Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: W v UAFM Tuscaloosa.
[00:00:17] Speaker B: We are back. You are listening to the student section, NFL on WVUA 90.7, the capstone. I'm your host, Jalen Brooks, and I'm here with my two co hosts. Oh, wow. There's no Connor. I'm so used to saying that.
[00:00:29] Speaker A: He always starts with Connor, too.
[00:00:30] Speaker B: I know that's a change around here, but I got Tanner Thompson.
[00:00:34] Speaker A: What's up?
[00:00:34] Speaker B: And I got Evan Cisaneros. What it do? All right, so I like that one.
[00:00:39] Speaker A: Like it?
[00:00:39] Speaker B: I like it way better than Connor's.
[00:00:42] Speaker A: Yeah. Honestly, it's a nice break. Good change of doing. Swell.
[00:00:47] Speaker B: But we still miss Connor, that being said. Absolutely. Yeah. But no doubt, since Connor's not here, I feel like we're going to do the show a little bit differently today. Normally, we would have, like, a range of topics to talk about, but since there's only so much to focus on in the NFL, we might as well get started and talk about a little bit of a preview for the upcoming Super bowl, which is the Chiefs versus 49 ers. So just to go ahead and get started, I want to hear who you guys are taking for the Super Bowl. I know we talked about it a little bit last week, but remind me again, Evan, why don't you start us off?
[00:01:20] Speaker C: I've been saying that the 49 ERs are the best team in the NFL for basically the past two seasons. But watching these playoff runs and watching just how Patrick Mahomes has taken control of the games, and even if he's not performing the very best, it seems like the Chiefs have not had a single moment where they weren't in control of the game. And on the other side, the 49 ers have been coming back from behind and it's impressive. But I think the Chiefs are just going to have control the whole time and play as front runners and not really let off the gas at any point, I think the Chiefs are going to win by at least a touchdown.
[00:02:00] Speaker A: Yeah, I'm not upset at all.
Both teams are riding pretty significant momentum coming into this game, winning in the fashions that they did, especially the Niners coming back over the Lions when they were down 24/7 before half.
And also, Evan, I liked what you said about the Chiefs.
We've had our doubts about them all throughout the regular season and even early postseason. But, man, these past few games, they've played, like you said, they've been in control the whole time. They've looked like the better team, and it hasn't just been making big plays when they had to, when there was no other option.
And that's still what this team does. Patrick Mahomes is still the best quarterback in the league. Travis Kelsey's still the best tight end, but the consistency of it makes these Chiefs scary and.
[00:02:54] Speaker B: No, and that's exactly to your point. We talked about it a little bit in the preseason, how we thought this would be the year that the Chiefs would finally decline or hit, that, you know, Travis Kelsey, statistically, I think this is not his best season.
[00:03:07] Speaker A: Not his best regular season for sure. Probably one of his worst.
[00:03:10] Speaker B: Yeah, exactly. And then you have just not any weapons.
Their best offensive weapon being the rookie riot receiver, of course, next to Kelsey, their defense, a lot of questions of Chris Jones. A lot of people forgot he started with the holdout.
[00:03:23] Speaker A: Right.
[00:03:24] Speaker B: And then you had that defense kind of a little bit falling apart, a lot of pieces leaving. And then Nick Bolton gets. That's his name, correct? Middle linebacker. Yeah, he gets injured, breaks his wrist and still through that whole time, I think the only time that we really saw them kind of looking broken is that Denver game where they.
Russell was the last time Russell had a decent game. But I don't even know.
[00:03:47] Speaker A: But yeah, I would shout out Drew Tranquil for stepping up the tranquilizer. Yeah. Is that his nickname? It is now.
[00:03:58] Speaker B: Is he like a go to pickup free agent or something for you?
[00:04:01] Speaker C: No, he was just on Madden 23. He was my middle linebacker because he had enforcer.
[00:04:09] Speaker A: I understand getting that sub linebacker kind of piece, the guy who can move around, play pass coverage.
[00:04:13] Speaker B: Sure. Smart move.
[00:04:14] Speaker A: If he had lurker, then I really understand.
But yeah, Drew Tranquil, he's a guy who is kind of a utility player, kind of in sub linebacker role from.
[00:04:28] Speaker B: The Chargers, am I right?
[00:04:29] Speaker A: Yes, I believe so. And he stepped up and he did his job. That's all you can ask for, especially in the defense that spags plays, it requires on plays to be made by everyone and everyone to be on the same page. And he did just that. And I was really impressed with what he has done and honestly continues to do.
[00:04:47] Speaker B: Let me ask your opinion on this, because we know the Chiefs have already beaten the 49 ers, right. That narrative is already out there. Do you think this is the year that Mike Shanahan or Kyle Shannon?
[00:04:58] Speaker A: Kyle, I'm sorry, is this Mike Shanahan's year?
[00:05:04] Speaker B: He's finally done, but yeah. Is this Kyle Shanahan's year to finally get it done? Like you said, he's been so close before. He was on that famous Tom Brady comeback 28 to three.
[00:05:14] Speaker A: Right.
[00:05:15] Speaker B: But now, just like we saw last week, he had his own comeback in his own way. We know he came close, like we just said, almost beating. They were up 20 to ten at halftime at the Super Bowl.
[00:05:26] Speaker A: Niners. Oh, yes, something like that.
Once again, they had that game in control. Yeah, absolutely.
[00:05:34] Speaker B: Do you think this is the Super bowl, that he comes in there and he gets it done?
[00:05:40] Speaker A: I like the quarterback situation more than I have in many years past. For the Niners, I know Jimmy Garoppolo was very serviceable, but anytime it came down to a situation where like as for example, against the Rams in the NFC championship, I believe that would have been from two years ago, they had probably minute and a half left and it's a minute and a half. They're starting on their own 15 or something like that. And I'm not going to lie to you, the second I see Jimmy Garoppolo walking up behind the center and reading the defense, I was like, he's not going to get it done. And I think three plays later that was confirmed.
I think it's really encouraging to see this Niners team to be able to face adversity like they did against the Lions, especially against a really good running team that should be able to control the lead, showing that they can fight and they can get the drives when they need them and they can push the ball downfield to win games. That's huge because I think that's kind of one of the natures of the criticism of Kyle Shanahan can be that that offense isn't exactly.
Sometimes it cannot be built to get quick comebacks pushing the ball down the field. It's based on a lot of giving the players good opportunities and things of that nature. But, yeah, I think if there ever were, it's this year again.
I still just have such a hard time being confident against the combination of 1587, Andy Reed and stew Spagnolo. I think that is an incredible group of four people and it is so hard to 100% bet against that. But I think this is his best shot. I think it has to be.
[00:07:25] Speaker B: I'm going to go on the same page as you get on the same page with you. I also think it's going to be their year.
[00:07:29] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:07:30] Speaker B: And, Evan, you said he's going to be the Chiefs, right?
[00:07:31] Speaker C: I think it's going to be the Chiefs, but I definitely see what he's saying. They've been front runners and you've seen, what was it, one in 30 before this postseason?
