# Mike Renner: Renner ranks his top 10 interior offensive line prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Iowa's Kade Pieper as the No. 1 player who he believes can become the first center taken in the first round since Tyler Linderbaum in 2022. **Claimed:** Aug 11, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Renner — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner **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-iol-rankings-kade-pieper/ 11 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 14 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > With athleticism at a premium in today's NFL, Pieper could very easily end up a first-rounder. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Anthonie Knapp to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Anthonie Knapp - Verdict: not settled yet - **Anthony Boswell to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Anthony Boswell, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Luke Montgomery to be picked “Day 2” (picks 33–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Luke Montgomery - Verdict: not settled yet - **Evan Tengesdahl to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Greg Johnson to be picked “Late Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Greg Johnson, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Austin Siereveld to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Austin Siereveld - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kade Pieper to be picked “Late Round 1”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kade Pieper - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jesse Perry to be picked “Late Day 2” (picks 67–100)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jesse Perry, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Braelin Moore to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Braelin Moore - Verdict: not settled yet - **my top 10 prospects ... Kade Pieper ... Greg Johnson ... Luke Montgomery ... Jesse Perry ... Anthony Boswell ... Austin Siereveld ... Evan Tengesdahl ... Anthonie Knapp ... Iapani Laloulu ... Braelin Moore** - Kind: Top Player Lists - Verdict: not settled yet - **Iapani Laloulu to be picked “Early Day 3” (picks 101–179)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Iapani Laloulu - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Anthonie Knapp — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/anthonie-knapp - Anthony Boswell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/anthony-boswell - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/texans - Luke Montgomery — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/luke-montgomery - Evan Tengesdahl — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/evan-tengesdahl - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Greg Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/greg-johnson - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Austin Siereveld — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/austin-siereveld - Kade Pieper — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kade-pieper - Jesse Perry — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jesse-perry - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans - Braelin Moore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/braelin-moore - Iapani Laloulu — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/iapani-laloulu ## What others said about the same people - Pat Fitzmaurice on Kyler Murray: Fitzmaurice touts Kyler Murray as a value QB who will start Week 1 for Minnesota, Tyler Shough as the Saints' undisputed starter, and Juwan Johnson and Terrance Ferguson as late-round tight end targets. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70a7844a-2fb6-44d7-814f-30ec9fbcc26d (scored 100) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Kyler Murray: Fitzmaurice expects Kyler Murray to be Minnesota's Week 1 starter and calls him one of the better quarterback values in 2026 drafts; he also views Jordan Love as a top-10 real-life quarterback but only a QB2 in fantasy. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0653fc24-437c-4aba-89ee-f1f417e1983d (scored 100) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Kyler Murray: Fitzmaurice expects Kyler Murray to open the season as Minnesota's starting quarterback and to be one of the better quarterback values in 2026 fantasy drafts, and he likewise likes Tyler Shough as New Orleans' entrenched starter with an easy schedule. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/18bf77c0-c921-4593-997e-8405355274e9 (scored 100) - Matt Okada on Kyler Murray: In a PPR-framed fantasy draft guide, Okada makes a few non-fantasy claims: rookie Jeremiyah Love will be Arizona's featured back despite being listed as RB2, Tua Tagovailoa will be Atlanta's Week 1 starter, and Kyler Murray will open the season as Minnesota's starting quarterback. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8ada4169-6627-4730-a98d-6869382735d2 (scored 100) - Mike Fanelli on Kyler Murray: Fanelli ranks all 32 NFL teams for 2026 fantasy purposes, with the Bengals first and the Dolphins last, and makes assorted calls including Joe Burrow winning Comeback Player of the Year, Drake Maye leading the league in passing touchdowns, various starting-role and depth-chart projections, plus sleepers (Godwin, Travis Hunter, Jonathon Brooks) and a bust call on De'Von Achane. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c6f6ca7-2193-4aef-8a62-e4a7f535b80a (scored 100) - Jordan Dajani on Kyler Murray: An unsigned CBS Sports piece states Kyler Murray will be Minnesota's Week 1 starting quarterback with J.J. McCarthy as the backup, and suggests Tua Tagovailoa appears to have the Falcons' starting job locked up. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/19a4034c-aa5b-4af7-8032-43473ee363dd (scored 100) ## 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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