# Walt: Walt's 2027 NFL Mock Draft assigns the first 16 picks, starting with Arch Manning to the Cardinals at No. 1 and including quarterbacks Dante Moore at No. 4 and LaNorris Sellers at No. 13.

**Claimed:** Aug 31, 2026
**Pundit:** Walt — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt
**Outlet:** Walter Football — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/walter-football
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://walterfootball.com/draft2027charlie.php

17 checkable claims — 16 mock draft picks and 1 combine measurement — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 31 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

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

Of the 7 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 5.

> The Cardinals add their future starter.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Colin Simmons to be picked at number 7**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Colin Simmons, Atlanta Falcons
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Cam Coleman to be picked at number 6**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Cam Coleman, New York Giants
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jelani McDonald to be picked at number 14**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jelani McDonald, New York Jets
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **K.J. Duff to post a projected 40 time around 4.5 seconds at the combine**
  - Kind: Combine Measurements · About: K.J. Duff
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Trevor Goosby to be picked at number 9**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Trevor Goosby, San Francisco 49ers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Yhonzae Pierre to be picked at number 10**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Yhonzae Pierre, Chicago Bears
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Nick Nash to be picked at number 16**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Nick Nash, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **K.J. Duff to be picked at number 8**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: K.J. Duff, Carolina Panthers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Arch Manning to be picked at number 1**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Arch Manning, Arizona Cardinals
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Leonard Moore to be picked at number 5**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Leonard Moore, New York Jets
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Charlie Becker to be picked at number 15**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Charlie Becker, Kansas City Chiefs
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jeremiah Smith to be picked at number 3**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiah Smith, Miami Dolphins
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Dante Moore to be picked at number 4**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dante Moore, Cleveland Browns
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Dylan Stewart to be picked at number 2**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dylan Stewart, Las Vegas Raiders
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Kewan Lacy to be picked at number 11**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kewan Lacy, Tennessee Titans
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Ashton Hampton to be picked at number 12**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ashton Hampton, New Orleans Saints
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **LaNorris Sellers to be picked at number 13**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: LaNorris Sellers, Pittsburgh Steelers
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Colin Simmons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/colin-simmons
- Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/falcons
- Cam Coleman — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/cam-coleman
- New York Giants — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/giants
- Jelani McDonald — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jelani-mcdonald
- New York Jets — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jets
- K.J. Duff — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/k-j-duff
- Trevor Goosby — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/trevor-goosby
- San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/49ers
- Yhonzae Pierre — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/yhonzae-pierre
- Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bears
- Nick Nash — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/nick-nash
- New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots
- Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers
- Arch Manning — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/arch-manning
- Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cardinals
- Leonard Moore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/leonard-moore
- Charlie Becker — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/charlie-becker
- Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs
- Jeremiah Smith — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiah-smith
- Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/dolphins
- Dante Moore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dante-moore
- Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/browns
- Dylan Stewart — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/dylan-stewart
- Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/raiders
- Kewan Lacy — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kewan-lacy
- Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/titans
- Ashton Hampton — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/ashton-hampton
- New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/saints
- LaNorris Sellers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/lanorris-sellers
- Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/steelers

## What others said about the same people

- Ralph Vacchiano on Tua Tagovailoa: Vacchiano ranks all 32 NFL teams entering the 2026 season, with the Rams first and Dolphins last. He also flags the Giants as a potential surprise team with a top-10 defense, and notes Deshaun Watson won Cleveland's QB job while Tua Tagovailoa starts Week 1 in Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6f782be9-64d3-47cf-b054-6566e14194d6 (scored 0)
- Steven Ruiz on Michael Penix Jr.: In a retrospective tiering of all 32 starting quarterbacks, Ruiz treats Michael Penix Jr. as the Falcons' Week 1 starter over Kirk Cousins, whom he places in his lowest tier. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/968b3764-11ef-41b5-a370-ff570b3219d1 (scored 0)
- 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)

## More mock draft picks

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

- 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)
- 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)
- Damian Parson on Zachariah Branch: Locked On's draft analyst laid out where several prospects should land in the upcoming draft: Zachariah Branch as a Day 2/third-round target for the Chargers, Penn State's top offensive lineman gone well before pick 22 (ideally 14 to Baltimore), Akeem Mesador and Malachi Lawrence as first-round edge rushers, Derrick Moore as a Day 2 edge, and Texas's left tackle as a top-10 pick next year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b352f2ad-cf9f-4086-8229-68786b3029cf (scored 100)
- Ollie Connolly on Kyle Louis: Connelly assesses the 2026 draft class: he sees Jeremiah Love as a top-ten most productive player at running back with an Ezekiel Elliott-to-Bijan/McCaffrey range, projects Fernando Mendoza as a top-8-to-12 starting QB in the league, pegs Ty Simpson as a top-of-the-second-round pick he'd only be comfortable taking in the third, and slots various tight ends and late running backs into specific rounds. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/451a3983-ef51-4051-988d-6842523d646b (scored 19.28)

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