# Michael David Smith: Smith describes Oregon QB Dante Moore as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL draft, and says one poor game doesn't rule out him being a top pick. **Claimed:** Sep 12, 2026 **Pundit:** Michael David Smith — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/michael-david-smith **Outlet:** NBC Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/nbc-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/dante-moore-struggles-as-oregon-loses-to-24-point-underdog-oklahoma-state One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > One bad game doesn’t mean Moore won’t be a top pick, but for a much-hyped prospect, today was a major disappointment. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Dante Moore to be picked at number 1** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dante Moore - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Dante Moore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dante-moore ## What others said about the same people - Ryan Wilson on Dante Moore: The unsigned CBS Sports piece (written by the co-host of 'With the First Pick') maintains that Oregon's Dante Moore is the top quarterback and top overall player on its 2027 big board, with Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker having entered the season ranked ninth among quarterbacks in the class. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/deed54e1-44bc-4d59-a88b-a1ca0fcdb2b2 (not settled) - Josh Edwards on Dante Moore: 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 Dante Moore: 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) - Walt on Dante Moore: 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) - Ryan Wilson on Dante Moore: Wilson expects Oregon QB Dante Moore to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, with the Dolphins holding that selection, and he thinks LSU's Jordan Seaton could be the first offensive lineman off the board. He also picks the Bills to win the Super Bowl. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3232d642-fb77-4c4a-9d1c-72194abfc0a7 (not settled) - Rob Rang on Dante Moore: 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) ## 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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