyle Lewis inside the top 100, Garrett Nussmeier as the third quarterback drafted, Malachi Fields as a top-50 pick, Caleb Proctor as a Day 3 pass rusher, Sonny Styles as a top-10 pick, and Jermod McCoy running in the low 4.4s or high 4.3s. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/323660db-0979-4f45-b64d-84d32d754b26 ### Jan 16, 2026 — scored 66.36 across 2 calls In their mock draft, Renner has the Cowboys taking Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 12 and Clemson edge TJ Parker at No. 20. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fbab7a5-8446-4b4f-b1a7-970468afc38a ### Jan 6, 2026 — scored 54.48 across 29 calls Renner picked the same AFC bracket as JP except with the Texans reaching the Super Bowl as a fifth seed, had the Packers beating the Bears in the NFC, and leaned Rams over Seahawks in the NFC Championship and the Rams as Super Bowl champions. They also gave a full post-season mock draft of picks 1-18. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c757802e-5a1c-45ab-8c40-225fb8a6e1a9 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=mike-renner