[00:07:40] Speaker A: I think it was 41 and 40.
[00:07:43] Speaker C: Went down at half percent because I.
[00:07:45] Speaker A: Think it's two and 40 now or something like that.
[00:07:47] Speaker C: Yeah, they've had two straight comebacks and we've talked about Chiefs being front runners. Like, I'm just checking now the time of possession, they had 37 minutes compared to 22 on the Ravens. 37 minutes, about 35 to 25 against the Dolphins. That's why Bills was a little bit closer.
[00:08:04] Speaker A: But right.
[00:08:05] Speaker C: We're seeing these teams playing from ahead and we're seeing the 49 ers coming from behind, rallying around Brock Purdy, who isn't the most clutch player in the world. But even NFL superstars like Calvin Johnson are recognizing he's got those clutch tendencies. He can turn it up when he needs to, and he's not going to play like Patrick Mahomes hero ball. That's not who he is. But he can find his players, get it to them, maybe play Eli Manning hero.
Mean, this could be.
[00:08:35] Speaker A: I did say the other day I was hoping that Brock Purdy would be the Eli Manning to Mahomes's Tom Brady.
[00:08:41] Speaker B: Oh, that would be nice.
[00:08:42] Speaker A: Yeah, I was really hoping for that.
[00:08:45] Speaker C: But we could see it.
[00:08:46] Speaker B: Rebirth, did you see that? They asked him that question at the Super bowl press conference. They were like, brock, pretty, how excited are you? Ready to disappoint Taylor Swift? And he was like, yes.
[00:09:00] Speaker A: Didn't Scott Hansen ask that question? I think he did.
Don't be wrong. I adore Scott Hansen.
[00:09:07] Speaker B: Questions are just wild.
[00:09:08] Speaker A: I adore Scott Hansen. Red zone. And honestly, I really don't consider myself a person who gets at all upset with the Taylor Swift stuff. I really don't.
[00:09:17] Speaker B: But I think it's kind of hilarious.
[00:09:18] Speaker A: Yeah, I honestly think it's funny because she doesn't get that much airtime. When you're watching football, if you're really getting mad at it, then I think you should either.
[00:09:26] Speaker B: Exactly. I think you should just get over.
[00:09:27] Speaker A: It if you're really getting that mad at it. But that being said, when we're coming to Super bowl preview interviews and you're saying, are you prepared to disappoint Taylor Swift?
That's where I may start to. Yeah, that may be where I may start to feel a little weird about. But overall, obviously, I just feel like.
[00:09:48] Speaker B: More recently those Super bowl press conferences have really just shown, like, what's the actual point to them?
[00:09:54] Speaker A: I think all the players are there.
[00:09:56] Speaker B: Just like, well, I think it's just this year because it's Vegas, but I think any other, like, if they had it in, um, like the Pro bowl for. Yeah, I don't think any of them are too excited.
[00:10:08] Speaker A: I seem to enjoy the Pro bowl this year.
[00:10:10] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. No, I actually like the new Pro bowl setup a little bit and then the way it kind of added up and was competitive towards the end.
[00:10:16] Speaker A: Yeah, absolutely.
[00:10:17] Speaker B: I don't know, I just thought it was more fun to watch.
[00:10:19] Speaker A: Shout out the NFC.
[00:10:20] Speaker B: Shout out the NFC.
[00:10:22] Speaker C: Shout out CJ Stroud, that was an amazing throw to the throw. I mean, we're talking about the Pro bowl.
[00:10:26] Speaker A: Hey, couldn't get it done to win the game, though. CJ Stroud not clutch in seven on seven flag football.
CJ Stroud not clutch.
[00:10:36] Speaker B: But one thing I did want to bring up from that Super bowl press conference, I did think there was an interesting question. I don't think it means anything, but I do think it's an interesting narrative to note.
The Chiefs are practicing at the Raiders practice facility.
[00:10:52] Speaker A: That's tough, man.
[00:10:53] Speaker B: And then the 49 ers are using.
[00:10:56] Speaker C: UNLV, which I did see their stadium is like not up to par for them.
[00:11:00] Speaker B: Yeah. So a lot of people are, like, complaining about that and saying that it's a part of the NFL conspiracy.
[00:11:06] Speaker A: I have to imagine that's mutually agreed on.
[00:11:09] Speaker B: I don't know. I have no idea. Because someone asked Andy Reid about it and he was like, I'm not even entertaining this. This is a waste of time because people were trying to make the case that the Chiefs are getting the better case of preparing.
[00:11:22] Speaker A: Right.
[00:11:23] Speaker B: Which is funny because the Chiefs were also out in the rain practicing under worse condition.
[00:11:29] Speaker A: I would be pretty surprised if any 49 ers player thinks they're a disadvantage because they're practicing UNLV. I'll be honest with you. But I guess it's something to keep tabs on because we also talked about the turf last year. Eagles, Chiefs Super bowl. There's a lot of discussions about that.
[00:11:45] Speaker B: Yeah.
And I think there's a similar conversation to that this year because someone was saying that they test the fields. I'm going to try to look for the percentage, but I'll come back to it. But pretty much it was saying that this field is still not up to regular NFL standards.
[00:12:00] Speaker A: Interesting. I saw that. The only thing I've seen about it is that both teams unanimously, excuse me, agreed on the field. I think somebody said that the grass, here's what I heard. The grass was softer than what the Niners are used to.
[00:12:13] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:12:14] Speaker A: That's what they found out. But that being said, and I think it's a little bit more geared towards the Chiefs. But that being said, both sides agreed unanimously on it. They seemed to be okay. But I don't know if the turf's the difference, then I don't think you'll find a. No matter who wins this game, I don't think you'll find a losing player coming out and saying, oh, it was the turf, man. We couldn't get it done.
[00:12:33] Speaker B: Yeah, not this year.
[00:12:34] Speaker A: Not this year.
[00:12:35] Speaker B: I mean, I hope not. Hopefully we get a good game all the way to the end. No calls.
[00:12:42] Speaker A: No calls.
[00:12:42] Speaker B: I'm sorry. My Eagles fandom's coming out.
[00:12:45] Speaker A: Wow. That's so rare. I can't believe that just happened on this show.
[00:12:48] Speaker B: Connor's not here.
[00:12:49] Speaker C: At least we hear about the Eagles the whole year.
[00:12:52] Speaker A: He's actually in the minority of being an Eagles fan for the first time.
[00:12:56] Speaker B: Oh, God. I wish Connor. I wish he was here. But we're going to take a quick break. You were listening to the students section, NFL.
[00:13:14] Speaker A: Tuscaloosa.
[00:13:20] Speaker B: U.
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[00:13:36] Speaker A: Live 365.
[00:13:37] Speaker B: There you go. Thought it was live 360. Glad I cleared that up.
[00:13:40] Speaker A: Sorry, man.
[00:13:41] Speaker B: But alongside Apple podcasts and Spotify. So glad I made that clear. But Connor.
