# Mike Renner — prediction record Mike Renner covers the NFL draft with a scouting eye, producing positional rankings and prospect evaluations across CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, and several podcasts including Pushing the Pile and Locked On Bills. His work spans the full roster—offensive tackles, interior linemen, tight ends, linebackers, safeties—with an appetite for the kind of detailed breakdowns that make draft season feel like year-round business. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 51.53% - **MissedTakes Score:** 17.6 - **Graded articles:** 14 - **Graded individual calls:** 126 - **Clarity:** 96.33% LIMITED SAMPLE: between 10 and 29 graded articles. Treat with caution. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology ## Graded articles (14) ### Aug 17, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Renner ranks the top 10 offensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft class and assigns each an early draft grade, with Trevor Goosby a top-10 pick, Jordan Seaton a first-rounder, and Cayden Green likely the first guard drafted; he also expects Seaton to be picked higher than Olu Fashanu's 11th-overall slot. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3dfdba17-f4e6-4b18-8af8-84b8f032ed3d ### May 20, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Renner likes the Rams over the 49ers in the Australia opener, is bullish on Houston and Cleveland win totals, picks the Falcons to win the NFC South, Cowboys as NFC champs, Bengals as AFC champs, Cowboys as a longshot Super Bowl winner with Cleveland as his sleeper, and goes Burrow for MVP, Jeremiah Love for OROY and Ruben Bain Jr. for DROY. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2db1adf7-4f4f-48d8-ac6e-c073132d5a87 ### Apr 20, 2026 — scored 71.82 across 16 calls Mike Renner made the even-numbered picks in the show's first-round mock, from Arvell Reese to the Jets at No. 2 through Chris Johnson to Seattle at 32, and also said he'd bet Omar Cooper Jr. is off the board before the Eagles pick at 23. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f93a0d01-bf42-4298-aeea-be59185728ab ### Apr 14, 2026 — scored 63.19 across 2 calls In his three-round mock draft, Renner has the Bills taking UCF edge rusher Malachi Lawrence at No. 26 and Kentucky interior offensive lineman Jalen Farmer at No. 91. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c1ee6e5f-2b62-4793-8af8-485c7fe645a3 ### Apr 10, 2026 — scored 82.28 across 16 calls In a two-man 2026 first-round mock draft, Renner made the odd-numbered picks: Fernando Mendoza first overall to the Raiders, Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals at 3, Sonny Styles to the Giants at 5, Ruben Bain Jr. to the Commanders at 7, Spencer Fano to the Chiefs at 9, Mansoor Delaine to the Dolphins at 11, Kayshon Concepcion to the Rams at 13, Francis Mauigoa to the Bucs at 15, Kadyn Proctor to the Lions at 17, Caleb Lomu to the Panthers at 19, Ty Simpson to the Steelers at 21, Omar Cooper Jr. to the Eagles at 23, Dylan Thieneman to the Bears at 25, Kenyon Sadiq to the 49ers at 27, Chris Johnson to the Chiefs at 29, and Max Iheanachor to the Patriots at 31. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/428982ee-9edf-4916-9267-a11107e7ccc5 ### Apr 8, 2026 — scored 91.61 across 11 calls Brenner ranks the 2026 draft's position groups from weakest to strongest and makes several individual draft-slot calls, including Jeremiah Love as a top-five pick, Arvell Reese first edge off the board at No. 2 to the Jets, first-round grades for the top safeties and five receivers, and Sonny Styles going in the top five. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0aac8388-d819-4a78-b0bb-97f8d64972dd ### Mar 2, 2026 — scored 78.67 across 25 calls Brenner named combine risers and gave draft ranges for several prospects, predicted a large first-round offensive-line class, and made picks 1, 3, 5 and every other selection in a post-combine first-round mock draft. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ecb2ebf0-5d9b-441c-9392-2cb92129b98e ### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Renner predicts the Raiders will take Fernando Mendoza, expects the Cardinals to be Malik Willis's landing spot, doubts Ruben Bain will be the No. 2 overall pick, thinks Cassius Howell will slide because of his short arms, and believes the Titans still take an edge at No. 4. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc4e17af-717a-416c-a7d4-87d67a1df90f ### Feb 25, 2026 — scored 49.82 across 6 calls Renner expects Caleb Banks and Peter Woods to be the first two defensive tackles drafted, has Ruben Bane as the top non-quarterback on his board, Michael Trigg as his TE2, Ohio State's blocking tight end going on Day 3, D'Angelo Ponds as a top-50 player who will test extremely well (sub-4.4 speed), Jermaine McCoy as his CB1 and a top-half-of-round-one corner, and Caden Proctor and Spencer Fano as top-10 players in the class. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5a7f146c-a370-4f12-874b-ab4b5244ade9 ### Feb 18, 2026 — scored 87.55 across 10 calls Renner names five favorites, calling Reuben Bain Jr. the best non-quarterback in the class, Caden Proctor a top-five prospect and potentially the best OT in the class, Omar Cooper Jr. a possible first-rounder, Jadarian Price a second-round pick and the class's second-best running back, and Josiah Trotter a top-50 selection. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4585cce6-20f2-42db-b844-37dc147eef60 ### Feb 5, 2026 — scored 62.7 across 3 calls Renner picks Seattle to blow out New England 31-10, citing the Seahawks' defensive line against the Patriots' offensive line, and also says the Cardinals will sign Aaron Rodgers. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/08f73c3a-b9e7-49dc-a57e-3d9b1de883e5 ### Feb 3, 2026 — scored 40.87 across 4 calls Brenner made several draft-stock calls after the Senior Bowl: Pitt linebacker Kyle Lewis inside the top 100, Garrett Nussmeier as the third quarterback drafted, Malachi Fields as a top-50 pick, Caleb Proctor as a Day 3 pass rusher, Sonny Styles as a top-10 pick, and Jermod McCoy running in the low 4.4s or high 4.3s. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/323660db-0979-4f45-b64d-84d32d754b26 ### Jan 16, 2026 — scored 66.36 across 2 calls In his mock draft, Renner has the Cowboys taking Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 12 and Clemson edge TJ Parker at No. 20. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9fbab7a5-8446-4b4f-b1a7-970468afc38a ### Jan 6, 2026 — scored 52.89 across 28 calls Renner picked the same AFC bracket as JP except with the Texans reaching the Super Bowl as a fifth seed, had the Packers beating the Bears in the NFC, and leaned Rams over Seahawks in the NFC Championship and the Rams as Super Bowl champions. He also gave a full post-season mock draft of picks 1-18. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c757802e-5a1c-45ab-8c40-225fb8a6e1a9 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=mike-renner