# Mike Renner: In a two-man 2026 first-round mock draft, Renner made the odd-numbered picks: Fernando Mendoza first overall to the Raiders, Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals at 3, Sonny Styles to the Giants at 5, Ruben Bain Jr. to the Commanders at 7, Spencer Fano to the Chiefs at 9, Mansoor Delaine to the Dolphins at 11, Kayshon Concepcion to the Rams at 13, Francis Mauigoa to the Bucs at 15, Kadyn Proctor to the Lions at 17, Caleb Lomu to the Panthers at 19, Ty Simpson to the Steelers at 21, Omar Cooper Jr. to the Eagles at 23, Dylan Thieneman to the Bears at 25, Kenyon Sadiq to the 49ers at 27, Chris Johnson to the Chiefs at 29, and Max Iheanachor to the Patriots at 31. **Claimed:** Apr 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner **Outlet:** Pushing the Pile (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/pushing-the-pile-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8174636/8174636_2026-04-12-053136.192.mp3?rssID=6037 18 checkable claims — 16 mock draft picks, 1 position order call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 32 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 15 of 18 have settled so far, averaging 81.1 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > If you're doing a mock that has anyone else at one at this point in time, I'd I'd like to know your sources. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Chris Johnson to be picked at number 29** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Chris Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 91.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Sonny Styles to be picked at number 5** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sonny Styles, New York Giants - Verdict: scored 91.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 3** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked at number 9** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Rueben Bain to be picked at number 7** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Rueben Bain, Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 70.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Mansoor Delane to be picked at number 11** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mansoor Delane, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **K.C. Concepcion to be picked at number 13** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: K.C. Concepcion, Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 62.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Max Iheanachor to be picked at number 31** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Max Iheanachor, New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 64.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked at number 17** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor, Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Ty Simpson to be picked at number 21** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ty Simpson, Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 70.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Caleb Lomu to be picked at number 19** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Lomu, Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 67.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Omar Cooper to be picked at number 23** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Omar Cooper, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 73.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Dillon Thieneman to be picked at number 25** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillon Thieneman, Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kenyon Sadiq to be picked at number 27** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kenyon Sadiq, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 62.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Francisco Mauigoa to be picked at number 15** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Francisco Mauigoa, Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Rueben Bain to be 1st non-quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Rueben Bain, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet - **A.J. Brown to move** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: A.J. Brown - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Chris Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/chris-johnson - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Sonny Styles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/sonny-styles - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants - Fernando Mendoza — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/fernando-mendoza - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Rueben Bain — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/rueben-bain - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Mansoor Delane — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mansoor-delane - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - K.C. Concepcion — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/k-c-concepcion - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams - Max Iheanachor — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/max-iheanachor - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/lions - Ty Simpson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ty-simpson - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Caleb Lomu — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-lomu - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Omar Cooper — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/omar-cooper - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Dillon Thieneman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bears - Kenyon Sadiq — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kenyon-sadiq - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Francisco Mauigoa — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/francisco-mauigoa - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - A.J. Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/a-j-brown ## What others said about the same people - Chris Brockman on Baker Mayfield: Brockman's season-preview overreactions: Fernando Mendoza becomes an Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist; Dak Prescott wins MVP and the Cowboys win the Super Bowl; Jesse Minter's Ravens win the AFC North; C.J. Stroud leads Houston to the AFC's No. 1 seed; Jonathan Taylor approaches 2,000 rushing yards; Baker Mayfield wins the NFC South, goes 12-5 and reaches the NFC title game while landing a $60 million-per-year deal; and Aaron Rodgers throws 35-plus touchdowns as the Steelers go 11-6 and win the North. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d508736e-a824-4fa0-854c-df4ebdd9ef02 (scored 100) - Jon Gruden on Baker Mayfield: The former Buccaneers head coach predicted that Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield are closer on a new contract than believed and that an extension will get done. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10bb8ff2-886c-488e-b693-fb4ea9dd5880 (scored 100) - Joel Corry on Baker Mayfield: The unsigned CBS Sports analysis lays out the contract it believes Tampa Bay will have to give Mayfield at minimum: a two-year extension averaging $50 million per year with $110 million in guarantees and a no-trade clause. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a840ff4-f1e5-48ca-bec6-ba41e9ef2396 (scored 100) - Nathan Jahnke on Jalen Tolbert: PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a large number of depth-chart, role and fantasy-value calls across the league, including Chig Okonkwo as a top sleeper tight end, Tre Tucker as the Raiders' top receiver, and various backfield hierarchies. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b (scored 0) - Emmett Matasovsky on Christian Izien: Matasovsky says Dobbs is currently leading the backup quarterback race and suggests Christian Izien may be pressed into a starting safety role in Week 1 while Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph rehab. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9715ee92-1646-4ee4-8911-e3e4cbae9027 (scored 0) - Nathan Jahnke on Jalen Tolbert: PFF's fantasy football preseason recap projects depth-chart outcomes, roster spots and fantasy value for numerous players across several preseason games, including Chig Okonkwo's expanded role in Washington, Ja'Kobi Lane as Baltimore's WR3, Malachi Fields winning the Giants' starting X job, and Zachariah Branch being a fantasy bust relative to his late-round cost. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/22a4578b-eb92-41d2-820b-1a7eaa2e4e2f (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) - Damian Parson on Zachariah Branch: Locked On's draft analyst laid out where several prospects should land in the upcoming draft: Zachariah Branch as a Day 2/third-round target for the Chargers, Penn State's top offensive lineman gone well before pick 22 (ideally 14 to Baltimore), Akeem Mesador and Malachi Lawrence as first-round edge rushers, Derrick Moore as a Day 2 edge, and Texas's left tackle as a top-10 pick next year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b352f2ad-cf9f-4086-8229-68786b3029cf (scored 100) - Ollie Connolly on Kyle Louis: Connelly assesses the 2026 draft class: he sees Jeremiah Love as a top-ten most productive player at running back with an Ezekiel Elliott-to-Bijan/McCaffrey range, projects Fernando Mendoza as a top-8-to-12 starting QB in the league, pegs Ty Simpson as a top-of-the-second-round pick he'd only be comfortable taking in the third, and slots various tight ends and late running backs into specific rounds. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/451a3983-ef51-4051-988d-6842523d646b (scored 19.28) - Gregg Rosenthal on Eli Stowers: Rosenthal is bullish on Jeremiah Love as a near-certain hit worth a top pick, thinks Kenyon Sadik won't last long on the board and could go in the top fifteen, expects Garrett Nusmeyer to have a long NFL career as a good backup, and pegs Eli Stowers as a third-to-fourth-round type player. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3a597cb9-b56b-4f68-aedd-608eb30191cd (scored 62.09) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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