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FantasyPros - Player Comparisons for 2026’s Top Offensive NFL Draft Prospects (Ep. 1970)
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Joey P. Zappia
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Joey P. Zappia
Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros. This is the fantasy football podcast. It is me, Joey P, Joe P. Zappia. And today in honor of the combine kicking off, we're going to talk about some of the prospects and give you some NFL comps so you can start to gauge what you think of some of the players coming into the league in 2026. This is going to be on our regular podcast Feed, our regular YouTube channel, and also on our new Dynasty feed as well. So if you haven't already subscribe over there, subscribe everywhere because it's just a nice thing to do and help us out here as we try to grow our channels all the way around here at Fantasy Pros and help break down the players. Scott Bogman, Pat Fitz Morris, two of the best in the business and the host of our Dynasty Fantasy Football podcast as well. So the guys have got some comps for some players at all positions we're going to break down today. And of course don't forget, while you're hanging out with us, we're also doing a lot of fun things including giving away free stuff. And the fantasy football championship belt can be yours for from Trophy Smack, the number one destination for epic fantasy football hardware. This is your moment to win the massive gold plated belt that makes a statement no matter where you are. If you're going to a wedding, if you're going to Sweet sixteen christening, whatever it is, I mean, heck, your kids getting christened, put the big belt on them. That's what you do. Your kids sweet 16. Boom. Every daughter would love the fantasy football championship belt for her sweet 16. My daughter just had hers. She would probably not like that belt, but I'm sure yours might. So go check it out again. How do you win? You drop your comments below, you subscribe to the channel and that's it. That's all you got to do. And the fantasy football championship belt from Trophy Smack can be yours. Don't forget to ring the bell to let goes ding. So you never miss a piece of content here on the channel and we can let you know, if you are the big winner of the fantasy football championship belt only from trophy smack, gentlemen, and I use that term loosely with my two friends here. Let's start with the quarterbacks here. Fernando Mendoza is the foregone conclusion, the number one guy. So, Fitzy, how would you comp him for all those who maybe don't watch a lot of college football but are trying to get a gauge on what Fernando Mendoza might be if he develops correctly at the NFL level?
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Pat Fitz Morris
I don't know if this is the perfect comp. I don't know if there is a perfect comp for Fernando Mendoza, Joe, but I see a little bit of Matt Ryan with Fernando Mendoza. Similarly tall pocket passers with good arms, notable touch and accuracy and excellent processing ability. And although we didn't see it much at the pro level, Matt Ryan actually had some mobility during his Boston College days. Not a big runner, but he could at least elude pressure. Not like the sort of late era Matt Ryan we saw with the Falcons and Colts. So Mendoza is probably not going to be a prolific runner in the NFL either. I don't know if his rushing ability is ever going to move the needle in fantasy, but he might add a little bit of value there. We saw him pinball his way into the end zone for that key touchdown in the national championship game against Miami. I, I, I see a lot of Matt Ryan in Fernando Mendoza though, as a passer particularly.
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Joey P. Zappia
Okay, well, look, that's pretty good. I mean, there's a guy that had a lot of 4,000 yard and 4,500 and above yards. Do you think those kind of seasons are really in store for him? Because those are pretty prolific. Especially when you consider, you know, the era in which he played where the rules were still evolving a little bit towards the pass. It weren't 100% there yet, but he did come into the league back in two. Things started to really open up a little bit more.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah, it's a top end comp for sure. I think Raiders fans, assuming the Raiders take him number one, would be delighted if he lived up to the Matt Ryan comp.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, so let's throw a little cold water. Maybe he doesn't live up to quite that hype. Scott Bogman, bring us down to reality a little bit with another Fernando Mendoza comp.
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Scott Bogman
I don't know if I'm much under that reality because I have better Daniel Jones and I think better Daniel Jones from this season. Right, where you actually have competent play callers around him, a good supporting cast, all that good stuff. Because I don't, you know, New York was tough for, for Daniel Jones and he played well there. But Fernando Mendoza is very cerebral, right? Like, and that is what Daniel Jones is. These guys are big film room guys. I mean, Daniel Jones, you can see when he gets on the plane to leave road games, he already has next week's playbook. Like, everybody else is either celebrating, you know, when they do those, those videos and the plan and everything. Daniel Jones is in the book already. I feel like that's exactly what Fernando Mendoza is. They both are big dudes that can move but don't necessarily want to run, as Pat alluded to. Like, I don't know if we're going to get a big fantasy kick out of Fernando Mendoza's rushing, but he can do it kind of like Daniel Jones. So, you know, both big tall guys. I think Mendoza is a better passer. Daniel Jones probably a little bit of a better runner, but that was the closest I had. And you know, comps are always like, you want to do high end comps because this is what this guy can aspire to be if everything hits well.
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Joey P. Zappia
Look, I think better Daniel Jones actually would, you know, Raider fans would sign up for that, to be honest with you, especially after the last couple years
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Scott Bogman
of quarterback after Geno Smith.
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Joey P. Zappia
I think they might even just settle for Daniel Jones, period. Forget better, they might just take that for the most part. Let's talk about Ty Simpson from Alabama last year. 28 touchdowns, five picks through for 3,500 yards. Obviously you'll talk to different people. They'll give you different comps and different takes on Ty Simpson and how far along he might be in his development process. But Boggs, let's start with you here. Give me a Ty Simpson take here in terms of what the comp might be for him in the NFL.