[00:13:47] Speaker A: God, I'm just missing that one more time. Jalen, I'm going to leave this show.
[00:13:51] Speaker B: I'm so sorry.
[00:13:51] Speaker A: I'm going to walk out.
[00:13:53] Speaker B: I'm just so used to having him sitting directly across, I guess so. Just weird change for me.
[00:13:57] Speaker A: Just hurts my feelings a little bit.
[00:13:59] Speaker B: I'm sorry. I apologize. But now that we're getting back to our back from break, let's go ahead and talk about the NFL drafts.
[00:14:06] Speaker A: Oh, yeah.
[00:14:07] Speaker B: Next to the Super bowl, like the only kind of news we have to talk about a little bit, we're going.
[00:14:11] Speaker A: To be really looking for NFL draft news after the Super bowl is done.
[00:14:15] Speaker B: Yeah, more news than ever, actually. We're going to go. So why don't you go ahead and take away our plan for this little part right here.
[00:14:22] Speaker A: Yeah. So as of right now, obviously still a lot of scouting to be done. There's only limited amount of information that we have out because pro days haven't happened, combine hasn't happened, all these things. But I am also a believer in the tape, the film being the best way to evaluate an athlete past all the combine and stuff like that. But what we're going to do is we're all going to give three guys that again, qualifies, maybe just under the radar, but are also our personal, maybe just some personal favorites coming into the draft, trying to avoid the big names like Caleb Williams, Drake, May, Marvin Harrison, Maserati, Marv, you know, the Brock. But the number ones, I guess, of all these guys, the big names. Exactly. And I do kind of have a big name on my list, so it's, again, emphasizing the favorites. But yeah, I think that's how we're going to do it.
[00:15:17] Speaker B: And our plan here is to over the next course of a couple of weeks that when Connor gets back, we're actually going to do our own version of mock drafts.
[00:15:26] Speaker A: Right.
[00:15:26] Speaker B: And I know you guys do that something on Thursdays because you actually host.
[00:15:30] Speaker A: I host the college football show on Thursdays and something tells me that it's going to start to bleed into each other a little bit.
But yeah, it'll be fun regardless. I love doing draft content. It's one of my favorite things to talk about and to study. So I'm really excited for the draft season as a whole.
[00:15:49] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:15:50] Speaker A: No.
[00:15:50] Speaker B: And for all you guys listening, be sure to check out Tanner because I'm pretty sure he's going to be hosting our NFL draft that we always do towards April. So be sure to listen to that and check that out. So to start things off, why don't you go ahead and give us your first name?
[00:16:03] Speaker A: Fantastic.
My first personal favorite, actually, I'm going to go with my biggest name first just for the sake of people knowing it and getting out of the way. And again, big name, but I believe that Malik neighbors is. I think he is a incredible wide receiver prospect and he may be one of the better wide receiver prospects I have seen in a very long time. But he happens to be in the same draft class as Marvin Harrison Jr. Who I believe is a better prospect. But Malik neighbors, man, he's got every tool that I would look for in a wide receiver at the next level. He has the high end speed and ability to stretch the field. His change of direction and just overall route running at all levels of the field seems incredibly put together. I mean, he's absolutely torched guys at the college level constantly. His stats, I mean, were significantly better than Marvin Harrison Jr's. And also Marvin Harrison Jr. Played with Cade York and he played with Jaden Daniels, who is the Heisman owner. So that's obviously a factor. And I still believe that Marvin is a better prospect. But Malik neighbors man hands, physicality, speed, he's got everything that I would look for. And he was a huge part of why that offense could succeed.
They just kind of spread the formation out all year. They would go almost sideline to sideline every play. And that either allowed Jaden Daniels to find Marvin Harrison Jr.
Beating somebody one on one, or Jaden.
[00:17:36] Speaker B: Daniels, not Marvin Harrison. Jaden Daniels.
[00:17:38] Speaker A: Excuse me. You know what I mean? Yeah. That allowed Jaden Daniels to find Malik neighbors, either beating somebody one on one, because it forces the defense to spread out. And then once that defense is spread out, if somehow or not, I shouldn't say if somehow, but if Malik neighbors doesn't get open or other good receivers on that team, but it lets Jane Daniels get out. But it was very favored towards Jaden Daniels and Malik neighbors. And that showed. That showed I don't have Malik neighbors numbers in front of me, but I think he was the best wide receiver in college football this year just for the sake of production and all those things, even though Marvin's a better prospect. But Malik name versus mine, and again, a big name.
[00:18:16] Speaker B: Yeah. No, and it's funny you bring that up, actually, more recently on Twitter, I've been seeing anonymous sources from scouts and whatnot, but they're saying that it's a lot closer than you think for Marvin Harrison.
[00:18:29] Speaker A: And I would.
[00:18:30] Speaker B: I would, and I want to ask you, if you're an NFL team, what would be the reason you take him over? Marvin Harrison Jr.
[00:18:37] Speaker A: If I were to take Malik neighbors over Marvin Harrison Jr. I think he will test better and will probably have better physicals from a movement standpoint, cone drills, 40 yard dash. I think you'll have better versions of those.
So that if I'm looking for that role more on my team, then that's probably why I would consider neighbors over Marvin Harrison Jr. But I would still, in most situations of teams that need receivers, I would probably still go Marvin Harrison Jr. But I think if I did make that decision, that would probably be why.
[00:19:14] Speaker B: Okay, so let me ask you a question. If you're a team, let's say early on, giants or the Chargers, they could have got the fourth or fifth, right? Like, if you have someone, like, you can't get Harrison. Yeah, he's gone, supposedly.
[00:19:28] Speaker A: We're hypothetically going to maybe safely assume. Yeah, we'll see.
[00:19:31] Speaker B: He'll be gone by then. But let's say Brock Bowers is still on, right? We've seen Kyle Pitt set that precedent of tight ends going early, especially if they have that talent, and Brock Bowers has that talent. So is there a scenario where I don't know who are you picking in that scenario?
[00:19:48] Speaker A: Between Malik neighbors and Brock Bowers?
[00:19:51] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:19:53] Speaker A: Where are the teams?
[00:19:54] Speaker B: You said Giants, Chargers.
[00:19:56] Speaker A: Giants and Chargers.
I would go Malik neighbors from the Chargers. If I'm the Giants.
[00:20:05] Speaker B: You do have Darren Waller and you did.
[00:20:07] Speaker A: True. I think I still believe that Darren Waller is a really good football player.
[00:20:13] Speaker B: Health wise.
[00:20:13] Speaker A: Yeah, health wise and age.
[00:20:14] Speaker B: He's focused on his rap career now. Have you seen that?
[00:20:18] Speaker A: I've seen it a little bit.
[00:20:21] Speaker B: We don't have to spend too much time. It's probably better. We did.
[00:20:24] Speaker A: Probably.
I think I would still go Malik neighbors. I think I value that position higher overall. And again, I think Malik neighbors is an incredible prospect. I really do. It's just because he's in a draft class with go above.
