# Josh Edwards: In an unsigned piece on college football breakout candidates for the NFL Draft, CBS Sports argues Notre Dame QB CJ Carr could become one of the best quarterbacks in the 2027 draft class and a top-10 overall pick, and suggests Illinois QB Katin Houser will end up being drafted despite being overlooked. **Claimed:** Sep 3, 2026 **Pundit:** Josh Edwards — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/josh-edwards **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-breakout-candidates-cj-carr-prospects-to-watch/ 2 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > If that occurs, Carr could legitimately become one of the best quarterbacks eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft and a top-10 overall pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **C.J. Carr to be picked “top-10 overall pick” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: C.J. Carr - Verdict: not settled yet - **Katin Houser to be picked “ends up being drafted”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Katin Houser - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - C.J. Carr — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/c-j-carr - Katin Houser — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/katin-houser ## What others said about the same people - Charlie Campbell on C.J. Carr: The piece projects Notre Dame quarterback C.J. Carr as a likely first-round pick, citing sources who expect him to earn a starter grade, in what it calls a deep 2027 quarterback class (while acknowledging he could instead wait for 2028). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7eaad401-8484-4376-b82a-91802b3d4e85 (not settled) - Rob Rang on C.J. Carr: Rang tiers his 16 favorite draft-eligible quarterbacks for the 2027 NFL Draft, putting Oregon's Dante Moore ahead of Texas' Arch Manning for now, and projects Brendan Sorsby as a Day 2 pick and CJ Carr as a potential first-rounder. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/480d4eca-3458-4663-afca-2bd73f9f6655 (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on C.J. Carr: Campbell ranks the top quarterback prospects available for the 2027 NFL Draft, giving each a projected draft round and a projected 40-yard dash time, with Arch Manning and Dante Moore as first-rounders at the top and Jackson Arnold and Max Johnson projected as undrafted free agents. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f8cdb6e9-9f93-4ccc-8fb1-9e1fc88eb1ba (not settled) - Rob Rang on C.J. Carr: 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) - Mike Renner on C.J. Carr: Renner ranks the top 10 quarterback prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, with Arch Manning first and an early-round grade attached to each, calling Manning the class's No. 1 prospect and a top-10 pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6333947d-2eb0-4ba1-aa1f-a19d6009bfa2 (not settled) - Charlie Campbell on C.J. Carr: Campbell projects Notre Dame quarterback C.J. Carr as having early-round, potentially first-round, draft value in either the 2027 or 2028 NFL Draft, comparing him to Brock Purdy and Bo Nix as an accurate, smart pocket passer. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1f5991ce-d3dd-41e1-a86c-814ae8414f1c (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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