FantasyPros - 2026 NFL First Round Mock Draft 3.0 | Every First Round Pick After The Combine (Ep. 1973) - The Herd with Colin Cowherd

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros. This is the Fantasy
Football Podcast. Is me Joey Pig, Joe p Zapia and
the NFL Combine is over. The Underwear Olympics are gone,
which means we've got forty times. We've got a lot
more to talk about and some new takes on some
landing spots for some players to help us put those

(00:20):
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as well. Gentlemen, obviously, it's been a fun time here
watching the combine all week. Some guys popped my boy,
Mike Washington FITZI I told you last time we talked
in I think it was the two point oh mocker
that I'm getting confused. Yeah, with two point oh mock,
I told you that's kind of my dude. He looked
pretty fast, my friend, didn't he.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
He tested like a champ Joe. It definitely raised eyebrow
as one of the winners at least, you know, the
guys were eligible to draft in fantasy one of the
winners at the combine. There's some other worriesome things high
fumble rat in college. But yeah, like I think that
jumped him for sure into the top five in running

(01:25):
back rookie running backs, and maybe even two or three
for some people.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Yeah, Kenyon Sadig also popping a big forty time de bro.
I know you were all over that posted videos all
over to you and at four to three nine, not
too shabby there, buddy, Oh dude, and.

Speaker 3 (01:38):
We're gonna talk about him. He's gonna go screaming up
the board for a lot of teams. I mean, I
heard a lot of talk about this class being very
mid and very bad.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
A lot of really.

Speaker 3 (01:47):
Good testing coming out of Andy boys.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
Yeah, look, I think I think maybe this class took
it a little personally Andrew that maybe, you know, hey,
without the greatest class all this stuff, but they went
out there and a lot of these guys really balled
out some entertaining moments there. Did you have a big
takeaway from a player or something you saw over the
last week that either changed your mind or really opened
your eyes on a talent.

Speaker 4 (02:08):
I mean, the Mike Washington thing was pretty eye opening.
I don't know if I saw that type of speed
when you kind of watched him play at Arkansas. So
the fact that it's a week in terms of the
running backs after Jeremiah Love, you know who is going
to kind of establish stuff as that RB two again,
Mike Washington's really kind of firmly put himself into that conversation.

(02:30):
So I think that was one of my big takeaways
in the fact that if you're slow, you don't run.
You know. It's like, that's why we're seeing all these
really great times is because agents and the players with
nil they know what they're worth, and hey, no, if
you're not going to run a fast Fordy, you ain't running,
which is why we see a lot of guys that
even though they said, hey, I'm here to compete and

(02:51):
then they don't do anything. I thought that was kind
of interesting too.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Right, That's why the testing thing I mean, it seemed
like every one tested well, but there were so many
guys skipping tests, like they might as well just do
away with the twenty yard short shuttle because nobody Yeah.

Speaker 3 (03:08):
Yeah, it's like last line.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
If we think I love the shovel run. When I
was in high school, I was quick man boo back
in the day, I was burned. All right, we're gonna
get to all the picks here and talk more about
all these guys in the draft, including who's the number
one overall pick. Well, we all know pretty much that's
gonna be. Before we do quick shout out to the
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(03:55):
You know, no championship goes unnoticed here. All right, let's
start off here with the number one overall pick. It
still seems to be Fernando Mendoza. I've gotten Debros take
on it, We've gotten Pats take on and on a
couple of shows. So Eric said, I haven't gotten your
take on it. This is the one to kind of
just lock in there and then we kind of start
doing our thing afterwards. So Fernando Mendoza, your take on him,

(04:16):
what you saw from the combine, perhaps too, if you
want to throw in anything else there in terms of
some of the other quarterbacks too, and where he really
does stack up in terms of being far and away
the best, and you know what you think it could
do for the Raiders going forward in twenty twenty six
and beyond.

Speaker 4 (04:29):
I think that he can provide stability to the position
that they didn't really have last year because it was
Gino Smith throwing a million interceptions for the Las Vegas Raiders.
So I think that's where he can thrive. I think
that Kubiak's offensive system really excels in terms of providing
protection for his quarterbacks. Because the last two teams that
he's been on with the Saints and Seahawks, those offensive

(04:51):
lines weren't completely solved, and he worked with the personnel
that he had, So I get that on paper, the
Raiders still don't have a really great offensive line. It
should get Alton Miller back, Jackson Powers Johnson should also
be back, So just by getting injured guys back and healthy,
I think this offensive line can at least be average,
and maybe a couple pieces added through free agency in
the NFL Draft and put a competent quarterback who's accurate

(05:14):
behind that offensive line, and yeah, you could see some
fantasy juice, especially with the top two guys again. The
last year we're taking Ashton, Gendi, brock Bauers mean, top
fifteen picks overall, those guys are going to be high
picks again, and we're really betting on Mendoza to be like, hey,
drive the bus, get these guys to the Promised Land.

Speaker 1 (05:32):
All right, there you have it, all right, Andrew, thank
you for your take on Mendoza. Now, since you're also
first time here doing a monck this year, we've already
had Derek and Patsman on every single one of these
because he's really carrying the weight of this program. Let's
get your take here. Number two, the Jets are on
the clock, Andrew Erickson, you're up with the number two
overall pick.

Speaker 4 (05:50):
I'm gonna go with David Bailey edge rusher from Texas Tech.

Speaker 1 (05:53):
Now.

