1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: here's your host, Paul. Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. It 6 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: is our final show before the draft. My co host 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: today is Matt Harrison. Hi, Matt, hey, charge, how are 8 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: you awfully excited to be able to talk rookie receivers. 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: We started the conversation last week, we talked about seven 10 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: rookie receivers. This week we're gonna continue that conversation forward 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: with another set of guys. And you know, Matt, this 12 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: is our last chance to speculate pre draft. You know 13 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: where guys might go. Particularly good fits the guys that 14 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: we love. And this is, by most accounts, the deep, 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: best wide receiver draft of our lifetimes. So these guys 16 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 1: mattered to mean the guys that were talking about. Normally, 17 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about guys are gonna be taken second round, 18 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: third round in a couple of cases, probably beyond that. 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: And normally these guys are are really dicey to make 20 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: an impact but not this year. Most of all the 21 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: guys we talked about are gonna have a chance to 22 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: make an immediate fantasy impact. Yeah. I think most of 23 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: these wide receivers are probably, uh, if not wide receiver ones, 24 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: at least wide receiver two or three's on their team. 25 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: So a lot of these guys are gonna get slot 26 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: play and the rest of them are just gonna be 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: on the field for the snaps and in their rookie years. 28 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: So I like a lot of these guys from a 29 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: fantasy perspective. Yeah, fantastic. Let's begin with the notable omission 30 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: from our list last year, and that was Denzel Mims 31 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: from when I said last year last week with Brian, 32 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: Denzel Mims from Baylor, who Brian just didn't like and 33 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: didn't want to include him in his in his top 34 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: seven guys. But I think he's crazy and I've gotten 35 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: slated going in the first round, number twenty four to 36 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: the Saints. Denzel Mims from Baylor. Breakdown Denzel MIM's game 37 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: and and I'll talk maybe a little bit as well 38 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: about why I like him so much as a potential Saint. Yeah, 39 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: I think I have him as the fifth, maybe sixth 40 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: wide receiver off the board. And it's a pretty legendary 41 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: wide receiver class, as you said, but Mims is definitely 42 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: one of the biggest wide receivers in this class. Uh. 43 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: Fortunately for fantasy players, he's also one of the fastest 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: wide receivers in this class. Uh. He posted a four 45 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: three eight forty at the Combine that was third among 46 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: wide receivers. And he ranked second in college football with 47 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: twenty contested catches last season. And if you watch some 48 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: of his tape, it's it's seriously impressive. And I'm not 49 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: gonna call him Randy Moss, but the way he maneuvered 50 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: back to the ball in the air was kind of 51 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: Moss like. Uh, it feels like he's a late first 52 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: round or you said you got him on the late 53 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: first round. Uh. Bet online dot ag has him at 54 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: negative one eighty minus one eighty to be picked in 55 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: the first round according to the betting odds, So he's 56 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: a pretty big favorite to go in the first round. UM. 57 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: I like I said, I think he's the fifth receiver 58 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: off the board after lamb Rugs, Judy and Jefferson and 59 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: the comps that I saw um from some of the 60 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: draft experts out there are DJ Chark, who is really 61 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: great last year, Kenny Golladay who's a stud, and Alshon Jeffrey, 62 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: who up until the last season or two was one 63 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: of the better Fantasy wide receivers. So I think the 64 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: sky's the limit for Denzel Mims. Yeah, what those guys 65 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: have in common is they're all bigger bodied guys, and 66 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: with the exception of Jeffrey, they can get downfield and 67 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: they can get some separation downfield. And that's what's really 68 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: special about Mims is you rarely get a big bodied 69 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: receiver who has the speed to get downfield and can 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: separate downfield. And I think that's part of what makes 71 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: him him really special. Those acrobatic catches you mentioned, the 72 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: contested catches that you mentioned, that's um that part all 73 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: boats really well for Denzel Mims. The the reoccurring negative 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: that you hear about Denzel Mims is that Baylor just 75 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: didn't ask him to do very much except go run 76 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: fast and go run straight and we'll just heave up 77 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: the ball. So there are a lot of people feel 78 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 1: like he's got to learn a lot of the route 79 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: tree and it's there. He may have a first year 80 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: or two that's really kind of used as a as 81 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: a downfield specialist until he becomes more of a student 82 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: to the rest of the field and can learn much 83 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: more of the route tree. Well, and if he's a 84 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: late first round wide receiver, that means he's instantly glomming 85 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: onto an offense that's probably pretty good, most likely a 86 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: playoff team right away. So you put a talent like 87 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: that on a roster that's uh already been in the playoffs. 