First three-round 2027 mock after the Jeffery Simmons trade: the Titans take Leonard Moore at No. 2 and Xavier Gilliam with Chicago’s pick, and LaNorris Sellers is the first quarterback

The first three-round 2027 mock draft built after the Jeffery Simmons trade gives the Tennessee Titans Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore at No. 2 and then uses Chicago’s first-round pick, now theirs, on the player who could replace Simmons in the middle of their defense: Tennessee defensive tackle Xavier Gilliam at No. 25.

Five draft analysts, Rob Gregson, Travis May, Kyle Crabbs, Tyler Forness and Ryan Roberts, took turns making the picks for the mock, published Thursday afternoon, October 29, hours after the Titans agreed to send Simmons to the Bears for Chicago’s 2027 and 2028 first-round picks and a 2027 fourth-rounder. There were no trades in the mock. Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith goes first to the Miami Dolphins, which Gregson calls a homecoming for the South Florida native and a “slam-dunk No. 1 overall pick.”

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The first round

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School
1	Miami Dolphins	Jeremiah Smith	WR	Ohio State
2	Tennessee Titans	Leonard Moore	CB	Notre Dame
3	Arizona Cardinals	LaNorris Sellers	QB	South Carolina
4	New York Jets	Charlie Becker	WR	Indiana
5	Los Angeles Chargers	Colin Simmons	EDGE	Texas
6	New York Jets (from Colts)	Dylan Stewart	EDGE	South Carolina
7	Philadelphia Eagles	Jordan Seaton	OT	LSU
8	New Orleans Saints	Chris Cole	LB	Georgia
9	Washington Commanders	Trey’Dez Green	TE	LSU
10	Cleveland Browns	Darian Mensah	QB	Miami (FL)
11	Las Vegas Raiders	Will Echoles	DT	Ole Miss
12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ashton Hampton	CB	Clemson
13	New York Giants	Greg Johnson	IOL	Minnesota
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nick Marsh	WR	Indiana
15	Atlanta Falcons	KJ Bolden	S	Georgia
16	Carolina Panthers	Zereoue Williams	OT	Utah
17	Houston Texans	Trevor Lauck	OT	Iowa
18	New York Jets (from Cowboys)	Drew Mestemaker	QB	Oklahoma State
19	Dallas Cowboys (from Packers)	Ellis Robinson IV	CB	Georgia
20	New England Patriots	Kingston Lopa	S	California
21	Minnesota Vikings	Jamari Johnson	TE	Oregon
22	Cincinnati Bengals	Jadan Baugh	RB	Florida
23	Denver Broncos	A’Mauri Washington	DT	Oregon
24	Detroit Lions	Kade Pieper	IOL	Iowa
25	Tennessee Titans (from Bears)	Xavier Gilliam	DT	Tennessee
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	Lance Heard	OT	Kentucky
27	Baltimore Ravens	Devan Thompkins	DT	Alabama
28	Cleveland Browns (from Rams)	Yhonzae Pierre	EDGE	Alabama
29	Seattle Seahawks	Clev Lubin	EDGE	Louisville
30	Kansas City Chiefs	Reed Harris	WR	Arizona State
31	Buffalo Bills	Cam Coleman	WR	Texas
32	San Francisco 49ers	Ryan Coleman-Williams	WR	Alabama

The Titans’ two first-rounders

At No. 2, the pick is Moore, described as the most well-rounded cornerback the writers have seen in years, with the physical tools, sticky coverage and athleticism to be a lockdown corner. At No. 25, the explanation is simple: with Simmons in Chicago, there is “a massive need” for the Titans at defensive tackle, and Gilliam, a dynamic penetrator with loads of upside, would play next to John Franklin-Myers. Tennessee adds LSU edge rusher Jordan Ross at No. 34 and quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who is not playing this season, at No. 66.

Chicago’s first pick comes at No. 57 in the second round, where the Bears take Notre Dame edge rusher Boubacar Traore. They add USC tackle Elijah Paige at No. 89.

Sellers is the first quarterback

The biggest departure from other recent mocks is at quarterback. South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers goes third to Arizona, with the pick explained by the arm talent of the quarterbacks Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur worked with in his last two stops, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, and by Sellers being “an insane athlete to boot.” Miami’s Darian Mensah goes 10th to the Cleveland Browns as the most efficient passer in the country this season.

Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker, the first quarterback in seven of the eight mocks in our latest consensus count and third overall in Josh Edwards’ October 28 mock, falls to No. 18, where the New York Jets take him with their third first-round pick. The write-up calls him a player with “the kind of traits that you dream of for a starting quarterback” who is still rough around the edges and relatively inexperienced, with Geno Smith as a possible bridge.

Every quarterback in three rounds

Pick	Quarterback	School	Team
3	LaNorris Sellers	South Carolina	Arizona Cardinals
10	Darian Mensah	Miami (FL)	Cleveland Browns
18	Drew Mestemaker	Oklahoma State	New York Jets
38	CJ Carr	Notre Dame	Indianapolis Colts
46	Trinidad Chambliss	Ole Miss	Pittsburgh Steelers
66	Brendan Sorsby	Not playing in 2026	Tennessee Titans
71	Conner Weigman	Houston	Minnesota Vikings
72	Jayden Maiava	USC	New Orleans Saints

Texas’ Arch Manning, Oregon’s Dante Moore and Missouri’s Austin Simmons are not among the 96 picks. Notre Dame’s CJ Carr, who went seventh in Edwards’ mock, lasts until the second round at No. 38 to Indianapolis. Sellers was fourth and Mestemaker first in Troy Finnegan’s quarterback rankings this week.

Other notable picks

The Jets also take Becker at No. 4 and South Carolina edge Dylan Stewart at No. 6 with the Colts’ pick, giving them two of the first six selections before their quarterback at 18.

The Chargers take Texas edge Colin Simmons at No. 5, with the writers expecting this to be Khalil Mack’s final season in Los Angeles.

LSU tackle Jordan Seaton goes seventh to Philadelphia as the replacement for Lane Johnson, and Utah tackle Zereoue Williams goes 16th to Carolina.

Clemson cornerback Ashton Hampton, called the best corner in the country this year with a completion rate allowed below 40 percent and 10 passes defended, goes 12th to Tampa Bay.

Texas tackle Trevor Goosby, who was carted off earlier this season, falls to No. 62 to Kansas City.