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, I think Brock Purdy is what he would aspire to be in the NFL. Right? Like he's not going to be that coming in. Not a lot of experience. Brock Purdy had a ton of experience from Iowa State coming in the NFL. But I do see with his footwork in particular, like the way that he get out of, you know, pressure and that kind of things. He can avoid tackles and keep his eyes down the field to manipulate the pocket. It really reminded me of a guy like Brock Purdy, but I actually kind of like Fitz's better. Wish I could have copied it.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, Fitz, it's interesting because your comp was actually a number one overall pick right back in the day. So let's Talk about your comp for Mr. Simpson.
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Pat Fitz Morris
The funny thing is, Boggs, I was trying to find a comp for Ty Simpson as far as just lack of college starting experience, only a one year starter. And when I saw your purdy thing, I was like, wow, that's kind of the polar opposite. That was a guy who started a lot of games in college. But stylistically I totally see it and I was kind of the same way. I just couldn't come up with a good comp as far as a guy who hadn't started many college games. But Alex Smith, just because watching Ty Simpson and he has that quick release, really snappy and very clean mechanic. So was Alex Smith. And you mentioned the footwork. Boggs. Simpson has some of that escapability. Alex Smith definitely did when he was at Utah. So yeah, I, I just couldn't come up with that good one year college starter comp. So I, I kind of fell back on the more stylistic comp.
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Joey P. Zappia
Well, look, Alex Smith was a guy that, you know, went to playoffs, who has a lot of winning records when he landed in some better circumstances. So circumstance I think will matter a lot for Ty Simpson and whatsoever.
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Scott Bogman
Well, I mean, if we were looking at Alex Smith as Ty Simpson going into the draft, he would not have been one overall. So kind of makes sense that way too.
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Joey P. Zappia
Yeah, yeah, that's also a good point. All right, let's talk about the running backs here. Jeremiah Love Fitz, he already has a poster in his bedroom which his wife is not happy about by the way. Obviously sky's the limit for this guy. Incredible.
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Scott Bogman
Especially because he chose to put it over there.
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Joey P. Zappia
I know, very weird choice. At least put on the back of the door, you know, something like that. Or maybe behind on the wall when the door closes. That way, you know, you could just kind of peek in every now and then. But look, I don't want to tell Fitziana run his personal life. Let's talk about Jeremiah Love. Let's talk about the comps that are out there for him because obviously this is an incredible talent. This is a guy that I think most fantasy managers, whether it's Dynasty or Redraft, are really excited about this year. Landing spot matters like it does for everybody. But who's a guy that he reminds you of?
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Pat Fitz Morris
Look, this is. Physically, they're not an exact match. But when you see Jeremiah Love play with the sports car acceleration, the easy speed, the open field elusiveness, the pass catching ability, the one name that comes to mind immediately is Jameer Gibbs.
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Joey P. Zappia
And that is from style of Play obviously more than size you're talking about.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah, yeah, well, definitely just the. Just the lightning in a bottle, man, and how dangerous he is and how quickly he can get up to full
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Scott Bogman
speed that, I mean, I don't have. This is what I've been saying the whole year. For Jeremiah Love is taller, Jameer Gibbs. And that's exactly what I have. Like, as Fitz said, stylistically, not really the same. Obviously, Gibbs is bigger. He can run through tacklers a little bit more. I think Gibbs can run past tacklers a little bit better, but they're going to do the same things, right? Like, they may not look exactly the same, but I. I think that, that Love is a Gibbs style archetype of running back. That is exactly what you want from him. He can catch passes and go a long way with it. He can do it in between the tackles. He can do everything you want. So I think stylistically, they physically, like you said, Joe, they look different because Gibbs is more upright, a little taller, and can run through some tacklers. But I think they're going to do close to the same things. If we have Gibbs, we have Love set up for success like we had.
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Joey P. Zappia
Well, I always find that the truly special players are always the hardest ones to comp. You know that to me it's like, wow, you really don't have a. Especially in the baseball world, whenever I'm trying to comp a guy, if I say, hey, there's no comp for this guy, that means that this guy's really special. Like, he is kind of doing his own thing and very unique. I mean, like Bijan Robinson. I've seen people throw that around too, a little bit. I mean, there's a guy that runs a little bit taller, a little bit bigger than Jameer Gibbs too, but it's somewhere in that realm and that should make people very excited. He's going to be look in this circumstance too, with Love being this extraordinary talent and Mendoza being a good talent. I mean, we talked about the comps there between those two players. Fitzy, even in a super flex league in Dynasty, would you lean towards Love as the number one overall pick over Mendoza? Still, despite the fact that one's a quarterback, it's close.
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Pat Fitz Morris
I mean, I think in the majority of super flex leagues, Love is going to be the one. And even though there's more of that positional premium on quarterbacks, and I can. I think you can certainly justify taking Mendoza if you need a quarterback. But I think just for the top end potential, Joe, it's pretty hard to argue like when with Mendoza. I mean the. I don't know if he's got a superstar top end outcome as a possibility, but I think he could be an average to above average starter for a long time and there's a lot of value to that in super Flex. Love could absolutely be a top two
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Joey P. Zappia
or three running back in terms of value. Bogs, if you had the one on one, obviously you know, roster construction matters. If you're looking for a quarterback. I can understand wanting Mendoza, but let's say you're good at both positions. What would you rather have, Love?
