1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: here's your host, Paul. Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I 6 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: am Paul Charge and my co host this week is 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: Brian Johnson. Hello Brian, Hello George. Great to hear your voice. Yeah, 8 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: I wish I could see your face. I know. Well, 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: it's a mixed blessing at best. And this week, Brian, 10 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna break down rookie wide receivers. It's a crazy, 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: crazy draft for wide receivers. We're gonna limit our discussion 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: this week to just seven guys. Next week we'll probably 13 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: do another seven, and in a different year, the second 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: seven would be the first guy's taken. Yeah, we should 15 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: uh preface this with yes, plethora of talent out there 16 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: and that I think the teams that we're looking at 17 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: who could draft one of these guys in a Day 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: one or Day two even are the Jets, Raiders, Broncos, Jaguars, Eagles, Vikings, Packers, Niners, Titans. 19 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: Would you agree with that, yes, and I think every 20 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: one of them. I think they're all ye know, they're 21 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: all good candidates. Um, I was debating debating Dolphins earlier today. 22 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna go early at wide receiver. 23 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: I think they love Preston Williams and and so you know, 24 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: I think that just resigned Parkers. So yeah, I you know, 25 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna I don't think they're gonna spend, 26 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: and they have so many team needs. I don't think 27 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: the Dolphins are gonna be in on this now. The 28 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: guys that were gonna talk about, you know, we're going 29 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: to do them in order of what I think the 30 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: preferences right now, but that's totally up to change based 31 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: on where they land. You know, at the end of 32 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: the day, guys are only as good as the quarterbacks 33 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: throwing to them and the offense around them and everything else. 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: So you know, consider this to be a almost like 35 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: a prov visional ranking before the draft, right, Brian, Yes, 36 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: scheme is almost more important than talent in the NFL. 37 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: At times, if you're a great player on a bad team, 38 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. There's some exceptions to the rule. But yes, 39 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: I think you and I both have a guy at 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: number one that is in that conversation, but I think 41 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: most people don't have him number one, and that's Seeding Lamb. 42 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: Tell people you love about Seedee Lamb from Oklahoma. Yeah, 43 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: wham bam, thank you. Lamb just recently turned twenty one. 44 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: I like to mention the age for the hardcore Dynasty 45 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: guys like myself. A year can make all the difference 46 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: sometimes but not really in this case. But good size 47 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: for Seed six to two pounds. A lot of people 48 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: comparing him to DeAndre Hopkins, which I think is a 49 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: fair comp ran a four or five forty at the combine. 50 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: Not blazing speed, but he certainly has wheels. Four teen 51 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: touchdowns last year at Oklahoma, thirty three total over his 52 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: three seasons as a Sooner, just in an elite talent. 53 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: Great footwork for with his size, basically impossible to beat 54 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: at the catch point. He never dropped a deep pass 55 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: a pass of twenty plus yards in his three seasons 56 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma. That's pretty good. That is that's amazing. Yeah. 57 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: And then to make matters even better for whoever who 58 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: drafts Lamb, and I think it's going to be the Jets, 59 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: by the way. That's my prediction. Um uh CD was 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: second among all college wide receivers last year, and um 61 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: catches the four wide receiver that forced a miss tackle 62 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: on a catch percentage of their catches. I'm sorry that 63 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: didn't come out too good. I'm his catches. He forced 64 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: a miss tackle, so not onlys he catched the ball, 65 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: he creates more yards. So I love Seedy Lamb and 66 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: I don't know how much more I could say how 67 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: much I love this guy. He's way above Rugs and Judy. Now, 68 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: in my opinion, I agree, but I think you and 69 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: I are in the minority on this. And a couple 70 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: of things about Lamb that I'll just I want to 71 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: I want to work with that. I didn't hear you 72 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: talk as much about. It's what he does after the catch. 73 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: To me, that is the stuff you can You either 74 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: got it or you don't. He is electrifying after the 75 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: catch and so creative. He will catch the ball and 76 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: there's three guys within five yards of him, and the 77 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: next thing I know, he's beat all three and he's 78 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: running down the sideline. Well, how did you do this? 79 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: He's so creative after the catch, and there's just you 80 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: either got that or you don't. He isn't Tyreek Hill 81 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: um stylistically, but it's like Tyreek Hill. When Hill catches 82 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: the ball, it almost doesn't matter who's around him. I mean, 83 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: he just finds ways to make amazing things things happen 84 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: after the catch. Ceedee Lamb's got that, and that's part 85 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: of what I love about him. Um. And it's just 86 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: the electric moves, the yards after catch, the elusiveness, and 87 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: he's sneaky strong. He's not you know again, he's not 88 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. He's not slight of build. He's six too, 89 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: he's a D nine pounds, he's you know, he's plenty 90 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: of size. There's Um, there's so much to like about him. 91 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: And you mentioned the broken tackles. Twenty six broken tackles 92 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: last year was good for number two in the country. 