Speaker 4 (05:53):
Could have gone a lot of different directions here with
the Jets because you know that they're just going to
pick the best defensive player in this draft. Could be
or could be Sunny Styles to again bury the lead
like he was the best guy at the combine, Like
absolutely crazy type of athleticism from Sunny Styles. So I
know he highlighted Michael Washington. Again, he may not even
be a Day one or Day two pick. Sunny Styles

(06:16):
kind of cemented himself as a top five pick, if
not the second overall pick overall. But I like David
Bailey a little bit more here going to the New
York Jets. I think that he fits a little bit
more what Aaron Glenn is kind of looking for again,
they just traded Jermaine Johnson, so looking for that pure
edge rusher again. Arres a little bit of the projection
with the Micah Parsons type of comp and you got

(06:38):
to remember the Cowboys tried to trade Michael Parsons to
the Jets last year, and the Jets reportedly declined that trade.
So maybe Aaron Glenn's not looking for that Micah Parsons
type of off the ball linebacker, edge rusher, and he
just wants a pure guy. I mean, Dave Billy had
fourteen and a half sacks last year, like six foot four,
two to fifty one pounds, ran a four to five
one forty yard dash. I think that he's just locked
a little to rush the passer. Jets need to get.

(07:01):
They got to hit a double or something like that.
They can't strike out or Aaron Gun's gonna lose his job.
So I'll take David Bailey here.

Speaker 1 (07:07):
All right, So David Bailey goes off the board, which
brings us to the number three overall pick that is
held currently right now as of recording this by the
Arizona Cardinals, and that puts Derek Brown up on the clock.

Speaker 3 (07:19):
A lot of different directions Arizona could go. You can
make a case for offensive line. You could even make
a case for Jeremiah Love. Here, I'm going to address
the defense. Arvel Rees Snay didn't do much of the combine.
But what he did do was runn a four five
three forty ninety fifth percentile and Carrot Cardinals need pass
rush man. This is a defense that had the fourth
lowest pressure rate last year. So the upside swing here

(07:40):
for with Oliver rvil Reese, linebacker out of Ohio State.

Speaker 1 (07:44):
All right, so rvel Reese off the board there, very
popular so far. These these two and three sometimes see
him flip flop in different people's box, but so far
this seems like what we're going on here very consistently here,
at least in the first three monks that we've done.
Next up here, number four or the Tennessee Titans, So pat,
there's a lot of different ways the Titans can go
here with this pick. It feels like a defensive pick

(08:06):
though with the new coach coming in being on the
defensive side.

Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah, there has been some Jeremiah love to Tennessee buzz,
but Sunny Styles indeed is not making it out of
the top five. He's going number four to the Tennessee Titans.
Linebacker from Ohio State, six', five two hundred and forty four,
pounds four point four to six, speed a forty three
and a half inch vertical, jump eleven foot two inch broad.

(08:30):
Jump just amazing tape and apparently everyone fell in love
With Sonny styles during interviews at the. Combine The titans
just Hired Robert sala as head. Coach let's Give sala
a chess piece and four is early for an off ball.
Linebacker But styles is great against the. Run he used
to be a safety and has the size and athleticism

(08:52):
to cover the top tight ends in the. League the
Brock bauers is The trey McBride's The Colston. Lovelins he
was highly productive in the instances When Ohio state lined
Up styles on the edge and just let him go
after the quarterback And Joel he gets his handle From
Sonny corleone Of The, godfather Because styles was so hot
tempered as a. KID i didn't know that before The,

(09:12):
combine AND i loved. That we learned that from the
interview With Sonny. Styles mom Who.

Speaker 1 (09:19):
It's not like you tackle him for a mile. Away
you gotta get close by a, boom you, know you
tackle him all over a nice Ivy league, Suit. Michael,
Finally Derek brown gets that joke because last SUMMER i
made him Watch The godfather with me AND i. Enjoyed
did you not?

Speaker 3 (09:32):
Both we watched?

Speaker 1 (09:33):
Both thank you very? Much watched? One oh you watched
two on your. Own i'm so proud of. You oh my,
god look at What i've. Created finally you got your
man card. Down WHY i have My italian card?

Speaker 2 (09:43):
Now, bro you can skip number three by the.

Speaker 1 (09:48):
Way, yeah that's All i've.

Speaker 4 (09:49):
HEARD i haven't gotten.

Speaker 1 (09:51):
Two don't even last. SUMMER i tried to watch it
too because it was. ON i was, like you, Know
i'm gonna haven't seed it in like twenty years. Ago, nope, nope.
Nope it's still. Awful shout out The bogman, though, too
BECAUSE i think it was the first monk where he
was talking up styles quite a bit on that show
we did With Steve. Bench go back and watch it
on the YouTube. Channel it's a great mok too if
you're looking to get your mock drafts. On bench is
a great. Guest but he was really talking about being, like,

(10:11):
hey this is one of the safest investments you can
make in this, draft and obviously the stock has. RISEN
i want to say he went Some did he go
to The steelers in that first? DRAFT i want to
say MAYBE i don't.

Speaker 2 (10:20):
KNOW i mean he was, early AND i at the
TIME i was that. EARLY i Thought boggs took him
way too. HIGH i think he went gave him like
to the commanders at. Seven, oh maybe that's what it.
Was it, Was and even THEN i thought that was really.
Early and now that's like the commander would be doing
backflips if you want of them at.

Speaker 1 (10:36):
Seven we like to speak well of people when they're
not on the. Show when they're, here we make fun of.
Them that's that's what friends. Do that's a friends. Do all,
right let's go to the next. Pick, Here we're gonna
go swing back around To Andrew rickson for The New
York Football. Giants all, Right so where do The giants
go with this next? Election here at number, five.