88 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: I really like the odds there so in the Saints, 89 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: and you know it's certainly no lock he'll go to 90 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: the Saints, but the fit is so good because Michael 91 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: Thomas is a player who's um really got a complete 92 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: aime and can fill up most of the field. But 93 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: what he doesn't have is that over the top speed. 94 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: You know, he's not the guy who's gonna take the 95 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: top off of the off of the off of the 96 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: field and forced defense is back and back pedaling because 97 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 1: of his speed. Well, that's where Mims comes in, and 98 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: it's would be perfect but as a compliment to Thomas 99 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: and why I think that would be so lethal if 100 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: those two get together, and where I could see Mims 101 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: really vaulting, it's to me. It's almost an ideal landing 102 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: spot if he could pick a place where Mims reasonably 103 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: could go to a team that could perhaps utilize him 104 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: the best. I think the Saints are one of those teams. Yeah, 105 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of teams that could he 106 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: could really be a difference maker for. Think about San 107 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: Francisco with their second pick. Think about Kansas City. Uh, 108 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: there's just Philadelphia is a place that they need a 109 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: wide receiver as well. They pick twenty one, I believe. 110 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,679 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of really good spots that Denzel 111 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: Mims could land. All right, Let's let's continue on with 112 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: a couple of other players. One of the other players 113 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: that is being mentioned as a possible first rounder, and 114 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: you see him periodically popping up near the bottom of 115 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: the first round for some different different mocks, is the 116 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Colorado high upside, high risk, high reward guy, Lavishka Chanult. 117 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: And this is the kid from Colorado who was super productive, 118 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: elite playmaker ability, but also's got a variety of concerns 119 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: with him as well. What do you think of Laviska Chanult? Well, 120 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: I like to give the NFL comps because that's always fun. 121 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: And let's start Channault with his comps, which are Big 122 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel or Big Percy Harvin. He lines up at 123 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver, running back, wildcat quarterback at at Colorado. That 124 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 1: makes him the dreaded gadget player, and the gadget players 125 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: don't always work out from a fantasy perspective, But because 126 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 1: he he lined up in so many different spots, he 127 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: broke more tackles than any draft eligible wide receiver. According 128 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: to Post with yeah Um, his forty time was an 129 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: uninspiring four point five eight. He takes a lot of 130 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: punishment in his game because he kind of seeks out 131 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: guys to uh to try to destroy too. It also 132 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: led to a handful of injuries at Colorado, including a 133 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: shoulder injury and a toe injury. And get this, he 134 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: was diagnosed with a pubic bone inflammation in February. I 135 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: wonder how he got that. That doesn't sound good. Um. 136 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: His odds are being picked in the first round not 137 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: that great if you think he will be though you're 138 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: getting plus two fifteen odds for him to go in 139 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: the first round. I don't think he's gonna be a 140 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: first round pick. I think he's likely a mid to 141 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: late second rounder. I could see him dropping into the third. 142 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: We need him to go to an offense with a 143 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: really clever offensive coordinator for him to be fantasy viable. 