Final Mock Draft - Best Picks Each Round!
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28 min
Duration
Estimated from transcript
Sep 4, 2026
Published
Fri, September 4, 2026
35
Player insights
32
Players mentioned
Topics
Justin HerbertMatthew GoldenMichael PittmanAlec PierceBaker MayfieldBijan RobinsonBo NixBreece HallBrian Thomas Jr.Brock PurdyChris GodwinD.J. MooreDallas GoedertDenzel Boston
Player analysis
Player insights
Alec Pierce
PositiveValue25:23
The source views Alec Pierce as a value pick in the eighth round, noting that while he may miss week one due to injury, he is a high-potential player who should be fully healthy by week three or four.
Insight pageBaker Mayfield
PositiveProjection35:34
The source expects a bounce-back season from Baker Mayfield now that he is healthy.
Insight pageBijan Robinson
NegativeUsage5:44
The source acknowledges reports that Bijan Robinson may lose goal-line carries to Brian Robinson Jr., though the source expresses skepticism about the severity of this timeshare.
Insight pageBo Nix
PositiveValue35:52
The source likes Bo Nix as a late-round quarterback option, noting that the team's uncertainty at other positions bodes well for his ability to spread the ball around.
Insight pageBreece Hall
PositiveUsage13:33
The source highlights Breece Hall as a workhorse for the Jets who is particularly valuable in PPR formats due to his pass-catching ability.
Insight pageBrian Thomas Jr.
PositiveBreakout20:34
The source views Brian Thomas Jr. as an alpha receiver playing for a contract, expecting him to bounce back from last year's performance.
Insight pageBrock Purdy
PositiveValue35:11
The source selects Brock Purdy, citing his accuracy and the explosive nature of the San Francisco offense, noting he can be drafted late.
Insight pageChris Godwin
NegativeBust30:01
The source states they do not believe in Chris Godwin for fantasy purposes.
Insight pageD.J. Moore
PositiveProjection15:07
The source views DJ Moore as a potential WR1 in Buffalo, noting that playing with the best quarterback of his career will significantly boost his fantasy production.
Insight pageDallas Goedert
PositiveRole40:18
The source likes Dallas Goedert as a late-round tight end target, projecting him to function as the Eagles' second receiver.
Insight pageDenzel Boston
PositiveProjection32:10
The source prefers Denzel Boston in standard leagues because he is expected to catch more touchdowns than his teammates.
Insight pageDrake Maye
PositiveBreakout18:26
The source believes Drake Maye could be a league winner and potentially the QB1 this year, citing major upgrades at wide receiver (A.J. Brown, Romeo Doubs) and an improved offensive line.
Insight pageIsiah Pacheco
NegativeInjury3:39
The source confirms Isiah Pacheco will start the season on IR and suggests he may be out for the entire year, making him a non-factor for early-season fantasy production.
Insight pageJacob Saylors
PositiveSleeper3:58
The source identifies Jacob Saylor as the new RB2 in Detroit following the Pacheco injury news, noting he looked good in the preseason and is a viable late-round handcuff.
Insight pageJadarian Price
PositiveUsage15:48
The source identifies Jadarian Price as a key target following the news that Charbonnet is starting the season on IR, making Price a viable option for early-season volume.
Insight pageJahmyr Gibbs
PositiveProjection3:21
The source identifies Jahmyr Gibbs as the clear-cut 1.01 pick, noting he is on a better team with an easier schedule than Bijan Robinson. The source plans to feature him heavily in DFS lineups due to his projected high-volume role.
Insight pageJames Cook
PositiveValue6:40
The source considers James Cook a strong pick at the 1.07 position, expressing satisfaction in securing him in a mock draft setting.
Insight pageJared Goff
PositiveProjection35:28
The source notes that Jared Goff has consistently finished in the top seven quarterbacks over the past four years.
Insight pageJavonte Williams
PositiveUsage10:38
The source targets Javonte Williams for his guaranteed volume, viewing him as a workhorse running back in a good offense.