He would go number one in terms of classes in last year. I would say for sure because last year wasn't. It was kind of a tough one to get it exactly right.
Year before that would have been the Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Drake London. I think you would go one there, too.
And I love Garrett Wilson. I think Garrett Wilson will be elite, but I think.
[00:21:03] Speaker C: Didn't Drake London go first that round?
[00:21:05] Speaker A: He did, which I still disagree with. I saw it happen and I disagree with then and I disagree with it today.
[00:21:10] Speaker B: But Raheem Morrison came out, said he's like, yeah, we're using these guys.
[00:21:13] Speaker A: That's true. He also didn't mention Kyle Pitts. When he was asked somebody said, well, what are you looking forward to with this team? And he said Drake London and Bijon Robinson. I also said bijon Anderson. And he didn't say Kyle Pitts.
[00:21:23] Speaker B: No. Love Kyle Pitts.
[00:21:25] Speaker A: Just never gonna feel for that guy. I know, but yeah, to your question, I would think. I would say neighbors. I think I value that receiver position just enough more over Brock Bowers. And again, especially for the Giants.
[00:21:40] Speaker B: And I don't think that's unfair to say. Especially you saw what he did for JD and Daniels, helping him win that Heisman.
[00:21:46] Speaker A: Yeah, I saw it in person and I did not like it.
[00:21:48] Speaker B: I'm not going to lie, referring to the Alabama.
[00:21:50] Speaker A: I am. I did not like the effect it had on me. But Malik neighbors is obviously. Malik neighbors is obviously a very good football player.
[00:21:57] Speaker B: Yeah. A lot of respect goes to him.
[00:22:00] Speaker A: And everything absolutely done over there. They such a good offense.
[00:22:03] Speaker C: I think this goes without saying. You have Malik neighbors over Rome Odunze.
[00:22:07] Speaker A: Yes, I do.
[00:22:08] Speaker C: And I think much. How big would you say that gap is? Because you said Malik had the better stats they are almost exactly the same.
[00:22:18] Speaker A: Really?
[00:22:18] Speaker C: Rome did have a couple two more games.
Well, obviously because playoffs he had 92 receptions, 1640 yards and 13 touchdowns, three more receptions.
[00:22:30] Speaker B: Sorry.
[00:22:31] Speaker C: Malik neighbors had 89 receptions, 1500 yards and 14 touchdowns. So he put up maybe a little better efficiency. But what do you think separates that?
[00:22:43] Speaker A: I think a big part of that will be Malik neighbors did play in the SEC.
[00:22:50] Speaker B: Is this true?
[00:22:51] Speaker A: Yeah, and I think that may be a broken record. And again, that's just the first thing and I agree with your playstyle take, but again as of right, just base is that he played in the SEC and putting up those numbers. I believe that defenses are consistently stronger in the SEC. So I think that matters in that context.
So beyond that, I think that I like Malik neighbors significantly more, especially as a wide receiver at the next level. I think I like neighbors way more as a wide receiver. One, I'm not even sure I like Odunze a lot. I think he can be a very successful guy, but I don't think he's a wide receiver.
[00:23:31] Speaker B: One.
[00:23:32] Speaker A: I think he can be a really good wide receiver too, and there's a lot of teams he could fit on perfectly and could play a really good role, but I don't know if I would want him as my wide receiver. One kind of like I honestly wouldn't mind him in a t higgins like role of a guy you can go to that has elite hands, great possession guy. You can target the back shoulder really well, he controls his body well. But Malik neighbors, he just has the tools to beat anybody. And I don't think Rome Odunze has those same ones. Like Malik neighbors can get around guys and create the separation far better than Romo Dunze can. And Romo Dunze is an incredible contested catch guy. I don't want to take that away, but I would be a little bit more optimistic about the separation aspect at the next level than the ball winning aspect because guys are going to be bigger, they're going to be more physical, they're going to be more think especially.
[00:24:25] Speaker C: And the space created is going to be less coming into the NFL.
[00:24:29] Speaker A: Exactly. So neighbors I think just has a bigger tool set and I think that's what makes him more excited about him.
[00:24:36] Speaker B: Okay, I'm sorry, was he your prospect that you wanted to talk about or did you have another?
[00:24:43] Speaker C: No, he's okay. I did also have another receiver, though. I have two receivers actually, but I'll just get into my 1st r1 quick.
I'll preface this by saying I didn't watch very much college football this year. But what I did, there were a couple players that stood out to me, and one of them was Keon Coleman. And I know he didn't have the best.
There's, I don't know, just a big, physical guy who can go up, make those catches.
[00:25:09] Speaker A: Physical, big play is off the charts. Right?
[00:25:12] Speaker C: So it's one of those things where it's definitely a project, but if you can instill the right traits, the right attitude, the right just things you need to be to be sorry. He's got all the tools to be absolutely good NFL receiver. If he can get all the mental things down right and actually show up in the big moments. Because I know one of the games that I did watch against Miami, he had, I think, four catches for like 24 yards, which you can't do that against a rival school. But I think if he develops himself, he could do a lot better in the future.
[00:25:48] Speaker A: That makes sense. I am a big fan of Keon Coleman. I would say I'm probably higher on him than most people are, probably because of the stats.
I don't think he was used super well at FSU. I think he could have been used significantly better. And I also think it says a lot. He returned punts a lot of the time for FSU, and that guy's six four and what, 210? I assume something along those lines. And being that size and being your team's punt returner, that is a huge testament to the athlete that you are. And again, kind of like you really hit it home. But I think that with that development, he will absolutely can dominate at the next.
[00:26:31] Speaker B: You know what's interesting? I just wanted to the. I'm looking at NFL draft Buz, but who they have as his NFL comparison.
[00:26:39] Speaker A: Can I guess?
[00:26:40] Speaker B: Yeah, go ahead.
[00:26:41] Speaker A: For Keon Coleman?
[00:26:43] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:26:44] Speaker A: Is it a current player?
[00:26:45] Speaker B: Yeah. Okay, well, one's a current NFL player and the other two are college players, but I'm going for the NFL player.
[00:26:54] Speaker A: Current for Keon Coleman.
Gosh, I kind of want to guess this one.
Yeah. I'm not going to use too much. It wasn't time to think about this.
[00:27:03] Speaker B: It wasn't one I was expecting, to be honest, but who was.
[00:27:06] Speaker C: Wait, wait.
I don't know how accurate this is. Could I say Jarvis Landry?
[00:27:12] Speaker B: That's not a bad guess.
[00:27:13] Speaker A: Jarvis Landry. Interesting.
[00:27:14] Speaker B: Yeah, that's not a bad guess, but no, it's not.
By the way, was Jarvis Landry on.
[00:27:19] Speaker A: A team this year? Did he ever get signed?
[00:27:20] Speaker C: He was idea. I still follow him on instagram as a Dolphins fan. So he was on the Saints the.
[00:27:24] Speaker B: Beginning of the year. That's a true.