144 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: And if he goes to a spot where they're just 145 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: not using the analytics and they're just not using their 146 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: their brains to run smart ways, I think chant is 147 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: going to be languished as kind of a special teams guy. Uh, 148 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: he's explosive in away A few players are. He's awesome 149 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: after the catch, and that's part of what you talked 150 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: about being used as a running back, not just a 151 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: little bit. He scored seven rushing touchdowns last year. She did, 152 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: and so he is. He is as lethal as anybody 153 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: outside is Ceedee Lamb in this draft class after the 154 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: catch and and I think you raise a good point 155 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: that creative, open minded offensive coordinators will find ways to 156 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: utilize him that can be very fantasy friendly. And you're 157 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: right there, he falls into the wrong spot. I think 158 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: he could be. You know, many of those dude seasons 159 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: that Percy Harvin had for fantasy owners could end up 160 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: you know, emerging here as well. Well, you know that'll 161 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: be It'll be fascinating to see where he goes but 162 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: in the right place, He's a guy that could make 163 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: a lot of sense um and could ultimately be just 164 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: because of his freakish athletic ability lavishka Chanal could end 165 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: up being a good player. Let's go to our number three, 166 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: our third wide receiver that I want to talk about again, 167 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: the guy that's being frequently mocked into the second round, 168 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: and that is kJ Hammler from Penn State. The comp 169 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: I'm seeing on him a lot is Tavon Austin. Yeah, 170 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: I have. Tavon Austin is one of his comps. Also 171 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: Marquise Brown and uh, if we want to throw it 172 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: way back, how about Peter Warwick from way back in 173 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: the day. Um Hammler did not run at the combine, 174 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: but by all accounts he's one of the fastest wide 175 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: receivers in this draft. But at only five nine, he's 176 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: also one of the smallest, only a hundred and seventy 177 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: eight pounds. But he's definitely one of those legitter bug 178 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: guys that you just can't catch and he should really 179 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: factor in heavily as a kick and punt returner in 180 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: the league, and that actually might be his best role 181 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Um there's some worry about him dropping 182 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: the ball. That was a bit of an issue at 183 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: Penn State. It was hands. It was a massive, massive issue. 184 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: I believe the stat I saw was um, and I 185 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: apologize if for got this wrong. Is seventy catchable passes 186 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: last year. Twelve drops on seventy passes. That is a 187 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: horrifying percentage. And if there's one trait that scares me 188 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: about a receiver and the long term developmental prospects, it's drops. 189 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: Because you've seen so many times where guys who have 190 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: bad hands just can't get it all together. And not always, 191 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: but more often than not. You know, it's handful of 192 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: drops doesn't bother me at all, but when you're seeing 193 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: that level of drops, I I really worry about that part. 194 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: For kJ Hamler, now, get the ball in his hands, 195 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: all bets off. Because he's super fast, he's super elusive 196 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: to catch even in tight spaces. I mean, that's his game. 197 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: His game is get the ball in his hands somehow. 198 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: And if he can get you know, eight nine touches 199 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,959 Speaker 1: a game, he he might break one. He's that good. Um. 200 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: You know, this isn't a comp that I saw, but 201 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: a little bit reminds me of maybe Tarik Cohen of 202 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: the Bears. Uh, smaller guy who get get the ball 203 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: in his hands a few times and see what happens. 204 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: But again, I think it's landing spot dependent how viable 205 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: he is in a in a fantasy sense, because if 206 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: we don't have an offensive coordinator who knows how to 207 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: use a five nine one eight jitterbug player, I think 208 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: he might be lost on the bench. See, I think 209 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. These guys never are fantasy factors, reliable 210 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: fantasy factors. Name me another guy like a Tavon Austin 211 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:42,719 Speaker 1: who was a reliable fantasy producer. I can't right off 212 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: hand if if you would have prepped me for this 213 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: and I would have known that question is coming, I 214 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: would have dug deep into the archives. But it's probably 215 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: not that, Matt. I just don't think these guys are 216 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: fantasy producers that you can count on. Is is is 217 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: kJ Ham are going to break some slots, some slants, 218 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: some some slant catches into long gains. Absolutely, he's gonna 219 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: score some touchdowns. You're not gonna know where they're coming. 