Our Post-Combine Top-100 Big Board! Plus, Trent McDuffie Trade Reactions.

Summary

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The McShay Show – Summary

Episode: Our Post-Combine Top-100 Big Board! Plus, Trent McDuffie Trade Reactions
Date: March 5, 2026
Hosts: Bucky Brooks & Daniel Jeremiah (Guest)
Platform: The Ringer

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Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the NFL offseason drama, spotlighting the just-released post-combine Top 100 Big Board and offering instant reactions to the blockbuster Trent McDuffie trade between the Chiefs and the Rams. Bucky Brooks and Daniel Jeremiah dissect the implications of the move, run through the most significant risers and fallers in the updated player rankings, and provide loads of front-office insight. The discussion is peppered with their honest takes, war-room banter, and plenty of big board nerdery.

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1. Trent McDuffie-to-Rams: Trade Analysis & Reactions

[02:25–13:27]

Background and Details

• The Rams acquired star Chiefs CB Trent McDuffie, addressing a crucial need as they chase another Super Bowl with a potentially closing Stafford/McVay window.
• The Chiefs receive a package headlined by the Rams’ 2026 first-rounder (No. 29), as well as a 5th and 6th this year and a 2027 3rd, giving them ammunition for a retool as Mahomes recovers from injury.

Key Discussion Points

• Rams’ Sense of Urgency: With speculation about McVay’s possible exit alongside Stafford, the Rams "are so damn close" (Bucky Brooks, 05:08). Opting for proven talent over a rookie CB reflects a chips-all-in approach.
• Chiefs’ Perspective: Facing aging pillars and Mahomes’ injury, KC “has to quickly rebuild this in the trenches and get weapons,” and the draft capital aids that (Brooks, 06:01).
• Trade Value: Some surprise from both sides about how rich the package was for a non-QB, considering McDuffie’s impending payday.

Notable Quotes

• On Les Snead's mentality: "My guys, Sean McVay, ride to the end...we only get Stafford for one, maybe two. We are so damn close. We need cornerback help. We don’t need a young guy to develop." – Bucky Brooks [05:08]
• “F them picks” T-shirt legacy, humorously referenced regarding Rams’ draft strategy [05:47].
• “Sometimes, everyone’s digging, you gotta zag.” – Daniel Jeremiah [07:19]
• “No time to mess around. You know what you’re getting with Trent McDuffie.” – Jeremiah [07:51]

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2. Draft Fallout: The Ty Simpson Domino

[08:29–13:27]

• Rams were rumored Ty Simpson (QB) suitors at 29, but the McDuffie trade removes that scenario.
• League chatter: Several teams remain lurking for Simpson, but the "storybook" Rams landing is gone; alternative QB plans now shape for LA and others.

Quote

• “Before today...I just felt like it was a done deal. I thought Ty Simpson was going to be in a Rams uniform next year. This is not ideal for the Ty Simpson camp.” – Daniel Jeremiah [12:26]

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3. Post-Combine Top 100 Big Board: Breakdown & Insights

[13:27–56:00]

Top 10 – No Major Surprises, But Big Moves

• No change at No. 1: RB Jeremiah Love (“run a 4.36, interview well, catch and run...there’s no movement there,” Brooks [13:50]).
• Biggest Move: S Sonny Styles up to No. 2.
• Caleb Downs at 3, Fernando Mendoza at 4—an eyebrow raiser.

Top 10 List Sample [14:49]

1. Jeremiah Love (RB) – Maintains spot due to combine performance
2. Sonny Styles (S) – Rises after strong showing
3. Caleb Downs (DB)
4. Fernando Mendoza (QB) 5-10: Run of edge rushers (Arvel Reese, David Bailey), Venga (G), Reuben Bain, Francis Maui Noah (T), Carnell Tate (WR)

Offensive Line Class: Weak at the Top, Steep Fall-Off

[18:00–22:11]

• Debate over Freeling, Fano, Maui Noah: OTs all have holes in profiles. There's a steep drop-off after the first 7-8 in the class.
• “Short arms for Vano, maybe kick Maui Noah inside…Freeling most talented but only 18 starts” – Brooks [18:00].
• Wide receiver and edge classes, on the other hand, are “loaded, especially between picks 10 to 50” (Brooks, 20:14).

Cornerback Speech

• Mansour Delaine at 11; lots of rising corners but none elite-elite.

Tiers and Position Debates

[22:59–32:02]

• First tier: “Ends with Ioanne” (Penn State G, best OL in class).
• Next tier: Playmakers, lots of WRs/CBs/Edge.
• Sadiq (TE): “Top 10 talent,” but trust issues/internal interviews drop him a few spots.

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“I got a running back, an off-ball linebacker, and a safety at the top. PTSD, man. Filling out your top 100.” – Bucky Brooks [22:15]

• Ongoing flip-flop between Fano and Freeling at tackle, “betting on upside.” Heavy OT trait dependence this year.
• “Every single one of these offensive tackles you can poke a hole…When that falls off, we might get to pick 80, maybe third round...” – Brooks [19:05]

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4. Pass Catcher and Interview Goss

[32:09-41:14]

• Agent/Pro Day Antics: FPAs (first player agents) called out: “People in the league are so fed up with his agent...just reporting, that’s a big topic of conversation.” (Brooks, re: Jermod McCoy [32:55])
• WR Interview Standouts (or not): Carnell Tate, Jordan Tyson ace interviews; Makai Lemon gets flagged for being “a little bit of a bullshitter” but talent keeps him high [35:12–36:54].
• “At least 50%, probably higher, of wide receivers are a pain in the ass, man.” – Brooks [36:54]

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5. Edge & D-Lineman Depth, Mid-First to Second Round

[43:10–53:41]

• “From 18 [Falk] down to 35 there are a bunch of guys with very similar grades. You’re picking style, not substance.” [43:13]
• Edge group deep: “That's eight [edges] in my top 30. That’s wild” (Brooks [46:17]); likely some early-second steals.
• Interior D-Line down year: Only 3 DTs between 30 and 47, “bad update for defensive tackles, man” (Jeremiah [50:28]).

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6. Grade Comparisons & Player Comps

[53:42–56:34]

• RB Jeremiah Love’s Grade: 94 (“Bijan was a 95, Saquon a 96”) [53:52–54:04].
• Comp for Jeremiah Love: “He was Darren McFadden coming out of Arkansas. Same frame, same kind of speed…” – Jeremiah [54:37]
• High praise for Love’s advanced receiving skill and competitive makeup.

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7. Big Board Philosophy, Risers/Fallers, Depth Comments

[Throughout]

• Distinction between rankings vs. mock: “This is not a mock draft. This is just the rankings. In terms of his tape...he is just too damn good” (Jeremiah on Ioanne [16:32])
• Tiering & grade clustering mean spots 15-45 are very similar grades – “one big ass bucket” (Brooks [49:39]).