Speaker 4 (10:52):
Gonna go three in a row From Ohio State Kale
down's safety Former Buck eye to The New York. GIANTS
i know that we've had some medical red flags pop
up With Caleb downs in the aftermath of THE nfl scouting,
combine which is part of the reason why they do
the combine is to get the correct reads on all
of these guys. Medicals, So, fitz what did you say

(11:13):
that the exact medical on him.

Speaker 2 (11:16):
Was so it's partially torn meniscus and there are some
concerns about a DEGENERATIVE acl. Condition BUT i know our medical,
guy Doctor Deepak, chona does not think it's a big,
deal like a major, concern and that a lot of
tears are partial and maybe that's kind of why that comes,
in like it could be a small partial tearror fixed

(11:37):
by a fairly minor. Procedure SO i don't think it's
going to Drop caleb downs Into day. Two put it that.

Speaker 4 (11:44):
Way, well it's not dropping outside of the top five
in our mock draft in my. Picks so again to
The New York, GIANTS i think that it's simple AS
i don't look at The giants as a team, that
oh they need to have a safe bit's going to
get better on, defense the second worst run defense in
THE nfl last, season And John harbaugh stepping in as
the new head. COACH i, mean if there's any guy

(12:05):
that's going to have not eveny think twice about drafting
a safety in the top five and just valuing this
position more than any other head, coach it would Be John.
Harbaugh When Joe barro was talking About Caleb. Downs earlier
after he was hired by The New York, giants he
talked about we Favor hall Of fame, safeties so if
we have a chance to draft a potential Future hall
Of fame safety In Caleb, downs that would just be
fine with. Me the, guy he's already calling him A

(12:27):
hall Of fame, player so if he's on the, BOARD
i think he's going to be A New York.

Speaker 1 (12:30):
GIANT i also heard a rumor today, too someone FROM
sny who are In New, york was reporting that The
giants are going to go After Ken. WALKER i was, like, what, Really? Okay?
INTERESTING i don't know that's to my scataboo, shares BUT
i don't don't know IF i care for. That i'm
just saying putting out, loud all. Right number six, here
The Cleveland browns are up. Next cleveland another team that
could use a whole, lot but really got to get

(12:51):
better in the. Trenches SO i assume we're going for
the offensive line, Here Dee brow.

Speaker 3 (12:54):
Absolutely AND i know people could, say, well maybe they
bypassed that with the trade For Titus, howard but, look
this entire offensive line needs to get. Rebuilt like last
year's offensive line everybody's going is an impending free. Agent
Wya tower's already come out and Said i'm not coming,
Back so they have to continue to build the offensive.
Line let's give him for incess mino offensive tackle out
Of miami like fifteenth highest graded offensive tackle IN fbs

(13:18):
last year's six best and pass block and. Grade so
between him And, howard it's a good, start all.

Speaker 1 (13:24):
Right coming up next to The Washington commanders at, SEVEN
pa Fitz morris is just itching to give away this next.
PLAYER i could feel it in my. BONES i feel.
It he loves his players so much and, rightfully SO
i get. It what's not to? Love he is. Fantastic
so let's talk About Jeremiah. Love And i'll tell you
what if The giants one on the running, back if
they don't Like scataboo or whatever it, is, like just
Draft Jeremiah. LOVE i don't know why you'd be spending
money On Ken, walker who's been in the league a

(13:46):
couple of. Years that makes no sense to, Me but
here we are, anyway let's say that does not. Happen
fitsy talk about Why love could be a great fit
here with The Washington commanders at.

Speaker 2 (13:55):
Seven, Yeah so It's love to The commanders, Here, Joe
and it's kind of a tricky spot For, washington which
only has two draft picks in the first four. Rounds
they don't have a pick in the, second they don't
have a pick in the.

Speaker 4 (14:05):
Fourth so if.

Speaker 2 (14:06):
They can't get either Rvel, Ree David, bailey Or Sonny,
styles all of WHOM i think they would jump at
the chance to draft at number. Seven but, LOOK i
just don't think there's much of a chance any of
those guys are around. Here this could potentially be a
trade down spot for The commanders to pick up more,
picks and Maybe Jeremiah love would be the baits for

(14:27):
that for a team looking to move up and get
him and jump The saints and or The, chiefs or
maybe it's just The chiefs jumping The, saints or The
commanders could just stay put and Take Loves love, themselves
add an electric playmaker at running back to pair With Jaden,
daniels which would really give The commanders one of the
more exciting offenses in the. League, so, yeah that's the pick,

(14:47):
Here Jeremiah love to The.

Speaker 1 (14:49):
Commanders it's a sexy one. Too this is the first
time that this confluence of events has. HAPPENED i like
it that brings up The New Orleans. Saints now with
the eighth pick Here. Erickson lots of talent on the,
here so they go offense or. Defense New, Orleans.