93 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb to me is in a in an astounding 94 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: year of just deep receivers. He's my favorite receiver. I 95 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: think he fits every scheme there's I don't think there's 96 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: any team out there that would that he would not 97 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: end up being somebody that could be used and used well. 98 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: So I don't. I don't think there's a scenario out 99 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: there with siding Lamb is not electrifying for fantasy purposes 100 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: and redraft, where did you think is the best best 101 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: fit for fantasy? And I think he goes to the Jets, 102 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: Raiders or Broncos. And that's like picks a lead in 103 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: twelve and fifteen right there in that order. If I 104 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: could Denver would be that would be excited that on 105 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: the other side, But yeah, that'd be I would love 106 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: to have I'd love to have him in Denver with 107 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: an emerging Drew Lock who were all optimistic about. And 108 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: I'll give you another. I mean, if I could just 109 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: pick spots for teams that have a need, I might 110 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: pick San Francisco. Um, all right, let's go to our 111 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: number two guy, Henry Ruggs from Alabama. He's the he's 112 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: the first of two Alabama guys. You've got Ruggs a 113 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: spot ahead of Judy, which I have a problem with 114 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: a lot of people will. But let's talk let's talk 115 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: about Rugs first. Well, you just said that Ceedee Lamb 116 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: was not tyreek Hill. Well, Henry Ruggs tyreek Hill, that's 117 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: the best comp we have out their five eleven one nine. 118 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: He's actually a little you know, it's a little more 119 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: bulk to him than Tyree. Tyree's only about one eight h. 120 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: Ruggs ran a four to seven at the combine. That 121 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: is just insanely fast elite acceleration and speed home run 122 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: potential anytime gets the ball in space, just like Tyreek 123 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: Hill didn't post big numbers at Alabama last year, but 124 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: of course he was competing with Jerry Judy for targets. 125 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: But um so five eleven. You know, people like taller receivers, 126 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: but that's just not the kind of receiver he is 127 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: or Tyreek Kill. Tyreek Hill is a top five wide 128 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: receiver in fantasy football. Ruggs has that potential to And 129 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: I found this. You know, there's always always love talking 130 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: about hand size and I won't say what size else, 131 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: but Ceedee Lamb's hands nine inches in a quarter, Jerry 132 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: Judy nine and a half inches, Hey Ruggs ten and 133 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: eight inches, bigger hands and Lamb and Judy so bigger 134 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: hands and better than small hands with a wide receiver, 135 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: that's for sure. So yeah, Rugs, you know he's not 136 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: him and Judy are to a two V you eever 137 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: you want to call it. But yeah, Ruggs has a 138 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: little higher ceiling. I feel like I think he's I 139 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: think he does have the higher ceiling because of the speed, 140 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: the four to seven speed, Oh my god. And in 141 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: an unlike most speed guys, he's got a complete game 142 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: to go with it. He can he can beat press coverage. 143 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: So you know, he's not like so slight of build 144 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: that he just gets knocked around at the line of 145 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: scrimmage and it's route is dead. He's um, he's just 146 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: deadly in space. He catches over the middle and then 147 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: just hits the he hits the gas and got and 148 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: it's just and by the way, in the hands. He 149 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: dropped five passes his entire college career for Henry Ruggs. Five. 150 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: That's it. He ran from the outside, he ran from 151 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: the slots. Get this, the quarterback passer rating when targeting 152 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: Henry Ruggs one hundred fifty one, just dump it off 153 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: to him. A perfect rating is it's astounding for him. 154 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: I think Rugs will go before Judy. I would not 155 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: be surprised to see how Rugs could go number one. 156 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: Most people have got Judy one. I've got it Lamb Rugs, Judy. 157 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: I think, um, I think it'll be fascinating to see 158 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: which which way teams want to go. Now, if you know, 159 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: you talked about the Jets, I've got Judy, I've got 160 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: or I've got Rugs very possibly going to the Jets too. 161 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: And you know, maybe it's just we're focusing on the 162 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: Jets because these are elite receivers and they're really the 163 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: first team up that's likely to take take a wide out. 164 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,719 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, it's it would be what would what 165 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: it would mean for the Jets offense to get a 166 