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “F them picks!” recurring motif, joking about Rams’ anti-draft-pick philosophy [05:46–06:01].
• “Vulnerability...I’m excited and I’m vulnerable. This was harder than I thought it was going to be” – Brooks on his top 100 [13:27]
• “The difference between 18 and 31 [on the big board] isn’t much...you’re picking flavor, not tier” – Brooks [43:13]
• “It’s a trades position...betting on upside, not just tape” (Jeremiah, on OT prospects [25:36])

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Key Segments & Timestamps

• McDuffie Trade Analysis: 02:25–13:27
• QB/Ty Simpson Draft Fallout: 08:29–13:27
• Top-100 Big Board Summary (with position debates and tiers): 13:27–41:14
• Edge/DT/Rosters Depth: 43:10–53:41
• RB/Comparisons & Top Grades: 53:42–56:34

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Useful for Non-Listeners

This episode offers a candid, detailed look into how NFL front offices are retooling in response to a dramatic trade, how post-combine performances shake up draft boards, and how hard it is to rank prospects at premium (and non-premium) positions this year. Position strengths/weaknesses, key prospects' character, and draft strategy are all discussed with specificity and humor. The hosts frequently point listeners to the McShay Report newsletter for the full 100, but this episode provides a comprehensive, inside-the-war-room kind of breakdown of 2026’s NFL draft class and the real ripple effects trades have on both team building and player destinies.

Transcript

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Foreign.

[Bucky Brooks]

Do we have a massive show for you today. Post combine top 100 just dropped. We got a lot to get into there and we have a rare early March trade that includes a first round draft pick. Not for a quarterback. And guess What? There's just 49 days until the NFL Draft met you good?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'm great, man.

[Bucky Brooks]

Tucker, roll that thing. Sometimes you see a trade in the NFL and you kind of look behind the scenes and you think to yourself, as I did in this situation, what a match made in heaven. You've got less need for the Rams who give zero fucks. And then you got Trent, you get, you got, you got. Brett Veach for the Chiefs is the general manager who is recognizing that. Hey, we, we may need a reset here. This episode is brought to you by TaxAct. From rookies to experts, TaxAct helps you navigate every tax play with accuracy guaranteed. Get tips along the way, add expert assist to talk to tax experts or let our experts do your taxes for you. With Expert full service, TaxAct helps you find the deductions and credits you deserve so you can get them over with. Visit taxact.com to learn more. Conditions apply. See taxact.com for details.

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[Bucky Brooks]

Right. And you get these two organizations. First of all, the Rams. I think it's important to point out a little bit behind the scenes. I know there's been talk and speculation. I don't have any. I'm not reporting or any news. But in a lot of conversations I have with people inside the league, there's a. A growing feeling that Sean McVeigh, like the swan song for Matthew Stafford. Whether it's the end of the 2026 season or maybe 2027, that also may be it for McVeigh, whether it's temporarily to go do TV and come back or if that's just it, I've heard that in multiple places from people who are inside the league. So keep that in mind. Right. So when you Hear about a trade and let me just read off the, the terms to it. Trent McDuffie, star cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, gets traded to the Rams. Obvious secondary need, right?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

Major off season needed to upgrade that secondary for the Rams. They get what they need for an organization that's looking at Matthew Stafford and possibly his last year and saying chips all in. Then you've got the Chiefs who are saying Mahomes is now coming off an injury. If Travis Kelsey's coming back, it's probably just for one more year. We gotta go back to our roots. And Brett Veach is one of the best in the business, I promise you, at evaluating, identifying talent and he, working in lockstep with Andy Reid, have built this, this roster in this organization. And so you look at what they get in return, right? They get a significant draft package, including the 2026 first round pick, which is pick number 29. That's, that's the Rams original pick. They have the 13th overall pick from their deal with the Falcons.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Right, right.

[Bucky Brooks]

From, from last year. So in addition to that first round pick, which gives them pick nine and 29 in this year's draft, they also get a fifth round pick this year, a sixth round pick this year and a third round pick in that loaded draft next year. And this is not a fireable offense. It's only the first two rounds match when you're trading compensation for.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Oh, you didn't say that. You didn't say that.

[Bucky Brooks]

You know, that's what I mean with that, with the, that first round of quarterbacks, wide receivers, tackles and edge rushers.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Feel like you're backpedaling quicker than Mc Duffy right now.

[Bucky Brooks]

I'm not, but I did want to get out ahead of it before you

[Daniel Jeremiah]

made that something you knew you, you knew it was coming.

[Bucky Brooks]

So that, that's my initial reaction is that Les need, the general manager for the Rams, is looking at this thing and saying, you know, my guys, Sean McVeigh ride to the end of the earth with this man. And whether it's another year or two years or 10 more years coaching, we only get Stafford for one, maybe two. We are so damn close. Yeah, we were the second best team in the NFL last year and honestly we think we were the best team in the NFL. We need cornerback help. We don't need a young guy to develop. We like they did this them picks, right? That was the whole thing. Yep.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

F them picks.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yep. F them picks. Wore the T shirt.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Great T shirt. Great T shirt.

[Bucky Brooks]

Great T shirt.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Which I guess his wife made for him which I even, I like that even more. Or maybe she just picture but it's great

[Bucky Brooks]

wife who actually lived in Cohasset and.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Oh, nice.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah, a little nugget for you. So, so, so for the Rams it makes all the sense in the world. We got two first round picks. We thought maybe this, this year could have been the last year for Matthew Stafford. So we, we made that trade to get a first round pick this year. We thought maybe we'd be in the market for a quarterback. We don't necessarily need one right now. We didn't realize that Matthew Stafford was going to have an MVP year even though we were hopeful and we have all the belief in him in the world. And so it kind of changed. And so now we have two first round picks. Rather than drafting a Colton Hood at 29 or an Avian Terrell at 29 and hoping that he develops fast enough when we're ready to make this playoff run that we can rely on him to help take away a number two receiver. And now we got a cornerback that can take away your number one is the thinking behind this. And for the Chiefs, as I said Steve, they recognize like the next year may not be the super bowl run. Obviously that's the goal. But we've got to quickly rebuild this thing in our trenches and a couple other areas. We got to get some weapons that we can rely on. We got a lot of work to do. And now we've got four different picks starting with a, a first rounder at number 29 overall to help in that with that cause.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, I, I actually I, I love what Lesney did. You know, sometimes everyone's digging, you got a zag and I, I the f them picks. There's something to be said for doing that. Obviously the compensation is going to be different for Trent McDuffie. They're going to have to redo that deal. He's going to his last year of his rookie deal. They're gonna have to pay him significant amount of money. So you do have to consider what the compensation is going to be for, for Trent McDuffie. But this corner class is good. It's not, it's not great. And you can't, there's no time to about like you're saying. It's basically what you're saying.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

There is no time to mess around. You can't be like, well hopefully we hit on this kid. You know, we feel really good about him. But you know what you're getting with Trent McDuffie and that's why I like this deal. And then for the Chiefs, it's, it's, you know, you laid it out pretty well, my man. Like, it's just they need picks, they need players, so it makes sense for them as well. I was surprised that they were able to get a third rounder for next year. And I don't think it's a fireball offense. I do think you're being hypocritical, but I don't think it's a fireball offense. I thought, like, it just seemed like, that seemed like a. It seemed like a rich package for, for a corner, but he's young, he's talented, so we'll see.