[00:27:26] Speaker A: There you go. Everyone has that guy that they follow for no reason from their old team.
[00:27:31] Speaker C: Jhi, too. I love that. He's a certified english rapper now.
[00:27:36] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:27:37] Speaker C: Yeah. He's like good for Batman or something.
[00:27:39] Speaker A: Batman, that's his rap name.
[00:27:41] Speaker B: I kind of have to look more into this because for the reason Eagles won that Super bowl, not to bring up the Eagles again, George Pickens, to.
[00:27:49] Speaker A: Answer the question, that kind of makes sense.
[00:27:52] Speaker B: Yeah. I like Coleman. I think my biggest thing is, if I'm not mistaken, he started off the season a little bit slow and then he slowly started pulling it together. I think what you said, tanner, I would agree with that. I don't think they had him in the best position.
[00:28:06] Speaker A: Absolutely.
[00:28:08] Speaker B: But I think definitely if you get him in the right team, the right situation, especially a team that needs white receiver help or maybe has mentors, the right mentors, I think you'd be a great addition to a team.
[00:28:20] Speaker A: Absolutely.
[00:28:22] Speaker B: But it's funny, I actually have a wide receiver as well. All right, well, my name is probably not going to be so much as big of a name, but he plays near my hometown, Virginia.
[00:28:34] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:28:35] Speaker B: He plays for Virginia wide receiver. Malik. I just had his name. I'm so sorry. Malik Washington.
[00:28:41] Speaker A: Malik Washington. Got you. Tell me about him.
[00:28:43] Speaker B: He's five eight and he's got like Jalen wattle speed. But imagine a 20 pounds heavier Jalen wall. Not saying exactly to that talent yet, but imagine Jalen wattle size, that speed with 20 pounds heavier.
[00:28:58] Speaker A: Wow. Okay.
[00:28:59] Speaker C: I'm imagining like a tank dill kind of player.
[00:29:02] Speaker A: Tank Dell is not 20 pounds heavier. I don't know.
[00:29:05] Speaker C: I think tank tank makes me this.
[00:29:07] Speaker A: Tank Dell is like big old tank. Tank Dell is like 180 soaking wet.
[00:29:11] Speaker B: Yeah. So Malik Cunningham. I'm sorry. Malik Washington.
I'm trying to get this right. I just had it pulled up and I want to make sure I say this correctly. So he's more of a slot receiver, but I think he can play the outside just a little bit. But in that system he caught 406 passes out of 462, came from the slot.
[00:29:34] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:29:35] Speaker B: On the season he had 1400 yards, pretty much. He led the FCs in catches, if I'm not mistaken. And he also led the FCs in contested catches with 63%.
[00:29:48] Speaker A: A five eight man.
[00:29:49] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:29:49] Speaker A: Led the fcs in contested catches.
[00:29:51] Speaker B: That's what I'm saying.
[00:29:53] Speaker A: That's great.
[00:29:53] Speaker B: And I think that's more than average than I think compared to the NFL. I have to go back and do the.
[00:30:00] Speaker A: I would believe that.
[00:30:01] Speaker B: Yeah, but I just. Crazy. But nine touchdowns on the season. Last season he only had one. The year before that he only had two. But I mean, for three straight years he's played in every single game.
I'm pretty sure he's like one of their sole sources. On offense, he totally works the middle of the field. I just think if you're like, I don't know if he's going to go in the second round. I don't think he's going to be like a first round receiver, especially going to a school like Virginia. But I think if you're a team that maybe. I'm not saying the Panthers will draft them, but I'm saying that needs to take. To me, he's like a Romeo Dobbs. It's going to take him a while to.
But that's my pick.
[00:30:41] Speaker A: Yeah, I like it. That's what I was hoping for. I was hoping for guys to hear ones that I don't know 100% about.
[00:30:50] Speaker B: Yeah.
The only reason I know more about him is because I'm from Virginia.
It's good to see. But let's go around to your second player.
[00:31:00] Speaker A: All right. My second player is going to be, again, also not exactly an unheard of name, especially not here, but my second player is going to be Terry on Arnold. Excuse me.
I think there's a lot to say about who Terry Arnold is as a player off the field.
Seems incredibly coachable as we've seen interviews with him, and he is a really freaky athlete. And he's a freaky athlete and also long, and that is a amazing combination for a cornerback, especially at the next level, and again, seems very coachable. A lot of good defensive backs have come out of Nick Saban's program and he needs time to learn maybe some of the nuances and how to play truly elite man coverage.
Yeah. But he is, again, his special athlete. Special athlete.
I have to imagine that teams looking at him in this draft are going to see special athlete, has the physical traits, incredibly coachable and moldable as a player, and I think that would really excite me.
[00:32:08] Speaker B: Is he this year's Jalen hurts?
[00:32:11] Speaker A: Is he this year's Jalen Hurts?
[00:32:13] Speaker B: Like, in terms of that leadership, I would say.
[00:32:21] Speaker A: Mindset. I guess I could compare that because Jalen Hurts probably had one of the better, I guess one of the more openly, maybe not openly, but easiest to tell that they were a good leader and they were there for their team, but I think that very well could be true. Just feels weird in my head to compare a cornerback and a quarterback.
[00:32:41] Speaker B: Yeah, it's not the best, but I just meant in terms of mindset, let me ask you this.
I 100% agree with you. Let me ask you, where do you think it's the best team for him? Because I think there's a lot of options out there, but I think there's some teams that clearly they got a lot of issues going on in their locker room.
[00:33:04] Speaker A: Right. I have to imagine that.
I'm guessing he would go in the. If he goes in the first, it'll be late.
Bottom ten rounds. I assume the Rams have a pick there, which I would like him on the Rams.
[00:33:21] Speaker B: I think he doesn't get past. I don't think he drops later than an early second rounder.
[00:33:26] Speaker A: Yeah, absolutely. I would be surprised if he did. So, yeah, I'm going to say the Rams honestly kind of feels like a team that I like, especially with. I don't know, especially with the quality of the coaches on that team. I think that it's hard not to.
Again, like I said earlier, with the multiple piece of clay. I think that's what you see when you look at Terrence Arnold. He's got every tool imaginable. And obviously the Rams had some pretty good defensive backs. Jillian Ramsay being the best one, obviously joined the Rams later in his career. He really developed with the Jaguars, but.
[00:34:01] Speaker B: Big reason they won that Super bowl.
[00:34:02] Speaker A: Exactly. I think the Rams are at 20 or something. Like they're at least within two picks of 20, and I think they would probably be the first people who want to take a guy like Terry Arnold because again, that is something they lack. Their defensive back room isn't exactly elite, and I'm sure they want somebody know can be great and can be a cornerstone because they have a lot of good rookie cornerstones right now, obviously guys moving out, but Stafford's got a few more years in him cup, obviously, but then with Puka, Kyron Williams, you've got your core young offensive guys. I think that gives you room to add on to the defense.
