1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Inside the Draft, a weekly preview of the 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: upcoming NFL Draft with insiders from around the country. Hey, 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: welcome again. Inside the Draft is back our weekly preview 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: of the upcoming NFL Draft, and we are actually two 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: weeks away. Two weeks away from Round number one April 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: twenty seventh, Thursday night, the first round of the twenty 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: twenty three NFL Draft, and the Colts still currently sit 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: with the fourth overall fifth and round number one to 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: days are in the books. Private workouts have happened. Now 10 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: you're hearing about players taking top thirty visits with teams 11 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: just days before the top thing is announced. I'm Matt Taylor, 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: going to be with you. We're inside the Indiana Union 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: Construction Industry radio studio, joined by Casey Valier in the 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: booth with us and joining us today on the horn 15 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: talking up draft. Ryan Roberts is our guest. You can 16 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: see his work on Sports Illustrated and Rising Draft dot Com. Ryan. 17 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for the time today, sir. How are you. I'm 18 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: doing well, guys and doing well. Thank you all for 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: having me so much. How's everything going on your end? 20 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: We are just watching the clock, you know, just waiting 21 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: for this draft to get here like everybody else, with 22 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: all this intrigue and all the speculation and all the 23 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: different scenarios that could play out for the Colts getting 24 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,639 Speaker 1: started with you, you know, reading your stuff and getting 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: indoctrinated on your coverage. You think despite CJ. Stroud's great 26 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: off season, his great combine, his great Pro Day, etc. 27 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: You still think Bryce Young is going to be the 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: first quarterback drafted by the Panthers. Why do you still 29 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: feel that way? Yeah? I mean it's a really interesting 30 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: conversation piece because I mean I've been on board that, 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: you know, no matter who the Carolina Panthers taking number one, 32 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: I think they'll be in a good spot because I 33 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: think both CJ. Stroud and Bryce Young both have really 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: nice floors to work with, right. I just think that 35 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: for me, when you're comparing Bryce and CJ, I look 36 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: at them both and I say, you know, they can 37 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: do everything inside structure that you need them to do. 38 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: You know, through the progressions, get through a quickly, stay 39 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: in the pocket, maintain a good base like all those 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, all the baseline traits that you want from 41 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: a quarterback, which is fantastic. But I think that the 42 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: real separator for me, between Bryce and CJS, I think 43 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: Bryce just does a lot more outside of structure right 44 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: when things break down, when the pocket gets extended or 45 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: the pocket completely breaks down, I think that he there's 46 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: just a little bit of a different separator in that attributes, right. 47 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: So I think that for the Carolina Panthers, a team 48 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: that is especially early on, you know, you're not going 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: to have the best wide receiver unit of all time. Unfortunately, 50 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: you had to trade DJ Moore in the Chicago Bears 51 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: trade to get up to number one. So I think 52 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: with a group of pass catchers and just skill position 53 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: players that isn't going to be the best early on. 54 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: I think having a guy like Bryce shown that can 55 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: kind of make a little bit more out of less 56 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: is really the route to go. So I know from 57 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: the instant that trade happened, people were talking about, you know, 58 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: it's CG Strout and everybody who kind of just seems 59 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: really settled on it early, and I just kind of 60 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: pushed back immediately. I'm just I'm not sure if that's 61 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: look an foregoing conclusion yet. So I still think it's 62 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: gonna be Bryce. But you know, either way, I think 63 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: that you're not gonna I think, I think you have 64 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: a really good baseline with both players, but I just 65 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: think that outer structurability is really going to be the separator. 66 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: So I just really didn't buy the j stuff. And 67 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: it looks like, you know, depending on what on which 68 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: one of the draft books, I mean, of the betting 69 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: books that he frequent it looks like that there's starting 70 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: to be a little movement in the way of Bryce Young. 