Speaker 4 (15:02):
They're gonna go offense because the theme of the offseason
for The saints is we got to build the ship
Around Tyler. Shuck in year, two we're going to be
twenty seven years. Old but that's okay because The saints,
team you look up how they finished last. YEAR i
think this team feels, like, hey we're in win now.
Mode this division is wide. Open we know that any
of these teams could win in THE Nfc. South so

(15:23):
you just got to get hot at the right. Time
AND i think that they saw obviously enough From shuck to,
hey let's give this guy more weapons. Again last year
they traded away weapons they got rid of for sheet.
Heats So Carnel, tate despite the fact that he ran
JUST i mean guys four or, five three man, LIKE
i can't believe he's even gonna be drafted in the
first round. Anymore BUT i think that he's still going
to be probably the first receiver draft as he's the

(15:44):
only guy that. Ran he's the only one of the top,
three the big, three the big scary three guys. Receivers,
Well Karl tate's the only one that actually. Ran and
we could go through forty yard, Dash lee's er time
gate or. Whatever BUT i think that he's a nice
fit into this. Offense AND i think, two maybe he
gives them a little bit of leverage in terms of
This Chrysal lave. Contract Right olave still hasn't signed that
long term. Deal we know that he has a well

(16:06):
documented concussion. History so although in DEEBRO i know That
Carnel tate is your, GUY i know there's a little
bit of overlap in terms of A lave In Carnel
tate's skill set and not exactly carbon copies of each.
Other but do you like this? Fit, again as A
saints fan and as A Carnal tate fan him In New?
Orleans do you like that With Shuck?

Speaker 3 (16:26):
OH i love, it, Man he's my clear runaway wide receiver.
One he's in a tier by. Himself. DUDE i Love Carnel.
TATE i think that he's a wonderful stylistic. Fit he's
gonna compete With Chris lava if this, happens he'll compete
with the lobby as that there'll be a ONE, a
ONE b. This he will not be the number two
in this. Offense he's gonna fight a lot of different. Targets.

Speaker 1 (16:45):
Deebro you know the four, five three. Forty you, KNOW
i don't. Care here's my take on. That and, look
we just. Don't when we did the film show, together
you AND, i you, know WE i did some comps.
There we were talking about lots of. Players BUT i
think you know what he hasn't his Favorite carneal tape for,
me at, least is the fact that it's the way
he creates. Separation the speed is not the reason he.

(17:07):
Doesn't it's the footwork in which he. Doesn't so to,
me the fact that he isn't four to four elite
level speed necessarily it doesn't bother me that, much only
because when you watch the tape of, him to, me
it's about the footwork and how he creates a separation
and the route running and all the other things he
does so well that you, know there's a lot of
guys that are burners that don't do that very. Well
we've seen that time and time. Again you, know he

(17:28):
can light up that radar, gun but it doesn't necessarily
mean that it translates in THE. Nfl, RIGHT i mean
that's my take on. It what's?

Speaker 3 (17:34):
Yours D exactly the? SAME i MEAN i could just rattle,
off like name your favorite awesome wide receiver that we talked,
about our people in previous years talked about he was too,
slow T, Higgins DeAndre, Hopkins Cooper Cup NEED i go,
on Like Drake london was too? Slow uh? Right tedor
ro mc millan was too slow to be a top ten.

(17:55):
Pick like all these. Guys it's, like when are we
going to get to a point where like we stop doing,
This like you're either good and the film back set
up or you're not.

Speaker 1 (18:05):
There you, go all, right let's go to number. Nine,
Here Kansadity chiefs are on the, clock and so Is Derek.
Brown where do they?

Speaker 3 (18:10):
Go, Okay i'm kind of wish casting forecasting, Here SO
i Guess i'll make this a twofold or two pronged. Approach,
Here Travis kelcey announces there was a retirement from THE
nfl and The Kansas City chiefs Draft Kenyon sadik Tight
end out Of oregon after his amazing. Combine he's a
three down tight, end easily runaway tight, end one of this,

(18:31):
class AND i, MEAN i just don't. Know, again we
talk about after the combine guys that are going shooting
up the. Board, yeah we could talk About Mike Washington.
Junior we can talk about all these different. Guys Kenan
sadek is in that conversation.

Speaker 1 (18:42):
Too all, right and number ten The kansas excuse, me
The Cincinnati bengals are up, next And Pat. Fitzmorris, pat
there's a player on the board that was going in
the two or three overall a couple of weeks. Ago
he's still on the. Boards the time For cincinnati to
pounce on.

Speaker 2 (18:56):
Him, yes we are going to stop the slide For
Rubin bain edge From miami on film. Alone, Joe, yeah you're.
Right bain should be a no brainer top five, pick
but his arm length far from. Ideal his arms measured
thirty and seven eighths of an inch at the. Combine
it was the third shortest arm length measured among all

(19:17):
the edge rushers to have measured at the combine since
nineteen ninety, nine and, coincidentally one of the other two
edge rushers with Shorter arms is another projected first round
pick this Year Cashus. Howell but Man bain is a wrecking.
Ball the guy just plays with incredible, power quick as a.
Cat and, look The bengals need help at every level

(19:38):
of their. Defense Trey hendrickson is not going to be. Back,
yes The bengals drafted an edge guy in the first
round last year With Shamar. STEWART pff Grated Shamar stewart
one hundred and nineteenth out of one hundred and nineteen
edge players last. Year cincinnati needs more pass rushing steam
And bain falling this far would be an absolute gift for.
Them just if you're going out to lunch With Rubin,

(19:59):
bain just don't expect him to pick up the check
with those short. Arms be, prepared bring your bring your
credit card to.

Speaker 4 (20:06):
Say push to play.

Speaker 1 (20:07):
QUO i was gonna, say NOW i know Why derek
never picks up a check. Too he's got those T
rex arms as the whole. Thing all, Right let's get
to the next selection. Here miami is up on the,
Clock Andrew erickson pick number. Eleven what The dolphins.

