Cody Williams’ 2027 mock draft: Jordan Seaton goes third to the Titans, Arch Manning stays top 10 for Arizona and the Jets pick three times in the top 13

Cody Williams’ latest 2027 mock draft, released Thursday, October 22, follows the crowd at the very top and then breaks from it. Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith goes first to the Los Angeles Chargers and Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker second to the Miami Dolphins, but LSU tackle Jordan Seaton jumps to No. 3 for the Tennessee Titans and Texas quarterback Arch Manning is still a top-10 pick, at No. 10 to the Arizona Cardinals.

That last call matters because Manning’s stock is the most argued-over thing in this draft cycle. He has slid out of Round 1 in several recent projections, including Jacob Infante’s latest mock, and Mel Kiper Jr. had him only 24th on his first big board. Williams goes the other way. He concedes that Manning has earned the criticism for how he has played this fall, yet argues the noise is hiding what he calls the “still-obvious talent” of the Texas passer.

Cody Williams’ first round

Pick	Prospect	School	Pos.	Club	Note
1	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State	WR	Los Angeles Chargers	Consensus top prospect
2	Drew Mestemaker	Oklahoma State	QB	Miami Dolphins	First passer off the board
3	Jordan Seaton	LSU	OT	Tennessee Titans	Protection for Tennessee
4	Colin Simmons	Texas	EDGE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Top pass rusher
5	Dylan Stewart	South Carolina	EDGE	Washington Commanders	Second edge in a row
6	Leonard Moore	Notre Dame	CB	New York Jets (from Dallas)	First of three Jets picks
7	Trevor Goosby	Texas	OT	Philadelphia Eagles	Second tackle in the top seven
8	Cam Coleman	Texas	WR	Houston Texans	Third Longhorn in eight picks
9	Trinidad Chambliss	Ole Miss	QB	New York Jets (from Indianapolis)	Jets’ quarterback answer
10	Arch Manning	Texas	QB	Arizona Cardinals	Bet on talent over 2026 tape
11	Ellis Robinson IV	Georgia	CB	Cleveland Browns (from L.A. Rams)	Corner with the Rams’ pick
12	Chris Cole	Georgia	LB	New Orleans Saints	Off-ball linebacker
13	Will Echoles	Ole Miss	DT	New York Jets	Third Jets pick in 13
14	Charlie Becker	Indiana	WR	Atlanta Falcons	Big-play receiver
15	Ashton Hampton	Clemson	CB	Las Vegas Raiders	Third corner taken
16	Greg Johnson	Minnesota	IOL	Seattle Seahawks	Interior line help
17	Yhonzae Pierre	Alabama	EDGE	Cincinnati Bengals	Third edge rusher
18	Jamari Johnson	Oregon	TE	Baltimore Ravens	First tight end
19	A’Mauri Washington	Oregon	DL	New York Giants	Interior pass rush
20	Kade Pieper	Iowa	IOL	Carolina Panthers	Guard depth
21	Kelley Jones	Mississippi State	CB	Detroit Lions	Fourth corner in Round 1
22	Darian Mensah	Miami (FL)	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fourth quarterback
23	Sammy Brown	Clemson	LB	Denver Broncos	Linebacker
24	Xavier Gilliam	Tennessee	DL	New England Patriots	Defensive line
25	KJ Bolden	Georgia	S	Jacksonville Jaguars	First safety, third Bulldog
26	Dante Moore	Oregon	QB	Cleveland Browns	Fifth QB, Browns’ second pick
27	Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa	Notre Dame	LB	Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay)	Linebacker
28	David Stone	Oklahoma	DT	Chicago Bears	Interior lineman
29	Tae Johnson	Notre Dame	S	Buffalo Bills	Safety
30	Jadan Baugh	Florida	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Only running back
31	Trey’Dez Green	LSU	TE	Kansas City Chiefs	Second tight end
32	Nick Marsh	Indiana	WR	San Francisco 49ers	Fourth receiver

The calls that stand out

Seaton at No. 3. Williams admits the LSU left tackle is probably not the third-best player in the class, but says Seaton has played his way into the top 10, and a Titans team that needs protection takes him ahead of both elite edge rushers. It is a sharp contrast with Joe DeLeone and Ryan Roberts, whose mock released the same day has Seaton waiting until No. 19.

Mestemaker over the field. On Miami’s pick, Williams writes that the Oklahoma State quarterback’s arm “might truly be unmatched” among this year’s passers, while stressing that Mestemaker still has flaws to clean up. He is the first quarterback taken, the same verdict as 13 of the 18 mocks in our October 22 consensus.

Texas everywhere. Four Longhorns go in the top 10: Colin Simmons at No. 4 to Tampa Bay, Trevor Goosby at No. 7 to Philadelphia, Cam Coleman at No. 8 to Houston and Manning at No. 10. Georgia adds three first-rounders of its own in Ellis Robinson IV, Chris Cole and KJ Bolden, the first safety off the board at No. 25.

The Jets’ three picks. New York uses the Dallas pick on Notre Dame corner Leonard Moore at No. 6, takes Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss with the Indianapolis pick at No. 9, and adds Ole Miss defensive tackle Will Echoles with its own pick at No. 13.

Quarterbacks and the shape of the round

Five quarterbacks go in Round 1: Mestemaker (2), Chambliss (9), Manning (10), Miami’s Darian Mensah to Pittsburgh (22) and Oregon’s Dante Moore to Cleveland (26). Notre Dame’s CJ Carr is not among them. By position, Williams’ round has four cornerbacks, four receivers, four interior defensive linemen, three edge rushers, three linebackers, two tackles, two guards or centers, two safeties and two tight ends, with Florida’s Jadan Baugh the only running back, at No. 30 to Minnesota.

Williams’ broader read is that the edge group thins out quickly after Simmons and Dylan Stewart, while the secondary is deep enough to supply starters well into the 20s. For how the risers and fallers moved after last weekend’s college games, see the Week 7 draft stock report.

What comes next

The draft order will shift again once the Week 7 NFL games finish on Monday night, and this weekend’s college results will feed the next round of boards. WhyNFL will keep tracking each new first round from named analysts.

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