[Bucky Brooks]

The other part of this that I think we'd be remiss to ignore is Rams were on the short list of teams that were in the market for Ty Simpson, the second quarterback off the board. I've done a lot of digging, talked to a lot of sources. It's not the jets at 2, and it's probably not the Jets. What's their second pick, 14th overall or 16th? It's not the jets second pick. Okay. The jets, interestingly enough, and this is all intel from the combine. Okay. Interestingly enough, in that package, when they traded away and they, they had an offer for, from Dallas, I believe it was. It was for the. The initial offer, I'm told, was a second in 2027 and a first in 2026. And they flip flopped that with an eye on. We got to build this roster, man. And that 2027 draft looks spectacular. At the quarterback position specifically. It was, it was vision. It was Moji.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Sure.

[Bucky Brooks]

You know Chris Spielman. No, Rick Spielman, sorry, Chris is with Detroit, obviously. I think it was smart decision making, seeing the whole field self evaluating and saying, let's get our quarterback in 2027. Let's bring in a veteran. We'll see how that plays out. That can win enough games that, where, you know, we keep the train rolling and there's some positive vibes coming out of the season, but maybe not win enough games where we're not picking high enough to go get the quarterback that we want, whether that's Arch or Dante Moore or Brendan Sorsby or Lenore Sellers. Lenore Sellers.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Name a quarterback, man.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah, name a quarterback. Okay. So. So that, so that's the long version of it's not going to be the jets, is my understanding Cleveland. It's not going to be with that first pick at six. There's speculation it could be at 24. If Ty Simpson's still there.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

The Rams.

[Bucky Brooks]

It was never going to be 13 is my understanding, but I could be wrong. And I think that the Rams, at some point, you got to be careful what I share. I think that there was a point in time during the season where maybe some consultation was going on where it felt like, hey, we could be a good landing spot for Ty should he come into this draft. Sorry, just knocked over a lemon. Perfect. I'm so excited. I don't know if that's completely changed or not, but by trading away the 29th pick and doing so in a manner where they're giving up what they're giving up to get a player right now, and with the information I'm now armed with, with McVeigh, with Stafford, urgency, I can't imagine that they're going to spend that 13th pick on anything else outside of a player that can immediately help impact this football team to go win a Super bowl next year. Okay. Arizona, I'm told, is a team that could trade back in Minnesota. There's some mixed messages out there, and I'm told by a source that I've learned to trust. Don't be surprised that there's a strong feeling from that individual that there is another team. It was not shared with me which team that is. That there's another team kind of lurking around in the Ty Simpson sweepstakes, if you will. I don't even know how much of a sweepstakes it is, but in. In the market. So that's kind of the update on that. But I, I do think it was worth mentioning that that was kind of one of the spots where people were saying, well, maybe it could be ty Simpson to 2029. And obviously now the. With the Chiefs and the move made there, it's obviously not going to be Ty Simpson at pick number 29 unless the Chiefs move out of that for a team like Arizona moving up to go get them. So about all the information I've got.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Any.

[Bucky Brooks]

Any response to that?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah. Unfortunate for Ty Simpson because that's. That's. That is the situation. And some of the teams that you're talking about, it's not the situation. That was a situation I think he needs to land in with that few starts is behind them. And I mean, think about it. He was going to go to one of the greatest play callers in the league, a great quarterback developer. He was going to sit behind a MVP and I think hall of Fame quarterback in Matt Stafford. There is absolutely no better situation. So now what are we talking about with Ty Simpson? I think this puts him. I don't know. I, I'd kind of. Before today, I just. And this is, you know, you can never do this. I just felt like it was a done deal. I thought Ty Simpson was going to be in a Rams uniform next year and this was all going to be a storybook thing for him. It's going to work out well and good for him and all that. This, this is, you know, this is not ideal for the Ty Simpson camp because when you start looking at, you know, Arizona, are they going to. I mean, I think the expectation would be that he play early. Like, I. We'll see what happens here. We'll see how, like the rest of this off season unfolds. But, man, I mean, not. Not great for Ty Simpson.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah, I agree. I agree. All right, we've got a top 100, man. And, and can't wait. I'm vulnerable. I'm excited and I'm vulnerable. This one was harder than I thought it was going to be. Let's just get you.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

You anticipate every attack and have a counter attack ready with me. I know you, you know exactly what I'm going to go at.

[Bucky Brooks]

So here it is, my top 100. Let's go through the top 30 picks here. Match. Okay, we'll start one through 10. No change at the top. Jeremiah, how could you move him down from one? Even though it's an uncomfortable neighborhood for me to be living in with a running back at the top of my board. I mean, you go run a 4, 3, 6, you interview as well as he did and you catch the ball and run the routes that he did at the, at the combine. There's no movement there. The biggest move probably in the top 10, Sunny Styles up to two. Caleb down sitting at three. I think you're going to be happy. The 94 grade matches what you wanted last time. Always here to please you. Men. Fernando Mendoza at 4. Fernando Mendoza at 4. Followed by a pair of edge rushers. Struggled with this a little bit. Arvel Reese, David Bailey, Ohio State, Texas Tech, respectively. Then you've got Venga.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I want a.

[Bucky Brooks]

No, you want a Joanne? Yes. You want a Hall of fame guard, Reuben Bain. After that, at number eight for Miami, Edge rusher, short arms. It's all anyone wants to talk about. Check out the tape. In the college football playoff, Francis, Maui, Noah, offensive tackle, first offensive tackle off the board. We can discuss that. And then Carnell Tate running that miserable 4, 5, 3, 40 yard dash. Sitting there at number 10 atop the wide receiver board. For me, Thoughts, confusion I should mention the McShay report is out. Google it. Subscribe. I'm not going to sit here and pedal. I'm not going to beg. I think you'll come to find, and I think those who are subscribers would tell you you're going to be ahead of all the information if you, if you're a part of this thing. I could stand on our business a year ago, around this, I mean, all year long, but especially around this time of year, for the next two months, you're going to get from the intel to the rankings to the mock drafts, all of that, and just the general like I think we're. I am comfortable saying, Mitch, nobody in this business does it like we do. And the intel information and what we're about to provide for the next two months, if you're into this, if you happen to be in the NFL or the NFL draft, you're going to be one of. You're going to want to be a part of it. So it's out right now, the full top 100 for you to read with risers, fallers and then a couple of the hardest guys I had to grade. I break it all down in there. So McShay report. Google it and subscribe. Go ahead.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