Speaker 4 (20:20):
Do they're gonna take an offensive Tackle Spencer fanu From
miami or should me From, utah excuse. Me The Miami
dolphins are Picked miami, Right yes To, miami AND i
think that they want to build from inside. Out that's
kind of what their NEW gm talked about when he
first signed on with The Miami. Dolphins fanu has lined
a bit right tackle the last two seasons At, utah

(20:42):
kind of viewed as one of the top two tackles
in the. Class, now speaking of, arms he's another player
that armlike was a little bit. Disappointing thirty eighth, inches you,
know usually thirty three inches is kind of the standard
FOR nfl. Tackles and after what happened in The Super
bowl And Will campbell in the, playoffs like everybody, IS i,
think look at this, armlink very very. Seriously, again that's
how you know IT'S Nfl draft season is everyone becomes

(21:04):
an arm linked. Expert so even though he may have shorter,
arms The dolphins need a lot of their interior offensive line.
Work so whether they, decide, okay we'll plant tackle this
year and then decide down the, road, okay we'll kick him,
inside he's a. Mauler Daniel jeremiah called in one of
these explosive people, Movers SO i think that's just gonna

(21:25):
help upfront Whether miami has him interior blocking out here.
Blocking so give Me spencer fin out to The.

Speaker 1 (21:31):
Dolphins all, Right spencer is off the. Board let's go
to the next. Election here is The Dallas cowboys at.
Twelve De, bro how about this pick for The.

Speaker 3 (21:39):
Cowboys i'm just gonna dub this The Christian parker. Pick
dallas has needs in the, secondary And i'm going to
give him the most scheme versatile corner in this. Draft Mancer,
delane come on down cornerback out Of lshue last year
allowed the seventh lowest pass rating in his coverage and
a forty percent catch. Rate this dude can play his,
own can play man next to De Ron. Bland this
could help transform This Dallas cowboys.

Speaker 1 (22:01):
Defense all, right So cowboys get a piece on. Defense
let's see what The rams get. Here pick number, thirteen
the one they acquired last year from The Atlanta. Falcons,
morris what do The rams do with his luxury?

Speaker 2 (22:15):
Thirteen they are going to take what seems like a luxury, Pick.
Joe they're going to take McKay, lemon the wide receiver
FROM Usc and why would a team that already Has
Devanta adams And pukinikua wide receiver go with another wide. Receiver,
Well nikoua And adams are both in the final year
their contracts this. Year adams is thirty, three so, yeah

(22:37):
they're sort of fortifying the wide receiver position long term
with McKay. Lemon AND i know his media session at
The combine was a little, weird moves around like a
cobra when he, talks but, hey we've all got our.
Quirks lemon is just this high, floor high upside slot.
Guy the film is fantastic dude as a. Playmaker he's
been comped To Aman Ross Saint, brown AND i think

(22:59):
it's a Reasonable so, yeah this not only does this
solidify the wide receiver position for The rams long, term but,
Man Matthew stafford would have an unholy trinity of pass
catchers for twenty twenty.

Speaker 1 (23:12):
SIX i know there's a lot to talk about The
MacKaye lemons style answering QUESTION i like. It, LOOK i,
was you, know kid of the nineties, there and to,
me like this is like old, school like cool hip
hop guys soul answering questions like you, know like one new,
album new album's gonna drop at the end Of. April
bro like get, that like you're just kind of moving his.
Head m that's. Right it was, LIKE i don't know

(23:34):
If genuine was like Or Eric bennet was dropping an
album like that was The Mackay leonard mckaylemon. INTERVIEW i,
thought So ericson has never heard any of those. NAMES
i know he has no idea who these people. Are Jodasy,
erickson come and talk to. Me no.

Speaker 4 (23:49):
Nothing, LOOK i watched Face? Off okay for all, People.

Speaker 5 (23:52):
Oh.

Speaker 4 (23:57):
Leave me alone about? Me did you enjoy it that Face?
OFF i actually watched the Other NICHOLAS. K. JACKSON i
watched Con air.

Speaker 1 (24:04):
Too which one do you? Like Con air or Face?
Off which one?

Speaker 4 (24:07):
You face off is way? Better you like Face?

Speaker 1 (24:09):
Off way? Better? Yeah, SEE i like conyeir better face?

Speaker 3 (24:12):
Off Face? Off Face?

Speaker 1 (24:14):
Off where are you? Fit Con air or Face? Off?

Speaker 2 (24:18):
Man that's kind of a toss up for. Me i'm
gonna be.

Speaker 3 (24:19):
HONEST i didn't think it was.

Speaker 4 (24:22):
CLOSE i WOULD i have to agree With.

Speaker 2 (24:25):
ERICSON i think Face off was maybe a little bit
better done and just a little more.

Speaker 4 (24:28):
Hot Con.

Speaker 1 (24:29):
ONE i don't, KNOW i GET i don't KNOW i
enjoyed Conn.

Speaker 4 (24:32):
AIR i mean gets dislike Con, air but of COURSE
i get.

Speaker 1 (24:37):
IT i don't dislike face. Off face off is very
dramatic and things like, that like you, know birds flying
around and. STUFF i, MEAN i would like it was
A John, WU i think. DIRECTED i like him to
direct THE nfl draft that you Know Makay lemon gets
drafted by The. RAMS i want him to come up
AND i want birds coming. OUT i want slow, motion you,
Know Roger goodell. HUGS i want the whole thing going.

Speaker 3 (24:59):
On direct DRAFT a? Two Could John wu handle that? Draft?

Speaker 1 (25:03):
Eight why not cost? Available yellowstone's Over baltimore or? Fourteen
let's go To ericson here for the next. Pick what
do you? Got?