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Scott Bogman
I mean, it's not really close either. Like I love Mendoza, I think he's going to be great. I really do. But Jeremiah Love is the most sure thing I feel like that we have in this draft. So Jeremiah Love would be my 1 overall like in a vacuum. But I understand the math in super flex leagues and quarterbacks are worth more. So I have no beef if you take Mendoza, even if you're at good at both positions because maybe you can get a premium running back and a draft pick or something if you traded Mendoza in a super flex league, specifically if it's like 16 man or bigger, you know, just one of those huge leagues where not everyone's going to have a backup quarterback. So yeah, I think that. But in most cases, just in a vacuum, it's Jeremiah Love because he's a short thing.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, let's move on to the next running back on our list. Jonah Coleman of the Washington Huskies. Last year, 156 carries, 758 yards for him, 15 touchdowns average, 4.9 yards per. Carrie Boggs, who's your comp for Mr. Coleman?
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Scott Bogman
I got him as shorter. David Montgomery and Dave Montgomery also had a lot of experience coming out of Iowa State. But the thing that made me comp him to Jonah Coleman is the body control. Like the way that these guys make people miss and the stiff arm, like the stiff arm and the body control that these guys both have. And Jonah Coleman is going to be probably 5, 9 when we, when we get to his measurements and all that stuff later this week. So I. But these guys both carried a massive workload in college. Jonah Coleman was the, the workhorse for Washington the last two seasons. I think he can catch the ball. He's not going to be a crazy explosive guy catching the ball. Kind of like David Montgomery was never that. That's why, you know, Gibbs has come in and done so much. But a solid, solid contributor that can be a starter for a while if
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, Jonah Coleman for you. Fitzy, who do you remind you of?
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Pat Fitz Morris
Maybe a little like Tyler Algier. Both guys sort of. Yeah, they sort of have that bowling ball body type. Joe Coleman is 5, 9 2, 20 something. Algier, 510, 225. Both pretty quick feet for guys who are built like that. And really only so so long speed for both those guys. They're not really going to break away and run by people. But I, when I watched Jonah Coleman I. I have thought of Tyler Algeria.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, five, nine, two something that, that's pretty good body type as far as I'm concerned. That's what I'm rocking with these days. All right, let's talk about the next guy on our list who had himself a pretty good statistical season here. Emmett Johnson of Nebraska. He had 1451 yards on the ground. He had 12 touchdowns rushing. He also had 46 receptions and 370 yards receiving with three more touchdowns. Fitzy, a really good statistical season for Emmett Johnson of Nebraska. Who does it remind you of that you want to put a comp on for 2026 in the draft?
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Pat Fitz Morris
Let's keep it in the Big Ten. Chase Brown. Okay. Both guys were major workhorses in their final college seasons. Despite their size, both guys are about 5, 11, 200 pounds. Emmett Johnson wasn't quite the workhorse that Chase Brown was. Chase Brown averaged 27.3 carries and 29.6 touches a game in his final year at Illinois. Brett Bielema worked him into the ground, but Emmett Johnson not too far behind. Only 20.9 carries a game and 24.8 touches a game in his final season at Nebraska. I think Emmett Johnson is maybe a little shiftier than Chase Brown, but Brown probably has better contact balance. But just guys who handled massive workloads despite not really having typical workhorse size.
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Joey P. Zappia
You know what though? I mean I'll sign up for that. I mean Chase Brown, pretty good fantasy running back. I wouldn't bother me especially if he ended up in a good offense. Like if he landed in some place that was ready to rock and roll, that wasn't a work in progress where the offensive line was good and the system was good for him. Set up to be that bell cow kind of guy. Emmett Johnson for you, Scott Bogman. Who does he remind you Of I
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Scott Bogman
saw him as Rashad White, which is I think more of a stylistic comp then a statistical comp because I like the Chase Brown comp and the fact that they both had a heavy workload specifically that last season from A.T. johnson. But I do think that he could fit in like Rashad White, meaning he could go really anywhere and have a role. He could be a third down back, he could be your main guy if needed to be. He can also be your first and second down hitter if you have a Woody Marks and Houston takes him him. So I think he's a complete back that can kind of be a chameleon and mold into wherever you put him. So. And I think Rashad White is like that as well. So that's why I comped him to White.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, next one here on our list. Jadarian Price of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last year. 113 carries, 674 yards, 11 touchdowns on his own. Pretty good run attack for the Fighting Irish last year. Boggs, who's a player comp for Price in your opinion?
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Scott Bogman
All right, so I feel like this is going to be insulting to some people, right? And I think you need to remember back to what he was like going into the draft because that is how I'm thinking of this comp. Miles Sanders is what I have Jerrion Price as and I think body type, they're kind of the same. But really it's the explosiveness, right. That is what Miles Sanders was coming into the league. Had a couple injuries, kind of not the same guy anymore obviously. But I think coming in you saw a first second down back which Jajarian Price might be way better than that. He could easily be a workhorse, but we don't know if he can catch the ball very well because he had like 18 catches in college because Jeremiah Love was getting all of the routes for Notre Dame as far as the running backs went. But an explosive player that can help on special teams, a lot of breakaway yards. A really good guy to bring in as a closer at the end of the game because of his size and his speed and he can. He's going to get a lot of massive chunks defenses. So that is who I Compton to. Is Miles Sanders coming in to the NFL.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, Fitzy, how about for you? Who does Price remind you of?
