# Lance Zierlein: Zuerlein describes his mock draft 3.0: Carnell Tate to the Giants at No. 5, Sonny Styles falling to the Cowboys at No. 12, and Colton Hood to Dallas at No. 20. He also expects runs on linebackers from the late twenties to about pick 45, defensive tackles from the early-mid twenties into the 40s, and says Ahvion Terrell's 4.65 forty knocks him out of first-round contention. He calls Kenyon Saddiq and Mansoor Delaine the safest picks for Dallas, and thinks Delaine's tape is top-four caliber, while Jeremiah Smith could be a generational, Megatron-type receiver.

**Claimed:** Apr 5, 2026
**Pundit:** Lance Zierlein — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/lance-zierlein
**Outlet:** DLLS Dallas Cowboys (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/dlls-dallas-cowboys-podcast
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7 checkable claims — 7 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

6 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 57 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> I had him fall to the Cowboys. And I said, well, this is a no brainer.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Sonny Styles to be picked at number 12**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sonny Styles, Dallas Cowboys
  - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Avieon Terrell to be picked “knock him out of first round contention” (picks 1–32)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Avieon Terrell
  - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Colton Hood to be picked at number 20**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colton Hood, Dallas Cowboys
  - Verdict: scored 47.88 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Carnell Tate to be picked at number 5**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Carnell Tate, New York Giants
  - Verdict: scored 95.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 12**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love, Dallas Cowboys
  - Verdict: scored 67.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Jermott McCoy to be picked at number 20**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jermott McCoy, Dallas Cowboys
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Mansoor Delane to be picked “not gonna make it to 12”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mansoor Delane
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Sonny Styles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sonny-styles
- Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cowboys
- Avieon Terrell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/avieon-terrell
- Colton Hood — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/colton-hood
- Carnell Tate — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate
- New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants
- Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love
- Jermott McCoy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jermott-mccoy
- Mansoor Delane — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mansoor-delane

## What others said about the same people

- Geoff Schwartz on Dallas Cowboys: Filling in on the chips segment, Schwartz took Jacksonville to beat New England, the Bengals to beat the Steelers, and the Cowboys to beat the Ravens on the Brazil field. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/16a6038d-e679-4e3f-98bf-f0371ec25a14 (scored 0)
- Richard Sherman on New York Giants: Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c2102f61-711d-4041-af08-065e95ccaf03 (scored 100)
- Tom Pelissero on New York Giants: Pelissero said the Giants' upcoming schedule (home vs. Tennessee, Washington, home vs. Arizona) offers three winnable games even with a backup quarterback, and that Washington's Jayden Daniels likely won't be back for that stretch. He also expects the winless Commanders to fall to 0-3 against Seattle. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e93f2f8d-ec24-4e3f-b158-dd1a518f9445 (scored 100)
- Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3eb02dfa-79dd-43a1-87d8-db7e5140af6c (scored 90.48)
- John Breech on New York Giants: Breech predicts the Dolphins will miss the playoffs and may go winless, and picks every Week 3 game with scores, including Texans over Colts, a Buccaneers upset of Minnesota, Ravens over Cowboys in Brazil, Saints over Raiders and Broncos over Rams. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c21157cd-927c-43dc-98a2-60f4224ba22e (scored 97.62)
- Michael Irvin on Dallas Cowboys: Irvin went game-by-game through the Cowboys' 2026 schedule and predicted a 13-4 finish, with losses to Houston, Philadelphia (Week 7), Seattle and the Giants in Week 17, and a season sweep of Washington. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/321d5125-d077-43d6-b09a-5ea5886eec68 (scored 0)

## More mock draft picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 87.81)
- Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52)
- Jeff Cavanaugh on Lorenzo Styles: Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f1f48cc1-f9d5-44ca-b130-2c6447b49bc6 (scored 0.51)
- Scott Bogman on Olaivavega Ioane: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 70.71)
- Steve Mensch on Caleb Lomu: Making the even-numbered picks in the mock, he sent Arvell Reese to the Jets at No. 2, Spencer Fano to the Giants at 5, Jordan Tyson to the Saints at 8, a Tennessee cornerback to Miami at 11, Keldric Faulk to Baltimore at 14, Akheem Mesidor to Dallas at 20, Kenyon Sadiq to Philadelphia at 23, Caleb Banks to Buffalo at 26, Ty Simpson to the Rams at 29 and Chris Johnson to Seattle at 32, plus Caleb Lomu to Detroit at 17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f65851f3-1c53-4ae9-80ef-875db5ce2a3f (scored 62.09)

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