Insight pageJayden Reed
PositiveRole29:11
The source projects Jayden Reed to be the wide receiver three, potentially moving up to wide receiver two.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
PositiveBreakout9:14
The source is highly confident in Jeremiah Love, citing a cleared path to volume following the departure of Trey Benson and injury concerns for James Conner. The source considers him a strong pick to bolster running back depth.
Insight pageJordan Love
PositiveUsage35:38
The source projects increased passing volume for Jordan Love due to Josh Jacobs' suspension.
Insight pageJosh Downs
Justin Herbert
PositiveProjection22:08
The source targets Justin Herbert as a safe, secure ace quarterback with significant upside, despite acknowledging a tough schedule and the loss of his center.
Insight pagePositiveValue33:35
The source considers Justin Herbert a very good pick in the tenth round.
Insight pageLuther Burden
PositiveBreakout15:15
The source likes Luther Burden as a potential WR1 in Chicago, noting his strong finish to the previous season and dismissing recent injury concerns as minor.
Insight pageMarShawn Lloyd
PositiveUsage24:02
The source identifies Marshawn Lloyd as the starting running back for the Packers and a player with significant upside, despite previously labeling him 'Mr. Glass' due to injury history.
Insight pageMatthew Golden
PositiveBreakout28:43
The source is betting on Matthew Golden as a potential WR1, prioritizing his upside over established veterans who have failed to impress.
Insight pagePositiveBreakout30:03
The source targets Matthew Golden as a player who could potentially be the WR1 on his team.
Insight pageMichael Pittman
NegativeBust29:17
The source explicitly states that Michael Pittman Jr. 'sucks' and does not excite them as a fantasy option.
Insight pagePositiveUsage32:02
The source likes Michael Pittman Jr. specifically for PPR formats because he is expected to catch a high volume of passes in Pittsburgh.
Insight pageMike Washington Jr.
PositiveValue37:01
The source likes Mike Washington as a late-round running back pick, viewing him as a potential thorn in the side of Gentty.
Insight pageParker Washington
PositiveUsage19:56
The source argues that the Jacksonville offense will flow through Parker Washington in the middle of the field, making him a strong PPR asset despite potential inconsistency.
Insight pageQuentin Johnston
PositiveValue30:53
The source notes that while they don't like Quentin Johnston much, his availability in the ninth round represents good value.
Insight pageRomeo Doubs
PositiveRole31:41
The source likes Romeo Doubs as a potential slot receiver in the mold of Wes Welker or Julian Edelman, noting his potential for high productivity in that role.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00This is it. It's the final draft weekend and this is the final mock draft.
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1:01He's got amazing content. Walter, what do you have throughout the season that people can get access to that's a lot of value for listeners right now?
1:08Where can they find you? Yeah. WalterFootball.com. We have NFL picks against the spread.
1:12We had a really good year last year. We're like, we're up 550 units, which is up $5,000 on the year.
1:18And we had so many bad beats too. I actually wrote a book called You're the Bad Beat because we had so many bad beats.
1:24Like we could have had like a monster season.
1:26So if we have good luck this year, we're going to have a great year.
1:30So picks against the spread on WalterFootball.com. We have 2027 and 2028 NFL mock drafts.
1:34So if you're wondering like, who's going to get drafted in a year and a half?
1:38You could find that on WalterFootball.com. So yeah, tons of content that we have on the site.
1:43We'll do everything to get you guys ahead of the Kinshipzis, even a couple of years in advance of the head of the Kinshipzis.
1:49We've got to always think it ahead. All right.
1:51So I'm ready to dive into this mock draft.
1:54I'm going from the first position, 1.01. Again, grab and hit the thumbs up, smash it, tap it.
1:59Let's get the energy here. Lion mentality. Let's go.
2:01So I'm going to go first overall here. And a lot of people will say, Joe, if you don't go Gibbs or
2:07Robinson, let's say you go third or fourth, I always go Hampton.
2:10So that's why I wanted the first pick because I wanted to show you who I would get if I was going first overall.
2:16And, you know, honestly, the path is so clear for Jameer Gibbs.
