# Cody Kessler: Kessler ranks the quarterback class with Cam Ward first, Shedeur Sanders second and Jackson Dart third, thinks Quinn Ewers is a second-round pick rather than a first, sees Dart possibly falling to Day 2, and offers pro comparisons for several passers. **Claimed:** Mar 3, 2025 **Pundit:** Cody Kessler — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/cody-kessler **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-good-morning-football/gmfb-monday-hour-2-rodgers-future-cam-ward-shadeur 5 checkable claims — 3 position order calls and 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 4 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 48.9 out of 100, against 35.2 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I'm solid with cam Ward being number one. Chador for me is still too, but I think that gap between two and Jackson Dart at three got a little bit closer this week. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Cam Ward to be 1st quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Cam Ward - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 24.2 for a naive guess - **Jaxson Dart to be 3rd quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jaxson Dart - Verdict: scored 70.71 out of 100, against 29.17 for a naive guess - **Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Shedeur Sanders - Verdict: scored 25 out of 100, against 37.51 for a naive guess - **Quinn Ewers to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Quinn Ewers - Verdict: scored 0.07 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kirk Cousins to be picked “mid to later round guy”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kirk Cousins - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Cam Ward — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-ward - Jaxson Dart — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jaxson-dart - Shedeur Sanders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/shedeur-sanders - Quinn Ewers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/quinn-ewers - Kirk Cousins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kirk-cousins ## What others said about the same people - Kyle Brandt on Cam Ward: Brandt insists Cam Ward will be the No. 1 overall pick as the best player in the draft, and predicts Ashton Jeanty won't fall past pick six or seven. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf3ad678-a0a0-49c1-a265-69812a3e5048 (scored 100) - Colin Cowherd on Shedeur Sanders: Cowherd delivered his own top-15 draft board — what he would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5 (scored 0.22) - Daniel Jeremiah on Kirk Cousins: Jeremiah walked through his mock draft 3.0, slotting Cam Ward first overall to Tennessee, Abdul Carter to Cleveland at two, Shedeur Sanders to the Giants at three and Travis Hunter to New England at four, plus roughly twenty other first-round pairings. He also called Matthew Golden the first receiver off the board, said Tyler Booker would climb back into the latter third of the first round, expected Kirk Cousins to be traded, thought Jaire Alexander's Packers days were numbered, and predicted Cam Robinson would start at left tackle in Houston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5de01a8-6e40-436d-9e04-07e1d39e54ae (scored 0) - Colin Cowherd on Kirk Cousins: Cowherd laid out his full NFC projections: division order in all four divisions, four division winners (Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams), three wild cards (Commanders, Bears, Seahawks), and predicted the Falcons, Bears and Seahawks as new playoff teams. He also predicted Tennessee would be a surprise team with Cam Ward. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70a33017-06a6-46ed-9114-1bcc0c468383 (scored 0) - Peter Schrager on Shedeur Sanders: Schrager expects the top of the draft to be quarterback-driven, with Cam Ward going first overall and Shedeur Sanders second. He also thinks Sam Darnold returns to Minnesota, Justin Fields starts somewhere (likely staying in Pittsburgh rather than joining the Jets), and the Eagles lose free agents like Milton Williams and Josh Sweat. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d85fbaa5-de9a-4005-8da5-01b47326d167 (scored 0.21) - John Middlekauff on Kirk Cousins: Middlekauff predicts Kirk Cousins will be cut within about a week, that Sam Darnold will land a multi-year deal worth roughly $100 million as an immediate starter, that Jaxson Dart will gain momentum as a potential first-round pick, that cam Ward may skip throwing at the combine, and that Derek Stingley will get around $100 million this offseason. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dd47dc99-3bd9-4627-909a-d59bb6062385 (scored 0) ## More position order calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Nick Shook on Olaivavega Ioane: 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 35.36) - Rhett Lewis on Tyler Shough: Lewis names Louisville's Tyler Shough as the new QB3 of the class — the third quarterback off the board — and views Milroe as a second-round selection. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d116ab63-5271-4b18-838b-29bb93d58530 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Carnell Tate: Nick Wright laid out his full mock draft 3.0 for the 2026 NFL Draft, pick by pick through the first round, and also predicted AJ Brown would finish top five in the NFL in receiving yards with the Patriots. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/77faa345-d736-4a90-8185-b1b92c789e5a (scored 100) - Todd McShay on K.C. Concepcion: McShay's mock draft 4.0 has Fernando Mendoza and David Bailey going 1-2 to the Raiders and Jets, the Saints trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Titans taking Jeremiah Love at 4, the Giants taking Francis Mauigoa at 5 (though he'd now switch to Sonny Styles), the Cowboys trading up to 6, the Jets trading up to 7 for Carnell Tate, and Arizona trading up to 30 for Ty Simpson. He also predicts seven offensive tackles go in the first round and that Love, Styles, Downs and Reese all go in the top seven. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd11036a-b55c-47a9-92e8-5b088260ca47 (scored 100) - Keith Sanchez on Jordyn Tyson: As relayed by Harrison, Sanchez's latest mock draft has Carnell Tate going to Washington, Jordan Tyson as the first receiver off the board at No. 5 to the Giants, Makai Lemmon at 11 and Chris Brasel at 30 to Miami, Sonny Styles at No. 8 to New Orleans, and Caleb Downs at No. 13 to the Rams. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/226ec0b5-6535-45ba-8b77-609e3e51ca6e (scored 70.71) - Field Yates on Jordyn Tyson: As relayed by Rich Eisen, Yates' two-round mock draft has Fernando Mendoza first overall, followed by three edge/defenders, Caleb Downs fifth, and a series of other named picks including Eli Stowers to Tampa Bay at 46. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7eaa4c0b-96d6-4cb2-bb55-3307b797fb9b (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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