71 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: So I ultimately do think it's gonna be Bryce and one, 72 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: just because I think the out of structure stuff is 73 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: kind of the separator from being you know, Ryan. I mean, 74 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: the longer the pre draft process has gone on, obviously, 75 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: the more familiar we've become with these top quarterbacks considering 76 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: where the cults are drafting sitting there at number four, 77 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: and the more that I watch Young and get familiar 78 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: with him, the more surprised I am of just how 79 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: rare his size showed up on tape. I mean, he's 80 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: five five eleven, kind of pushing six foot, he's two 81 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: hundred pounds, but he rarely had trouble seeing the field 82 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: and throwing the football over the middle with accuracy. I mean, 83 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: he overcame all of that, and plus two with the size, 84 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: he only missed one game in two seasons with Alabama. 85 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: Do you see the same things or are you still 86 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: worried about his size Translating to the NFL, I'm not 87 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: at all worried about the height in any sense because 88 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: for me and you just quantified it perfectly. In my opinion, 89 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: it's only an issue on film if it's actually there, right, 90 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: And I feel like we're just hype. We're hyper focusing 91 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: on the five ten and an eighth and just saying like, oh, 92 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: that's you know, really sure he's gonna have trouble seeing 93 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: passing windows getting the football off, and you know in 94 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: a reason why I'm an amount of time in a 95 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: collapsing pocket, And you watch the Alabama tape, you're just like, 96 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: but man, he's got really good pocket movement skills, he's 97 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: got really good maneuverability. He understands what's happening around him, 98 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: and he only had one pass deflected at the line 99 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: of scrimmage in this past years. So I mean, I 100 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: really don't care about the heights because as long as 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: you find the windows, that's what really those pass lanes, 102 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: that's what I really care about. And I think that's 103 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: what Bryce does extremely well. The only size concern I have, 104 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: and it's a reasonable one, and anybody that has this 105 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: kind of reaction I completely get it is that he's 106 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: he weighed in a two hundred and four pounds of 107 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: the combine, But truthfully, we know he was playing more 108 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: in the high one eighties or blow one nineties range, right, 109 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: So like he's a little bit of a smaller quarterback. 110 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: And when you go on to the next level where 111 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: guys getting bigger, faster or stronger, durability is a conversation piece, 112 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: especially for a guy that has probably played at sub 113 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: two hundred, you know, during his college career. So the 114 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: weight is a little bit of a concern for me, 115 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: But the height isn't at all. Like I've watched the 116 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: height and I'm just like, he doesn't get balls back 117 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: out the line of scrimmage, he finds passing windows, he 118 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: throws very well over the over the short you know, 119 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: the short intermediate middle of the field. He does all 120 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: those things well. So the height doesn't matter to me 121 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: at all. Is the wait a little bit of a 122 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: question mark? Sure, but you know that's going to be 123 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: ultimately about what do you put around and to be 124 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: able to protect him a little bit. Now Here in Indy, 125 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: we're all focused on what happens at number four, but 126 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: also sitting there at number two as a team you're 127 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: going to face twice a year in the Houston Texans 128 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: who are in the AFC South. We're talking about all 129 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: the speculation. You've got all kinds of different stories these 130 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: last two weeks, trying to change the narrative. One of 131 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: the things that you mentioned, Let's say Bryce Young does 132 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: go at one. It seems like the Texans have put 133 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: high priority on Bryce Young. Is there anything to dive 134 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: into if Bryce Young goes at one that maybe the 135 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: Texans don't go quarterback and couldn't at all be I've 136 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: seen some other stuff that CJ. Stroud's representation is the 137 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: same that Deshaun Watson was. Is this all just rereading 138 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: into every little thing that we can or is there 139 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: some merit behind that? I think in violence, I think 140 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,119 Speaker 1: it's very valid. Actually, I sat on the podcast probably 141 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: about week or two ago that if Bryce Young is 142 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: the first quarterback taken to the Carolina Panthers, I actually 143 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: don't think it's going to be CJ. Stroud Number two 144 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: in the Houston Texans. I would honestly buy it being 145 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson or Will Levis or one of the you know, 146 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: the premier defensive players. You know. Obviously, with Jalen Carter's 147 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: fall right now, he's probably not gonna be in the conversation. 