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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.
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Is Mike Renner accurate? Across 126 graded calls in 14 articles, Mike Renner scores 51.53% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 17.6, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution.
A limited sample — under 30 graded articles.
96.33% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
1 of 14 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 4 of 4.
Kenyon Sadiq to be picked at number 11
“I'd get to 11 through 15 here. I have the Miami Dolphins going Kenyan, Saddiq, the Oregon tight end.”
Carnell Tate to be picked at number 7
“I have the commanders going carnal tape, the Ohio State wide receiver at number seven.”
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 9
“Reuben Bain, the Miami defensive end going to the Kansas City Chiefs.”
Green Bay Packers to win
“I think the Packers beat the Bears... So I think the Packers win that one.”
David Bailey to be picked at number 3
“At number three... I have David Bailey, the Texas Tech edge going to the Cardinals.”
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
“I lean the Rams. I think the offense at full strength is just too dangerous.”
Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl
“Texans making it as a wild card fifth seed to the Super Bowl.”
Los Angeles Rams to win
“and I think the Rams beat the Panthers”
Keldric Faulk to be picked at number 5
“and then Keltrick Falk, the Auburn edge slash d t, and I have him going there to be a DT more so to the New York Giants.”
Los Angeles Rams to win
“And then so it's seagulls, Rams. I have it being the NFC championship game... But if I had to pick, I lean with you, I lean the Rams.”
Jacksonville Jaguars to win
“Jags over Pats”
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“Top five picks. I have it going. Fernando Mendoza from Indiana to the Raiders”
Matt Moore to be picked at number 2
“and then Dante Moore of Oregon to the Jets. I don't see that changing as long as those guys declare.”
New England Patriots to win
“So that would be Pats over Chargers”
Trevor Goosby to be picked at number 6
“It's get six through 10 where the Browns... Trevor Goosby, offense tackle Texas to me.”
Jacksonville Jaguars to win
“Jags over Bills”
Houston Texans to win
“Texans over Steelers in the wild card round”
Houston Texans to win
“divisional round, Texans over Broncos”
Jermaine McCrory to be picked at number 18
“And I have Jermaine McCrory, the Tennessee corner going to Minnesota.”
Arvell Reese to be picked at number 4
“Arbel Reese, the Ohio State linebacker slash edge going fourth to the titans”
Caleb Downs to be picked at number 10
“And then last number 10 here. Caleb Downs, Ohio State safety is the Cincinnati Bengals.”
Mansoor Delane to be picked at number 17
“17, I have Mansoor Delaine, the LSU quarterback going to the Lions.”
Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8
“Jeremiah Love going to the saints. No real explanation necessary there. It's Kellen Moore as your head coach.”
Jordyn Tyson to be picked at number 13
“Jordan Tyson, the Arizona statewide receiver going to the Rams at 13.”
Spencer Fano to be picked at number 15
“And then Spencer Fanon, the Utah offensive tackle going to the Bucks at 15”
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
“the winner of this game is the Super Bowl champion... So because of all that, give me the Rams.”
Makai Lemon to be picked at number 16
“16 Jets, McKay Lemann, USC wide receiver. I love this fit for forever.”
Sonny Styles to be picked at number 12
“Sonny Styles, the line back from Ohio State going to Dallas at 12.”