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: guy like a guy like Rugs or really Lamb be 167 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: hard to hard to overstate. I agree, all right, so 168 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: let's go to Jerry Judy. So he's next, the third 169 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: sort of I think the big three wide receivers in 170 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: the in this draft. And he's the guy who played 171 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: along with Henry Ruggs and he was actually the more 172 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: productive of the two. Oh yeah he uh twenty four 173 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: touchdowns across his last two seasons at Alabama, should mention 174 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: six one ran A four or four or five forty 175 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: at the combine. His closest camp could be oh b 176 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: J I would say, kind of looks like Beckham with 177 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: without the baggage hopefully, Um, but yeah, he ran u 178 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: he he wasn't the quarterback and he didn't run it, 179 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: but he was the key piece of that Alabama spread offense. 180 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: The one concern with him is that physical corners in 181 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: the NFL h might post a problem for him, especially 182 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: in press coverage. He might need to bulk up a 183 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: little bit there. And he doesn't have a big wingspan either, 184 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: only seventy six inches. It's like the bottom of the 185 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: barrel when it came to wide receivers at the combine 186 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: and decent size, but it's kind of a tweener almost, 187 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: So I said, he just doesn't have the highest ceiling 188 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: as Rugues and Land in my opinion, But he's still 189 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: going to be a very very good wide receiver. He 190 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: he needs scheme more so than the other two guys 191 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: in my opinion. He needs to land in the right spot. 192 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: You know. Jerry Judy also mostly ran from the slot, 193 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: and I think that's gonna really that's gonna that that 194 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: I think that really means there's some teams that just 195 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: aren't gonna aren't gonna draft him, aren't as likely to 196 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: draft him, because it really comes down to a lot 197 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: of you know, do you need a do you need 198 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: a slot receiver? Do you scheme for a slot receiver, 199 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: but the Raiders could desperately use a slot receiver. They 200 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: need everything, but they could really use a slot receiver 201 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: like the Raiders are certainly in play here as a possibility, 202 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: um at least for Jerry Judy at at potentially number 203 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: twelve or number nineteen if he were to fall that far. Yeah, 204 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: I agreed. I wanted to mention it would be cool 205 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: if we go back to uh oh, never mind, Sorry, 206 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: scratch that, don't carry on. Okay, alright, so we've hit 207 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: on the big three. Ceedee Lamb, Henry Ruggs, Jerry Judy. 208 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: We're gonna take a quick break and we come back. 209 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: I want to start with the first of two of 210 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: the big big men that have the possibility of being 211 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: real impact guys early in the season for fantasy owners. 212 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: This is a draft with a ton of speed and 213 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: and small not even smaller guys, but medium bill guys 214 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: with a ton of speed. What about the true big 215 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: men in in this draft at the receiver position. We'll 216 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,959 Speaker 1: talk about them in moments. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Weekly. 217 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: Paul Charty in with you Brian Johnson, my co host. 218 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: This week, we've broken down Ceedee Lamb, Henry Ruggs, Jerry Judy, 219 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: the big three wide receivers. But this is such a 220 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: deep draft class. This next tier of guys would normally 221 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: be the first rounders we'd be talking about, and they'll 222 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: still probably many of these who probably still go in 223 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 1: the first round. Let's start with the first of the 224 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: big men to talk about in this draft, and that's 225 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: T Higgins from Clemson. Brian Yeah, Tee Higgins six four pounds. Uh. 226 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: Didn't run ninety drills at the Combine, but ran at 227 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: Clemson's Pro day. Ran two mid four fives in the 228 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: forty not not elite, but pretty good speed. His closest 229 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: camp is probably like an A. J. Green type player. 230 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: I say that he can high point the ball uh 231 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: over any cornerback pretty much in college or the NFL, 232 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: and he's he just looks kind of squirmy on film, 233 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 1: kind of like a Dennis Rodman. A wide receiver. You 234 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: can essentially box out the corner cornerback and any contested 235 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: catch on the ground when they're not jumping, but if 236 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: they need to jump, that six four frame comes in handy. 