148 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: But it could be Will Anderson at number two. It 149 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: really could. So if I was a betting man, which 150 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: I'm not really, but if I was a betting man, 151 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 1: I would actually bet on it not being CJ. Stroud 152 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: number two overall. I think that you're going to get 153 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: into a situation where there's a little bit of a 154 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: bidding war with that third selection with the Cardinals, because 155 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: I think that CJ. Stroud is potentially going to be there, 156 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: and a team that feels like they're close, right, like 157 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: a team that you might be a solid team but 158 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: just needs a bump to be a potential to you know, 159 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: contend for division championship potentially, right Like, let's move up 160 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: to number three to get the high floor caliber quarterback. 161 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: So as we sit right now, if Bryce Young is 162 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: the first overall pick, I would actually bet against it. 163 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: I don't think that CJ is gonna be the second 164 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: overall pick. I don't like to read into like, you know, 165 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: the brass wasn't there during the pro day, but they 166 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: weren't there during the pro day. You're hearing a lot 167 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: of different talk, and I just I buy some of it. 168 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: I don't buy all of it, but ultimately I just 169 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: had this feeling that maybe CJ. Just isn't there guy 170 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: at number two, Like I am buying into that a 171 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: little bit. Now we've talked about these four quarterbacks with 172 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: Levis and Richardson kind of be in the wild cards. 173 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: You've got a lot of ceiling for both of them. 174 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: You aren't really sure where that ceiling in floor is. 175 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: Levis seems to be a little bit more ready right now, 176 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: but Richardson has all this potential. The fifth quarterback on 177 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: that board is probably Hendon Hooker probably would have been 178 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: a little higher on that board had it not been 179 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: for the ACL. When you look at the Colts at 180 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: number four, and let's say it is Levis and Richardson 181 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: are the quarterbacks available? How close is Hendon Hooker? And 182 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: where would you slot him had it be you know, 183 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: if he was healthy? Yeah, I mean Hendon for me 184 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: is I think that you know, there's gonna be some 185 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: people and I know that there was like one ESPN 186 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: Mockeder a for instance, that hadn't gone like fifth overall, Rightly, 187 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: I think that's a little bit unrealistic. I think what 188 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: Hendon Hooker did was he over the last two years 189 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: has really shown that he has that developmental potential and 190 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: he has the ability in the right system to be 191 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: a very good quarterbacks. And there's gonna be some talk about, 192 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: you know, you're going to talk about, you know, the 193 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: Josh high full offense and how much does it translate. 194 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: And it's a reasonable conversation to have, right because that 195 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: that offense isn't really you know, it's it's it's in 196 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: the NFL, but it's not at a high level. You're 197 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: going to see it all the time on the NFL level. 198 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: So I think that for me, hand In Hooker's just 199 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: kind of solidified that he is that day two quarterback 200 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,599 Speaker 1: that you want this year. And I know that some 201 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: people are going to hyper focus on the age, right 202 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna be twenty six as a rookie, he's got 203 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: the acut tare that you kind of already mentioned, but 204 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: I think ultimately he's gonna end up being a late 205 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: first to early second round pick, I think that's always 206 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: what he was going to be in this draft, even 207 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: if he was healthy, just because I think that there 208 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: are legitimate question marks, you know, like you're a rookie quarterback, 209 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna be twenty six years old. There is like 210 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 1: a developmental window that it's going to have to be 211 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: very quickly for a guy like a Hendon Hooker. But 212 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: I think ultimately, as long as your team is comfortable 213 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: with what you have around him, and you have a 214 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: good football team, and you can be able to kind 215 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: of ease him along slowly. Obviously the beginning of the 216 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: year coming back from the UCL I think Hannon Hooker 217 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: is starting traits like like, I don't think he's like 218 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I would take Anthony Richardson all day over him, right. 219 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: But if I was in the late first round, for instance, 220 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: and know some people are gonna be like this is crazy. 