# Mike Renner: Renner expects Caleb Banks and Peter Woods to be the first two defensive tackles drafted, has Ruben Bane as the top non-quarterback on his board, Michael Trigg as his TE2, Ohio State's blocking tight end going on Day 3, D'Angelo Ponds as a top-50 player who will test extremely well (sub-4.4 speed), Jermaine McCoy as his CB1 and a top-half-of-round-one corner, and Caden Proctor and Spencer Fano as top-10 players in the class. **Claimed:** Feb 25, 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/8174659/8174659_2026-04-12-052959.192.mp3?rssID=6037 12 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks, 5 position order calls, 1 combine measurement and 1 combine superlative — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 12 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 6 of 12 have settled so far, averaging 49.8 out of 100, against 45.2 for a naive guess at the same calls. > D'Angelo Ponce is gonna tear up the combine here in Indy. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Michael Trigg to be 2nd tight end off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Michael Trigg - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **D'Angelo Ponds to be picked “a top 50 guy” (picks 1–50)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: D'Angelo Ponds - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Spencer Fano to be picked “top 10 player in this class” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jermod McCoy to be picked “top half of the first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jermod McCoy, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: scored 5.03 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kadyn Proctor to be picked “a top 10 player in this class” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kadyn Proctor - Verdict: scored 91.7 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, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: scored 2.21 out of 100, against 21.34 for a naive guess - **Rueben Bain to be 1st non quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Rueben Bain, Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Will Kacmarek to be picked “sometime on day three”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Will Kacmarek - Verdict: not settled yet - **Peter Woods to be one of the first two defensive tackles off the board defensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Peter Woods - Verdict: not settled yet - **Blake Miller to lead his drill at the combine** - Kind: Combine Superlatives · About: Blake Miller - Verdict: not settled yet - **D'Angelo Ponds to post he could run four twos, at least at worst, like mid to high four threes at the combine** - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: D'Angelo Ponds - Verdict: not settled yet - **Caleb Banks to be one of the first two defensive tackles off the board defensive tackle off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Caleb Banks - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Michael Trigg — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/michael-trigg - D'Angelo Ponds — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/d-angelo-ponds - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Jermod McCoy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jermod-mccoy - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans - Kadyn Proctor — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kadyn-proctor - Rueben Bain — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/rueben-bain - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Will Kacmarek — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/will-kacmarek - Peter Woods — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/peter-woods - Blake Miller — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/blake-miller - Caleb Banks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-banks ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Tennessee Titans: Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8115d255-82e3-442e-aeef-c3eaa3587603 (scored 0) - Colin Cowherd on Tennessee Titans: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") made his own Week 3 picks, including blowout wins for Seattle and San Francisco, Cincinnati 27-17, Detroit 37-13, Denver 24-21 over the Rams, and predicted Jonah Coleman takes over the Broncos' running back role. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4ccbceaa-54ca-4a2e-ad90-006f1ded0ad2 (scored 0) - Tyler Sullivan on Tennessee Titans: Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e4b11b44-d359-4027-a72c-87833f5ff6e3 (scored 45.24) - Lane Mills on Tennessee Titans: Mills predicts the Titans finish 2026 at 6-11 (2-4 in the AFC South), missing the playoffs, with specific wins over the Jets, Giants, Browns, Jaguars, Raiders and Colts, and names Wan'Dale Robinson team MVP with another 1,000-yard, seven-touchdown season as Cam Ward's top receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5a2c4e6d-57dd-4dc9-9f27-c1446726f490 (scored 0) - Tyler DeSena on Kevin Coleman: DeSena expects Chris Bell to function as Miami's X-receiver, with Caleb Douglas as the deep-threat Z and Malik Washington in the slot, and considers Bell, Douglas, Washington and fifth-round rookie Kevin Coleman locks to make the 53-man roster. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cdf88974-3b99-4342-b7eb-bcf15f82379c (scored 100) - Alain Poupart on Keith Cooper Jr.: Poupart's third 53-man roster projection of 2026 for the Dolphins names which players make the roster and which are cut at each position group. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/af1013eb-d6fa-476c-b1d9-bc977dff22a5 (scored 0) ## More position order calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - 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) - Nick Shook on Makai Lemon: 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 70.71) - 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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