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Pat Fitz Morris
My comp. Much like Bogman, I'm comping him to someone more as a prospect than what they turned out to be because my guy was also somewhat of an NFL disappointment. Sony Michelle. So similar body types Both Jadarian Price and Sonny Michelle are about to 511, 210. Both one cut. Runners with good contact balance. Both come with questions about their pass catching potential. Sony Michelle didn't really have to do a lot of that and Jadarian Price hasn't either. And the other similarity, kind of the obvious one, Jadarian Prices had to play second fiddle to Jeremiah Love. Sony Michelle had to share a backfield with Nick Chubb at Georgia, and Chubb was pretty much the 1A to Sony Michelle's 1B down there.
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Joey P. Zappia
But Sony Michelle, before his knee injuries down in Georgia was pretty damn good, too.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yes.
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Joey P. Zappia
Yes. You know, I think people forget that. Yes, that was a, it was quite a one two punch there. It's actually a good comp because he didn't have all the work. I even like it more because of that. But Sony Michelle was not, I, I think by the time he got to the Patriots, he wasn't the player he was in college already. So hopefully that's not the case for Price. So just in terms of health, it
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Scott Bogman
doesn't seem that Price doesn't have the, the injury stuff coming in. Sony Michelle did.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Right.
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Joey P. Zappia
So, and obviously, as we continue to talk here on this channel, make sure you subscribe to our new channel for the Dynasty Fantasy Football. It is out there for you. They've got super flex drafts, they've got startup drafts, they've got everything happening here for you. They're doing rankings, they're doing draft coverage, and of course, there's also going to be a ton of coverage regarding the combine as well. So if you haven't already, subscribe to the Fantasy Pros Dynasty channel feed on YouTube right now and ring that bell till it goes ding. If you're watching us over there and you're enjoying it, great. If you're watching us on Fantasy Pros, take a second after the show or even during the show and go subscribe over there to the Dynasty feed as well. Let's talk wide receivers and I, I feel like you guys are selling my dude a little bit short here. Cardinal Tate, I think is really talented and I understand that he plays with a guy on the same team that is even more talented than him, and I get that. But Fitzy, walk me through your comp for him.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Okay, so this, this guy was a very good NFL receiver. Joe.
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Joey P. Zappia
He was, he was good.
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Pat Fitz Morris
So. And I'm kind of going into the
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Scott Bogman
way back machine was better than good. Yeah. All right, so it was pretty good.
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Joey P. Zappia
Pretty good.
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Pat Fitz Morris
The question is whether Ohio State fans can stomach having one of their Buckeyes compared to a Michigan Wolverine because the cop I have is a Monty Tumor. Both guys have these tall, lean builds. Tate, six three, 195 pounds. Tumor, six three two zero three, I think.
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Joey P. Zappia
Six three two zero three. Yeah, I'm looking at 203.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah. So they're, they're both these smooth vertical receivers with pretty exceptional downfield playmaking ability. Good ball tracking, really reliable hands. Like, I don't think that's faint praise for Carnell Tate. Joe Amani. Tumor was a darn good player back, I think.
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Joey P. Zappia
I think he was a very good player. I, I think Carnell Tate could be even better, especially if he lands in the right spot with the right quarterback. Boggs, you got somebody a little bit more sexy and exciting here for Mr. Tate?
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Scott Bogman
Not, no, I don't. I think Imani Tumor is such a good one, especially going into the way back machine. But I thought peak Allen Robinson. Allen Robinson had a couple really good seasons for the Jaguars, but what made me comp him to Alan Robinson is the way that Carnell Tate uses his hands, right? Like just a hands catcher and very good in contested situations as well. Massive catch radius like Alan Robinson had also. And a big dude. Both six four, right? Six three, six four. That type of big framed archetype type of a player. So mine is more of a stylistic comp, but I think you're right in the fact that, you know, it's not all the player you comp these guys to isn't. Sometimes it's going to be way below what they are, and sometimes it can be way above where they are. Like, you know, it's. It's pretty big. It's pretty big to put Gibbs on Jeremiah Love, even though he's a great prospect. But I, I do think just stylistically, Alan Robinson and Imani Toomer just big frame wide receivers that went at the catch point. And I do think you're right. I think Carnell Tate routes these guys up better.
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Joey P. Zappia
Well, that was the point I was going to make. Like we did the film session show over on Twitch Debro and I a couple weeks ago, watching Tate film and, you know, the way he weaves in and out and we gets the corners to turn their hips and then just dusts by them, you know, and just weaves back the other way. He's so smooth and, and look, look, I'm not taking away anything for money, Tumor or Alan.
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Scott Bogman
Who are you going to comp him to? Comp him to somebody then, you know,
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Joey P. Zappia
it I, I, I think that, I think Omni Tumor again doesn't get enough credit. You're probably right. And going back and looking statistically 6,000yard
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Scott Bogman
seasons and he had just under.