You want a All Pro guard. I think should be in, in the top group. I think he should be fourth. That's fine by me at fourth, but he should have a 94 grade. I. He is, I mean, he's one of the best interior offensive linemen I, I've watched. And you know, I want to say since Quentin Nelson, I really want to say that. And I know that that's like lofty praise. He's not an elite athlete. I understand that. And you might not take a guard that early, but in terms of them, again, this isn't a mock draft. This is just the rankings. In terms of his tape. It's, it's, it's just too damn good. I mean, he's just the way he loads up his hands, his powerful punch, the way, you know, the way he gets set in pass protection and stays with good balance even though he's not a great athlete, the way he moves guys in the wrong game, the attitude, the edge. I just, to me, I think he's in that top four. There's, there's some nitpicking here. David Bailey, super interesting to me at Texas Tech dropping. I'm actually okay with it, but I thought you were higher on him and I kind of wanted to get your thoughts on why maybe he's fallen Behind Arvel Reese. Because I think in your last one you had him ahead. I want to get your thoughts on that. And then the Miami guys are interesting to me, man, because Bane with the short arms, I, I love the tape again, I don't really have a big problem with it. And then Maui Noah, I just, I, I love Maui Noah. I'm just not as high. This offensive tackle class has got problems all over the place in my mind and I'm not sure he's the ninth best player in this draft. But you know, it's, it's, there's going to be some debates here.

[Bucky Brooks]

Here's what I've come to, to. I've reconciled this. There are every single one of these offensive tackles you can poke a hole. Whether it's a short arms for Fano, whether it's the Maui Noah maybe kick into guard, whether it's Freeling is the most talented left tackle prospect in this class. But the 18 starts and the really bad tape in some, you know, his, his clip deal is. Yeah, but, but if you, I was talking to someone the other day, like if you patch together his clip reel of negative plays, it would be hard to, to, you know.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

Bounce back from that, right? Yeah, it would be hard to unsee. But I, but I know this talking to a lot of people in the league and it's not surprising and we've talked about it before and it's, in fact it's not, it's not dissimilar. It's very similar to last year. There is a shelf that drops off and I would argue the shelf that drops off this year is, is as steep, if not steeper than the year before. And when we talk about I, I. Let's count. You ready? Let's count together.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

Maui Noah, Fano Freeling.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Blake Miller.

[Bucky Brooks]

Blake Miller. Kaden Proctor. Is that five?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Caleb Lomu.

[Bucky Brooks]

Six.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I think that is. Yep, that's six. Max Ianator Ihenau. Yep. That's seven.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yep. After seven. Yeah, there's a massive drop off. Right. And, and if you include Ioanne from Venga, Ioanne from Penn State, who we both agree is the best offensive lineman in this draft, that's eight offensive linemen. When that falls off, we might get to like pick 80. Maybe we could very easily. It could be the third round. So what's going to happen is those guys are going to go. What I also realized from doing this exercise and talking to people in the league, it's a great year, man, to want a wide receiver and edge rusher in the 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s. It's a great year.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Agree.

[Bucky Brooks]

Now, now finding a trade partner to move back and get additional picks is going to be really hard to do because everyone is looking at the same draft class. But those are the positions that we're going to have this run on. Offensive linemen. And we're going to say to ourselves, man, short arms. Maybe a guard. He's just a guard. 18 starts, he's capped like with every one of them. But they're going to go and they're going to go fast and then, and then we're going to get into like the 10 to 50 range and it's going to be edge rushers and wide receivers everywhere with a, with a handful of cornerbacks. This cornerback class, I agree with you. It's not elite elite, but there's a lot of good corners. If you start to look at it from, from Mansour Delaine, who's the best of the bunch, to Jermad McCoy. I'd like to see him do something competitive one of these days. It would be really helpful. Brandon C. Say from South Carolina, Avion Terrell. From, from Clem Clemson. Chris Johnson. I almost stuck him in the top 32. Man. That workout combined with his tape, he's right there. I'm not done with that yet. Colton Hood, d' Angelo Pons, Keonte Scott. So you mix all those edges and the receivers and even some of those corners and it's going to be loaded with those guys picks really like 10 through 50. But there's not going to be an offensive tackle to be found after Ihenachor, I don't think for a long time. So Venga, and I said this throughout the week, Venga is the fourth best prospect in this class. It's just, yeah, I don't know if he's an elite, elite athlete and much more importantly, he is a guard. I don't know, maybe I copped out if I'm being honest. Maybe I didn't. Maybe we're not done.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I mean I love you a hard time but you're not coping out. I mean part of the process at

[Bucky Brooks]

the jump of this, like there's like, there's some vulnerability because I'm like this, this talk. I've got a running back. It's like PTSD, man. Filling out your top 100. And I got a running back, an off ball linebacker and a safety. It's like can I get some, can I get some support? Throw me a life raft. It feels weird. And throwing a guard at four Ahead of a quarterback and an edge rushers. That was hard. But here's what I do want to say. Can you throw that? And I'll. I'll kick it back to you in a sec. Thank you. Tucker. You read my mind. He's the best man. See that line at 7 above Reuben, Bane below Venga.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yep.

[Bucky Brooks]

That to me. And we'll. We'll do the tier rankings and compare it historically and do all that. But if we're just talking about this first round right now, that to me is kind of that first tier and you can split that into a couple tiers and we will. When we drill down for the tier rankings. It's exercise we love doing in April, but that to me is kind of the first tier as you look at it. And it ends with Ioanne. Okay, Venge, Ioanne, Reuben Bain, Maui, Noah, Carnell, Tate, Mansour, Delaine, Makai, Lemon. That's that next tier. And you can shift it now to 11 through 20 if you want. Tucker, that's the next tier for me. And then there's a third tier mensch. And it starts with Monroe, Freeling and Fano. And we'll get into that discussion in a little bit. I'm not sold yet, I'll be honest. And it continues with Jordan, Tyson and Sadiq and Boston. And all those guys have something in common. I think. They're all. They all have a chance to be great in the NFL, but it's either one. It's one thing that's taking them out of the top two tiers. With Freeling, it's the lack of starts and the tape's not there yet. With Fano, is it. Is he going to be a center or kick inside the guard or the short arms? With Tyson, it's the injuries. With Sadiq, it's, my gosh, he's so loaded with talent. But is he. Is he Tyler Warren? Is he Colston Loveland? Do I trust him as a route? You know, like, there's some still like that little tug away. And Denzel, Boston absolutely love doubling down on Denzel, but, you know, is he the great separator? Is he going to be a true number one ex wide receiver in the National Football League, or is he going to be like a really good perimeter receiver who's never A.J. brown or like, you know what I mean?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah. In his price, these are the conversations you're going to have to have. Like, I mean, that, that. I mean, I, I get everything you're saying. I want to. I do want to dig in a little Bit on. You're, you're not, you're not decided yet. Is that what you said about Fano and Freeling is, is about Fano specifically or about Freeling and Fano?

