# Daniel Jeremiah: Jeremiah laid out his post-combine board — Fernando Mendoza first, Jeremiah Love second, Ty Simpson 40th — and pegged Simpson as a second-round pick rather than a first-rounder. He also forecast round-by-round landing spots for the top running backs, receiver Germie Bernard, and several offensive linemen. **Claimed:** Mar 3, 2026 **Pundit:** Daniel Jeremiah — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/daniel-jeremiah **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-move-the-sticks-with-daniel-jeremiah-bucky-bro/2026-combine-takeaways-offensive-prospects-who-boosted-their-draft-stock 10 checkable claims — 9 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 4 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 60.5 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I view him as a second round pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Spencer Fano to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Spencer Fano - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Monroe Freeling to be picked “first half of the first round” (picks 1–32)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Monroe Freeling - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Ty Simpson to be picked “second round pick” (picks 33–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ty Simpson - Verdict: scored 42.04 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Germie Bernard to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Germie Bernard - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Keylan Rutledge to be picked “Day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Keylan Rutledge - Verdict: not settled yet - **Mike Washington to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Mike Washington - Verdict: not settled yet - **Gennings Dunker to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Gennings Dunker - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked “round one”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jadarian Price to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jadarian Price - Verdict: not settled yet - **he's my second player. There's only one more spot for him to go... I probably just stick with the quarterback at this point in time with Mendoza... I had him as my fortieth player come out of the combine.** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Spencer Fano — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/spencer-fano - Monroe Freeling — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/monroe-freeling - Ty Simpson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ty-simpson - Germie Bernard — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/germie-bernard - Keylan Rutledge — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/keylan-rutledge - Mike Washington — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/mike-washington - Gennings Dunker — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/gennings-dunker - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Jadarian Price — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jadarian-price ## What others said about the same people - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100) - Steve Mensch on Spencer Fano: Making the even-numbered picks in the mock, he sent Arvell Reese to the Jets at No. 2, Spencer Fano to the Giants at 5, Jordan Tyson to the Saints at 8, a Tennessee cornerback to Miami at 11, Keldric Faulk to Baltimore at 14, Akheem Mesidor to Dallas at 20, Kenyon Sadiq to Philadelphia at 23, Caleb Banks to Buffalo at 26, Ty Simpson to the Rams at 29 and Chris Johnson to Seattle at 32, plus Caleb Lomu to Detroit at 17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f65851f3-1c53-4ae9-80ef-875db5ce2a3f (scored 84.09) - Randy Gurzi on Jadarian Price: Gurzi suggests the Seahawks could sign three free agents — safety Donovan Wilson, guard Kevin Zeitler, and running back Kareem Hunt — if weaknesses show up after Week 1. He also notes Trevon Diggs starting on the practice squad and describes Seattle's projected backfield roles. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/350eed1b-4675-4a2d-aaf5-812e20678283 (scored 100) - Noah Strackbein on Germie Bernard: Strackbein predicts the Steelers will keep six wide receivers on the 53-man roster: DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr., Roman Wilson, Germie Bernard, Ben Skowronek and Kaden Wetjen. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1552915f-2239-4d0e-afaa-a991d5963946 (scored 100) - Blaine Grisak on Ty Simpson: After the Rams' first preseason game, Grisak predicted the full 53-man roster, naming three quarterbacks, four running backs, five receivers, five tight ends, nine offensive linemen, four linebackers, six defensive linemen, four edge rushers, five cornerbacks, five safeties and three special teamers, with Dean Connors headed for the practice squad instead. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/893ce849-9f8b-40c4-b5bc-a578611b14f8 (scored 100) - Zach Roberts on Monroe Freeling: 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) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: 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 87.81) - Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71) - Bucky Brooks on Carnell Tate: In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/677f566f-9e38-4dd7-b312-0baad54b440e (scored 80.52) - Jeff Cavanaugh on Lorenzo Styles: Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f1f48cc1-f9d5-44ca-b130-2c6447b49bc6 (scored 0.51) - Scott Bogman on Olaivavega Ioane: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 70.71) - Steve Mensch on Caleb Lomu: Making the even-numbered picks in the mock, he sent Arvell Reese to the Jets at No. 2, Spencer Fano to the Giants at 5, Jordan Tyson to the Saints at 8, a Tennessee cornerback to Miami at 11, Keldric Faulk to Baltimore at 14, Akheem Mesidor to Dallas at 20, Kenyon Sadiq to Philadelphia at 23, Caleb Banks to Buffalo at 26, Ty Simpson to the Rams at 29 and Chris Johnson to Seattle at 32, plus Caleb Lomu to Detroit at 17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f65851f3-1c53-4ae9-80ef-875db5ce2a3f (scored 62.09) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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