Mike Renner· Aug 17, 2026
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; he also expects Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot.
“There's a good chance he's the first guard off the board in April.”
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13 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks, 1 position order call, 1 prospect vs prospect call 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.
1 of 13 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Prospect vs Prospect CallsJordan SeatonAug 17, 2026
Jordan Seaton to be drafted ahead of Olu Fashanu
“With a good season, he'll likely be drafted higher than Fashanu's 11th-overall selection.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50-50 skillHow this was scored
- claim:
- Jordan Seaton drafted ahead of Olumuyiwa Fashanu
- draft:
- 2024
- skill:
- -50
- what happened:
- Jordan Seaton went undrafted, Olumuyiwa Fashanu went 11
- player:
- Jordan Seaton
- season:
- 2026
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- compared to:
- Olumuyiwa Fashanu
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksNiki ProngosAug 17, 2026
Niki Prongos to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Niki Prongos ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksTrevor LauckAug 17, 2026
Trevor Lauck to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Trevor Lauck ... Early Grade: Early Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksElijah PaigeAug 17, 2026
Elijah Paige to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)
“Elijah Paige ... Early grade: Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksIan MooreAug 17, 2026
Ian Moore to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Ian Moore ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksTrevor GoosbyAug 17, 2026
Trevor Goosby to be picked “Top 10” (picks 1–10)
“Trevor Goosby ... Early grade: Top 10”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksCayden GreenAug 17, 2026
Cayden Green to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Cayden Green ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksMelvin SianiAug 17, 2026
Melvin Siani to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)
“Melvin Siani ... Early grade: Late Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsAug 17, 2026
“Positional rankings ... OT ... A big reason I'm a fan of this upcoming tackle class is that the 10th-ranked player on the list is still very much a first-round-caliber athlete for the position. Melvin Siani...”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksZalance HeardAug 17, 2026
Zalance Heard to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)
“Lance Heard ... Early grade: Early Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksJacarrius PeakAug 17, 2026
Jacarrius Peak to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)
“Jacarrius Peak ... Early grade: Day 2”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Order CallsCayden GreenAug 17, 2026
Cayden Green to be 1st guard off the board
“There's a good chance he's the first guard off the board in April.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksJordan SeatonAug 17, 2026
Jordan Seaton to be picked “Round 1”
“Jordan Seaton ... Early grade: Round 1”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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