[Bucky Brooks]

Both. I, I actually I probably flip flopped him three times last night and, and I think again this morning.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

So here's what I'll say to you.

[Bucky Brooks]

Thanos a better football player right now.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

He is. I'm very comfortable with energy.

[Bucky Brooks]

I love his tape. I love just watching him go through drills at the combine for whatever that's worth. I, I, I just, I love you love that. I love him as a football player.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

The big man. I'm, you're getting me excited now, man. I am very comfortable with you putting Freeling one spot ahead of Falano in this part of the process because it is what it is, man. Like they're, you're, you're, it's a traits position like a lot of these other positions but this one's a, you know, it's a trades position.

[Bucky Brooks]

That's my problem.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Betting on that. You're betting on the upside and you're not.

[Bucky Brooks]

What I also look at last year too. Remember?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

Calvin Banks to who, who the, the jets took Armand Menboo Arman member who we, we liked a lot. Banks I wasn't as high on as you were. Just like the tape was up and down but the traits.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

It's a tough because, because you're, because your eyes are lying to you sometimes with the tape and so often. We've been trained in this business for two and a half decades. Trust the tape.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

With that position and with certain corners going to play in certain schemes, the measurables can be a little bit more honest than the tape sometimes I'll be, I'll be honest with you.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'm pulling it up right now because I want to be clear about this. For last year the first tackle see the first tackle on your board this year is Francis, Francis Ma noa from Miami. Where would he have gone last year for you? Would he have been the fourth tackle off the board?

[Bucky Brooks]

Read them for me please.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Will Campbell, Armand Menbu, Kelvin Banks, Josh Connolly and Josh Simmons. All one went in the first round. Last year.

[Bucky Brooks]

For me it probably would have been third. I, I remember I, I admittedly I, it was not my best evaluation based off of his rookie year. I always saw the town. I would, yeah the conversation would have been there between Banks and, and Maui Noah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, I think I would have had

[Bucky Brooks]

and I think Fano is a better version of Connerly and you know how much I liked Connerly. I think fan fano is a better version of Connerly.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, I think that's fine. I think that's I would have had Maui know a fifth. I mean I would have had him behind Campbell, Memboo, Banks and, and Simmons and I didn't have him in that air or that order either. You know how much I like Simmons last year so I, I just, I look at this offensive well, Simmons was

[Bucky Brooks]

the number one tackle in the class last year if, if not for all the really.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

So we don't have a guy like

[Bucky Brooks]

knew about the maturity and some of the issues that were going on with him and it we kind of said this year like can you, can you trust the reliability and all of that.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

So yeah, so we don't have really have a player like that in that same situation. But yeah, I'm just saying to me like that's how I'm putting this offensive tackle class in perspective and I think that would be True with pick one

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[Daniel Jeremiah]

Hulu on Disney plus rated PG13. The top three Fano, Freling or Maui Noa. And I don't think either one of them are cracking. The top three from last year in my mind at Least not the top two. So it's just to put a little perspective of where this offensive tackle class is right now. And I love that. Like, listen, you didn't kill Vano. You didn't drop. You weren't like, hey, man, this is, this is a deal breaker or a red line or whatever it is. I think you have them at 14, I think that's correct. Yeah, I think that's fair. Right now there were a couple.

[Bucky Brooks]

Go ahead. Sorry.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Maybe he does kick inside. We'll see. Luka Decky has 32 and a quarter inch arms, which are actually long, slightly longer than Faunos, but before this year he got hurt, but he had signed a, I think a four year, $90 million deal to be the starting right tackle for Tampa Bay. So it's. It can be done. And also, I just want to address this really quickly because I think this is going to come up. Oh, I thought you hated short arms, man. You know, Will Campbell, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I checked the tape. I always talked about it. I was like, you can get away with short arms, but some. And not if they show up on tape. Like, does it show up on tape? And I thought for Will Campbell, the lack of length showed up on tape at times I just thought that it did. And maybe I was wrong. I might not have been seeing it as well as other people, but I thought that it did. And I don't think it shows up with Vano. I just don't. He moves. He is a uni. Like his testing scores I thought were actually going to be better. He had an outstanding workout. I thought he was going to put up historical numbers based on the way he moves on tape. It is.

[Bucky Brooks]

You see the way he moved in the drills, man, it's so easy.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

It's like watching all these guys that we talked about, right? When you watch Sonny Styles, you're like, oh, what an amazing workout. And then they get on the field and it looks absolutely effortless, like he is just the day in the park for Sonny Styles running through these drills. And that's, that's how Fo looks when he's going through offensive line drills. So to me, it's not as big of a concern, but we'll see. I do think there's a part of me just being an offensive line guy that's excited about and that he's going to get paid more tackle. And I think he can play tackle. Excited about the possibility of him playing center because I think he would be an absolute monster at center. I mean, he could be one of the best in the league.

[Bucky Brooks]

All right, let's not turn this into a offensive line.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I know, I know.

[Bucky Brooks]

25 minutes offensive line. Holy smokes.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I will say this Sadiq needs to go up a little bit.

[Bucky Brooks]

I think I was going to try to transition. I was going to say. Let. Let me. Let me ask you a couple questions.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yes.

[Bucky Brooks]

With pass catchers. First of all, I do want to make this point. And it's not just because Jermod McCoy hasn't. Hasn't worked out. And if he worked out and he looked phenomenal and ran a 4. 3. Something like, yeah, it might be a little bit tighter. And we'll see how he works out at Tennessee's pro day. Assuming he does. My gosh. People in the league are so fed up with his agent. And it's none my business, none my business, but I will remind the same thing I said to Shamar Stewart. Right. Last year. They work for you. Yeah. They work for you. I'm going to leave.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

It's a tougher young guy. I get that. But you're right. You are 100% right. Like, don't. Like. You hear the noise.

[Bucky Brooks]

And. And I'm not even going to mention names. His agents. One of the best in the business at representing players and is a total pain in the ass. And people in the league hate him because he's a pain in the ass and he does a good job by his clients, the most part. But there are some things that occur during the process that I don't think they don't send a favorable message about, you know, all of that. And we talked about with. With Stuart leaving the Senior bowl early last year. And then we saw the contract stuff with the Bengals and by the way, the Bengals organization, like, there's plenty of stones to throw there, too. Yeah, I'm staying neutral, but I'm just reporting like that's a big topic of conversation. I promise you that. Okay. Moving away from that, I do think it's important to share. Like, Mansour Delaine is the number one cornerback in this draft. I feel really good about him right there at 11. Here's what's interesting. And I. I'm. Let's just. Let's get to the tight end. I think I'm having a hard time with the trust issues, but that workout was absolutely phenomenal.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

What do you mean, the trust issues?