237 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: That goes the show by scoring thirteen touchdowns at Clemson, 238 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: last year or twelve the year before. He's definitely going 239 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: mid to late first round. One would think I would 240 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: think so too. And you know, the big men aren't 241 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: always as flashy. But when you look at most of 242 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: today's elite receivers, Brian like, we're gonna look at the 243 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: top seven eight wide receivers in the NFL, and the 244 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: guys who have consistence and long success over multiple seasons, 245 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: most of them are bigger receivers. I mean, you know, 246 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: there is Tyreek Killer We've mentioned now a couple of times, 247 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: but the majority of the great receivers that are are good, 248 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: Ye're in and you're out. You know, generally bigger bodied 249 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: guys that that body can take the pounding over the 250 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: course of a lot of time and um a lot 251 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: of play, you know. Michael Thomas, Kenny Golladay, Julio Jones, 252 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: A Marii Cooper, Mike Evans, DeAndre Hopkins. I mean, these 253 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: are bigger bodied receivers, and I think they don't know 254 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: they get overlooked a little bit by both people that 255 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: just follow the draft and then fantasy owners as well. Yeah, 256 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: and I compare him to a J. Green, that's a 257 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: a healthy a J. Green let's hope he doesn't have 258 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: the the injury plagues towards the end of his career 259 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: like AJ is having unfortunately, No, for sure not Other 260 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: things about te Higgins that I really love and you 261 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: really hit on this the huge catch radius and he 262 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: plays above the rim, right, I mean when that balls 263 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: in the air, he thinks he owns it goes up. 264 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: He wins all these contested catches for sure. Surprising speed 265 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: for a big guy in Tee Higgins. And he's got 266 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,719 Speaker 1: these long strides. You watch him run in these long 267 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: strides that just eat up yards underneath him. There's um 268 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: that leaping ability his height. He's going to be a 269 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: goal line receiver potentially, like what Brandon Marshall was. You 270 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: know it'd be you know, it'd be first in goal 271 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: from the three, you know, like throw to Brandon Marshall. 272 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: Nobody can stop him on the three yard button hook out. 273 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: It was just you know, he just won all of those. So, 274 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: um that's gonna be. I think where Tee Higgins could 275 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: really help fantasy owners in the touchdown department. Yeah, I 276 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: honestly haven't checked, but I would bet he played basketball 277 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: in high school. It probably could have gotten a college 278 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: scholarship playing basketball if he so chose. He looks like 279 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: a power forward, doesn't he? Ti Higgins six six four 280 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: and more like a swing man? Yeah, maybe more like 281 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: a three. Yeah, let's cambo three at six four? You right, 282 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: he's like like a three. All right, let's go to 283 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: let's go to Justin Jefferson. Who you've got next. There's 284 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: a kid from LSU who played almost entirely from the 285 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: slot last year. Yeah, six to two hundred pounds, ran 286 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: a four or four three forty. That is very fast. 287 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: I like to compare him to sort of looks like 288 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: a Michael Thomas who you compared te Higgins too, and 289 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: Tee Higgins and Justin Jefferson Arkonda in the same boat. 290 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: And I gotta give you some props charts. I remember 291 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: this would have been twenty six teen when Michael Thomas 292 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: that Michael Thomas draft. Yeah, I think so. I think 293 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: it was yeah, yeah, local local radio. You were pounding, 294 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: banging the drum for Michael Thomas to go to the Vikings. 295 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: And this was when Corey Coleman went first round tread Well, 296 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: dockson docks tread Well, and then Thomas went in the 297 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: second and we all know who the bike who everyone 298 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: should have picked now, So I had to give you 299 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: some fath their charge. You weren't banging the drum ward 300 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: for Thomas. But back to Justin Jefferson. Yeah, eighteen touchdowns 301 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: at l s U last year. Uh, probably most certainly 302 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: improved Joe Burrows draft stock on tape or was or 303 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: is it the other way around? Did Joe Burrow inflate 304 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: Jefferson stat it's his you know this, it's it could 305 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: go either way if you want to make that case. Yeah, 306 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. If Burrow makes Jefferson the plus route 307 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: runner who can win outside and it's fearless across the middle, 308 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if Joe Burrow can take the credit 309 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: for that. I'll say it's Justin Jefferson's. Jefferson can just 310 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: do it all. His ceiling might not be as high 311 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: as the top three or four guys, but it's damn close. 312 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: But he could have the safest floor among all these 313 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: first early second round wide receivers. I think he's just 314 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: a lock to be a steady producer in the NFL 315 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: with a very high all pro ceiling. Justin Jefferson insanely 316 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: productive at L S U and you know, again, it 317 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: helps you've got Joe Burrow throwing you all these catchable passes. 