Speaker 4 (25:10):
Venga yo wanna number one guard in the, class probably top,
three toughest name to pronounce in the. Class BUT i
think it's exactly what The Baltimore ravens. Need here guard
From Penn. State Eric jacosta talked about how the offensive
line is really inconsistent at, times and you have question
marks about that interior Between Tower Linderbaum Daniel. Flayley they're
going to be free. AGENTS i know that The ravens

(25:33):
have talked about. Yet we were going to reset the
market With Tyer, linderbaum but it seems like other teams
are really interested in him in two SO i don't
know if they're gonna be able to hold onto. Him
and if he leaves in free, agency, well they have
gaping hole in that interior which gotta Protect Lamar. Jackson
got to create holes For Derrick. Henry so they get
the best guard in the class From Penn.

Speaker 1 (25:50):
State all, right best guard in the class off the
board that goes next to The Tampa Bay buccaneers And
derek Brown.

Speaker 3 (25:58):
Man they have been trying to their pass rush and
edge help over the last few. Years we're gonna try again.
Here we're gonna try, Again Casius howel edge out Of
TEXAS a AND m again talking about all these teams
that have had woe full pass, RUSH i, mean the
eighth lowest pressure, rate fourteenth fewest quarterback knockdowns last. Year
hopefully how can address that this? Year all?

Speaker 1 (26:19):
Right next up here After Tampa, bay we've got number.
Sixteen here The jets with their second Pick pafits more
is what do they do with their second first.

Speaker 2 (26:26):
Rounder they're taking a wide, Receiver Jordan tyson Of Arizona.
State AND i know deebro Thinks Carnell tate is like
a different level than all the other. Guys for, ME
i Have tate number, One lemon, Two tyson, three but
they are so tightly bunched in my rankings you could
not slide a playing card between any of. Them the

(26:49):
only Reason tyson is number three for me tore multiple
the ligaments in twenty twenty, two said other injury. Issues but,
LIKE i think he might be the most complete receiver
prospect in the. Draft like good size at six' two two,
oh three can line up at any wide, receiver spot
and like. Even blocking this dude has honed his blocking

(27:10):
under the tutelage of one of the best blocking receivers of,
All Time Arizona state wide receivers Coach. Heinz ward, So
like tyson can do. It all dude just needs to.

Speaker 1 (27:20):
Stay, healthy, yeah well he's gonna be blocking a lot
because he's gonna hand off a Ton To. Breeze hall
have that, franchise, Tag, right, rickson? Right, BUDDY yeah I
know ericson's excited about that franchise Tag. For breeshall look.
AT him i feel terrible breeze haall so maybe we'll
get a quarterback all right before we get to the.
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up here After the jets make their pick, Number Seventeen,
Detroit Lions, andrew erickson your back on.

Speaker 4 (29:18):
The clock they're going to go with a Tackle From Georgia,
monroe friedelan who's HAD a, i think pretty strong rise
SINCE The nfl combine when they finally got his measurables six,
foot seven the hundred and, fifteen pounds thirty five. Inch
arms this is an. Upside PICK and i think when
you look At The, Detroit Lions taylor decker dealt with
a lot of injuries last year as they're starting, left

(29:40):
tackle and he's already been talking about, mollen, Retirement right
and when these guys think, about retirement it just doesn't just.
Go away, you know last year They Had frank ragnall
retires and they tried to get him back out of
retirement and then it was just a. Total DISASTER so
I think detroit has showed us already again trading for
offensive linemen, that hey we got to get back to
running the football in between. The tackles what's improve our?

(30:00):
Offensive line get healthy. UP there I think freeland has
a lot. Of upside he only has sixteen career starts
under his Belt, at georgia but experience at. Left tackle
he has the measurables for an upside type, of pick
and he's still a little, bit raw just based on
the sixteen. Career start so Give me freeland To, the lions? All?

Speaker 1 (30:18):
Right Eighteen The minnesota vikings still a team in search
of some. Quarterback answers so what do they do with this?
Pick here? At, Eighteen, debro.

Speaker 3 (30:25):
Well they're going to have to answer the Fact That
harrison smith is probably going, into retirement and this is
a wonderful answer. For them let's give Him safety dylandnaman
Out of oregon nine point Six four. Horaz score this
guy is just a, freak athlete eighty nine percent dollar
higher showings in the forty, yard dash vertical jump and
broad and. A Playmaker brian flores is just going to love.

(30:46):
This guy he had two interceptions at four pass breakups.

Speaker 1 (30:48):
Last Year carolina panthers on at nineteen Paf, fitz morris
what Do the panthers do here with?

Speaker 2 (30:55):
This pick they take A key messador edge Rusher from
Miami flour and the one Drawback with messador is that
he is going to turn twenty five. This Month, and
carolina though they need pass, rushing help they have the
NFL's second worst pressure rate in twenty. Twenty Five and

(31:15):
messador might be an, older prospect but the good thing
about that is he comes with this greater level. Of
refinement he is going to be ready to contribute. Right
away he can win with speed, or power has a
deep toolkit as a. Pass rusher and by, the way
the guy who's been tutoring The two miami, Edge Rushers,
Bannon messador Hall Of Famer.

Speaker 3 (31:36):
Jason taylor not a.

Speaker 1 (31:37):
Bad teacher not too bad, at all. All right number
Twenty The dallas cowboys with another first, round pick this
one acquired From The michael parsons Trade With. Green bay
so at twenty with their second selection here in the,
First Round. Andrew erickson what Do the.

