# Peter Bukowski: Breaking down the defensive tackle and cornerback classes for Green Bay, he says Iowa State DT Dominique Orange will be drafted on Day 2 despite his own lower evaluation, expects the run-defending tackle he calls Cade McDonald to go in round one, and believes cornerback Dalen Everett won't last until pick 84. **Claimed:** Apr 9, 2026 **Pundit:** Peter Bukowski — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/peter-bukowski **Outlet:** Locked On Packers (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/locked-on-packers-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/5b095f/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/fffb8e40-f0de-47f1-97e3-cf2e2fd0ffe9/episodes/ae8c3668-281d-4152-b33f-c07efc39d65d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fffb8e40-f0de-47f1-97e3-cf2e2fd0ffe9&awEpisodeId=ae8c3668-281d-4152-b33f-c07efc39d65d&feed=FkBDUQLt 3 checkable claims — 3 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > So he's going on day two even if I think he's more like a a late day two, early day three player for me. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Cade McDonald to be picked “round one”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cade McDonald - Verdict: not settled yet - **Domonique Orange to be picked “day two”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Domonique Orange - Verdict: not settled yet - **Daylen Everette to be picked “probably not making it to 84 (drafted before pick 84)”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Daylen Everette - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Cade McDonald — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cade-mcdonald - Domonique Orange — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/domonique-orange - Daylen Everette — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/daylen-everette ## What others said about the same people - Daniel Jeremiah on Daylen Everette: Jeremiah runs through his favorite Day 2 targets position by position, projecting specific rounds for corners, safeties, defensive tackles, edge rushers, linebackers, receivers, tight ends, running backs and offensive linemen. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/08acf565-e458-440f-84a5-483dfa08a623 (scored 100) - Bucky Brooks on Domonique Orange: Brooks endorses several of Jeremiah's Day 2 names, projecting Dominique Orange as a Day 2/third-round defensive tackle, Max Claire as a top-50 pick and starting tight end, and Demon Claiborne at the bottom of Day 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2fa0d2fb-2eab-4157-9554-1a266c475109 (scored 100) - Damian Parson on Domonique Orange: Parson projected several mid-round defensive and receiver prospects: Cincinnati linebacker Jake Golde could sneak into the late first round, Georgia DT Christian Miller goes on day two (round two to three), Iowa State DT Dominique Orange in the third round, and Georgia State WR Ted Hurst in rounds two or three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/53bc1075-a8c0-4fd0-88a8-79e11df9f10a (scored 100) - Jaime Eisner on Domonique Orange: A seven-round Raiders mock draft projecting Fernando Mendoza first overall to Las Vegas and nine additional picks, including Denzel Boston in Round 2 and A.J. Haulcy in Round 3. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bbfe3a86-3855-40a0-853b-b94372c10622 (scored 42.04) - Nick Wright on Cade McDonald: Nick Wright unveiled his full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. He also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6 (scored 0) - Pat Gustavson on Cade McDonald: Gustafson handled the even-numbered mock draft picks: David Bailey No. 2 to the Jets, Jeremiah Love No. 4 to the Titans, Karnell Tate No. 6 to the Browns, Ruben Bane No. 8 to the Saints, Jordan Tyson No. 10 to the Giants, and so on. He also said Ty Simpson will be the biggest first-round bust and predicted the Cowboys will trade up into the top five. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/30d59654-62db-490c-8786-44b8d55e5746 (scored 0) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - 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) - 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) - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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