318 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: But in In in his defense, he's also one of 319 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: the best contested catch receivers in this draft, which is 320 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: saying a lot because the straft is filled with with 321 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: guys that were awesome at that He's got a vicious 322 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: double move and you'll you'll see him on if you 323 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: if you just watch highlights of Justin Jefferson, you'll see 324 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: the double move that's just shredding cornerbacks around him. He 325 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: can break tackles in the open field. To me, the 326 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: only downside in Jefferson is that he probably ends up 327 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: playing from the slot, and from a an entirely fantasy standpoint, 328 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: you know you're upside on elite slot receivers is usually 329 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: in the Jarvis Landry, Julian Edelman Cooper Cup level, which 330 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: are typically like Tier two receivers. From a fantasy standpoint, 331 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: Julian Edelman's been incredibly important to the Patriots, but he's 332 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: not been on the same level as Michael Thomas and 333 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: Julio Jones and some of those guys. So for me, 334 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: that's the only downs The only downside on justin Jefferson 335 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: is the is that he'll probably play most of his 336 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: snaps from the slot. Couldn't you argue though, that it's 337 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: going the way of where slot receivers are producing more 338 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: because they're putting better receivers in the slot against the 339 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 1: worst cornerback on the team in most cases, and now 340 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: teams that are struggling to keep enough corners on roster 341 00:17:57,840 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: to keep up with the wide receivers in the league. 342 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: That's far. So I'll play good cop for Jefferson in 343 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: that regard, but I do agree you prefer to have 344 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: him on the outside for sure. Okay, next, let's um, 345 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: let's turn our attention to Jalen Reagor from t c U. 346 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: Jalen Reagor from TCU, he was productive despite horrible quarterbacking 347 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: at TCU and a great note from ProFootball Focus of 348 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: the throws that went to Jalen Reagor were deemed as accurate. 349 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 1: That's horrible. Yeah, well, TCU had a starting a Kansas 350 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: State transfer that that can't be anything good, and then 351 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: they went to the true freshman, Max Dugan only a 352 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: few games into the season. So yeah, Jalen Reagor had 353 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: no shot. Really to post any big numbers last year. 354 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 1: He's not too big himself. Five eleven, two oh five 355 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: very fast. Thow ran a four four seven uh taking 356 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: out last year's wash of the season. He had six 357 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: touchdowns and thirty nine career games. I'm sorry that is 358 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: including last year's poor season. Those are still very impressive numbers. 359 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: Um again didn't post I popping numbers at the combine, 360 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: but still one of the most electric receivers in the draft. 361 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: Can kill you on go routes as like video game moves, 362 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: can stop on a dime and redirect it will. He's 363 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: gonna wrinkle break a lot of ankles in the NFL, 364 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to watch him play. I him too. 365 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: There's a lot of talk here in Minnesota that potentially 366 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: can end up being one of the Vikings picks. They 367 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: have picked twenty two and twenty five in the draft, 368 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: and that's about where most mocks have got Jalen Reagor going, 369 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: and it would be an immediate fit for a team 370 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: that needs to replace Stefon Diggs. Also, UM we saw 371 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: him as a as a as a fearless player that 372 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: can go across the middle, that can go deep, doesn't 373 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: and find some separation and Kirk Cousins is a really 374 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: good deep ball passer. Yep, it's a it's a small 375 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: bonus and fantasy it's were of a boon in reality football, 376 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: but he's also a killer in the return game. It 377 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: will probably see how to turning kicks, uh, but you 378 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: know you can get some points of fantasy football for sure. 379 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: He is an awesome punt returner, one of the best 380 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: in the nation, and the Vikings do need a punt returners, 381 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 1: so I think Minnesota is a potential landing spot for 382 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: him as well. We'll take one more break, Brian, we 383 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 1: come back. I want to talk about the other big 384 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: bodied player that can make an immediate impact, and then 385 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: a couple of the couple of the notable omissions that 386 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: will touch on as well as we work through our 387 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: top seven fantasy prospects pre draft fantasy prospects among rookie 388 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: wide receivers. It's Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome back to Fantasy 389 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: Football Weekly. Paul Charge and Brian Johnson with you. We've 390 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: already broken down the fantasy prospects of Ceedee Lamb, Henry Rugs, Jerry, 391 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,360 Speaker 1: Judy T. Higgins, Justin Jefferson, Jalen Reagor and I want 392 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 1: to talk about the last of the seven guys that 393 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: we really want to focus on here and maybe a 394 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: guy I think you like a little bit more than 395 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: others do, Brian, and that's Michael Pittman from USC. Tell 396 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: listeners about him. Uh. Big guy. Uh, probably the you know, 397 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: the biggest both in height and physicality when it comes 398 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: to the day one day two receivers six four not 399 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 1: super fast or should he be at that size rand 400 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: of four or five to forty at the combine, but 401 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: a head over twelve hundred yards and eleven touchdowns at 402 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: USC last year caught one hundred and one passes. That 403 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: is unreal in college only three drops on a hundred 404 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: thirty three targets to unlable set into perspective, Jerry Judy 405 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: had seven drops on a hundred and eight targets. So Michael, 406 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 1: Michael Pittman catches everything that comes his way. A ridiculous 407 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: wingspan of nearly eight inches, uh Judy seventies six inches. Again, 408 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: that is a massive difference when it comes to catch 409 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: a well, it's about the width of the ball. I mean, 410 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: you know that's you know, that's that says a lot. 411 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: And you know, if you think of a ball length, 412 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: that's the difference between you extending and getting the ball, 413 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: and you're extending into getting the ball quite literally a 414 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: game devenches. So I don't understand why I might be 415 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: a little higher than most on Michael Pittman. I just 416 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: don't see what the real problem is here, what the 417 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: hang up is. So but I'm just more of a 418 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: more of a gut field, I guess, as you would say. 419 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: But I I like Michael Pittman Jr. Selling of Michael 420 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: Pittman running back the biggest guns in the NFL back 421 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: in the day. Do you remember that? And he was, Yeah, 422 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: he was. He was absolutely built. He won a Super 423 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: Bowl and the Brad Johnson victory over over rich Gannon 424 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: and the Raiders that year. So he's got his dad's 425 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: got the Super Bowl ring. Now, Michael Pittman Jr. So strong, 426 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 1: just toying with defenders and after the catch, he's got 427 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: this lethal stiff arm that he unleashes all the time. Now, 428 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if the stiff arm is gonna work 429 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: as well in the NFL, where your tackle is a 430 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: lot more disciplined and they're hitting you a lot lower 431 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: than usually these college kids are, um, but it was 432 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: just brutal in in in in. At the college level, 433 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 1: he wins these contested catches all the time, and then 434 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: just the breaking the tackles after were words. And also, 435 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: by the way, not only is Michael Pittman a a 436 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: decent punt returner, he's got a bunch of blocks as 437 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,239 Speaker 1: a punt rusher. So you go figure. You know, there 438 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: were some times where they were using him as punt 439 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: returner and when he wasn't doing that, he was rushing 440 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: and blocking punts weird and wild and it says I 441 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: think a lot about his overall athleticism, and it's part 442 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 1: of it's that wingspan, and you've got that ad in wingspan. 443 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: Throw him on the punt block team. How about a 444 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: reunion with Sam Donald that they suddenow get him in 445 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: the second round? He played old Sam at usc A. 446 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: It's not impossible. It's not impossible. You know, if the Jets, 447 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: and the Jets are a team with a lot of need, 448 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 1: if the Jets decide to go some other direction than 449 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver in the first round, you know they need 450 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: corner help, they need d end, they need you know, 451 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: offensive line and a lot of things. Um, it's very 452 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: possible the Pittman gets reunited. That's that is not out 453 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: of the question. Now, when we talk through your seven guys, 454 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 1: there's two names that most people have ranked ahead of 455 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: several of yours, and so I just want to touch 456 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 1: on Denzel Mims and Lavishka chan Ault and those two 457 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 1: guys who I think many people are intrigued by, especially 458 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: if you just watch their highlights, because both guys are 459 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:21,959 Speaker 1: crazy playmakers and have really really high upside, and I 460 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: think it's fair to just touch on them a little 461 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: bit here. We're gonna do a deeper dive on them 462 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: next week, for sure, Brian. But you know, Denzel Mims 463 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: the four three eight speed at Baylor, UM, and I 464 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: think was generally thought of as a second round guy probably, 465 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: but then he had he rolled into this offseason, he 466 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: had an awesome combine, recrushed all the drills, had a 467 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: really good Senior Bowl, and a lot of people think 468 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: that he managed to move his way into the first round. Yeah, 469 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: I think just the main concern with him is that 470 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: he might be just a little bit raw, but which 471 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: doesn't mean he's not gonna turn out to be a 472 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: great bro I don't think uh, he's going to produce 473 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: uh consistently in redraft of leagues this here, but yeah, 474 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: I love Denzel mims Um. Speaking of though, do you 475 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: think all these rookies, what's what's just say that the 476 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: season starts on time, right, We're gonna be optimistic, can 477 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 1: say the season starts on time. Yeah, these rookies are 478 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: probably not going to produce at the level they should though, 479 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: all of them across the board, unfortunately without the you know, 480 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: the standard off season regimen. Basically, if you believe the 481 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: old axiom that um that the offense needs more time 482 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: to get right because it's