220 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna be really really hard to know. And um 221 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: and so I think, uh, I think kJ Hamler from 222 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: a fantasy standpoint, does not interest me at least not 223 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: very much. Let's let's work at a quick break. When 224 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: we come back, I want to talk about the opposite 225 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: a one of the better big bodied receivers that you're 226 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: going to find in the in this draft class. When 227 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: we come back, Welcome back more Fantasy Football Weekly. I'm 228 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 1: Paul Charge and my co host is Matt Harrison. We're 229 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: breaking down the day two wide receivers and there could 230 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: be a bunch of them. We've already talked about Denzel 231 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: Mims and Lavishka Chanal and kJ Hammler, who I'm pretty 232 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: down on. Let's talk about a big bodied receiver from 233 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: Notre Dame named Chase Claypool. He's uh, he's one of 234 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: the bigger guys in this draft class. He breaks tackles 235 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: with with strength. He's got, you know, areo typical ability 236 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: of these bigger, stronger receivers that are taking higher draft 237 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: They win these contested catches, Matt. He's got the ball, skills, 238 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: the hands. There's a lot to like here from Chase Claypool. 239 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: And we do see most of the fan the ongoing 240 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: long term fantasy contributors. You're after you're our bigger bodied 241 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: guys like Julio Jones and A. J. Green and and 242 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: so many others. What do you what do you think 243 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: of Chase Claypool? Well, first off, I think that he's 244 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: seven inches taller and fifty pounds heavier than kJ Hamler. Um, 245 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: we're not sure that Chase Claypool will be a wide 246 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: receiver at the pro level. A lot of people are 247 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: talking about him as a tight end. Um and if 248 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: if he does convert to tight end, that's fine because 249 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: one of the comps I found on him was Darren Waller, 250 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: and uh, Darren Waller did uh a pretty good job 251 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: last year. Uh. He did gain nine pounds between the 252 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl and the Combine, which probably means somebody he's 253 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: in his ear saying, yeah, dude, you're probably gonna be 254 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 1: a tight end at the pro level. But much like 255 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: Darren Waller, Claypool was an incredible overall athlete, averaged forty 256 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: five points per game in high school playing basketball. Uh, 257 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: and he's one of two wide receivers at the Combine 258 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: to weigh more than two thirty pounds and run a 259 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: sub four four five forty at the Combine. Do you 260 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: know who the other wide receiver to do that was, Uh, 261 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: he's got a robotic nickname, Megatron. Calvin Johnson was the 262 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: only other one to do this. Um, his weaknesses are 263 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: becoming a great receiver. Um, he's really big, he's not 264 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: super awesome at the point of a contested catch, and 265 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: his route running also leaves a little bit to be desired, 266 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: which is why he's probably nudged toward the tight end 267 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: position as well. He's likely a second rounder in my book, UM, 268 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: comps of Waller. And then if you're going to give 269 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: him a comp as a wide receiver, probably DK Metcalf 270 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: who's huge and fast, and maybe Vincent Jackson a little 271 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: bit too, but he's a little bit of a slower side. 272 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: That's you know. I like that. That's a I think 273 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: that is a really good comp to Vincent Jackson. That 274 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 1: makes a ton of sense. I like that. Now here's 275 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: for a major red flag for fantasy owners to chase 276 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: Claypool if if he goes to a team who's going 277 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: to convert him to tight end. That is a multi 278 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: year conversion that is does not happen quickly and will 279 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: take it will take time, and it and it means 280 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: a very I think it means potentially very little playing 281 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: time in his rookie year. I would be I would 282 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: not chase Claypool down significantly for Dynasty Empire use if 283 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: that happens, any use and re draft for that matter, 284 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: just because I think you're gonna get just just the 285 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: timeline for him to hit the field. It's just it's 286 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: just dramatically reduced. When you need to go learn how 287 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: to block in line tight it's such a different position. 