221 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: But if hend and Hooker and Will Levis have will 222 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: stare me in the face, I think I would take 223 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: Henn and Hooker in the same spot. I really do, 224 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: just because I they're about the same age. You know, 225 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: he's one year older than Will Levis. But I think 226 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 1: that the things in Wild's game that worry me. I'm 227 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: not sure like easily fixable things, the things in hand 228 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: and hookers is like, you know, maybe the ceiling isn't 229 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: quite as high as a Will Levis, but like the 230 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: floor is substantially higher for me, right, So I think 231 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: for me, I actually prefer him a little bit over 232 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 1: will Levis, But I would take Anthie Richardson just because 233 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: I think if that's the upside is just so immense. 234 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: Like that kid, if you get everything around him right, 235 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: I think he could be a superstar in the NFL. 236 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: I want to stay right there with Richardson. And I'm 237 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: and Ryan, I'm probably oversimplifying this, and you certainly cover 238 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: this more in depth than Casey and I do. But 239 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: for me, just the perception on Anthony Richardson is He's 240 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: gone from this intriguing athletic quarterback on a mediocre Florida 241 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: team last year to all of a sudden, a once 242 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: in a generation prospect in three months without playing a 243 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: football game. Yeah, that's a little bit weird to me, Ryan, 244 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Is is that simplifying it too much? And have you 245 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: ever seen a player change the perception around him so 246 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: quickly before the draft? Man it's just one of those situations. 247 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: I feel like we always do this to quarterbacks, right 248 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,959 Speaker 1: It's like the toolsy kid is always going to be 249 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: pushed up the board. But usually it's the it's the 250 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: toolsy kid that you're just kind of like, you know, 251 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: he's been in the spotlight for a long time, right, 252 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: Like it's the Jake Lockers of the world, for instance, 253 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: So you know, you see them come out, You're like, 254 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: you've known Jake Locker. You know he was a three 255 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: year starter Washington. You know what he is. But like, yeah, 256 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 1: but he's still really big. He's athletic, he's strong, strong arm, 257 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, all the all the you know, the niche 258 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: things that you kind of talked about with quarterback evaluation. 259 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: But Anthony Richardson is just kind of a different animal 260 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: for me, Matt, because it's like, you don't know, you 261 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 1: have no idea what he is right now, and I 262 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: have no idea what he is. Nobody does. I mean, 263 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: the kid is literally one of the best athletes we've 264 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: ever seen in the quarterback position. I mean, six to four, 265 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 1: two hundred and forty plus pounds ran four four three 266 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,719 Speaker 1: forty inch version. He's got a cannon for an arm right, Like, 267 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: he's got every tool that you look at, but the 268 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: sample size right worrisome, you know. But that's why that's 269 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: why I'm shocked so many analysts out there have him 270 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: a sure fire top five pick because of all the unknowns, 271 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: is my point. Yeah, no, No, it's a great point. 272 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: It really is, because if you look at like the 273 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,599 Speaker 1: if you look at the arc of guys that have 274 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: started one year or less in the college level, you're 275 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: talking about a really bad list. I mean, that's like 276 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: the Mark Sanchez of the world, right, Like, you don't 277 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: see quarterbacks come out of that situation other than like 278 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: Cam Newton coming out of Auburn. But I just think 279 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: for me, like it's easy to get excited about Anthony 280 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: Richardson because you just haven't seen a guy like him before, 281 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: you know, like he's a little bit different. So in 282 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: that regard, I would bet on him. But like it's 283 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,839 Speaker 1: one of those situations where like it's easy for me 284 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: to say, right, like, my job's not on the line 285 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: if he doesn't pan out, right, right, But I am 286 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: so excited about what he could be. Man, Like I 287 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 1: look at him and I'm just like that kid could 288 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: be as good as he want him to be, or 289 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: he could be as bad as what you put around him. 290 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 1: Like there's no one between with a guy the Gate Richardson, 291 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: which is why it's really exciting, but it's also really worrisome. 292 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't feel great. I would be sitting up at 293 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: night after making us actually being like, man, I gotta 294 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: make this work, right, Yeah, exactly. I just put my 295 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: reputation on the line to take a bet too, so 296 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: it was gonna work or I'm gonna be a fire 297 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: in two years. Like, there's nothing between audience, Ryan, let's 298 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,239 Speaker 1: let's center in on the Colts. This is a complete hypothetical, 299 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,359 Speaker 1: So just play along with us if you can. I apologize, 300 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: but that's kind of where we're at right now in 301 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: this pre draft phase. You know, a couple weeks before 302 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 1: the draft. So what is most likely to happen with 303 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: the Colts in your estimation? I'll give a couple of instances. 