got to do like all 483 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: the timing and all the throws and everything else, then yeah, 484 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: I mean it might be that, you know, across the board, 485 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: offenses just struggle, and rookies in particular because they don't 486 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: have the advantage of the O T A s and 487 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: the rookie mini camps. And yeah, it might be that case. 488 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: But the other side of it, Brian, is this crop 489 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: of receivers are so good. If it's ever gonna happen, 490 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: this is the perfect year for this. I mean, I 491 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: think Ceedee Lamb and and Henry Ruggs and Jerry Judy 492 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: are guys that can just they'll hit the field and 493 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: they'll be good in very very short order. I can't 494 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: wait to watch it happen too. But yeah, M's I 495 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: got nothing bad to say about him. It wasn't it 496 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: wasn't an easy decision. We certainly could extend this podcast 497 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: on for another hour talking about all the receivers in 498 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 1: this draft. That's why we'll do it next week, right, 499 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: But that we're gonna have a whole other batch of receivers, 500 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: including these guys next week. Let me mention Lavishka Channault 501 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: from Colorado, who's absolutely fascinating and arguably, in my mind, 502 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: he's as big a playmaker in his upside from just 503 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: a playmaker standpoint, it's at that level of Lamb and 504 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:33,239 Speaker 1: Rugs and Judy. He is such a freak athlete and 505 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: so explosive who who can do so much with the 506 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: ball in his hands. He broke forty four tackles the 507 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: last two years, the most of any receiver in this 508 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: rookie class. And when you combine that with the speed 509 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: and explosiveness, holy cow. Now the downside and Chennault, Brian, 510 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: as you know, it's the injuries. It's he had a 511 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,959 Speaker 1: thumb injury, he's had torn laboram So I think for 512 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: some teams there are going to have some concerns there. Yeah, definitely, 513 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: and like you said, a freakish athlete. But I think 514 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 1: that the from the scouts that I truly expect what 515 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: I've read what they said. The true concern is like 516 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: how good of a football player is he think he 517 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 1: can position himself poorly downfield at times, really struggles tracking 518 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: the ball. He he only had ten receding touchdowns at 519 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 1: Colorado over his three year career, although yet gets seven 520 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns. I'm not gonna I'm not gonna bank on 521 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 1: those in the NFL as much as I would in college. 522 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 1: But uh but but yeah, but the injury is concerned, 523 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: but it's nothing major like he's you know, tearing achilles 524 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: or blowing out a c L or m c LS. 525 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, Channel is another guy with a very very 526 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,919 Speaker 1: high ceiling. But I think he has one of the 527 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: more scarier floors than all the guys we've talked about today. Yeah, 528 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,160 Speaker 1: that may that may very well be right, and it'll 529 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 1: be It'll be fascinating to see where these goes. Now, 530 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 1: let me let me just sit you with one other 531 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: rookie wide receiver question. With all the depth at receiver 532 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: this year, and we're talking about what appears to be 533 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: right now historic levels of wide receiver depth, do you 534 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: think that a lot of the the wide receiver needy 535 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: teams are going to slough receiver knowing that this year's 536 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 1: second rounder would be a different year's first rounder and 537 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: this year's third rounder would be a different years second rounder. 538 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 1: Do you think that position is going to get sluffed 539 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: more because the depth at the position is so good. Yeah, 540 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: it's quite possible. There could be a domino effect if 541 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: the if the Jets pad, they're the first the wide 542 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: receiver needy team that will be on the clock, if 543 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: they somehow pass, and then other teams, Yeah, it could 544 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: be a snowball effect there. And from a fantasy football perspective, 545 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: the true like wide receiver one is an endangered species. 546 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: Really if you think about it, right there, used to 547 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: be like ten to twelve guys. You know, doing the 548 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: opposite was a no brainer, But now do the opposite. 549 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: You know, zero running back, which no one likes to 550 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: call it that, especially on this show. Whatever you call it, 551 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: but we call it you the opposite. It's uh, yeah, 552 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: there's so many good wide receivers these days, it's unreal. Yeah, 553 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: I mean, um, we look at teams that have a 554 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: lot of need. You know, let's take Las Vegas with 555 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: two picks in the first round. Your Las Vegas and 556 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: your bride receiver is near the top of your needs list, 557 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: but you also need a lot of other help. You 558 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: need linebacker, you need cornerback, you might need quarter back. 559 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: If you're Las Vegas, you need a safety. There's a 560 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: bunch of things that that's a bunch of a bunch 561 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: of areas of need for them. They might look at 562 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: this just say, you know what, we're gonna get somebody. 