# James Foster: Foster argues Penn State safety Kevin Winston Jr. is undervalued, ranking him 37th on his big board and expecting him to be drafted within the top 50 picks despite being covered as a Day 3 prospect. **Claimed:** Apr 1, 2025 **Pundit:** James Foster — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/james-foster **Outlet:** The 33rd Team — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-33rd-team **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.the33rdteam.com/2025-nfl-draft-stop-sleeping-on-penn-state-safety-kevin-winston-jr/ One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. The call scored 43.9 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Despite receiving the coverage of a Day 3 pick, I expect him to be selected in the top 50. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Kevin Winston Jr. to be picked at number 50** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kevin Winston Jr. - Verdict: scored 43.91 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Kevin Winston Jr. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kevin-winston-jr ## What others said about the same people - Kyle Crabbs on Kevin Winston Jr.: Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 (scored 42.04) - John Breech on Kevin Winston Jr.: A panel of 13 CBS Sports experts named its defensive All-Breakout Team for 2026, tabbing Abdul Carter, Dallas Turner, Travis Hunter, Nohl Williams, Malachi Starks and Kevin Winston as breakout players. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5cb37ee0-ac35-4eb0-b1e9-a8f9d63ff361 (not settled) - Carter Bahns on Kevin Winston Jr.: CBS Sports' panel of 13 writers and analysts named its 2026 All-Breakout Team on defense, selecting Abdul Carter and Dallas Turner at edge, Walter Nolen and Derrick Harmon at defensive tackle, Jihaad Campbell, Payton Wilson and Edgerrin Cooper at linebacker, Nohl Williams and Travis Hunter at cornerback, and Kevin Winston Jr. and Malaki Starks at safety. Specific claims include Carter topping his four-sack rookie total, double-digit sacks for Turner, and starting jobs for Williams and Hunter. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e95dcee-e8e6-4611-b416-41ed5bc2fd44 (not settled) - Bucky Brooks on Kevin Winston Jr.: Brooks laid out his NFL.com "All-Breakout Team" on defense, predicting big years for Abdul Carter, Walter Nolen, Darius Alexander, Jihaad Campbell, Cedric Gray, Travis Hunter, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Upton Stout, Kevin Winston Jr. and Craig Woodson. He also expects Dexter Lawrence to thrive in Cincinnati, Deshaun Watson to open as the Browns' starter, Baker Mayfield's Buccaneers receiving corps to be fine, and the Jets to improve with Geno Smith. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9933b99c-adc4-4709-b664-e0e9d9876fcb (not settled) - Nick Cross on Kevin Winston Jr.: Nick Cross called Dak Prescott a top-ten quarterback in the regular season, and predicted Penn State safety Kevin Winston Jr. would be drafted early on day two. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b014c9c8-f033-44fa-b654-a079f5a499d7 (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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