288 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: I would be worried. Yeah, he he probably falls out 289 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: of you know, the the rookie draft first round if 290 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: he becomes a tight end. But uh, I mean, really, 291 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: the sky's the limit for a guy of that size 292 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: and and and the ability in the open field. So 293 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: I still like him quite a bit. All right, Let's 294 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: go to Brandon Ayak from Arizona State. This is a 295 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: player I like a lot, and I think could be 296 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: a sneaky entrant to the bottom of the first round, 297 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: potentially to San Francisco, which is where I currently have 298 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: him mocked. Brandon Ayak, what is I want to see? 299 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: If you are as it? If you like him as 300 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: much as I do. I do like him quite a bit, 301 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: and I think You're right right on the money there 302 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: that I think he might be a tail end of 303 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: the first round guy. Everything I've read about a Yook 304 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: is that he's the hardest worker in this wide receiver class. Uh. 305 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: He's one of those guys who wasn't really recruited, went 306 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: to JUCO for two years, started every game in his 307 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: two years at Arizona State after after moving up to 308 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: D one. UH really didn't break out until his senior season, 309 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: but Nikil Harry was right in front of him. In 310 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: his junior year. UM had some pretty decent success in 311 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,679 Speaker 1: the return game. Had both a punt and kick return 312 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,239 Speaker 1: touchdown last season, and that's something that NFL teams do 313 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,479 Speaker 1: look for in wide receivers and UM. One of the 314 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 1: things that I forget who said this, but I was 315 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: listening to another podcast and UM, guys who hit the 316 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: pro level, if they have a special teams touchdown on 317 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 1: their resume from college, they're much likelier to break out 318 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: and be something of the success in the NFL. UM 319 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: great deep speed, very big hands, and very long arms 320 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: for his six ft zero frame, but wasn't a world 321 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 1: beater and contestant catch situations. UH, and he's a bit 322 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: of a late breakout in college, and late breakouts are 323 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: always a slight concern that it might just be a 324 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 1: flash in the pan year. Um they gave him comps 325 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: of d J. Moore as a wide receiver, which is great, 326 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: time Montgomery in the return game, which is also great. 327 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: So I think Brandon Auk has a a very good 328 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: chance of being a noisemaker in this draft either too. 329 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: I'll be fascinating to see his landing spot, and I 330 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: think he can help. I think he can help almost 331 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: every team. I don't think he's He's not somebody that 332 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: you need to find just the right spot for. There's 333 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: so this deep. This distract is super deep, and slot 334 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: receivers in particular, that's not him either. So I I 335 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: love the flexibility and I think his landing spot it 336 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: could be it could be helpful almost for every single 337 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: team he might go to. Let's go to k J. 338 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: Hill of Ohio State, speaking of slot receivers, ran almost 339 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: entirely from the slot and ran almost entirely underneath routes. 340 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: And I think there's another guy that's gonna have to 341 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: learn a broader route tree than what he showed at 342 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: Ohio State. And kJ Hill to me is is a specialist. 343 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: That is a guy I need to find this landing 344 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: spot that's gonna use his unique slot receiver middle of 345 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: the field talents best. Yeah. So I was reviewing all 346 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: the kJ Hill tape that I could find, and I 347 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: just didn't see anything that looked particularly elite he was. 348 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: He was at Ohio State, and Ohio State dominated this season, 349 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: and he was wide open on nearly every single one 350 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: of the highlights that I saw. I didn't see any 351 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: moves or super elite speed or size. But he caught 352 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: the ball a lot and he ran into the end 353 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: zone a lot. Is that a product of elite separation 354 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: or route running or is it because Ohio State was 355 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 1: so good and they were up by twenty points and 356 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: nobody can cover anybody with J K. Dobbins in the backfield. 357 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: So um, his metrics at the combine four six forty 358 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: at the combine, that's not good. NFL dot Com gave 359 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: him a backup Special Teams grade as an overall grade 360 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: for him. Um. Like I said, speed's not great, scouts 361 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: are saying that a separation and route running his average. 