# Carter Bahns: An unsigned CBS Sports piece names the Dolphins, Cardinals, Jets, Browns and Titans as the five teams most likely to compete for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, and predicts Miami will lose four games to the Bills and Patriots.

**Claimed:** Sep 8, 2026
**Pundit:** Carter Bahns — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/carter-bahns
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2027-nfl-draft-order-prediction/

7 checkable claims — 5 team draft slot calls and 2 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

> Here are the five teams that figure to compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Miami Dolphins to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”**
  - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Miami Dolphins
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Arizona Cardinals to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”**
  - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Arizona Cardinals
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Cleveland Browns to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”**
  - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Cleveland Browns
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Tennessee Titans to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”**
  - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Tennessee Titans
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **New York Jets to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”**
  - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New York Jets
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Buffalo Bills to win**
  - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **New England Patriots to win**
  - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins
- Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cardinals
- Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/browns
- Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans
- New York Jets — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jets
- Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills
- New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots

## What others said about the same people

- Mike Florio on Shedeur Sanders: Florio reports the Browns will start Deshaun Watson in Week 1 but predicts Shedeur Sanders will likely be the starting quarterback by Week 3. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf6258b2-b55f-4f50-84f9-24269a5a006a (scored 0)
- Nathan Jahnke on Jalen Tolbert: PFF's preseason fantasy recap makes a large number of depth-chart, role and fantasy-value calls across the league, including Chig Okonkwo as a top sleeper tight end, Tre Tucker as the Raiders' top receiver, and various backfield hierarchies. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/760054fd-7815-4b86-a9e3-bc9bdb0a730b (scored 0)
- Nathan Jahnke on Jalen Tolbert: PFF's fantasy football preseason recap projects depth-chart outcomes, roster spots and fantasy value for numerous players across several preseason games, including Chig Okonkwo's expanded role in Washington, Ja'Kobi Lane as Baltimore's WR3, Malachi Fields winning the Giants' starting X job, and Zachariah Branch being a fantasy bust relative to his late-round cost. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/22a4578b-eb92-41d2-820b-1a7eaa2e4e2f (scored 0)
- Paul Keren on Teven Jenkins: Keren says Teven Jenkins still projects as Cleveland's Week 1 starting right guard despite a push from KT Leveston, and that Carson Schwesinger and Quincy Williams will be the Browns' lead linebackers. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/86b36112-724c-4f9c-a4fd-cf74a38be8e4 (scored 0)
- Henry McKenna on Carson Beck: McKenna predicts Kyler Murray will win the Vikings' starting QB job over J.J. McCarthy, that Minnesota will make the playoffs if Murray cuts out the hero ball, that both QBs will play in 2026, and wonders whether rookie Carson Beck could unseat Jacoby Brissett as Arizona's Week 1 starter. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9025c533-03e6-4e1f-8773-b8ef2f1d46ea (scored 0)
- Chad Millman on Miami Dolphins: Chad Millman said he had taken money-line positions on several Week 1 underdogs — the Texans outright over the Bills, the Giants outright over Dallas (in a money-line underdog parlay), and Miami outright at Las Vegas — and that the show's survivor pick was the Steelers to win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bd767876-d060-44de-aa5a-3fc87ff4e749 (scored 0)

## More team draft slot calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Jake Riepma on Detroit Lions: Filling in on Locked On Lions, Jake Reitma dismisses ESPN's suggestion that Sam LaPorta could be traded, saying LaPorta stays in Detroit as part of the core four. He also breaks down the edge class ahead of the Lions' pick at No. 17, calling David Bailey the class's top edge prospect with Reuben Bain Jr. next, and picks the Pistons as the NBA's best team. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ece8f439-040b-4b4d-bfb3-d443e4129200 (scored 100)
- Kent Swanson on Cincinnati Bengals: After the Chiefs' 14-12 loss to the Raiders, Kent laid out the resulting draft order: Kansas City picking ninth overall (and 40th in round two) in the 2026 draft, with New Orleans eighth, Cincinnati tenth, and the Raiders holding the No. 1 pick. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f65d9763-b3d3-476d-9f92-941deb6957ca (scored 26.11)
- Chris Brockman on New York Giants: Chris Brockman said Baker Mayfield will finish no lower than third in MVP voting, named Kyle Shanahan the coach of the year front-runner, and predicted both the Giants and Jets will pick in the top five of next year's draft. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cdde2d01-017b-4967-b1e9-ecfac647e306 (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman on Cincinnati Bengals: Brockman argued only about five teams can realistically win the Super Bowl, naming the Bills, Eagles, Ravens and Chargers among them; he also picked Justin Herbert as MVP through three weeks, called the Colts a top-five team with Daniel Jones as an MVP finalist, said the Bears will finish top two in the NFC North, said the Bengals' season is cooked and they'll pick in the top 10, said the Rams are the only NFC threat to the Eagles, and said the Bucs have a team-of-destiny feel. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a980b3d-dd79-4893-80c6-4ee9d9dcd028 (scored 26.11)
- Rich Eisen on Green Bay Packers: Eisen predicts the Cowboys will be picking around No. 32 in next year's draft, i.e. Green Bay's first-rounder will be near the end of the round. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/808a2f14-f5a2-4c84-9ad9-ccce150555bc (scored 42.04)
- Chris Brockman on Dallas Cowboys: Brockman opened the season-preview show with a slate of bold calls: the Cowboys collapse into a top-five draft pick after the Micah Parsons trade, the Giants are this year's out-of-nowhere team, the 49ers reach championship weekend with Brock Purdy as an MVP finalist, and the Patriots make the playoffs as part of four 2024-class quarterbacks reaching the postseason. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9eed05ca-bbeb-45bd-a68c-8e52d4839184 (scored 77.11)

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