304 00:13:56,679 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: They could set it for draft best player available non quarterback. 305 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: They could set it four and draft best quarterback available 306 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,959 Speaker 1: to them, or trade up to number three with Arizona 307 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: and draft a quarterback. Which of those three scenarios do 308 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: you think ultimately plays out? For the Colts, I think 309 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: that the best option would be the trade up to three. 310 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: I really do, because I mean, you look at it, 311 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: you'rely moving up one spot. It's not going to be 312 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: as big a heist as far as graph capital as 313 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: some people. It's just going to be so tough. I mean, ultimately, 314 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: like Predictive had on right, predictive is that they're gonna 315 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: have to stick it for and take whoever they deem 316 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: is the best player available at that point. Like, I 317 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: think that's ultimately what's going to happen, because unfortunately, fortunately 318 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: and unfortunately for them, is that the fortunate part that is, 319 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: if you want to give up to number three, you 320 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: don't have to give up a time, right, Like you 321 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: don't have to give up a crazy amount to move 322 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: up one spot. But the unfortunate is that if I'm 323 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals and I have the Cults on, you know, 324 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: offer me a deal, but then also I have the 325 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: like let's say Las Vegas Raiders or like Atlanta Falcons switched, 326 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: you know, switched to their ideology on Desmond Ritter, and 327 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: they want to trade up, then I'm gonna take the 328 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take one of those two teams, right, because 329 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get a lot more in return. So I 330 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: think the Cults are going to be interested to trade 331 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: up to number three. I just ultimately don't think it's 332 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: going to happen, because I do think there's gonna be 333 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: a couple other teams, the Tennessee Titans being another one, 334 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: that are gonna try to get up to that third 335 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: spot because they understand how important that spot is. Right, 336 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: because you understand that after number three you have a 337 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: colts team that needs a quarterback, then you have in 338 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: that back end of the top ten a couple of 339 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: teams that could be in the quarterback conversation as well. 340 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: So ultimately, I think the Cults are gonna try to 341 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: get the number three, but I think they're gonna kind 342 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: of get stuck a little bit just because there's gonna 343 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: be some other teams that are gonna be able to 344 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: offer a little bit more than what they can just 345 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: to kind of get up one spot. Now, sticking with 346 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: a Cults perspective, here, let's say at four they take 347 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: a quarterback and they have a handful of other I mean, 348 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: you don't. You don't get in the top five with 349 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: having other holes on your roster. So the Colts have 350 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: a handful of spots they can definitely target with that 351 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: thirty fifth pick in the second round. One of those 352 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: I think is definitely gonna They're gonna take a hard 353 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: look at Corner. How is this cornerback group? And what 354 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: if the value you can get there on the top 355 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: of the second round at Corner, Oh, I mean it's massive. 356 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: That's one of If you ask me what are some 357 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: of the deeper classes this year, positionally, I would say 358 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: Corner is right near the top. Man like that. This 359 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: is one of those situations where there's gonna be a 360 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: couple of kids that are gonna be pushed up. I 361 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: think a little bit too high for my liking. But 362 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: I mean you're talking about the Christian Gonzalez, Joey Porter, 363 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: Junior Devon Witherspoon. Like, there's gonna be a nice little 364 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: run I think early on in this class, and then 365 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna get to that spots where like a Keiley 366 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: Ringo from Georgia, for instance, he might be there at 367 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: thirty five. He's had a not great season, but there 368 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: is a lot of hope there right because you look 369 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: at him, you're like, you know, I think from a 370 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: style perspective, there's a lot of Xavier roads to his 371 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: game where I look like and I'm just like that 372 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: big body, press man corner length for days. Not a 373 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: finished product, but at thirty five sign me up, right, 