[Bucky Brooks]

I can't get out of my mind the report I got from a scout in October. If I just want to lay it out that. That people may have loved him in the building a lot more than they not loved him. The person loved what they were getting out of him when he was the tight end two versus when he became the tight end one. And it took a little while to light a, light a fire. And, and we eventually saw it in the second half of the season. And now I'm going to pay him 30 plus million dollars guaranteed. Is he going to be Tyler Warren? Is he going to be Colston Loveland? For me, that, and I've got him at 16, so let's not get carried away here, folks.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

But when you tell me you I want to push him up higher, I, I, my response is ahead of the two offensive tackles. I mean, I could see Jordan Tyson. I think Tyson's an absolute fricking baller, man.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah. The durability is why he's there for me. I, that's why I'm okay with him being there, is the durability.

[Bucky Brooks]

And I got news for you. Makai Lemon's interview or the, the podium stuff was flat out weird. And I, and, and I, and I'm, I'm, listen, it's the time of year where I take the gloves off. His interviews were not awesome. And I told you, I actually told our audience that discreetly before the podium stuff went viral.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

I said I talked to someone, a high ranking executive in the league, and I could, I got the sense when we were talking about the top three receivers, there was something being held back. So instead of being like, what is it? What you know, I was like, all right, well, how about this? Because we're getting into a healthy discussion on all three of these receivers. I was like, right, rank how, like I'm polling for like, rank the rank. Rank the interviews and where you are in terms of like, you know, what you're getting in the building. And he's like, tate and Tyson nailed it. They were great.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

But you know, like, it's, you know, sometimes what you don't say is louder than what you do say, right?

[Bucky Brooks]

Oh, it was, it was ringing through the, it was actually sitting in our studio at the Intercontinental Hotel. The camera's off and the mic's off. That's where that conversation took place. And so then I did some digging and yeah, and just like nothing horrible. Not like, not a bad, but just some, just a little bit of a bullshitter. And like, he's got some stuff to him, you know, like, those are the comments I'm getting. I'm just, yeah, so, but even like, I'd say minimum 50%, maybe higher wide receivers are pain in the ass, man.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yes.

[Bucky Brooks]

So I'm not. I, like, I wasn't. I'm not dropping him for that. I've got my Kai lemon still at 12 because his tape is that good. And Jordan Tyson, I've got him at 15. I think it's even higher than the pre combine and he didn't do anything. But I just. I'm starting to look at the bigger picture of this class, and I'm like, that guy's going to come in and he's going to play. He's going to play frenzied. He's got Stefan Diggs, like, the way he runs routes and the like. He's just like, he attacks everything he does. So I like those receivers. Denzel Boston sitting at 17. That's our guy. Bench.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yep.

[Bucky Brooks]

That's a healthy spot for him.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Sadiq's the top 10 talent in this draft. Now you can get into the, like, you can start knocking them down with some other stuff, I guess, and you can nitpick about some of the drop numbers, which I think are a little.

[Bucky Brooks]

Where did the tight ends go last year? And what was dubbed not an awesome, awesome draft. Where'd they go?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

10 and was a 10 and 12.

[Bucky Brooks]

Was that where it was 10 and 15? I think 10 and 15? Yeah. Warren went to the Colts. Was that 14 or 15?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'm gonna check right now. But that being said, it's not a. Like, I get what you're saying, but you. You are really good about this, man. Like, this is not a mock draft. This is rankings. Like, I get where these guys might go.

[Bucky Brooks]

Like, I can actually say factually that I'm the best at it in the. In the world over the last five years. But go ahead. It is the huddle report.com, which is maddening. And I only say it every once in a while just to get that face out of you. Mention.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Oh, God. 10 and 14. It was 10 and 14. Damn. What?

[Bucky Brooks]

What did Dan say?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'll let you read it. Yeah. I'm not even sure it's the show, but it's amazing. But that being said, I get it. I get it, but it's not for me. It's not about where he might go. It's. To me, it's that he's that kind of a talent. I see a kid who blocks his ass off on tape. I think he's very physical for his size. I think he's a unique talent as a wide receiver. And listen, we've seen other, like Doran Dickerson out of pit. Ran really well. Didn't have, like a great NFL career. I get all those things. This kid's tapes different.

[Bucky Brooks]

Let me ask you this question. You threw this at me, so I'm going to throw it back at you in a sure. Different position. Throw all three of them in there. Warren Loveland, Sadiq, who you drafted, not off of what they did rookie years, go back to your, you know, mental Rolodex right now of where you had them graded, what your thoughts on Warren and Loveland were. Where.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Okay, doing it that way, I would have gone, warren, Sadiq, Loveland. And I would have been wrong. It should have been Warren Loveland, Sadiq. But that being said, I would. If I'm being 100 honest, which I will, I would have said Warren Sadiq, Loveland. I mean, think of it like, can you imagine? I love. Like, Lovin's right where he should be, and he's an amazing talent. But can. If. If Ben Johnson had a Sadiq, like, you don't think that would be real fun to watch too? Like, I mean, I don't know.

[Bucky Brooks]

I don't see. I don't know that would be there.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I think they're all. They're all tight ends that are going to go. I think they're all awesome.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

10 to 20 range that are amazing.

[Bucky Brooks]

So I think we're saying the same thing. 10, 10, 10 to 15, 10 to 17 range. And that's where, that's where I've got Sadiq sitting at 16 right now. Here's this next tier, right? And you could talk about the endless two picks of that, that, of that graphic were Keldrick Falk from Auburn. I. I can't let it go. I'm gonna. I'm gonna. I just. I can't let it go. I just. When I watched his tape, I'm like, really? I had a conversation with one scout. He's like, he's just a five technique. And I'm like, nah, I just like him. I'm with just like Keldrick Falk, and I think he's one of. I know he's one of the youngest players.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Excuse me.

[Bucky Brooks]

In this draft. I caught this. I've caught some of this cold you had in Indy, you're right. And I love. I love Stella, your daughter, but she's like. She's like ground zero.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

She's really, really effing up the drill for the draft, I'll tell you that.

[Bucky Brooks]

She's. She. She's made her impact on the 2026 draft.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

She's not listening to me at all right now, but I will try to talk to her about it.