[00:34:39] Speaker B: But I'm really curious. I know this doesn't have to deal with that conversation a little bit, but I'm just really curious to see what the Rams do in this draft because I think they address the quarterback situation as well.
[00:34:48] Speaker A: You think so? They are in a position if you could get.
[00:34:53] Speaker B: I was going to say this name for later, but one of my players that I'll come back around to and touch on it was Spencer Rattler. Could you imagine if he goes to Sean McVeigh.
[00:35:02] Speaker A: He bought out at the senior.
[00:35:05] Speaker B: Really, apparently really roasted stock.
[00:35:07] Speaker A: Well, I guess we'll let you get.
[00:35:08] Speaker B: To it when the time comes.
[00:35:10] Speaker A: Yeah, but Evan, who do you got.
[00:35:13] Speaker B: For your second player?
[00:35:14] Speaker C: I have a player that cooked that Alabama defense, Xavier Worthy. This is another one of the college football games that I watched the whole thing through and, oh, I did not like watching that. There were, I remember vividly a long post over the safety and corner. He just caught it in the corner of the end zone and just untouched.
I know it's easier because it's college, but he's got those skills to where he can just get open, to where it looks like they just aren't covering him.
And once he gets the ball in his hands, he can just go. And I think Xavier Worthy's definitely not the best receiver. Probably not like top five receivers this draft.
[00:36:07] Speaker A: He's honestly someone I could see the Panthers getting just based off of where he may fall and where other receivers may go in this draft. I wouldn't be surprised if that was a.
[00:36:14] Speaker B: And as a Panthers fan, how would you react to it?
[00:36:16] Speaker A: I would feel pretty good about it. Yeah, absolutely.
[00:36:18] Speaker C: He's one of those home run guys who is not going to be there every single play, but if you need a slant over the middle that can go for maybe 25, he can definitely provide that.
[00:36:29] Speaker A: Absolutely.
That combo of receivers at Texas, him and Ad Mitchell is a really special combination of players. I'm a huge fan of both of them. Obviously not a fan of what they did in Tuscaloosa, but he's not going.
[00:36:44] Speaker C: To be back next year for the SEC.
[00:36:45] Speaker A: Yeah, exactly. But him and Mitchell, man, I think they're very comparable players. And he had a great day against Alabama, especially a very historically elite defense. This was week three or four. It was of the season, early in the season, and again, I think it was very visible that Alabama team clawed their way back as a defensive unit. I mean, what did the Texans end up scoring that day? 17 or no. 27?
[00:37:17] Speaker C: Texas, I think, had something like that. 30 something, I guess I don't, can't.
[00:37:21] Speaker A: Remember off top of my head real quick for you.
34. Got you. So, yeah, I think he's done.
He's proved that he can be a really good player at the college level and even outside of that Alabama game where he was, know there were some broken coverages, some things could have been communicated better, but even then, he's absolutely proved the guy that he can be at the next level.
[00:37:49] Speaker B: I'm excited to see how a lot of these guys translate to the NFL. Not excited that obviously we lost one of ours and now Texas is getting a bond. Yeah, we don't have to talk about it.
[00:38:02] Speaker A: And Amari and I black, right?
[00:38:03] Speaker B: Say that again.
[00:38:04] Speaker A: And Amari and I black, right?
[00:38:05] Speaker B: I think so. But I have to double check on that.
[00:38:08] Speaker A: I think he is.
[00:38:09] Speaker B: But that being said, I think you guys had two great names to throw in there. My name might be a big name. I don't know. They have him going possibly in the top 40, top 50.
[00:38:19] Speaker A: Let's find out.
[00:38:20] Speaker B: Darius Robinson.
He's like an edge from 65, by the way, from Missouri.
[00:38:26] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:38:27] Speaker B: So pretty big guy. This is another guy who's apparently whose name was rising during the senior bowl just this past season. This was his breakout season. He earned all SEC recognition. Seven and a half sacks, twelve tackles were lost, a force fumble. He was a two year captain. And apparently this guy is one of the most versatile defenders that you can have.
[00:38:50] Speaker A: Nice.
[00:38:50] Speaker B: He's just one of a kind size threat with elite mass, 35 inch arms.
[00:38:55] Speaker A: How big is he?
[00:38:55] Speaker B: 65. What do you mean? Like big?
[00:38:57] Speaker A: Oh, sorry. Weight. I should ask. Weight.
[00:38:59] Speaker B: Oh, weight wise? Yeah, that I don't actually know, but.
[00:39:01] Speaker A: It may be hard to find that.
[00:39:03] Speaker B: If I had a guess being six five, you think?
[00:39:06] Speaker A: But Nolan Smith was super light coming in. I'm guessing Nolan Smith was. I thought he was like 6364, but no. Yeah, I've heard a little bit about him just from observing that Mizzou team this year. Yeah, really good Mizzou team. Honestly. Really fun to watch. I think that team's heading in an awesome direction, but.
[00:39:26] Speaker B: 294 pounds, to answer your question.
[00:39:28] Speaker A: 294 pounds.
[00:39:29] Speaker B: Yeah. So he's a big boy. Six.
[00:39:31] Speaker A: 5294.
[00:39:32] Speaker B: Yeah, he's a big boy.
[00:39:35] Speaker A: So somebody's going to be excited about that.
[00:39:37] Speaker B: Some scout is, and that's what I'm saying. And I think if you're like a team, I think he's a perfect fit for these teams who are like, embody that physical defense, like the Ravens or the Steelers or even the Eagles. I know, but I don't think the Eagles are going to go in that direction. But I'm just saying this guy is just huge. He just has to work on his ability to just rush and all.
Like, more specifically, he has to work on apparently, his hands and rushing with power.
[00:40:04] Speaker A: That makes sense.
[00:40:06] Speaker B: That's probably a better way to break it down.
[00:40:08] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:40:09] Speaker B: But I will say this guy, a lot of people are saying he might sneak all the way back up into the first round. Or late first round.
[00:40:18] Speaker A: Wow. I could see that. Especially with how people have been picked recently. People love picking a potential freak, especially at edge, too.
[00:40:27] Speaker B: Well, I know he wasn't edge, but Walker, well, he was edge.
[00:40:30] Speaker A: Travon Walker was an edge. Yeah.
Those Georgia defensive linemen aren't. They play everywhere on the line. But also, I mean, Travon, he did not do much at Georgia. He really didn't. But he just had one of the best testing combines you'll ever see. And also, like Tyree Wilson last year, he was the guy who was completely forgot about Tyree. Exactly. That guy looked like he was LeBron James compared to everyone else just by looking at him on the football field. Just an absolute tank.
Did he go fourth overall? I thought he went seven because he went to the Raiders, I believe.
[00:41:05] Speaker B: Yeah, I was about to say because.
[00:41:06] Speaker A: I think Anthony Richardson went fourth overall.
[00:41:07] Speaker B: It's the right.
[00:41:08] Speaker A: Yeah, I'm tripping. You're good. But yeah, I understand that mold. I guess that players are starting to fit.
