Renner's 2027 NFL mock draft: Dolphins take generational WR Jeremiah Smith No. 1; Arch Manning to Cardinals — SkimNews
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- Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State, WR) is projected No. 1 overall to the Miami Dolphins, with 33 catches for 617 yards and 7 TDs cited; the piece notes Miami has the NFL's worst receiving corps and Malik Willis under contract for two more seasons
- Arch Manning (Texas, QB) is slotted No. 2 to the Arizona Cardinals despite 'serious work to do' — Renner says he's yet to have a 'wire-to-wire dominant game' — with 865 passing yards, 7 TDs, and 3 INTs through the early season
- Four top QB prospects — Dante Moore, Julian Sayin, CJ Carr, and LaNorris Sellers — are excluded from the mock because they're all returning to school, depleting the class at the position
- Jadan Baugh (Florida, RB) is 'tearing through college football' with 600 rushing yards and 11 TDs in just four games (7.2 YPC), and Renner says it may be 'disrespectful' to leave him outside the top 10
- Dylan Stewart (South Carolina, EDGE) has seen his draft stock in 'free fall' after missing the first two weeks with a back injury and then getting suspended for throwing a punch vs. Alabama, despite top-5 talent
- Devan Thompkins (Alabama, DL) is called 'one of the biggest risers in this year's class' after transferring from USC, now capable of playing as a standup outside linebacker at 6'5", 300 lbs
- The New York Jets hold three first-round picks — their own plus those acquired from the Cowboys (Quinnen Williams trade) and Colts (Sauce Gardner trade) — and the draft order was set using reverse Super Bowl odds from DraftKings Sportsbook
Why it matters: The 2027 quarterback class is thinning fast — four top QBs (Moore, Sayin, Carr, Sellers) are returning to school, pushing lesser-known names like Trinidad Chambliss into the top five. The Jets' three first-round picks — built via the Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner trades — make them the draft's biggest swing team.
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