[Bucky Brooks]

Keldrick Falk at 18. Omar Cooper Jr. At 19. I love that cat, man. I. I mean, one of my favorite draft picks of all. 1 favorite draft prospects of all time, Jarvis Landry. And you hand him four. What do you run a four, four something speed? Yeah, he ran a four, four, two with a 37 inch vertical and checked in over six foot, almost 200 pounds. Like, come on. Anyway, so I got those guys there, but to me, there's that next tier in it and it cuts off. Throw it one more time, Tucker. If you're watching on Netflix, awesome to have you here. If you're watching on Spotify, awesome to have you here too. If you're listening on Apple, I'm trying to. Or anywhere else you get your podcast. I'm trying to walk this through so you don't get lost. Gotten Someone yelled at us recently mentioned the player's name. I just scroll back 15 seconds. Well, I say, would you say lock in?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Better than lock in, man. Lock in.

[Bucky Brooks]

Lock in. All right, so I think there is a line before Falk, after Denzel Boston. Boston's at 17. Falk is at 18. I would draw that third line in if we're going back off these tiers. But here's where this class is wild because we heard a lot of GMs talk to us as we sat down with, with six or eight saying six, seven. I think six GMs last week in Indy and they all talked about how their board might be a little smaller this year. Nil. And last year the COVID and all, you know, so. But where this class is unbelievably deep is about this spot. And it may be 15 for some teams, it may be 20 for some. But from there until like pick 35. And you could argue even down to 45 because I'm looking at my sheet of paper with my notes and I've got lines in it, if you can see.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I would argue 45. Yeah, yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

I just, I had a delineation in there behind Chris Johnson, who's at 35. I'll give you a little sneak peek for those of you who haven't gotten to the McShay report yet. And Caleb Loma, who's at 36. I put a little soft line in between there because I think there is a difference between that group and the next. But it's not as pronounced as. As maybe some of the other lines. But my point is from 18, all the way down through the. What's going to be the first round? I don't know that they're. They're not true pure first round grades in every draft and everyone loves it. I only have nine guys true first round grades this year. All that stuff I'm saying. And it would be great to get. To be picking it 31 and still get a quality player that might be as good as 18. But you have your choice of them at 18, right?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

So right from Falk to Cooper to this next graphic. Tucker 21 fought Cooper and Thienaman. I'm interested to get your take on all the way through this graphic and Beyond. At least five players, maybe another 15 players. I'm saying the grades are kind of. They're like. I view them in a very similar light. Thoughts on this Blake Miller. Blake Miller's the next offensive tackle at 21. I'm hanging on to Peter Woods. I don't care. Take your short arms and shove it. I think Peter woods is going to be a damn good player. I don't see a massive, massive difference between he and Mason Graham. I know Jamaic McCoy. I just don't know. This isn't like a dig I already went through. I just don't know. I haven't seen him compete in anything or do anything since.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I know it's so 2024 season.

[Bucky Brooks]

He had the, the injury in January.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

January

[Bucky Brooks]

of 2025. Cassius Howell was the hardest and I didn't come up. I didn't. I'm the dog with a bone and you know me. I'll go down with the ship.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yep.

[Bucky Brooks]

And I'm. And I'll probably go down with this ship and that's fine. Akeem Messador right behind him. This is where I told you the corners, the edges, especially the edges. You get Cassius Hollow 24. Akeem Messador 25. TJ Parker at 26 down to 30. Zion Young. I'm not getting off that dog either, man. That guy's a football player. I don't care. Take your production, take your, your sack numbers and all that. I'm tell this guy is a pros pro and he plays like a rabid animal. So all those edge rushers are there and then if you go beyond that, if you read in the McShay report, there's a few more edges that are. They come off the board after that too. It doesn't end there, but that's a lot that. That would be. If that's right in the 30, I've got Reese Arvell Reese, Bailey, Bane,

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Balk,

[Bucky Brooks]

Bach, Cassius Howell, Mesador Parker, ZION Young. That's eight. And then my top 30. That's wild. I think they were eight last year that got drafted in the first two rounds, and that class was the best ever, Ed.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

So, yeah. Who made. And I'm not saying all of them, but Zion Young might not go first round. He might go early second. Cash's Howell probably won't go first round. I don't care. I'll. I'll laugh with you in a year.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, I listen. I'm with you. I hear you. Like you can. There's some guys I would debate, maybe you would put ahead of them. But, like, I. I've never felt. I don't feel as headstrong about some of these arguments I have in the past. Like, you can't do that. You know, I will call you all the time and be like, there's no way you can have this guy here. Like, were you out of your mind? And this year, there's a lot of. I could see that. I could see this. There's. It's. It's exactly what you're saying. That that difference between. And. I would go as deep as 45. Those players are all.

[Bucky Brooks]

It's.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

It's a little murky there, man. It's a little. Whatever. But who made the. Who made the graphics for tonight's show? Do you know? Was it Dan? I think Dan was making them.

[Bucky Brooks]

Dan helped out. But. But I just wonder.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Matt. I don't know who Matt. Do we know Matt James? I don't know if I've met Matt James because I saw the Blake Miller there, and it feels like that was a personal shot that felt like.

[Bucky Brooks]

You say that every time. It's not like anything's changed on. On Blake Miller.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Well, something has changed.

[Bucky Brooks]

What is he up on two or three spots?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

My opinion.

[Bucky Brooks]

Oh, you like him?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I don't like him, but I get it.

[Bucky Brooks]

Here's what I get.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Here's what I get. Okay.

[Bucky Brooks]

All right.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Coming.

[Bucky Brooks]

Meeting with men. Here we go.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Don't. First of all, hear me out. Just hear me out. I get it. I don't love his tape. I really don't. I think there's some serious issues in pass, bro. I've said that all along. I'm not coming off that. But he did. He's an experienced dude. He had a great combine workout and tackles go. And this isn't a great tackle class. And he's in the mix with all these guys I get in the 20s. I get in the 30s. I don't have that high a grade on him and I won't give him that high of a grade, but I get it. It's not as bad as I thought it was at. At one point he worked out far better than I did, than I thought he would at the combine. I will say this. I didn't. We didn't see any like, it's lateral agility stuff I wonder about. I still do. I mean, people think he has quick feet. I'm not sure that's the case. That being said, like, he's just, he's an experienced dude. He's strong, he's got good arm length. He's, you know, he's, he's quick. He's got all of these things you can develop. I get it. Offensive tackles go. I understand he's going to be there. I am going to get into this though. Maxi and Ocho or from Arizona State is way, way too far down your board, man. Way too far down your board. And I think Caleb Lomu from Utah is too. I think both of those guys. I would move up significantly and have a chance to be top 30 guys in my mind.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah. I mean I. Here's the trouble. The trouble that I'm having quite honestly is my grade's not that far off from right. Casey Concepcion, Emmanuel McNeil, Warren, Ty Simpson, Zion Young, Cece and Terrell. All the way down to those guys. Lomu.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I hear you.