Speaker 4 (31:50):
Cowboys take they draft our third safety here in, round
one which. Is crazy imagine having three first round safeties
in our twenty twenty Six nflc you'd love to. See,
It so Emmanuel, McNeil warren Because The dallas cowboys already
got a cornerback with their, first pick so just continuing
to bolster this secondary because this got shredded. Last Year

(32:11):
the dallas secondary could not stop anybody. Last year we
know that because we attacked Them in fantasy football every.
Single week now they have a good, Pass rush They Have,
quinn Williams so i'm not as concerned about having to address.
The edge and you Look At Saint. Donovan wilson he
led the team. At snaps he needs a. New Contract
wake hooker is the last year of. His DEAL so
i Think that dallas would really greatly benefit from snagging

(32:35):
one of these top safeties in this.

Speaker 1 (32:36):
Year's, class okay so after that we go to number.
Twenty one That's The Pittsburgh. Steelers debro we all know
they have a need a wide receiver and there's still
some talent left out on. This board is that where?

Speaker 3 (32:47):
They're? Going absolutely one of my favorite wide receivers of,
This Class, denzel boston wide receiver Out. OF washington i
don't know who's gonna be thrown on, the ball but
they still need pass catching, help Here and boston is a.
FANTASTIC receiver i think people are gonna shade because of
raw speed and all of, a sudden guy's a fantastic,
route runner ballpoint winner like he's he's a.

Speaker 1 (33:06):
Wonderful, Prospect okay next up here at number, twenty two
we Have The Los angeles Chargers and Pat. Fitz morris
the pick.

Speaker 2 (33:15):
Is, yours Well the chargers need interior offensive, line help
but they could also use help on the. Defensive Line
khalil mack And A dafe oway are about to hit,
free agency so they're Gonna Take, keldric falk the edge
Rusher from auburn sixty six two hundred and seventy, six
pounds thirty four inch, wing Span and falk is only twenty,

(33:36):
years old so the potential here. Is immense and yet despite,
His age falk gets these rave reviews for his character and.
Work ethics so seems like a nice piece For the,
chargers defense.

Speaker 1 (33:48):
All right so there. You go charge defense pretty, good
too so that's a nice addition. For them twenty Three
The Philadelphia Eagles. Andrew erickson what could they use in twenty?

Speaker 4 (33:57):
Twenty six howard is a just gonna continue in and
what he always does is in, the trenches and this
time on the. Offensive side Offensive Line blake miller right Tackle.
From clemson they got to have a replacement long Term For.
Lane johnson he's gonna be thirty six. Years old he's.
Gonna do the plan is he's gonna play this year
into his. Fourteenth season but we've seen how Bad this

(34:19):
eagles offense falls off when he, misses TIME and i
think they need a little bit, more help especially depth wise.
At tackle so you bring him In In lane johnson
maybe his, last year have him kind of learned under
the veteran and then be ready to take off in
twenty twenty seven as the full time starter for the
Field of eagles at right. Tack again started fifty four Games.
At clemson, he's EXPERIENCED and i think he short at
the combine that HE'S under i think he was being

(34:41):
undervalued in terms of.

Speaker 1 (34:42):
His, athleticism Well the eagles love to win in, the
trenches so that's been very good to them in this
run that they've had so. Much success, all right number.
Twenty four that pick us. Up next before we get,
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(35:25):
pick here this one acquired From The, jacksonville jaguars their
second of two. First, rounders debro what do they do with.

Speaker 3 (35:31):
Number two i'm gonna give one of my favorite wide
receivers of, this Class and i'm gonna say he's a
top three wide receiver in. This Class casey conceptsi one
wide receiver Out OF texas A. And, M look i'm
not worried. About size i'm not worried. About drops it's
all over. The film i'm not worried about. His hands
he could play, inside outside he has. That versatility we're
discussing a player that was twenty six in yards of
to catch per reception despite having a twelve POINT two.

(35:54):
A dot casey is the. Truth man let's give kay
right when.

Speaker 1 (35:57):
The playmaker next Up The chicago bears twenty five Pa,
fits morris that pick belongs.

Speaker 2 (36:02):
To you it's Gonna Be, caleb banks the defensive Tackle.
From Florida the bears are pretty set, on offense but
they need a lot of help on defense and defensive
tackles a. Pressing Need grady jarrett turns thirty Three. In
April javon dexter is entering the final year of his.
Rookie deal banks is six, to six three hundred and twenty,
seven pounds thirty five, inch arms and the dude clocked

(36:23):
a five oh four and the forty and had a
thirty two inch Vertical jump at three hundred and twenty.
Seven pounds he is an pretty amazing, human specimen and
the power and athleticism give a. Massive upside it's possible
he goes much earlier, than this but there are some
questions about his durability. And stamina so, high risk high

(36:44):
reward pick For.

Speaker 1 (36:45):
The bears another Impressive Specimen andrew erickson number. Twenty, Six Here.
Buffalo bills you're up on.

Speaker 4 (36:51):
The Clock Another OHIO. State buka how did offensive score on?
This team, I'm like i'm gonna look it up At
this do they give any point? The question not many,
on defense, So yeah i'm just gonna take.

Speaker 3 (37:04):
The.

Speaker 1 (37:05):
Guy yeah eventually in the, college player it.

Speaker 4 (37:07):
Seems like, a good good. Process play cad McDonald nos
tackle is buffalover going to stop. THE run i can't
remember the last Time the bills could actually stop, The
RUN so i think they're going to address it. This
year point invest in a nose tackle three hundred and twenty.
Six pounds McDonald's not really known as a pure pass
rusher in, any way, but look just don't, Overthink. It

(37:27):
bills just stop. The run combine Him With ed. Oliver
upfront if. He's healthy in twenty, TWENTY six i think
they can turn their run defense into hopefully. A strength
and it starts with McDonald in the trends And.

