# Mike Renner: Renner's preseason edge rankings for the 2027 NFL Draft class assign early draft grades: Dylan Stewart and Colin Simmons as top-10 picks, Will Heldt late Day 1/early Day 2, Sahir West early Day 2, Jordan Ross, Yhonzae Pierre and Matayo Uiagalelei on Day 2, and Clev Lubin, Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and Boubacar Traore late Day 2. **Claimed:** Aug 27, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2027-nfl-draft-edge-rankings-dylan-stewart-colin-simmons/ 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 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > He doesn't need to show any more to be a top-10 pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Clev Lubin to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Clev Lubin - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sahir West to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sahir West - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Ross to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordan Ross - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons to be picked “Top 10” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Matayo Uiagalelei to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Matayo Uiagalelei - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kenyatta Jackson to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kenyatta Jackson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Boubacar Traore to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Boubacar Traore - Verdict: not settled yet - **Will Heldt to be picked “Late Day 1/Early Day 2” (picks 1–17)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Heldt - Verdict: not settled yet - **Positional rankings ... EDGE ... top 10 list of 2027 edge prospects from Dylan Stewart through Boubacar Traore** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dylan Stewart to be picked “Top 10” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dylan Stewart - Verdict: not settled yet - **Yhonzae Pierre to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yhonzae Pierre - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Clev Lubin — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/clev-lubin - Sahir West — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sahir-west - Jordan Ross — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jordan-ross - Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons - Matayo Uiagalelei — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/matayo-uiagalelei - Kenyatta Jackson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kenyatta-jackson - Boubacar Traore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/boubacar-traore - Will Heldt — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/will-heldt - Dylan Stewart — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dylan-stewart - Yhonzae Pierre — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/yhonzae-pierre ## What others said about the same people - Josh Edwards on Colin Simmons: An unsigned 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.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58126cd0-e22d-4c12-8c23-f9a979de6d7d (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on Colin Simmons: An unsigned college scouting recap projecting several prospects' NFL draft standing: Arch Manning as a high first-round pick, Jeremiah Smith as one of the first players drafted and a future elite No. 1 receiver/early Pro Bowler, Cam Coleman as a top-20 pick, Colin Simmons and John Henry Daley as first-rounders, and Zeke Berry as more of a second-round pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff9c1659-a2e0-425b-9ffc-8de3a731fa8e (not settled) - Matt Leinart on Colin Simmons: Leinart called Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons a first-round NFL draft pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fdb94a0d-99fa-4fcc-a475-187410f1ab67 (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on Colin Simmons: An unsigned college football/NFL draft preview of three Week 3 games that flags several prospects as early-round or first-round picks for the upcoming draft, including Alabama's Yhonzae Pierre, Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and Texas' Cam Coleman going top-10. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4a1eaf11-3b28-492e-937f-d00729c5924e (not settled) - Walt on Colin Simmons: 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.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e3fec826-1d2c-4a07-b8bf-e683f0f0d2fc (not settled) - Walt on Boubacar Traore: In his 2027 NFL Mock Draft (picks 17-32 of Round 1), Walt matched sixteen first-round prospects to teams, including David Stone to Denver, D.J. McKinney to the Jets, Jordan Seaton to Baltimore and John Mateer to Cleveland. He also predicted Trey Hendrickson would win 2026 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6671fd3-2543-4d07-8742-c3cf5cad9236 (not settled) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Rob Rang on Jeremiah Smith: Rang ranks the four headline prospects from the Texas-Ohio State game in the order he'd draft them (Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning, Cam Coleman, Julian Sayin) and assigns each a draft grade: Smith and Manning as top-5 picks, Coleman top 10, and Sayin a third-rounder. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd619cef-1878-4067-9021-a5ec734d35ed (scored 0) - Gregg Rosenthal on Brandon Doughty: Rosenthal gave first reactions to Vegas win totals: overs on the Steelers, Broncos, Vikings, Buccaneers, 49ers and Cardinals, unders on the Falcons and Commanders, plus he expects Shedeur Sanders to start about 10-11 games and thinks the Cowboys' 9.5 is beatable. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/16ab5f5d-0f01-48ee-a1df-63c1b1996dc3 (scored 2.63) - Peter Bukowski on Gennings Dunker: Bukowski breaks down Iowa offensive lineman Jennings Dunker as a Packers fit and puts a late second-/early third-round grade on him, noting that range overlaps where Green Bay picks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f77d920f-e5fe-4684-83b6-9105b6304d5b (scored 100) - David Harrison on Eli Heidenreich: Harrison delivers his only first-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, projecting all 32 first-round picks (including several trades) plus the rest of Washington's projected class, while noting it is an exercise in what could happen rather than a firm forecast. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5cc44fc1-4ff9-447a-9c32-5f715fa6e9ba (scored 100) - Brian Peacock on Bud Clark: In his final 2026 mock draft for the 49ers, Peacock projects San Francisco taking WR Kevin Concepcion (KC) at pick 27, then after trading out of round two, edge rusher Kieron Crawford and safety Bud Clark in round three, OL Trey Zune and RB Jonah Coleman in round four, CB Charles Demings in round five and guard Caden Barnett in round six. He also thinks Omar Cooper comes off the board before Concepcion. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc1842ef-bbb3-49c0-ad24-ec5db753c59b (scored 95.76) - David Harrison on Riley Nowakowski: In his final mock draft Monday, Harrison has the Commanders trading back twice and selecting eight players: safety Dylan Thieneman at 16, WR Denzel Boston at 33, RB Mike Washington Jr. at 83, C Jagger Burton at 132, CB Julian Neal at 147, QB Cade Klubnik at 187, DB Lorenzo Styles Jr. at 209 and TE Riley Nowakowski in the seventh round. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0151883-b7ac-4b3a-ae45-1cc58b32adb8 (scored 12.5) --- 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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