[Bucky Brooks]

Colton Hood and Anthony Hill Jr. And Iheanachor. So like, yeah, there, there, there can be some movements within, but it's kind of one big ass bucket.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

So. But I'm not, I'm not backing off of the rankings. I'm just saying like, yeah, and we get between now and. And April 23rd to probably the 21st to finalize this thing and, and go through and find out like, is there more information? I, I still have like tape, tape to study on just about all of these guys. No. None of the top receivers, none of the top edges, none of the quarterbacks. But there's still stuff to, to get from all those other positions for me on tape. And there's information coming from everywhere this time of year.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Other thing, other thing. I'll say yeah, bad, bad update for defensive tackles, man. Bad update. This is awesome, guys. That I think that could be. I think first round talents, maybe not first round picks because I've said this all along. They just don't go that a lot of defense tackles don't go early. But you got outside of your top 30. I don't know how much we want to give away before the newsletter. You'll see in the newsletter where these guys are. They're not very far down the board. I don't want people to think these guys are free flowing, but I've got

[Bucky Brooks]

three of them between 30 and 47. We'll leave it there.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

33 and 47. Caleb Banks had like, arguably one of the best workouts you could ever ask for. For. If you do like height, weight, speed, like, you know, the Rass.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

But give me Kate McDonald or, or Lee Hunter, man. I, I mean, I know what Kayla Banks can be and if you miss, you're going to feel if, if he hits. I get it. I get it. But I just. I would feel a lot more comfortable taking McDonald or Hunter and Lee.

[Bucky Brooks]

Hunter had a workout that it's hard to. Honestly.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'm over it. I'm over it.

[Bucky Brooks]

You're over?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

Hold on.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

What do you mean you're over it?

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I don't. I'm not.

[Bucky Brooks]

You just had to get like, get two good night's sleep and like some cough medicine.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I wasn't, I wasn't that concerned. I told you right after it. I wasn't that concerned about it. Go watch them. Against Oregon, every time you bring up a testing number, I'm going to be like, Oregon. Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

No, I get it. But he. Here's a 21 and a half inch vertical. Grayson Halton had 36 and a half inch vertical. That's lower body explosion. Caleb Banks at 327 pounds had a 32 inch vertical. I get it. Hunter had an 84 broad jump. Banks at that 16 pounds heavier. No, nine pounds heavier and three inches taller with a five inch longer in wingspan. I. I hear you had a nine, six. That's a foot. That's a, That's a foot plus two.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

How much better is Hunter's tape than. Than Caleb Banks? I mean, I know he only played three games last year. I get it. But look how consistent that dude is compared. I. I don't know.

[Bucky Brooks]

I know, I know.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I wish Banks had played all year. It would be. I think it would be an easier comp to make. I just think the tape for some of these positions, like, if this was a corner, I'd get it. Some of these other positions I'd get as an interior defensive lineman. When I see the way he moves and the way he plays on tape, I'm not really concerned.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

And I get it. I. You, you make good points, man. This is.

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[Bucky Brooks]

He's gonna. It's.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

It's.

[Bucky Brooks]

That's an outlier.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I got you.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

So I got you. And you're not wrong.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah. I get into a lot on. On. On all these guys, including Caleb Banks and why he was. He's one of the hardest guys to. To evaluate in this draft.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Can I ask you.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Kind of circle back really quickly and kind of put you on the spot because I don't know if you have it off the top of your head. Jeremiah Love, top player on Your board is a 94. Do you remember what he gave Bijan?

[Bucky Brooks]

I looked it up recently. It was in 96.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Wow.

[Bucky Brooks]

No, no, no, no. Sorry. Saquon was a 96. B. John was a 95.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I am. I watched him again recently. I. I don't know whether I'm just getting carried away. I freaking love Jeremiah Love.

[Bucky Brooks]

I do, too.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Like the str. I know you do. I mean, it's not like you're g. Even an i4. Like. I just think he's up there with these guys, and I think he made his biggest strides this year in pass protection. I do too get a little bit of a prick to him. All of a sudden. Boston College knocks him kid.

[Bucky Brooks]

When I was watching 2024, he did not have that different cat this year.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Can I give you my comp or no?

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah, please.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I think he was Darren McFadden coming out of Arkansas. I see Darren McFadden. That's who he reminds me of. Same frame, same kind of speed. I just feel like he's there and he's a little more. Dermot Fadden was good in the passing game, but they didn't remember that Arkansas offense. They didn't really do it. They didn't. Like there was that. It was McFadden and Felix Jones and Hillis.

[Bucky Brooks]

Peyton Hillis. Yeah.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, those. That was like a loaded backfield, so it wasn't like they were really gonna air it out, but he caught the ball well, and given the opportunity. Jeremiah Love is an advanced receiver, man. He's working on the slot. He's doing things in terms of tempoing routes and sticking his foot in the ground. Doesn't do it a lot, but there. There's like three or four snaps. Last year, I was like, this dude could be different as a receiver. I. I am in love with Jeremiah Love, and I love Bijan and I love Saquon. I just think this guy's good. He's just. Jeremiah Love has a real chance to be one of the best in the league early in his career. It's his tape is outrageous.

[Bucky Brooks]

It is outrageous and the competitiveness the person what you're getting in the building that's the beauty of the top guys like those top four guys five guys six seven Bane eight Maui Noah nine. Yeah Delane 11 definitely Delane.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yep.

[Bucky Brooks]

Those first 11 guys on my board I sleep like a baby. Character wise compete fight focus. Focus is one of the most under like focused on what's like knock out the noise don't like nothing's distracting. This is a high character draft at the top and so while you don't premium positions necessarily you got a bunch of dudes that love ball are going to come in and help help change or or continue to grow the the culture that you're building. You know. Oh there's so much more to get to but I know there's so much

[Daniel Jeremiah]

more by the way after I mean

[Bucky Brooks]

Towers made a leap.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

That's why you got to get the the McShay report and Dan, I want to let you know this is where

[Bucky Brooks]

Dan gets I've never shown you more

[Daniel Jeremiah]

respect or deference than right now Dan. Like I am I am holding back right now with about 50 points I want to make.

[Bucky Brooks]

Yeah. So let's get out of here and let give everyone the time they need to go subscribe if they don't already. It's going to be in your inbox. It's nice and easy. It is dropped. The top 100 is out with a lot of notes and different stuff I was hearing from the the combine and stuff we saw and we will be back. Hey starting next week, three shows a week.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Okay. Sounds good.

[Bucky Brooks]

That's the case.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'm excited.

[Bucky Brooks]

Someone yells Someone yell at me if I'm wrong. But I think it's three shows a week. I think it's going to be Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Okay.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Nice.

[Bucky Brooks]

I don't apparently I'm not in the chat. You guys just around with me behind closed doors in this chat. So so if they're saying something men correct me but if not I all

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Yeah.

[Bucky Brooks]

Five stars, bro.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Thanks, man.

[Bucky Brooks]

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