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Joey P. Zappia
You know, I keep thinking about Pikamani Tumor now realizing how long actually he was rattling off those thousand yard season. So maybe more.
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Scott Bogman
His peak was good too.
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Joey P. Zappia
His peak was. He was speak was good. His peak was good.
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Scott Bogman
Wasn't there somebody else there with him who was the other really good wider wide receiver for the.
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Joey P. Zappia
That's still the Victor Cruz years or.
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Pat Fitz Morris
No, that was pre Victor Cruz.
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, I feel like there was somebody with Amani Tumor. Was it.
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Joey P. Zappia
We have to go back and I'll, I'll go back in the way back machine and pull it out there for you. In the meantime, let's move to Makai Lemon box because you've got a fun comp for this guy as well. And if he hits this one and let me be frank or just be Joe, either way, I don't necessarily love when everybody just comps superstars. I think Tate is a superstar for the record. I think he has got that kind of level of potential and I think it's okay to give comps to just, you know, you're pretty average or even slightly above average players if you think a prospect is good enough. So with that being said, Makai Levin, what's your comp for him?
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, by the way, it was Ike Hilliard who I was thinking so my comp for Makai Lemon and this is, it's kind of a hacky one and I know people are rolling their eyes on the Internet about this, but it's also a little helmet scouting a Monroe St. Brown man, like they just move the same. I don't know that Makai Lemon has that Monroe St. Brown crazy, crazy motor. But this dude will do whatever you want. He will go out and block. He is great with the ball in his hands. He's lightning quick. He makes guys move after the catch. He is a very good wide receiver. He just won the Bletnikov award as a nation's best wide receiver. I think he's going to be outstanding. I really hope he lands in a good spot. Like I think 13 to the Rams would be amazing but he might not even make it to 13. So I think some team is going to see him on the St. Brown and in him specifically because they both went to USC and then, you know, go from there. So I just, I can't not see a Monroe when I watch him.
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Joey P. Zappia
Well, look, that's that's high praise because if he has half the work ethic of a Monroe St. Brown, he's gonna have a very successful career. Makai Lemon last year, 79 catches, 1156 yards, 11 touchdowns. Fitzy, give me a comp for Lemon.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah, I mean, Aman Ross St. Brown is the top end comp for him. And that's kind of a ubiquitous comp. Like if you look at scouting reports, that is who pretty much everyone lists. But let me throw out the name of a different USC wide receiver and I am borrowing this one from. I heard Ray Garvin make this comp. Ray G. And it, it instantly made sense to me. Robert Woods. Now, woods is a couple inches taller and a little heavier, but Robert woods was this really good route technician and I think that's where Makai Lemon shines too. Woods also had really reliable hands and Lemon probably has the best set of hands of any wide receiver in this class. Neither guy's really like an exceptional athlete, but they both really, really know how to get open and are very trustworthy on the hands and just bringing down balls in the air. Winning contested catches. Both really, really shine as far as route technicians.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, Fitzy, let's move on to Jordan Tyson here from Arizona. 61 catches for 711 yards last year, eight touchdowns. A lot of people very high on Jordan Tyson as well. And actually your comp is the same comp I believe that I threw on him on that twitch show that I was referring to earlier. So let's talk about it.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Stefan Diggs. Yeah, and not, not really a body type comparison. Tyson is a couple inches taller, a little heavier. Just both players are really good route runners who create separation with these lightning quick cuts they have. And that's when you see Jordan Tyson that kind of stands out. His ability to change direction without really gearing down and just kind of snap off these breaks that cornerbacks are going to have trouble staying with. So both guys have some inside outside versatility. They can play in the slot, they can play outside. I think the biggest red flag with Jordan Tyson is the injury history. Like he's, you know, he's had some pretty major injuries. Diggs has been really durable at the NFL level for the most part, but he did have two season ending injuries at when he was at Maryland, a broken leg and a lacerated kidney. So I don't know, maybe we overplay the injury thing. The upside with Tyson is just so enticing that I might be willing to take that chance even if there is deemed to be some greater medical risk with Jordan Tyson than there is with some of the other top receivers.
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Joey P. Zappia
Yeah, it was the same thing as a separation that I talked about when it comes to Diggs and Tyson too, that I saw. Bog, I like your comparison as well for Jordan Tyson. Let's talk about why you think Calvin Ridley is comparable to him.
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, I think Fitz said it like, these guys can move inside and outside. I think that Tyson's probably a little bit better as an outside and Ridley's probably a little bit better as a slot. But they can play both sides. They both have kind of, I don't know how to say it, like, interesting routes. Like, they're not always clean. Sometimes they, they round them, sometimes they break them off, but it's usually whatever is best for the situation. So good route improvisers as well. So I just think that that is. And Ridley's had injury history in the NFL as well, so I kind of think that Tyson is going to be one of those guys where he's dogged a little bit by some soft tissue injuries. But you just never know specifically these days of, you know, what is an injury that should have made these guys lose that much time and what is an injury that's a business decision to get to the NFL without, you know, anything happening. So I, I, I'm hoping it's the latter, but I'm afraid that it's probably going to be something that dogs him in the NFL as well.