362 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: Once he gets the ball in space. He does have 363 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: a knack for finding the end zone, and he comes 364 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: from the Ohio State wide receiver program, so he's got 365 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: that pedigree. He read shirted his first year because Michael Thomas, 366 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: Curtis Samuel, and Braxton Miller were ahead of him on 367 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: the depth chart. But I think on the upside, he's 368 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: Cold Beasley in the NFL. That's the combine for him. 369 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: I don't think that he's anything more than a slot 370 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: receiver that pops up for a good game now and then. 371 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: But it really isn't a guy that you want on 372 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: your fantasy roster. Yeah, I'm with you. Don K J. 373 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: Hilt does not interest me, and I think, like I said, 374 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: I think he needs to find just the right spot 375 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: for him to be effective um and I don't know 376 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: that that's gonna happen. I see a potential slide for 377 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,959 Speaker 1: him in the draft as well. Let's go to uh 378 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: we got two receivers left that I want to talk about. 379 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: Let's take a quick break, get to Juwan Jennings from 380 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: Tennessee and Brian Edwards is one of my favorite sneaky 381 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: under the our guys. But I don't know what the 382 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: radar is anymore because I'm seeing his name pop up 383 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: a lot as everybody's favorite sleeper. So I'll talk about 384 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: those two guys when we come back for the final 385 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: segment of Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchi and Matt Harrison, 386 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: with you were breaking down the second tier of rookie 387 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: wide receivers have already broken down Denzel Mims, Laviska, Chenalt 388 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: kJ Hamler, Chase Claypool, Brandon Ayuk kJ Hill we both 389 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: don't like much. And now let's turn our attention to 390 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 1: our final two guys. Juwan Jennings from tennesse See another 391 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: guy that didn't run only from the slot, but most 392 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: of his production came from the slot um but still 393 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: has a lot of parts to his game that could 394 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: be pretty compelling here and I think that again, in 395 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: the in the right spot, I think he could be successful. 396 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: And I definitely like him as a as a as 397 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: a slot receiver more than I like k J. Hill. 398 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: But what are your thoughts? I'll let you go first, 399 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts on Joan Jennings from Tennessee UH 400 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: six three to ten. Another big dude, but he's this 401 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: year's baggage prospect. UH tons of off field issues stemming 402 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: all the way back to high school. Mostly dealing with 403 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: just his attitude around his team. He quit his high 404 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,880 Speaker 1: school team, he was kicked off Tennessee's roster in seen. 405 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: They allowed him to come back, but he had to 406 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: miss half of the Gator Bowl this year due to 407 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: stomping on an opponent. So he's got that baggage with him. 408 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: But with that comes a lot of talent, and the 409 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: right coaching staff might be able to get the most 410 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: out of him. He had only fifty seven receptions for 411 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: the Valls last year, but somehow he broke twenty nine 412 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: tackles seven receptions. That's insane. I mean, if your broken tackles. 413 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: For a wide receiver to break tackles on half their catches, 414 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: that's amazing. Yeah, that's pretty good. Uh. He's very big, 415 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: he's very strong, he's very slippery in the open field. 416 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 1: He's really good at the point of catch. So he's 417 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: got a lot of those physical tools that could make 418 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: him a very successful NFL receiver. Um the two knocks, 419 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: he's got the million dollar arm ten cent head thing 420 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: going for him. Plus his combine time on his forty 421 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: was slow four point seven two. That's actually um So 422 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: I've seen him go as high as the first round 423 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: in some mocks, but I don't believe there's a chance 424 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: in that happening. But I've also seen him ranked like 425 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: twenty eight among wide receiver prospects on some people's big boards. 426 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: So there's a giant range of outcomes for where this 427 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: guy might end up, and it all depends on which 428 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: team is in love with him and where they're willing 429 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: to pick him. But the best comp I found for him, 430 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: and I think this is a good comp Uh and 431 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: Kuan Bolden. Uh not a super fast guy, but big, 432 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 1: and UH had all the other tools to make him 433 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: a really successful player. John Jennings, Tennessee. Let's let's go 434 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: to Brian Edwards. This guy's fascinating, and I think had 435 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,679 Speaker 1: he not just broken his foot in February and suffered 436 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: a d injury a few months before that, we'd be 437 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: talking about Brian Edwards as a as potentially an early 438 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: second round wide receiver. And I still think there's a 439 