Joe DeLeone and Ryan Roberts’ 2027 mock draft: three quarterbacks in three picks, no Arch Manning in Round 1 and a sixth-year Utah tackle for the Eagles at No. 11

Joe DeLeone and Ryan Roberts built their new 2027 first round, released Thursday, October 22, around one question: where do the quarterbacks land? Their answer is a run of three passers in three picks, Drew Mestemaker at No. 4, Trinidad Chambliss at No. 5 and Darian Mensah at No. 6, and no room at all in Round 1 for Texas quarterback Arch Manning.

Manning, who has played in only four games this fall, has now missed the first round in a growing number of projections, including Jacob Infante’s and five of the 18 mocks in our October 22 consensus. South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, not Manning, is the fourth quarterback here, at No. 15 to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Joe DeLeone and Ryan Roberts’ first round

Pick	Prospect	School	Pos.	Club	Note
1	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State	WR	Miami Dolphins	Safe, franchise-shaping pick
2	Colin Simmons	Texas	EDGE	Tennessee Titans	No QB while the young starter develops
3	Leonard Moore	Notre Dame	CB	Los Angeles Chargers	Chosen over the edge rushers
4	Drew Mestemaker	Oklahoma State	QB	Arizona Cardinals	First quarterback
5	Trinidad Chambliss	Ole Miss	QB	New York Jets	Second QB, size and age questions
6	Darian Mensah	Miami (FL)	QB	Cleveland Browns	Third QB in three picks
7	Ellis Robinson IV	Georgia	CB	New York Giants	Big jump this season
8	Charlie Becker	Indiana	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Boundary receiver
9	Chris Cole	Georgia	LB	New York Jets	Coverage linebacker
10	Dylan Stewart	South Carolina	EDGE	Washington Commanders	Talent over need
11	Zereoue Williams	Utah	OT	Philadelphia Eagles	Sixth-year senior, the surprise
12	Xavier Gilliam	Tennessee	DT	New Orleans Saints	Interior line
13	Will Echoles	Ole Miss	DT	Las Vegas Raiders	Second tackle in a row
14	Trevor Lauck	Iowa	OT	Atlanta Falcons	Tackle
15	LaNorris Sellers	South Carolina	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fourth and last QB
16	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Notre Dame	LB	Carolina Panthers	Linebacker
17	Ashton Hampton	Clemson	CB	New York Jets	Jets’ third pick
18	Kelley Jones	Mississippi State	CB	Dallas Cowboys	Cornerback
19	Jordan Seaton	LSU	OT	Houston Texans	Slides from the top 10
20	KJ Bolden	Georgia	S	Detroit Lions	Safety
21	Yhonzae Pierre	Alabama	EDGE	New England Patriots	Pass rusher
22	Ahmad Moten	Miami (FL)	DT	Cincinnati Bengals	Interior line
23	Kingston Lopa	California	S	Minnesota Vikings	Safety
24	Trey’Dez Green	LSU	TE	Denver Broncos	Only tight end
25	Devan Thompkins	Alabama	DT	Chicago Bears	Interior line
26	Jadan Baugh	Florida	RB	Jacksonville Jaguars	Only running back
27	Clev Lubin	Louisville	EDGE	Seattle Seahawks	Pass rusher
28	Trevor Goosby	Texas	OT	Cleveland Browns	Browns’ second pick
29	Greg Johnson	Minnesota	IOL	Baltimore Ravens	Interior line
30	Cam Coleman	Texas	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	Receiver
31	Brauntae Johnson	Notre Dame	S	Buffalo Bills	Safety
32	Kade Pieper	Iowa	IOL	San Francisco 49ers	Guard

The calls that stand out

No quarterback for the top two. Jeremiah Smith goes first to the Dolphins, and the Titans then pass on a passer at No. 2. DeLeone’s reasoning is that Tennessee should give its second-year starter more time, so Texas edge Colin Simmons, whom they rate as the best pass rusher in the class, goes second. The Chargers follow with Notre Dame corner Leonard Moore rather than an edge or an interior lineman.

Three passers in a row. Arizona takes Mestemaker at No. 4, with the hosts arguing that the Cardinals should not build around Jacoby Brissett and that the Oklahoma State quarterback’s arm keeps getting better. The Jets follow with Chambliss even though one of the two hosts was cool on the Ole Miss passer’s size and age, and Cleveland takes Mensah, whose late-game plays convinced DeLeone he could be the Browns’ long-awaited fix.

The Eagles’ surprise. The biggest swing is DeLeone’s pick at No. 11: Utah tackle Zereoue Williams, a sixth-year senior who appears in few other first rounds. DeLeone rates him as a truer tackle than the bigger names on the board, points to his core strength and likens his game to former Eagles right tackle Jon Runyan.

Seaton slides. LSU tackle Jordan Seaton, who goes as high as third in Cody Williams’ mock released the same day, lasts until No. 19 here, to the Houston Texans. Texas tackle Trevor Goosby falls even further, to No. 28 for the Browns.

Position count

The round includes four quarterbacks, four cornerbacks, four defensive tackles, four edge rushers, four offensive tackles, three safeties, three receivers, two interior offensive linemen, two linebackers, one tight end (LSU’s Trey’Dez Green, at No. 24 to Denver) and one running back (Florida’s Jadan Baugh, at No. 26 to Jacksonville). The Jets again pick three times, at 5, 9 and 17, and Georgia supplies three first-rounders in Ellis Robinson IV, Chris Cole and KJ Bolden.

What comes next

The pair close by warning that the quarterback order will look very different by April, and the next shake-up starts with this weekend’s college games and the Week 7 NFL results that reset the draft order on Monday night. For another fresh view of the top of the board, see Luke Easterling’s latest mock.

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