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Joey P. Zappia
Well, we hope they all stay healthy. That's what we want. All right, let's talk about Washington Huskies comp here for Denzel Boston. 62 receptions, 881 yards, 11 touchdowns. What stuck out to me, and I was having this conversation again with Derek. We watch film together and then we go on the show and talked about it as well, is he compared him to Cortland Sutton. And I said, you know, the way that he gets used in motion so much in that offense and the way he attacks the football and how good his hands are and how often the quarterback's throws were underwhelming or behind him, the adjustments that he makes are so good. I said, he reminds me a little of Puka. Like to me, he had a lot of Puka Nakua in his game in terms of the way he was using that offense, moving all around the field, constantly in motion again and always just making the adjustments so well when the ball's already in flight. You actually Boggs also had some Cortland Sutton love, but you also had another receiver too, that you want to throw on him now. I like the Cortland Sutton one. The other one scares the heck out of me.
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, well, I think it should Keon Coleman. I think they're kind of built the same way. Big guys that move fast and you know, Keon Coleman returned kicks and punts. Denzel Boston's done a little bit of it as well. And, and I think it's scary. The reason I put Corlen Sutton and Keon Coleman is because it's scary. Right? Like that's the range. The top end. Yeah, exactly. The top end could be Cortland Sutton, a guy that's going to get you a bunch of catches and touchdowns. You know, close to 80 catches, 1,000 yards and hopefully double digit touchdowns. That's what you want. That's the high end. Right. But Keon Coleman I think is the bottom out of where maybe this couldn't work. But I think Denzel Boston, like, I have comped him to my Steelers a bunch. I kind of hope that's where he ends up because the Steelers need a number two and a guy that can move a little bit better. I mean, he can, he can move a little bit better than dk. DK is very stiff, obviously, we know that, but I think that he's probably somewhere between Sutton and Coleman.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, now, Fitzy, you've taken a lot of, a lot of shots here, unfortunately over the years on Key and Coleman, and they have not worked out. So I don't want to make that comp for him. I think we can move past that. Give me another comp for you, a player now that he might remind you of in terms of game.
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Pat Fitz Morris
And a lot of people are mocking Denzel Boston to Buffalo. So the Keon Coleman comp is pretty frightening for Bills fans these days.
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Joey P. Zappia
Let's hope it's better than that.
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Pat Fitz Morris
So I was between a couple of USC receivers here, Drake London and Michael Pittman. I went with Pittman as my final comp. I mean, you know, he and Denzel Boston, both these big bodied 64 receivers who have exceptional ball skills. They're rebounders. And Pittman, like Boston, moves pretty well for a bigger receiver. Like, these guys are, are pretty agile for their size. I don't know if Pittman gets a lot of credit for his contested catch ability anymore, but man, he was so good at winning balls in the air when he was at usc. And I always remember that about his college career. And like, that's kind of where Denzel Boston shines too.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, one more wide receiver. We're going to talk about here before we move on to the next position. Casey Concepcion. He's really fun. Texas A and M guy and Aggie. So we try not to stay too long of the dance for Bogman on this one but 61 receptions, 919 yards, nine touchdowns. Look, he's a hard nose player. I like him. This is one where on that last show we did together, Dbro and I were on different he loves Conception. I think he's too small. I think he's gonna guy that's gonna be like a third wide receiver, return some kicks, you know, have a little big play in him. But I personally think size wise that he's not going to translate very well to the NFL. Fitzy, I don't know where you stand on conception. You tell me what your thoughts are and try to give me a comp so we can maybe try to understand him better.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah, I've been debating whether to I I like him. Just he's so good after the catch. That's his secret sauce. I think he's, he's marvelous in that regard. So man, I'm all about the USC wide receiver comps today. I I pulled the name Marquis Lee and I know that doesn't sound like a very flattering comp. Lee didn't really pull pan out for the Jaguars, although he did have a couple of decent years before that. You know, he had the, the unholy trinity. Knee injury, ACL, MCL, PCL in like the the 2018 preseason. Only played one more season after that injury. But coming out of college, like for one they have similar sizes. I mean Marquis Lee was maybe an inch taller and 5 pounds heavier, like 6ft, 195 pounds. Although maybe Concepcion doesn't. I think they list him at like 5:11 but he could be closer to 5:9, 5:10 at the combine this week. But Concepcion is probably going late first round, early second round. Marquis Lee was an early second round pick and playing style man. The the USC version of Marquis Lee was a shifty route runner who was just dynamite after the catch. But Marquis Lee also had some issues with drops in the NFL and drops have been kind of an issue for Casey Concepcion at Texas A M. Yeah Boggs.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, let's talk about yours. I know one of the two that you throw out there I actually like a lot and I think it would be if things do go well for Conception on the NFL level, he would be a lot more like that guy.
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Scott Bogman
I had a hard time with Casey Concepcion so I went to the Internet And I, I was looking at a couple comps and I thought Jaden Reed was a really good one. Like kind of a gadgety type of player. You can use him on reverses. He's very fast. He's probably limited to the slot as well. Can return kicks and punts if you need him to. But Damian Parson had a really good one. Emmanuel Sanders, the former Steelers Broncos wide receiver. I think that's a really good one. Just a lightning quick dude gonna play out of the slot but can win in his routes. He wins with his feet. He can win at the catch point as well. So. But I do think his role is going to be more expanded than Manny was to more of a Jaden Reed wherever he gets drafted. So somewhere in between those two guys.