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: chance he goes there. He's the all time South Carolina 440 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: leader in receiving yards, he was productive throughout his entire career, 441 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: and he feels like a guy that foot aside, assuming 442 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: the foot's ready by the openers the kind of guy 443 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: that you could that could be a starter as a 444 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: rookie on opening day. Yeah, and you talked about how 445 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 1: he held the record in South Carolina. He was Deebo 446 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: Samuel's running mate for the Game Cox until last season. Uh, 447 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: he holds the record over you know, guys like Sydney 448 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: Rice who are who are down there and Uh. Um 449 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: so Edwards played forty eight games for the Game Cox. 450 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: He caught a reception in every one of his forty 451 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: eight games there. That's amazing. Uh. And and he recorded 452 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: at least six receptions in each of his final eight 453 00:24:55,560 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 1: games in college. Um. Good size, not elite speed, more 454 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: of a good route runner. He's pretty smart guy. Uh. 455 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: Finds himself an open space a ton. Uh was tough 456 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: to bring down with his big size, even in a 457 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 1: tough SEC conference. Uh. The worry is, like you said, 458 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: the foot injury and the knee injury at the tail 459 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: end of his senior season. Uh. He did have injury 460 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: to the same knee at his senior year in high school. Uh. 461 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 1: That probably caused him to drop too. I think he's 462 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: probably a third round pick. He could drop as far 463 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: as the fourth. But he's a guy that could absolutely 464 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: be a steal and he will. He will work his 465 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: way as a successful outside wide receiver in the pros um. 466 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: I think he's a second option. He's like a wide 467 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: receiver too on his own team, but he should deliver 468 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: good consistency as an NFL starter. And the comps, I 469 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: saw James Jones, who had a couple of pretty good 470 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: years as a fantasy player top thirty wide receiver seasons 471 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: and uh, Martavis Bryant without the baggage. Uh, both kind 472 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: of similar players. So, uh, Brian Edwards is kind of 473 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: an interesting dude. And I think there's gonna be a 474 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: team out there that's gonna get him late. They're gonna 475 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: sluff the wide receiver position even though they need one, 476 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: and they'll probably pick him up near the tail end 477 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: of the third round. And uh, I feel like they 478 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: got a really good value. You and I see this 479 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: guy pretty differently. I think there's gonna be a team 480 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,199 Speaker 1: that takes him in the second round because of his 481 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: un Brian Edwards has unbelievable balance and leaping ability. His 482 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: contested catch rate is amazing. He's gets a good Yeah, 483 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: guy's big enough to break tackles. He's a big bodied 484 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: guy who still has balance and leaping ability. I think 485 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: they're gonna be a handful of teams. As as as 486 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: medical science has changed so much Matt over the last 487 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: you know, ten twenty years, I just think the the 488 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: impact of injuries just isn't what he used to be, 489 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: and that nobody is it's almost nobody is truly injury 490 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: prone anymore. I just think there's some guys that have 491 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: worse luck than others, and there are sure there are 492 00:26:57,119 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: some guys that that do the injuries really do cut 493 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: short there career, but mostly medical science has just changed 494 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 1: so much that I don't know that it really makes 495 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: that big of a difference anymore. And I think they're 496 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: gonna be there's gonna be a team in the second round. 497 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: I believe that's going to look past this injury and 498 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: just say we've got a guy who's got some really 499 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: really special traits in Brian Edwards. Again, the contestant catches, 500 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: the balance, the leaping ability, the one handed catches, He's 501 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: he's really a special player in some tangible ways. And 502 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: I think there's going to be teams out there that 503 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 1: are going to decide that they they're going to overlook 504 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: that injury and all. It takes one in the second round, 505 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: and I think it's gonna happen, you know, Charge, I 506 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: think you're right about a lot of things about the 507 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: about the medical side of it. But we're in a 508 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: weird year where a lot of these teams did not 509 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,199 Speaker 1: get to bring these guys into their own facilities and 510 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: have their own