374 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: And you know, so I think there's gonna be guys 375 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: like that. I think that there's gonna be a lot 376 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: of value in this class, for sure. It's just you know, 377 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: it's about who's gonna fall in that pecking order, right, 378 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: and you know you're gonna have guys like Clark Phillips 379 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: for instance. Oude of Utah I think is another guy 380 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: that could fall to there. But I know for the 381 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: Colts it's like you already have Kenny Moore, who's kind 382 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: of more that inside guy playing Nickel. I don't know 383 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: if Clark fits the best, but guys like Hiley Ringo 384 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: in some of these taller corners, maybe the emmanual fours 385 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: from Mississippi State because he's only one hundred and sixty 386 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: six pounds, and maybe heat falls through as well. So 387 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: you know, the long, drawing out answer to your question 388 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: is it's a very deep cornerback class, and I think 389 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: they have an opportunity to find a starter there early 390 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: on a pick number thirty times. Now, one other one 391 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: other area that they colts addressed. They addressed left tackle 392 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: last year with Bernard Ryman in the third round. Definitely 393 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: not a finished product. There's a lot of upside. He 394 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 1: showed some promise last year, but I don't know if 395 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: you definitely can write him in and pencil right now. 396 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: But you definitely have Quentin Nelson, Ryan Kelly, and Braden Smith. 397 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: So you're looking at offensive line depth there in day two, 398 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: day three. Are there any steals you can find there 399 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: that maybe not day one can be starter, but definitely 400 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: midway through the rookie year can can step in and 401 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: really help a team. Yeah. I think there's a lot 402 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:07,919 Speaker 1: of values. Honestly. I mean one guy that I've been 403 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: kind of beating on, you know, being on the table 404 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,479 Speaker 1: a little bit for the last few months. I love 405 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: Ricky Stromberg out of Arkansas. I think that he for me, 406 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: is a guy that's not going to be selected as 407 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: a center until probably the third or fourth round, but 408 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: I think he's a starter by year two in the 409 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: right situation. I really do. Like I know that, you know, 410 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of talk about Ryan Kelly in 411 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: your world as far as like the long term for him. 412 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: But I really think a guy like a Ricky Stromberg 413 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: is a perfect solution potentially in the third or fourth 414 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: round because I think he doesn't have to start early on. 415 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 1: But he's also a guy at you know, six four, 416 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: three hundred and ten three hundred and fifteen pounds. It 417 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: could also play gut guard if he's if that's a 418 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: spot that you need him to play. So he's a 419 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: guy that I think definitely could be in a situation 420 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: where you look at and say, you know, that's a 421 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: guy that I'm going to bed on. A similar guy 422 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 1: kind of more of an interior player is Branton Daniels 423 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: out of Utah. He's more of a six four, three 424 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: hundred pounds all sets of tackle who played left tackle 425 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 1: at Utah, but man thirty four and thirty three plus 426 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: in charms, probably more of an interior player just because 427 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: he's incredibly light, but you look at the athleticism he has, man, 428 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: he is a really it's a mover for a scheme 429 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: that is going to utilize a lot of movements like 430 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: inside outside zone type. I really like brain Daniels a ton, 431 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: So there's plenty of guys man that you look at me, 432 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: you say that's a developmental starter in a year or two, 433 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: guys that have a lot of athletic traits. I mean, 434 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: it really is. It really is a tools he group. 435 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: It's just more about, you know, just kind of maturing 436 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: properly in not not pushing them into the limelight too 437 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: quickly because I think they have a lot of development 438 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: of potential guys like that. Hey, Ryan, last one for me. 439 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: You know, you're reading about how some of these teams 440 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: don't have many first round grades on wide receivers going 441 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: into the draft. There may not be this run on 442 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: whiteouts in the first round like we've seen in years pass. 443 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,719 Speaker 1: Do you see it the same way? And who are 444 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: your receivers that are going to be able to fight 445 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: through that stereotype on round one of the draft? Yeah? Unfortunately, 446 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: you know, I don't like to be the negative first 447 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: of but like I've been kind of talked about that 448 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: for a few