[00:41:15] Speaker B: I mean, it makes sense, but at the same time, I don't know. To me, I always thought Aiden Hutchinson going back to that draft would have been the guy, especially with the Jags. But I don't think, like we talked about a little bit earlier in the season, that potential pick with Walker. I think it worked out, like, to start the season. He had a strong.
[00:41:32] Speaker A: Yeah, he did have a strong start. I mean, even to show flashes is big because everyone knew he had the tools. It was just about whether he could.
[00:41:38] Speaker B: Produce and bring it together.
[00:41:40] Speaker A: Exactly. So even to have moments, I think is a really good sign for Trevor Walker.
[00:41:44] Speaker B: Well, with that being said, we're about to go to our third break, and when we be back, we're going to talk a little bit about our third and final prospects as well. Maybe have the debate. Is the NFL draft even worth it? Maybe that's just the question that popped up.
[00:41:59] Speaker A: Honestly, I was not aware of this segment.
[00:42:03] Speaker B: Just surprise, but all right, we'll be back. You're listening to the student section, NFL on WVUA 90.7, the capstone now streaming live on tune in and live 365 apps. Also, you can find it on Apple podcasts and Spotify.
Now that we're back, pretty much, well, we're going to go get into our know candidate or underrated prospects for the NFL draft. But before we do that, Evan brought up a really interesting question during the break, and I kind of wanted to revisit it because I just think it was an interesting conversation because I've also wondered the same thing, which got us looking and me doing some research behind the scenes. So I thought it was an interesting conversation.
[00:43:12] Speaker C: Did you want me to bring back the question?
[00:43:13] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:43:14] Speaker C: Okay. So I don't remember what put it into my mind, but I thought you.
[00:43:18] Speaker B: Better say, I don't know what it was.
[00:43:21] Speaker C: I forgot, but I don't know what put it into my mind. Oh, I do remember we were doing a class assignment on ethics in one of my sports management classes, and it just got me to thinking how ethical is the draft? Because now with nil deals and students being able to choose what school they want to based on a number of factors, like how close they are to family, how good the program is, how much success they're going to get, how much media coverage they're going to get along with, how much nil money they will get.
Why is there a draft? Obviously, so the worst teams can get better, but why do the prospects kind of just accept that, which obviously it's like their only route to get into the NFL. But I don't know, just how come.
[00:44:15] Speaker B: We don't see, like more Eli Manning situation, right?
[00:44:17] Speaker C: How come we don't see more people forcing their hands to get the situation that they want?
[00:44:22] Speaker B: And my question is for that Eli Manning situation, because he was supposed to get drafted by the Chargers, if I'm not mistaken. He was supposed to, but he was.
[00:44:29] Speaker A: Like, no, he told them before the.
[00:44:33] Speaker C: Draft he wasn't playing with them.
[00:44:35] Speaker B: His. I know his dad's a really famous Manning and has, like, a lot of.
[00:44:39] Speaker A: Archie.
[00:44:40] Speaker B: Yeah, Archie.
[00:44:41] Speaker A: Archie Manning. I have a signed football from Archie Manning. Really? Yeah. Saints legend.
[00:44:45] Speaker B: You should bring it in.
[00:44:47] Speaker A: Why would I do that? It's a radio show, man, so we can all just talk about what it looks.
[00:44:51] Speaker B: I just. You should bring it in and leave it behind or something.
[00:44:55] Speaker A: Okay, moving on.
[00:44:58] Speaker B: But no, I was going to say, I think it's because with his Archie Manning, I think, if I'm not mistaken, didn't he talk to the Chargers owner and he got him to convince him to trade him to the Giants? It was something.
[00:45:08] Speaker A: That's crazy.
[00:45:08] Speaker B: I don't know if that's what it was exactly. I'm going to have to go back and look at it. But I just thought it was a situation like something similar to that. And I think the closest thing that we've had since then is probably Joey Bosa just being like, yeah, I'm not going to play for the Chargers unless you pay me more. And that was the longest holdout rookie holdout I think, in NFL history to date.
So with that question being asked, if you're like Caleb Williams, why would you do that if you don't talk about it?
[00:45:40] Speaker A: He's talked about it. He said that. I think I remember him saying that he wouldn't declare for the draft or he was going to wait to declare for the draft until he had, quote, assurances that the Bears wouldn't be taking him.
[00:45:53] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:45:54] Speaker A: Which is a little funny.
And again, we've talked about Caleb Williams a lot, especially if you win for.
[00:46:01] Speaker B: A city like Chicago.
[00:46:03] Speaker A: Yeah. I don't really get, I don't know. I mean, it's a weird situation. I obviously still think that Caleb Williams is far and away the best quarterback in the draft. But, like, Connor, for example, has voiced his concerns about that whole deal about him threatening to not declare for the draft or all the other somewhat controversial things he's talked about in terms of expecting from the league. And again, if anyone could do it in this draft, it's him. Because again, I think undeniably he's the best quarterback. But when it comes down to it, man, and then especially, it's so hard to go up against the organization in this context, but it's going to be hard. I think it would be. Yeah, exactly. It would be.
Again, we were talking about Eli Manning doing it, and everyone says they're like, oh, my gosh, they're so worried about Caleb Williams and how his teammate deal or, excuse me, how he is in a locker room. They think that outlook is impacted by this, by what he's doing with avoiding the certain draft spots. And again, was that really a discourse with Eli Manning when it happened? Obviously a long time ago, and I don't remember it.
[00:47:12] Speaker B: No idea.
[00:47:12] Speaker A: And I don't remember it. But you don't hear any of that today. You don't hear any of it today. And also, like, again, that's something you just don't hear about. You know, these guys are great players and they're regarded as relatively good teammates, as far as I know. I don't think there's anything negative about them.
[00:47:26] Speaker B: Well, that's interesting.
[00:47:27] Speaker C: Eli was a great coach at the Pro bowl this year from.
[00:47:29] Speaker A: He was. He sure was.
[00:47:31] Speaker B: He's also one of the best rappers I've seen.
A super hot fire, I'm not gonna lie. When I first watched it, I was like, oh, this is cheese. But that was, the lineman killed it.
[00:47:42] Speaker A: You could tell all the players in the back thought the exact same thing because they're sitting there like, all right, it'll be know little corny verse and then all of a sudden everybody, Micah Parsons, Dexter Lawrence, everybody behind was like, oh, my God, wait a second. That was actually kind of hard. Yeah, it was actually kind of hard.
[00:48:01] Speaker B: Also just a shout out to super hot fire because along with Drake, I think this man has had the longest career run.
Has had the longest career run of anyone I've known. Absolutely. I just also think it's hilarious because I think he started blowing back up around Covid time. Yeah, that was the best time for.
[00:48:19] Speaker A: Him to be up here.
[00:48:21] Speaker B: But I can't hate on it. I love it. But I thought that was a great question, Evan. And hopefully everything works out on the draft side of things and Caleb Williams does end up on the bears. I would love to see him. Well, one, if he goes to the bears, that means Justin Fields gets a new opportunity. And I would love for that to happen because I do think Justin Fields can be a quarterback in this.