563 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna get a good We're gonna get a good 564 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver in round two. So let's address our other 565 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: needs in round one. And the next thing you know, 566 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: here comes Jerry Judy it at twenty one for the Eagles, 567 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: which could absolutely happen. Yeah, there's a whole another podcast 568 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: we can do about wide receivers in this draft, and 569 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: that's why we'll do one next week. Yes we will. Brian, 570 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: thanks for thanks for all the help at breaking this 571 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: down and I can't wait to look at this all 572 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: again in a couple of weeks, when we know who's 573 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: landed where, and now we can start putting players onto 574 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: the team's affair, who the quarterbacks are gonna be, and 575 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: what the schemes fits gonna be, and we'll reorder all 576 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: these guys and do it all again in a couple 577 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: of weeks, real quick, before we go on a scale 578 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: from one to ten, how much of a s show 579 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: is this online draft going to be? From some of 580 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,959 Speaker 1: these gm Dave Getleman topping that list of I think 581 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna go fine, and okay, I really do give me. 582 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: Here's the thing, right, So there weren't that many players. 583 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: There weren't if you think about what was really happening 584 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: for years at Radio City Music Hall, there was one 585 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: guy from each team at that event. And all that 586 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: guy did from that event was walk a card up 587 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: to the stage. That was it. So you know the 588 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: fact that there isn't a big in person thing to 589 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: me doesn't change this all that much. Now the teams 590 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: are going to have to coordinate. How do I talk 591 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: to all my scale? So now we talked to everybody, 592 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: and you know they'll have to do some on the 593 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: fly stuff. Here's the big change you're gonna see, Brian, 594 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: I believe when I think you're gonna see less trading, 595 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: because it's going to be hard to get when everybody's 596 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: in the same room. Right, you get a call, you know, 597 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: your team, you know, pick a team, your Tampa and 598 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: the Tampa Tampa gets a call about moving out of 599 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 1: position four teen. They can't just turn their head and 600 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: ask fourteen people in the room, hey, should we do 601 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: this deal. Somebody's gonna have to you know, largely, they're 602 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: gonna be I think just I just think it's gonna 603 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: be more complicated now to try to coordinate everything you 604 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,719 Speaker 1: want to coordinate to feel good about making a trade 605 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: when you're not all in the same room, sharing the 606 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: same resources, looking at the same you know war you 607 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: know war room draft board that used to be an 608 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: entire wall in scale and now is just kind of 609 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: it's sitting on a window on your computer. So I 610 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 1: think we're gonna see less trades and less movement this 611 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: year because teams just aren't going to be able to 612 00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: make those in draft decisions very easily. What I hope 613 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: the league does is they send every player at least 614 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: in the first round, first second round. Guys, every hat, 615 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: the team's hat, every jersey with their name, so a 616 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: family member and you know, put the hat on them. 617 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, because that's the best part is they put 618 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: the hat on the jersey. This sucks. Yeah, it's it's 619 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 1: it's not ideal. It's not ideal. But but here's the 620 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 1: other side of it is as somebody who loves the draft, 621 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: and I and I do. I I love these three 622 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: days so much fun the whole this is all the 623 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: whole world's watching this draft for at least all of 624 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: America's watching this draft in a way that it's never 625 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: been before. And I think the NFL is gonna have 626 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: it buttoned up and it's gonna go fine. And I 627 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: think the interest in this draft is will it will 628 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: be the most I think this will be the most 629 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: watch draft ever. Just there's this is it for sports. 630 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: This is by far the biggest thing that's happened in 631 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: the last month and will happen for two with three 632 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: months after that. So I think knowing that, I think 633 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people are gonna hunker down and 634 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be all draft coverage all day long. For 635 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: three days and it's gonna be great. Well, as a 636 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: guy who's about to go watch some E sports counter 637 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: Strike after we stopped recording, I cannot wait for the draft. 638 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that much. I hear you. Thanks Brian, 639 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 1: Thanks all right, we'll talk to you all next week. 640 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Fantasy Football Weekly. Fantasy Football Weekly 641 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: is a production of I Heart Radio. For more podcasts 642 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 1: from my Heart Radio, visit the i heart Radio app, 643 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.