Mike Renner· Aug 26, 2026
An unsigned CBS Sports big board ranks the top 100 prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, with Arch Manning first overall, and attaches specific draft-range projections to several prospects (Leonard Moore top five, Trevor Goosby top 10, first-round calls on Cam Coleman, Greg Johnson, Trevor Lauck and Brauntae Johnson).
“While there's no shortage of holes to poke in Arch Manning's 2025 tape, he ends up at No. 1 overall for two big reasons”
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8 checkable claims — 7 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Where this call stands in the room
Arch Manning · 2026 season · overall pick3 calls from 3 pundits between 1 overall pick and 1 overall pick. Mike Renner said 1 overall pick. the room's median is 1 overall pick. not settled yet
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Who this take is about
8 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Mock Draft PicksArch ManningAug 26, 2026
Arch Manning to be picked at number 1
“While there's no shortage of holes to poke in Arch Manning's 2025 tape, he ends up at No. 1 overall for two big reasons”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksLeonard MooreAug 26, 2026
Leonard Moore to be picked “top five” (picks 1–5)
“He could take the year off and still go in the top five .”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksBrauntae JohnsonAug 26, 2026
Brauntae Johnson to be picked “first-round safety” (picks 1–32)
“With a long wingspan and easy playmaking ability, he could easily be the next first-round safety .”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksTrevor GoosbyAug 26, 2026
Trevor Goosby to be picked “top 10” (picks 1–10)
“if he can show any stretch of play like he did toward the end of 2025, he's a safe bet to go in the top 10 .”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksCam ColemanAug 26, 2026
Cam Coleman to be picked “first-rounder” (picks 1–32)
“While he could stand to get more consistent in his route running, his floor is very much a first-rounder.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksTrevor LauckAug 26, 2026
Trevor Lauck to be picked “first-rounder” (picks 1–32)
“If his play strength improves, he should be a first-rounder.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksGreg JohnsonMinnesota VikingsAug 26, 2026
Greg Johnson to be picked “first-rounder” (picks 1–32)
“If the career progression we've already seen in nearly three years as a starter continues, he'll be a first-rounder.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsAug 26, 2026
“Big board ranking the top 100 prospects for the 2027 draft class, from 1. Arch Manning, QB, Texas through 100. Quincy Rhodes Jr., EDGE, Arkansas”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
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- Matt OkadaDepth Chart Calls · Kyler MurrayHit · 100In a PPR-framed fantasy draft guide, Okada makes a few non-fantasy claims: rookie Jeremiyah Love will be Arizona's featured back despite being listed as RB2, Tua Tagovailoa will be Atlanta's Week 1 starter, and Kyler Murray will open the season as Minnesota's starting quarterback.
- Mike FanelliDepth Chart Calls · Kyler MurrayHit · 100Fanelli ranks all 32 NFL teams for 2026 fantasy purposes, with the Bengals first and the Dolphins last, and makes assorted calls including Joe Burrow winning Comeback Player of the Year, Drake Maye leading the league in passing touchdowns, various starting-role and depth-chart projections, plus sleepers (Godwin, Travis Hunter, Jonathon Brooks) and a bust call on De'Von Achane.
- Jordan DajaniDepth Chart Calls · Kyler MurrayHit · 100An unsigned CBS Sports piece states Kyler Murray will be Minnesota's Week 1 starting quarterback with J.J. McCarthy as the backup, and suggests Tua Tagovailoa appears to have the Falcons' starting job locked up.
More mock draft picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Rob RangMock Draft Picks · Jeremiah SmithMiss · 0Rang 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.
- Gregg RosenthalMock Draft Picks · Brandon DoughtyMiss · 3Rosenthal 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.
- Peter BukowskiMock Draft Picks · Gennings DunkerHit · 100Bukowski 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.
- David HarrisonMock Draft Picks · Eli HeidenreichHit · 100Harrison 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.
- Brian PeacockMock Draft Picks · Bud ClarkHit · 96In 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.
- David HarrisonMock Draft Picks · Riley NowakowskiMiss · 13In 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.