[00:48:40] Speaker A: He's a. He's a starting quarterback for a reason. I do think he's earned that right. But I do think that people talk about the riskiness of each side of what's that? There's some phrase one bird in the hand is better than two birds in the bush or something like that. And it's just talking about something that's guaranteed that, you know, you have versus something that could be more very potentially. But in this case, man, I think it is more likely that Caleb Williams is a top ten, even top five quarterback than it is that Justin Fields is a top ten. I think it's far more likely. Far more likely. So for that reason, especially today's league, man, it seems like it's really hard to win without a top ten, top.
[00:49:21] Speaker B: Five quarterback, especially when all the quarterbacks keep going, that keep going to the playoffs, that Super bowl are the same quarterbacks.
[00:49:27] Speaker A: Exactly.
[00:49:27] Speaker B: It really is.
[00:49:28] Speaker A: So you have to, I think all teams recognize that. And that's what I would be thinking with Caleb Williams here.
[00:49:32] Speaker B: And just to quickly move on before we have to get ready to start wrapping things up.
[00:49:36] Speaker A: Right.
[00:49:37] Speaker B: That draft Eli Manning was selected was actually a pretty famous draft. It's the one with Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers.
[00:49:43] Speaker A: Right.
[00:49:43] Speaker B: And so because the Chargers selected them, they were able to get Philip Rivers and more draft picks. So if hypothetically the Bears were to go in that direction, it's kind of that same generational draft.
They could still get away with Michael Phoenix. I think it could still be a first round talent, second round talent you still have not the best name that probably should have brought up right away, but Jaden Daniels.
[00:50:05] Speaker A: I also think it's.
[00:50:13] Speaker B: But, yeah, Jaden Daniels. The Heisman winner. Drake Millie, JJ McCarthy, Spencer Rattler. As I've mentioned, there's another undrafted quarterback that's somehow well projected. Undrafted that's making names for himself. He's like a d two quarterback.
[00:50:27] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:50:27] Speaker B: I don't.
[00:50:27] Speaker A: Little Bailey Zappy this year.
[00:50:29] Speaker B: Yeah. Apparently he's moving up boards, so I think it's going to be an interesting draft either way. But just to quickly wrap this up, because we don't have that much time left, our last and final prospect.
[00:50:38] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, we got to do that. Yeah.
I'll make mine somewhat quick. Mine is going to be also pretty still. It'll be a big name when the draft comes around. But Olufushanu is tackle. I really believe in his game. I think that a lot of people have Joe Alt as the number one tackle in the class, and I think there's plenty of good reasoning behind that. I think Joe Alt's feet at the tackle position, his footwork is honestly incredible. I'm impressed every time I see it. But I think Joe Alt may struggle at the next level with the bigger guys and free guy athletes that will have to face it. Seems like he can get overpowered a little bit easily, and, yeah, I think he just can't secure pads, I guess, the way that Fashanu can. And again, I think Fishanu can plug into both sides. I think he's got all the tools you'd want at tackle.
I would not be surprised at all if he goes over joal, even though everyone's saying that alt should go first, right?
[00:51:34] Speaker B: No, I think he's going to be an amazing prospect. I really hope he goes to, like, if he goes to Tennessee next to.
[00:51:40] Speaker A: Dude, if Tennessee walks with Shandu, they should be ecstatic. They should be ecstatic.
[00:51:45] Speaker B: They just can hit on a couple of wide receivers, maybe. Well, they have so many.
[00:51:47] Speaker A: It's a great draft to want to.
[00:51:49] Speaker B: Hit on wide receivers, especially now that, you know, you don't need to draft a quarterback. You have your guy. Yeah. Evan, your last prospect.
[00:51:57] Speaker C: I am going to go with Cam kins from Miami.
[00:52:00] Speaker B: Wow. We have the same player. Oh, my. Okay. Okay.
What are the ods of that?
[00:52:05] Speaker C: I guess we can talk about them together then.
[00:52:07] Speaker B: All right, you lead the way.
[00:52:10] Speaker C: I'll say. I've seen this from Miami, University of Miami players a lot. Very physically talented. Very just talented in general. He can fly to the ball. He can make plays on the ball, but they are undisciplined.
That's a problem he has right now. He can bite on fakes. He can get caught looking at the quarterback, caught looking in the backfield too much. But whenever he makes those plays, and whenever that anticipation pays off, he makes plays. He'll be in the backfield making tackles. He's on almost every tackle that we see. He can make plays on the ball. He didn't play all the games this season. I think he got injured.
[00:52:51] Speaker B: Yeah, he injured his head, neck, and that's why I think a lot of people have him falling in this year's draft a little bit.
[00:52:57] Speaker A: Right.
[00:52:57] Speaker B: But to your point. Yeah, he was absolutely amazing for Miami.
[00:53:01] Speaker C: Yeah, he's fantastic player. And I think the undisciplinedness comes from Miami. It's the culture, it's the coaching. I think that could definitely be something that gets ironed out and he can become a much more polished, talented player in the NFL.
[00:53:20] Speaker B: Yeah, no, I think it's so funny that we're ending this talking about the same player. Well, that's a perfect way because we were short on time, honestly. But yeah, I completely agree with you. I think the only thing, like we said, as a junior, he only played in ten games this year. He played on 638 snaps. On those snaps he had a solid 52 tackles, eleven assists, 13 stops, and then the secondary, two pass breakups, five interceptions and gave up an unimpressive QB rating of 115.9 when targeted it. Yeah, I think that's a big name that a lot of people are going to be.
I don't know. I think he's going to catch a lot of people by surprise and I truly think he might be. I'm trying to think of like a player who kind of broke out.
I don't know who's a player from this year's draft that you would say got taken a little that fell. Brian Branch perfect.
[00:54:14] Speaker A: I think somebody that people were confident would be good and still was good.
I would agree with that for sure.
[00:54:24] Speaker B: I think he's going to be the Brian branch of this draft. I really do.
[00:54:26] Speaker C: So where do you have him going?
[00:54:29] Speaker B: Honestly, I think he might be a late first round or maybe early second.
[00:54:37] Speaker C: Don'T.
[00:54:37] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:54:38] Speaker C: Because isn't Micah Hyder, Jordan Poyer, one of them's definitely out this year?
[00:54:42] Speaker B: I think so. I know they're on their last year of their deal. Maybe another situation is Denver.
They've cut that one guy who kept getting so many roughness, but penalties.
[00:54:53] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:54:53] Speaker B: I can't remember his yeah, which is funny because he's, like, 33.
[00:54:58] Speaker A: He's so used to hitting old school.
[00:55:01] Speaker B: I can't blame him. But thank you guys for listening. You have been listening to the students section, NFL on WVUA 90.7. Be sure to listen to us also on tune in and live 365 Apple podcasts and Spotify. Y'all have a wonderful night.
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