2:19Like, you know, we got Pacheco, who's the only competition starting the, is he starting the year on IR, Walter?
2:24I mean, this is crazy. Yeah, he's going to be an IR.
2:28They even said that they hope he can come back at some point this year.
2:31So it's not just like four games. It's going to be, he's going to be out the whole year.
2:36Actually, like if you're looking late, late round, if you're looking for a handcuff, I think Jacob Saylor's the new RB2 in Detroit.
2:42He actually looked pretty good in the preseason, but it's the Jameer Gibbs show.
2:46He's going to get every opportunity possible. It's insane.
2:48You know, I'm going to play a lot of DFS week one.
2:52Gibbs is going to be in almost every single lineup I do.
2:55I got to go him. I would look at him.
2:57I love Hampton and I would not be surprised.
3:00Hampton has a phenomenal year ahead of Gibbs, but I just have to, I have to do this, man.
3:05Like I have no choice. I got to go Jameer Gibbs.
3:07Like, like I'm looking at the stats here. I'm looking at everything.
3:11And Jameer Gibbs, where are you here? I got to, how do you even get this guy here?
3:15It won't let me add him here. I hit the plus.
3:18You hit the plus. I'm hitting the plus. It's not letting me here.
3:22Oh, you have to hit star draft then. We're going to edit that out.
3:25Quick time. All right, man. I got, I got to go Jameer Gibbs.
3:29We're going to start this draft here. We're going to roll it out.
3:32And there's the plus button and there goes Jameer Gibbs.
3:35I get too excited here, but he's the clear cut one for me, man.
3:38Yeah, I would be excited too. If I had the top pick, it's Jameer Gibbs.
3:42Like no question about it. There's actually a report saying that B.
3:45John Robinson is not going to get as many goal line carries as, as people want, because it's going to be Brian Robinson Jr.
3:52I don't really buy into that, but you know, it's still like Gibbs is on the better team and he has the easier schedule.
3:58So it has to be Gibbs one and then B.
4:00John two. And then I guess chase three, you know, but like I can, I can go with James Cook as well at three.
4:07And that's, that's who I'm taking here. I'm glad to get him at seven.
4:10Joe feels like the last two mock drafts have done together.
4:13You sniped him away from me. So I was able to get cook finally in a mock draft that we've done together.
4:19So very excited about that. Yeah. And I find these mock drafts here on this app are pretty accurate in regards to
4:25like ADPs, because you see everybody kind of accurately coming off.
4:28There isn't any weird kickers or any weird ADPs coming off.
4:30This is kind of how you would see it.
4:33Now, one disclaimer, I do want to talk about when you are doing a draft, as we're doing this final mock draft
4:39to give you some guidance and make sure you guys do grab the 16 round drafts.
4:43So you know who to draft me to position.
4:45I want to tell you guys something. Those running backs are extremely scarce.
4:49Like if you don't secure two running backs in the first five rounds, you're kind of SOL because there's a massive fall off.
4:55Now there is running backs that are going to break out the Mike Washington's, the Emmett Johnson's, all the sleepers lay down in 16 rounds.
5:01You can get, you can see who the sleepers are, but they are questionable.
5:05They're not like a sure thing. You're going to lose a sure thing after round five.
5:09So it's very imperative that you guys important that you guys get these running backs early.
5:13Yeah. I can't stress that enough. I did a real fantasy draft on Sunday.
5:17And last Sunday, it's a big money league and we're in the fourth round.
5:20I have four runs. I started a quadruple running back because it's a two running back, two flex.
5:25So we could start four running backs. I'm taking four running backs.
5:28And the guy, this guy, the commissioner's brother is in the middle of the fourth round.
5:32And he's like, where'd all the running backs go?
5:35And I'm like, well, if you've done any mock drafts, you would know where all the running backs went.
5:40They all go early. I'm going to take another running back here.
5:43Look who's available. Marion Hampton is available to me at 206.
5:46Wow. What a no brainer. Cook and Hampton the start.
5:48This is an amazing start for me. I'm very happy about it.