Speaker 1 (37:38):
Then oliver had some health issues last. Year too like,
THE year i think. YOU'RE right, i mean the teams
just ran a munk, on them and not even great.
Running teams just everybody just ran a muck on them.
Last year it's a. GOOD pick i like. That one Andrew.
All right next up at twenty Seven The san francisco
Forty nine Ers And Derek Brown.

Speaker 3 (37:53):
Well buffalo made this a little bit easier for the
forty nine ers because they too need detackle help. And
Stuff but i'm going to give them an answer both
in the short and long term of the. Offensive Line
trent williams and his Future In san francisco is absolutely
up in the air even if he. Comes Back, caden
proctor offensive tackle Out, of alabama could be a good
fit on this offensive line because they could kick Right
tackle colton. Mckivott's inside he does have a little bit

(38:15):
of history of playing guard and give them a long
term Successor To. Trent Williams All.

Speaker 1 (38:21):
Right at Twenty Eight. Houston texans they just got a
running back, via Trade So david montgomery's. There now, so
therefore what's the pivot for them in terms? Of need are? We?
GOING gee i wonder could it be offensive line pat For?
The texans, Holy, Crap.

Speaker 2 (38:37):
YEAH joe i would fall out of my chair on
draft night If the texans didn't pick an offensive lineman
in the, first ROUND and i was Really Hoping caden
proctor was going to, be here but deebro took care
of that. For me So the texans needed offensive line
help even before they Traded Away titus Howard And. Juice scruggs,

(38:57):
SO yeah i think this needs to be a guy
cap of. Playing tackle so it's Gonna Be, caleb lomu
the offensive Tackle. From utah two, year starter, very athletic,
Big frame he can stick, a Tackle and texans just
absolutely have to invest in their offensive line and this
is a nice building block, for them.

Speaker 1 (39:16):
All right next Up, the rams another team with multiple
picks of the, first round number, twenty Nine Though Aaron.
Drew erickson what are we?

Speaker 4 (39:22):
Doing here they're going to take a Quarnerback, From tennessee.
JERMAD McCoy i think that some evaluators would actually look
at him as potentially the number one cornerback in. This
class but the issue is he was injured all of,
last year so there are question marks about how healthy.
He is he did not test At. The combine now
he has talked about he's going to Test at tennessee's,
pro day which Is on march, thirty FIRST and i think,

(39:45):
that again if he, tests well he's not going to
probably be available at. Twenty nine but if You're the
rams and you can get a potential top ten pick
outside with your second first, ROUND pick i think you
can take a little bit more of. A RISK and
i think that's something that we could potentially see with
these teams that have multiple first, round picks packaging them for,
one player that maybe they take on a little bit
more of a risk because they have another first round
pick that, they can, you know rest their. Laurels on,

(40:07):
So yeah, JOHN McCoy i think That the rams achilles
heel last year defensively was. Their Secondary Som rice young
like this defense up, Multiple Times jalen coker having a
monster game Against The Los angeles rams defense in. That
secondary we know their pass rush is really, nasty UPFRONT
but i think they coun use some help in. Their Secondary, all.

Speaker 1 (40:25):
Right we've got three, Picks Remaining, denver broncos one of
them at, Number Thirty, derek brown you're on.

Speaker 3 (40:29):
The clock denver's just gonna fill in need with. This
Picks alex singleton is a Free Agent anthony hill Linebacker.
From texas come, on, down man nine point. Eighty four
raz ran a four. Point five he can, force turnovers
three sacks and two picks, last Year so denver will
be very happy getting him in.

Speaker 1 (40:46):
THE building a rich defense gets richer there there with
the linebacker Thirty One New. England patriots pat. Be Gentle
the patriots ARE.

Speaker 2 (40:54):
Taking tj parker the Edge, from CLEMSON and i was
just looking at a mock draft that someone Did in
july of twenty, twenty five before the college. FOOTBALL. Season
tj parker was the fourth overall pick in, that draft
and based on his twenty twenty, Four performance parker looked
like a top. Ten lock based on twenty, twenty five

(41:15):
he looked like more of a second. Round GUY so
i do think this is a worthwhile gamble For. The
patriots they were twenty fourth in pressure rate. Last year
parker gets, it together he could be a force. Of
nature this dude ran a four point sixty eight at
two hundred and sixty. Three pounds, he's powerful he's got,
long arms and he has a knack for stripping, The

(41:35):
FOOTBALL so i think he's the. Edge Guy the patriots
need to add some juice to their.

Speaker 1 (41:39):
Pass rush pat what are the chances Of the pets
trade out of. This pick.

Speaker 2 (41:46):
GOOD question i mean For A super, bowl team they
do have a lot of different area of need areas,
of need and a lot of two credible wide receiver
candidates in the.

Speaker 1 (41:56):
Second round it. Could, HAPPEN yeah i think it's. Fifty
fifth i'll, be honest like the old times are back
Again In. New england, all right let's wrap things out
there with the reigning defending champions of, the World The
seattle seahawks at. Thirty Two. Andrew ericson let's put a
bow on this thing With the seahawks.

Speaker 4 (42:12):
Last, pick yeah round it out With Another clemson, Tiger Cornerback,
avion terrell BROTHER Of. Aj Terrell the seahawks their biggest,
DEFENSIVE need i think Is just josh Job treequ willan
are going to both be. Free agents so if they
can't bring back, both GUYS which i, DON'T anticipate I
think want's probably going, to walk they'll need another. Cornerback
Here So, avion terrell and in, his interview we talked

(42:33):
about how much pride he has in tackling at five
foot eleven hundred and, eighty POUNDS and i think that
sounds like a Guy that mike McDonald want on.

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