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Pat Fitz Morris
I love that Emmanuel Sanders.
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Joey P. Zappia
I do too. I do too.
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Scott Bogman
It's a good one. I couldn't get it out of my head.
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Joey P. Zappia
Yeah. And I think would be if it hits with the right team, that's what he becomes. And I think people forget before the torn Achilles how quick Emanuel Sanders was. He was very quick and he was tough to guard and Concepcion is all those things. And again, I don't want to take shots at the player. He's a really tough, hard nosed player. But we're in a spot here where a size really matters at that.
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Scott Bogman
Emmanuel Sanders is underrated because he played with AB and Mike Wallace in Pittsburgh and then he went to Denver and DT was there like he was always second fiddle. But he's very good.
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Joey P. Zappia
You know what? But I'll tell you what I think. I think that's exactly the role you want him to be in.
- [37:52]
Scott Bogman
Yes. Yeah. You don't want him to be in number one.
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Joey P. Zappia
Yeah. I think the best thing you could do is go to a team that has an alpha dog wide receiver. So he could be that other guy. And I think the other guy role there where he's going to see single cover.
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Scott Bogman
You want him with the Giants, you don't want them with the Titans.
- [38:07]
Joey P. Zappia
Exactly.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Exactly.
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Joey P. Zappia
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Scott Bogman
For me, better blocking Evan Ingram because I think he can block a little bit more, but it's not necessarily what you want him to do. So I think, you know Evan Ingram at his peak, pretty good pass catching, tight end. I think that's something that Kenyon Sadiq is going to be for his team as well. Again, a lot like we just said with Casey Concepcion, you don't want him to be your number one target. I don't know that he is a George Kittle or anything like that, but I think he can be a very good B to A1A. So I, I do like him and I think Evan Ingram is a good stylistic comp as far as catching the ball.
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Joey P. Zappia
I would sign up for that. I would sign up for Evan Ingram. A young Evan Ingram on the Eagles or somewhere else he could be useful. Fitzy. How about for you, Kenyan Sadiq? What does he remind you of?
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Pat Fitz Morris
Oh, man, Kenyon Sadiq fans are gonna rake me over the coals for this in the YouTube comments. But look, tight end comps are hard unless it's a prospect who just runs people over after the catch like Tyler Warren did at Penn State. And then you just compare them to George Kittle and call it a day. I think it's trickier with the more athletic tight ends. So for Kenyon Sadiq, I am going to make more of an athletic comparison than a stylistic comparison. I'm going to compare Kenyon Sadiq to Mike Gasicki. And now I know the city Kai is going to hate that comparison because Mike Gasicki is basically a spare part in fantasy now. But again, mostly an athletic comp. Sadiq is a freak athlete. 41 1/2 inch vertical jump, and he's probably going to run a four or five something at the combine this week. You know who had a 411 1/2 inch vertical jump and ran a four or five something at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine? It was Mike Kasich. And he was a good prospect.
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, I think Mike Kosiki got stuck in a couple bad spots.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah.
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Scott Bogman
Right. So I, I, because I think Sadiq could end up in a bad spot too, but he could end up in a very good spot and be a high end tight end immediately, depending on where you are.
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Joey P. Zappia
Well, I've seen, I've seen like Vernon Davis cost because of the, you know, stuff like that.
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Pat Fitz Morris
And then Vernon Davis broke the combine.
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Joey P. Zappia
See, and I, I agree, I don't see that one. And I saw Lance Airline who was really, really good. But like he was comparing him to McBride. I was like, what are you seeing that I'm not like, I don't think that's fair.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah, I don't like that one either. Vernon Davis ran like a 43 8, didn't he? He ran something just insane.
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, Vernon again, he, Vernon Davis was a combined stuff.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Yeah.
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Joey P. Zappia
I think John who Smith is one of those guys too, when you're talking about like physical profile of things.
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Scott Bogman
John who's not bad.
- [42:12]
Joey P. Zappia
John the John who comps that I've heard out there for Sadiq are interesting because I'm like, okay, that I can understand. But another guy where it's like, okay, it's kind of all about where you land and what they're teaching you at the NFL level and how you're integrated into the offense or not integrated to the offense? I think that's a little bit more like that. I even saw someone say Darren Waller too, which was one that kind of was.
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Scott Bogman
It's not bad as well.
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Pat Fitz Morris
Can I. So the other part about the city Angeram comparison and by the way, Gasicki was drafted 42nd overall, so top half of the second round. It wasn't like he was a day three pick or anything but. But like Gasicki, Sadiq's college stats are good, not great. Sadiq topped out at 51 catches, 560 yards at Oregon in his final season. Gasicki's final year stats at Penn State, eerily similar. 57 catches, 563 yards. Kosicki averaged 11.5 yards per catch in college. Sadiq 11.2 yards neither. Which is really great for a guy who's supposed to be a playmaking tight end. Super athletic. Can Sadiq have a better NFL career than Gasicki? Absolutely. And if you're drafting him in the first round, you're banking on it. But athleticism at tight end doesn't always translate to receiving production. So buyer beware here. Maybe he's like, you know, deluxe Theo Johnson.
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Joey P. Zappia
Deluxe Theo Johnson. All right, how about Eli stowers from Vanderbilt? 62 catches, 769 yards, four touchdowns, 50. Do you have a comp for him?
