# Charlie Campbell: An unsigned college football/NFL draft preview of three Week 3 games that flags several prospects as early-round or first-round picks for the upcoming draft, including Alabama's Yhonzae Pierre, Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and Texas' Cam Coleman going top-10. **Claimed:** Sep 10, 2026 **Pundit:** Charlie Campbell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/charlie-campbell **Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/walter-football **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://walterfootball.com/draft2027cfbpreview_02.php 10 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks — 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. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Both Smith and Coleman could go in the top-10 next April, and each of them looks like a future No. 1 receiver in the NFL. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Zeke Berry to be picked “early-round picks”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zeke Berry - Verdict: not settled yet - **Yhonzae Pierre to be picked “first-rounder next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yhonzae Pierre - Verdict: not settled yet - **Keon Sabb to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keon Sabb - Verdict: not settled yet - **John Henry Daley to be picked “early-round picks”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: John Henry Daley - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zabien Brown to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zabien Brown - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bray Hubbard to be picked “early-round prospects”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bray Hubbard - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jeremiah Smith to be picked “top-10 next April” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiah Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cam Coleman to be picked “top-10 next April” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cam Coleman - Verdict: not settled yet - **Colin Simmons to be picked “first-round potential next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jelani McDonald to be picked “first-round potential next April” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jelani McDonald - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Zeke Berry — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/zeke-berry - Yhonzae Pierre — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/yhonzae-pierre - Keon Sabb — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/keon-sabb - John Henry Daley — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/john-henry-daley - Zabien Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/zabien-brown - Bray Hubbard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bray-hubbard - Jeremiah Smith — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiah-smith - Cam Coleman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-coleman - Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons - Jelani McDonald — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jelani-mcdonald ## What others said about the same people - 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) - Rob Bushka on Jeremiah Smith: Buschka predicted Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith could be the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft, that Ty Simpson will sit as a clipboard-holding backup, that the receiver the Rams passed on (Lemon) will break out with a huge target share once AJ Brown is moved to New England, and he called Sean McVay the best coach in the NFL. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d22056d2-7d39-488d-bec5-580108e3aca4 (scored 0) - Daniel Wade on Jeremiah Smith: In a trade-back mock draft, Wade has the Chargers deal pick 22 to Miami and select edge rusher Cassius Howell at 30, guard Keelan Rutledge at 55, cornerback Malik Muhammad at 86, wide receiver Brennan Thompson at 87, linebacker Keyshawn Elliott at 123, and offensive tackle Travis Burke at 151. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/19828eac-29a1-4ecc-9d93-9e95f149a1f2 (scored 0) - Josh Edwards on Colin Simmons: An unsigned CBS Sports 2027 NFL mock draft projecting the full first round plus select second-round picks, headlined by Arch Manning going No. 1 overall to Miami and five quarterbacks in Round 1. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58126cd0-e22d-4c12-8c23-f9a979de6d7d (not settled) - Justin Melo on Jeremiah Smith: Melo argues Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith has a realistic shot to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, calling him the best prospect in the country and saying positional value shouldn't keep him from going first. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fdc2636b-82c2-4108-a300-43f2901a0061 (not settled) - John Middlekauff on Jeremiah Smith: Middlekauff lays out his full season picks: Bills, Bengals, Texans and Broncos winning the AFC divisions with the Chargers, Chiefs and Steelers as wild cards; Cowboys, Lions, Saints and Seahawks in the NFC with the Rams, Bears and 49ers as wild cards; Detroit as the NFC's top seed; Jared Goff MVP, Brian Schottenheimer Coach of the Year, Will Anderson DPOY, Caleb Downs and Jadarian Price the rookies of the year. He also predicts a double-digit Eagles home-opener win and calls Jeremiah Smith a top-five pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/772eb6e7-be6a-4777-a8c3-a781e8a04395 (not settled) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - 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) - David Harrison on Eli Heidenreich: Harrison 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5cc44fc1-4ff9-447a-9c32-5f715fa6e9ba (scored 100) - Brian Peacock on Bud Clark: In 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc1842ef-bbb3-49c0-ad24-ec5db753c59b (scored 95.76) - David Harrison on Riley Nowakowski: In 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e0151883-b7ac-4b3a-ae45-1cc58b32adb8 (scored 12.5) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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