bucks man, Like, it's just not as 449 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: not the wide receiver class state it's been over the 450 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: last few years. I mean, you've seen a couple of 451 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: historically deep classes, and I think that people can hyper 452 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: focus on that a little bit, and they could just say, like, 453 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe it's just a good class and you've 454 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: been circulated with really good classes kind of back and forth, 455 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: so it makes it look worse. But and it's a 456 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: struggle for me a little bit. Like I think Jackson 457 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: Smith and Jake was about as solid as you're gonna get. 458 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: You know, he's a Keenan Allen type of thought receiver 459 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: for me. You know, he's a guy that I don't 460 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: think is the most dynamic athlete of all time, but 461 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: he just understands the nuances of the game, how to 462 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: attack zones, a typeline spots, Like he's one of those 463 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: Ohio State receivers. Like he's been incredibly well coached. So 464 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: I can get on board with a guy like Jackson 465 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: Smith Quinton Johnson out of TCU. I have very mixed 466 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: feelings on you know, like I love Keisha and Boutet 467 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: out of LSU in the preseason, but he just had 468 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: a season catastrophic season. I mean, there's no other word 469 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: for it. Man, Like it was just really bad. But 470 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: I think that you can still find value in this class. 471 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 1: There's a lot of you know, Day two players like 472 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: Joshua Downs early Day two guys out of North Carolinas, 473 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: Day Flowers out of Boston College. He might be a 474 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: late Day one, early Day two type of player. A 475 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: lot of small receivers this year, I would say, you know, 476 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: there's a lot of slot types, a lot of guys 477 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: that can really do things in space. I think you're 478 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: just missing those true outside alpha's this year. You know, 479 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: like Quentin Johnson, I think he's your best bet to 480 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: be that guy. But even him, I look at me, 481 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: I just say, like, man, there's just there's somart to 482 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: his game that just worry me a ton. You know, 483 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 1: He's a big body receiver that I think plays a 484 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: small game really well. But I don't think he plays 485 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: the big game man game much, which is just kind 486 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: of an odd kind of I guess pairing of skill sets. 487 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: But I think guys like Joshua downs, A, Flowers, Tyler 488 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: Scott from Cincinnati, there's a lot of smaller receivers in 489 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: this class that I look at and say that guy 490 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: can be a dynamic weapon in the right role. He 491 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: just might not be a three level threat like some 492 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: like we've tied in the past. Couple of grabs. Ryan 493 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: Roberts Sports Illustrated Rise and Draft dot Com. Follow him 494 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: on Twitter at Rise in Draft. That's r I s N. 495 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: The letter inn and then the word draft following that. Ryan, 496 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: before we let you go, what are you writing about 497 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: soon leading into draft coverage and then Draft weekend? What 498 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:20,439 Speaker 1: are you going to be doing? What kind of content 499 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: will you be putting out there? Yeah, I mean, so, 500 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: you know, the I'm trying to finish up a draft 501 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: guard right now. So if you follow me a Rise 502 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: and Draft on Twitter, I'm gonna try to put one 503 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: out within the next week or two. You're just depending 504 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: on you know, getting a little a few write ups, 505 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: kind of caught up in you know, the Twitter space 506 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: and figure all that stuff out. But Draft Weekend on 507 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: the Belief podcast network, we will be doing some live stuff, 508 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,640 Speaker 1: some live reaction videos, all that great stuff. So anybody 509 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: that follows, you know, Belief podcast, make sure you check 510 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 1: out check out that space because we'll be having a 511 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: lot of content, instant reactions. We have a lot of 512 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: great hosts on that on that podcast platform, some former 513 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,719 Speaker 1: players reaching those teams that kind of be given their 514 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: incident analysis too. So that's kind of the plan right now. 515 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: Draft Weekend is we're going to give you guys as 516 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: much incident analysis as possible, and just kind of enjoyed 517 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: the ride. Man, it's been a long it's been a 518 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: long haul, and I'm excited to get here. Yep, no 519 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: doubt about it. Ryan, thanks so much for the time. 520 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: It's good to talk to you, good to meet you, 521 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: good to get the insight from you. Best of luck 522 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: with all the coverage, and I hope we can do 523 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: it again soon. Absolutely, man, thank you so much.