# JP Acosta: Acosta offers draft-range calls on several prospects: Mike Washington sneaking into the top 100, a cluster of nose tackles going late Day 1/Day 2, Dylan Thieneman rising to Day 1, Arizona safeties on Day 2, Jayshawn Barham as a Day 2/early Day 3 pick, and Jermaine McCoy as the first cornerback drafted with all three top corners going in the first round. **Claimed:** Apr 8, 2026 **Pundit:** JP Acosta — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta **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/8174629/8174629_2026-04-12-052729.192.mp3?rssID=6037 14 checkable claims — 13 mock draft picks and 1 position order call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 5 of 14 have settled so far, averaging 39.2 out of 100, against 44.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I have all three of them as first rounders, but I think McCoy should be the first corner off the board even with that ACL injury. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jermod McCoy to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jermod McCoy - Verdict: scored 5.03 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jermod McCoy to be 1st cornerback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jermod McCoy - Verdict: scored 2.21 out of 100, against 21.34 for a naive guess - **Avieon Terrell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Avieon Terrell - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Mansoor Delane to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mansoor Delane - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Mike Washington to be picked “top 100” (picks 1–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mike Washington - Verdict: scored 38.56 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Darrell Jackson to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Darrell Jackson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Lee Hunter to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Lee Hunter - Verdict: not settled yet - **Christian Miller to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Christian Miller - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dillon Thieneman to be picked “day one”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillon Thieneman - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaishawn Barham to be picked “day two, like, early day three pick”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jaishawn Barham - Verdict: not settled yet - **Treydan Stukes to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Treydan Stukes - Verdict: not settled yet - **Genesis Smith to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Genesis Smith - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kayden McDonald to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kayden McDonald - Verdict: not settled yet - **Domonique Orange to be picked “day two, late day one range”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Domonique Orange - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jermod McCoy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jermod-mccoy - Avieon Terrell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/avieon-terrell - Mansoor Delane — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mansoor-delane - Mike Washington — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mike-washington - Darrell Jackson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/darrell-jackson - Lee Hunter — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/lee-hunter - Christian Miller — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/christian-miller - Dillon Thieneman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman - Jaishawn Barham — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jaishawn-barham - Treydan Stukes — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/treydan-stukes - Genesis Smith — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/genesis-smith - Kayden McDonald — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kayden-mcdonald - Domonique Orange — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/domonique-orange ## What others said about the same people - Jeff Cavanaugh on Jaishawn Barham: Building his projected Cowboys 53-man roster on defense, Jeff keeps five interior linemen (Kenny Clark, Quentin, Tito Obonia, LT Overton, Bullard), six edge rushers including Von Miller, Malachi Lawrence and Marist Liufau while cutting Sam Williams, four linebackers with Jayshawn Barham starting, six corners including rookie Devin Moore, and four safeties including Marquise Bell. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d20c4eda-eab4-4a8c-ba13-0e120fdd7d91 (scored 100) - Zach Roberts on Lee Hunter: Roberts projects the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster following the Hall of Fame Game, naming every player he expects to make the team at each position, and pegs AJ Dillon as the fourth running back on the depth chart. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eef72be3-9114-401b-a6e8-2ffc335cc7fb (scored 100) - Mike Moraitis on Dillon Thieneman: Moraitis says Coby Bryant, Dillon Thieneman, Elijah Hicks and Cam Lewis are locks to make the Bears' 53-man roster, and that newly signed safety Xavier Woods has a chance to stick given Chicago's secondary injuries. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fbbcfe3d-e2af-4454-967d-c02498c19537 (scored 100) - Daniel Jeremiah on Domonique Orange: Jeremiah runs through his favorite Day 2 targets position by position, projecting specific rounds for corners, safeties, defensive tackles, edge rushers, linebackers, receivers, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/08acf565-e458-440f-84a5-483dfa08a623 (scored 100) - Bucky Brooks on Domonique Orange: Brooks endorses several of Jeremiah's Day 2 names, projecting Dominique Orange as a Day 2/third-round defensive tackle, Max Claire as a top-50 pick and starting tight end, and Demon Claiborne at the bottom of Day 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2fa0d2fb-2eab-4157-9554-1a266c475109 (scored 100) - Damian Parson on Domonique Orange: Parson projected several mid-round defensive and receiver prospects: Cincinnati linebacker Jake Golde could sneak into the late first round, Georgia DT Christian Miller goes on day two (round two to three), Iowa State DT Dominique Orange in the third round, and Georgia State WR Ted Hurst in rounds two or three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/53bc1075-a8c0-4fd0-88a8-79e11df9f10a (scored 100) ## 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) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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