# Mike Renner: Renner ranks the top 10 safeties for the 2027 NFL Draft class, grading each with a projected draft range, and predicts the class is strong enough to produce a couple of first-rounders. He also expects LSU's Dashawn Spears to step into a full-time slot role this fall. **Claimed:** Jul 31, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2027-nfl-draft-safety-rankings/ 12 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks, 1 depth chart call and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > Even though the position has been devalued throughout the NFL, I could easily see this class producing a couple more first-rounders like we saw in 2026. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Ty Benefield to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ty Benefield - Verdict: not settled yet - **Bray Hubbard to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bray Hubbard - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dashawn Spears to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Dashawn Spears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jackson Bennee to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jackson Bennee - Verdict: not settled yet - **Positional rankings of the 2027 safety class, from Brauntae Johnson (ND) through Jackson Bennee (Utah)** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **KJ Bolden to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: KJ Bolden - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jelani McDonald to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jelani McDonald - Verdict: not settled yet - **Brauntae Johnson to be picked “Early Day 2” (picks 33–67)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Brauntae Johnson - Verdict: not settled yet - **Zach Lutmer to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Zach Lutmer - Verdict: not settled yet - **Faletau Satuala to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Faletau Satuala - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaylen McClain to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jaylen McClain - Verdict: not settled yet - **Peyton Bowen to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Peyton Bowen - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Ty Benefield — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ty-benefield - Bray Hubbard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bray-hubbard - Dashawn Spears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dashawn-spears - Jackson Bennee — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jackson-bennee - KJ Bolden — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kj-bolden - Jelani McDonald — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jelani-mcdonald - Brauntae Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/brauntae-johnson - Zach Lutmer — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/zach-lutmer - Faletau Satuala — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/faletau-satuala - Jaylen McClain — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jaylen-mcclain - Peyton Bowen — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/peyton-bowen ## What others said about the same people - Josh Edwards on Brauntae Johnson: 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) - Charlie Campbell on Bray Hubbard: 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4a1eaf11-3b28-492e-937f-d00729c5924e (not settled) - Walt on KJ Bolden: In his 2027 NFL mock draft, Walt has Arch Manning going first overall to the Dolphins, Dante Moore as the likely second quarterback taken, and pairs a series of prospects with teams in the first round. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e3fec826-1d2c-4a07-b8bf-e683f0f0d2fc (not settled) - Walt on Jelani McDonald: In his 2027 NFL Mock Draft (picks 17-32 of Round 1), Walt matched sixteen first-round prospects to teams, including David Stone to Denver, D.J. McKinney to the Jets, Jordan Seaton to Baltimore and John Mateer to Cleveland. He also predicted Trey Hendrickson would win 2026 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6671fd3-2543-4d07-8742-c3cf5cad9236 (not settled) - Rob Rang on KJ Bolden: Rang published a full first-round 2027 NFL mock draft, projecting Arch Manning first overall to Arizona, Dante Moore second to Miami, and 30 more selections, plus expectations that the Jets' own pick and Denver's pick will land later than the projected order. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/98713843-c9a2-4238-8e9c-9e4f9fa23058 (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on KJ Bolden: Campbell writes that if K.J. Bolden stays consistent in 2026, he should grade out as a starter and likely be a first- or second-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c584049a-af2d-4f7f-a896-d988b70851d0 (not settled) ## 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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