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Pat Fitz Morris
Dalton Kincaid Stowers 64235 Kincaid 642-40-Stowers is faster, but Kincaid was this prolific pass catcher. Utah. He had 70 catches for 890 yards in his final college season. But because Kincaid is a lighter tight end, he's not on the field all the time. A key to career low 38% snapshare in the 12 games he played for the Bills this season. He's never had a snapshare above 63% in three NFL seasons. And I think that's the concern with Eli Stowers, that because he's too light to be an inline blocker, he's probably not going to be a full time player in the NFL and can't score fantasy points when you're on the bench.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, how about for you, Boggs, what are your take on Eli Stowers?
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, kind of the same stylistic comp. Isaiah likely. You know, a guy that probably could be better than he is just needs a different team because Mark Andrews is still there. But a dude that's not going to be on the field for every single play because he's not really an inline blocker as Fitzgerald alluded To so Eli Stowers, I think probably, you know, like just a bigger frame in the shoulders specifically. Maybe a little bit of a better blocker than Isaiah, likely, but still not good enough to earn that inline role constantly. I think he's going to be just a big slot, so hopefully he goes somewhere that does need a lot of receptions. That's what we want for him so he can stay on the field.
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Joey P. Zappia
One of the shows I watched compared him to Logan Thomas Boggs, what do you make of that comment? Comparison?
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Scott Bogman
Yeah, I, I, I can see that. Both big, like, big shoulders, too. Yeah, I, I, I can see that one. I don't hate that comp.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, so those are the tight ends. And obviously in this process, when everybody is gearing up for the combine and looking ahead, when we're starting to look at film and kind of, you know, picking these players apart, sometimes some gems kind of pop up. And I wanted to take a moment at the end of the show to kind of highlight some guys maybe for whatever reason started to pop off the page or off the YouTube page, maybe in some highlights. So, Scott Bogman, in this process, you're in right now scouting and everything right now as we're going ahead for, you know, prime Dynasty rookie draft season, who's some guys that really popped off for you this year?
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Scott Bogman
Any Runway. I get to talk about Skylar Bell. I'm talking about Skyler Bell, the wide receiver from UConn. Shorter dude, but just a dog mentality. Hard worker. Motor, motor, motor. Fast. Great at the catch point as well. Can win contested catches. Reminds me a little bit of Josh Downs coming in, right? A little bit. He's got a little bit of Antonio Brown in his movement style as well. Obviously, that's an insane comp. I'm just saying, stylistically, the way he moves, I could see him ascending. A small school guy that people aren't paying attention to as much because there are some good wide receivers in this class. Not going to be a day one guy, might not be a day two guy, but he is going to be good in the NFL if given the Runway. So I'm excited about Skyler.
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Joey P. Zappia
You don't get a lot of guys from UConn really popping out for the NFL draft. Six foot, 185.
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Scott Bogman
John Lobb's gonna love one.
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Joey P. Zappia
John Lobby is going to love that one. Our buddy John from the Bronx, New York, too. I didn't realize Bell was from the Bronx. 101 receptions, 1200 yards, 13 touchdowns for him, so not too sure.
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Scott Bogman
And drops are his issue. That a lot of people talk about. Cut him in half this year with more receptions. Eight last year in 24, four in 2025. So cut those in half. And way more targets than catches.
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Pat Fitz Morris
He's a Yukon guy by way of the University of Wisconsin Bogs, so. Oh yeah, I'm invested too.
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Scott Bogman
Better quarterback play at UConn?
- [47:02]
Pat Fitz Morris
Probably, yes.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, Fitzy, how about a underrated gem for you that's kind of popped up during the process.
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Pat Fitz Morris
No, I think Malachi Fields, like he was overshadowed obviously by Jeremiah Love the last couple of seasons at Notre Dame and the college numbers are merely good. Not great. But Malachi Fields might have had the best week of any receiver at the senior ball. And this dude's 6 4, 205 pounds and he is going to put on a show at the combine. Like if he runs a 4, 4 at 64 and 205 pounds, people are going to be very excited. And just let me throw in a mention of Adam Randall too. Like it's such a mixed bag at wide receiver. Just a fun guy because this dude is big and fast and he has only played running back for one season. He was switched over from wide receiver to running back and he definitely has kind of an Antonio Gibson profile and I know that's not going to get a lot of people excited, but people should remember that Antonio Gibson double digit touchdowns in his first two NFL seasons. Like if it all clicks in for Adam Randall, like the athletic tools are just marvelous.
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Scott Bogman
I like his teammate Antonio Williams as well. Like a big slot guy, a good slot player, I should say a big, a big time prospect coming in, but out of high school, but a lot of injuries at Clemson, who's a little bit underrated. So yeah, those Clemson guys are pretty solid as well.
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Joey P. Zappia
All right, those are the gems. Those are the comps. Drop your comments below in the YouTube channel. Let us know who your favorite comps are. To some of the players we discussed, maybe you got a better one than we do. We're open to hearing it. We're always open to suggestions here. And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast feed here at Fantasy Pros and at the Fantasy Bros. Dynasty podcast as well. That'll do it for us. But the story of the game goes on. For Scott Bogman and Pat Fitzmorris, I'm Joey P. We'll see you next time, kids.
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Scott Bogman
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