medical personnel check them out. So a 511 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: lot of what they're relying on is what happened at 512 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 1: the Combine and and what happened at the Senior Bowl. 513 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 1: A lot of these guys didn't have pro days with 514 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: staff on hand. So I think that there's gonna be 515 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: a little bit of trepidation and people are going to 516 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,479 Speaker 1: back off of some of these guys uh with the 517 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: injury designation just because they haven't had the opportunity to 518 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: see them in person. And so that's why I'm worried 519 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 1: about guys like Brian Edwards, and I'm worried about tah Uh. 520 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: I think that he could fall outside of the top 521 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,959 Speaker 1: ten in in in the first round of the draft, 522 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 1: and and I think that uh, his hip is a 523 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: pretty big concern. So I think there's a lot of 524 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: guys with the injury bugs in the back that uh 525 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: might fall. Okay, I think that's a very fair point 526 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: that injury guys to some teams are gonna be more 527 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: skittish and injury guys because they couldn't look at them themselves. 528 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: I think in other cases they're gonna go, well, we've 529 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: we've seen this particular injury a dozen times or a 530 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: thousand times, and we know, you know, we know how 531 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: this injury works, and there just aren't that many variables. Um. 532 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: As for TOA dropping out of the top ten, I 533 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: knew I'd get you going on that. If nothing else, 534 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: there would be teams drafting like you know, Las Vegas 535 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: at twelve, um, Tampa Bay at fourteen. There will be 536 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: other teams that would drop, that would go up from 537 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: a up in the draft to go get him into 538 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: the top ten, even if for some reason, you know, 539 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: the team's in the top ten weren't comfortable with to 540 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: although you know, I just think I think you're crazy 541 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: if you think that's the case. How you know, how 542 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: does TWA get by Miami at five and the Chargers 543 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: at six? That can't happen? Um? I think I think 544 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 1: I think Miami passes because they think that uh, they 545 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: can either get a quarterback later or they're or they're 546 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: happy waiting on the position one more year and building 547 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: the team first. And I think the Chargers are in 548 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: love with Herbert. I just think that that's how it's 549 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: gonna go. Everything I've heard about the Chargers is there 550 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: in love with Herbert and that's the guy that's no. 551 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. Chargers are projecting that potentially because 552 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: they want to They want to not give the impression 553 00:29:58,040 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: that they're desperate for two US so that if they 554 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: need to move up to number two or they need 555 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: to move up to number three, that they don't have 556 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: to overpay to get there. So I think that's you know, 557 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 1: I'm still going at too. I think two can go 558 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: as early as two for sure. If I'm Washington, I 559 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: would take it to it too, because I'm not a 560 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: believer in Dwayne Haskins based on what we've seen so far. 561 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: So and I think all all that can do is 562 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: extend the suffering of rate of Redskins fans who have 563 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: been waiting for a quarterback for you know, years and 564 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: years and are still gonna be waiting because they still 565 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,959 Speaker 1: don't have their guy in Dwayne Haskins. Alright, churche uh. 566 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: If we're gonna make a one dollar bet, um, I 567 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: will take Justin Herbert going before to a Oh done 568 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,640 Speaker 1: giving away a dollar here, that's right, give it away 569 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: a dollar, and I don't want you paying me in 570 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: pennies or nickels. I want a sack of jewiah. Oh, 571 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: I guess I can probably find that the tooth fairy 572 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: in my house brings sack of jewias. I want. This 573 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: is a sackato. We a bet between you and I 574 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: about who goes first to or Justin Herbert. Done deal? 575 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: All right, great job today, Thank you, Matt. Yeah, absolutely yeah. 576 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: We'll be back next week for draft reaction, and at 577 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 1: that point the draft will be well, have round one 578 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: in the books. We'll talk about all the Round one 579 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: rookies that went next Friday on Fantasy Football Weekly. Fantasy 580 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: Football Weekly is a production of I Heart Radio. For 581 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: more podcasts from my Heart Radio, visit the i heart 582 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your 583 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: favorite shows.