# Mike Renner: An unsigned CBS Sports scouting piece ranks the top 10 linebackers of the 2027 NFL Draft class, assigning early draft grades to each: Sammy Brown as the clear LB1 with a first-round grade, Atkins and Viliamu-Asa on early Day 2, and a cluster of early Day 3 grades. It also predicts Tennessee's Arion Carter will be drafted among the top 10 linebackers whenever he declares. **Claimed:** Aug 4, 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-linebacker-rankings/ 13 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks, 2 position order calls and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 12 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > The No. 1 prospect in the class I don't see changing, though, as he could play his way into a top half of Round 1 selection. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Sammy Brown to be picked “Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sammy Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tony Rojas to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Tony Rojas - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jordan Hall to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordan Hall - Verdict: not settled yet - **Fred Johnson to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Fred Johnson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cade Uluave to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cade Uluave - Verdict: not settled yet - **Arion Carter to be among the top 10 linebackers linebacker off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Arion Carter, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Xavier Atkins to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Xavier Atkins - Verdict: not settled yet - **West Weeks to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: West Weeks - Verdict: not settled yet - **Suntarine Perkins to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Suntarine Perkins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Sammy Brown to be 1st linebacker off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Sammy Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jalen Graham to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jalen Graham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Top 10 linebackers of the 2027 draft class, ranked from Sammy Brown (Clemson) through Jordan Hall (Michigan State), with Perkins noted as "No. 5 on this list".** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Sammy Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sammy-brown - Tony Rojas — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tony-rojas - Jordan Hall — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jordan-hall - Fred Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/fred-johnson - Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kyngstonn-viliamu-asa - Cade Uluave — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cade-uluave - Arion Carter — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/arion-carter - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans - Xavier Atkins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/xavier-atkins - West Weeks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/west-weeks - Suntarine Perkins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/suntarine-perkins - Jalen Graham — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jalen-graham ## What others said about the same people - Eric Cohen on Tennessee Titans: Cohen says the Bears win easily in Carolina, and that Tennessee starts 1-0 over a Jets team he considers the third-worst in the league. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/37c0b874-cb1b-43c8-b78e-96a7b287ae62 (scored 0) - Kirk Herbstreit on Tennessee Titans: Herbstreit made a full slate of Week 1 picks — Lions, Ravens, Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles, Packers and Cowboys — and also said he still thinks Seattle is the team to beat in the NFC West. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5bc3755c-9b84-484f-b8f2-b18d51a12261 (scored 0) - AJ Hawk on Tennessee Titans: AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/74f9146c-d27f-4851-b8a4-4103d043308f (scored 0) - Mike Florio on Tennessee Titans: Florio gives score predictions for every Week 1 game of the 2026 NFL season, including an opening-night upset by the Patriots in Seattle and narrow home wins for the Giants and Chiefs. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4b20f46e-ebc0-462f-9e7a-2ab82f91a2ea (scored 26.19) - John Pluym on Tennessee Titans: Pluym's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e7e5c159-21f2-4766-92de-857294ef51cf (scored 0) - Gilberto Manzano on Tennessee Titans: Manzano's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6e2bb80-47ba-4803-9002-1ab10e7ee54c (scored 0) ## 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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