5:51That is a great start. And I can't believe Hampton fell.
5:54And I can't believe Jeremiah Love fell. I have to take him here.
5:58And what I talked about prior to the NFL season, what I kept talking about is Jeremiah Love, the path will clear for him.
6:04I guarantee it. And sure enough, they wanted to get rid of Trey Benson.
6:08He sucks. He got waived. He's starting on IR.
6:10He's done. And James Conner starting on IR. Everyone's like, oh, James Conner is not.
6:14And Algier, we know is a backup. And now there's talk about him playing week one because he had that little ankle thing.
6:20Dude, I am 100% comfortable here going Jeremiah Love.
6:22I love this start. And I'm bolstering and boosting my running backs here.
6:26So sign me up. I'm going to go Jeremiah Love.
6:28And here's the beauty. I can take a look at wide receiver.
6:31I could pivot here and go McConkie. And I like to secure that ace wide receiver.
6:36Probably a good time to do it. But like, I look at this and I get guaranteed volume out of Javante Williams.
6:41And I take away an ace running back off the board and a great offense.
6:45I'm going to go triple RBs here. Why not do this?
6:48Again, we're going 10 rounds today. For those who don't know, we're going to do 10 rounds.
6:53If you want the full solution, if you want every pick drafting from first, sixth and twelfth, grab 60 rounds so you can see it.
6:59But I just, I got to go Javante. Like I'm tempted here.
7:02I mean, I can't let anybody else get a workhorse running back.
7:05I'm doing it here, Walter. The trips, the trips.
7:08I think it's a good move for sure. Triple running back is a great way to start.
7:12Much better than triple receiver. I've seen people do that.
7:15And they're like, the running back too is like Chris Rodriguez.
7:18It's like, oh God. Bashal Tootin as the one.
7:20They usually have Bashal Tootin as like the one.
7:22That's crazy. Like he could have a good year, but there's uncertain, right?
7:26Oh yeah, absolutely. You can't start a draft this way this year.
7:29Look, if there are more running backs, there are more good running backs available late, then you could go receiver early.
7:34You can go quarterback or tight end early. But like running backs are so scarce, you have to look at the scarcity.
7:40You have to look at where the value is.
7:42The value is with the quarterbacks and tight ends late, but there's no value with quarterback tight end early with all these running backs.
7:49Because like once you get past round five, round six, there are no good running backs left.
7:53And like I said, everyone I've done a mock draft with, they come on the show, except for you, you're like the only one because you know this.
8:00Everyone else has come on as a guest. They're like, where'd all the running backs go?
8:05How can I get a good running back? And it's like, well, you have to take them early.
8:09I'm going to do what you did. I'm going to start triple running back.
8:13And I'm going to go with Brees Hall, the workhorse for the Jets.
8:16He catches a lot of passes. And this is PPR.
8:19So we're looking at a running back who's going to be very productive.
8:22So yeah, I love Brees Hall. There's some other options I could have taken there as well.
8:27And this is going to sound crazy, Joe, but I think I'm going to start quad running back.
8:31Wow. And that's it. That's it. I'm done at running back because my guy here is available, Cam Skadabo.
8:36How can I pass on him? I've talked him up on your show every time we come on.
8:41I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't take him here.
8:44So yeah, Skadabo. And then I'm done at running back.
8:46I'll take maybe one more later. And that's it.
8:49That's it. Yeah, I like that move here. And there goes Judkins.
8:52Now, here's the thing. There goes Judkins and Montgomery, who I love as my fourth running back.
8:56But the beauty of it here is I'm going to go quad running back too, but I just want to take a quick glance at wide receiver.
9:03I think there's still great wide receivers here. Zay Flowers, wide receiver one.
9:07Waddle, potentially wide receiver one. DJ Moore, boomer bus player with Josh Allen.
9:10Love it here. So we've got some amazing options.
9:12I think I'm going to go with youth here.
9:15I love Luther Byrne. I love the situation with DJ Moore now being gone.
9:18You know, this is a beautiful thing here. I get a wide receiver one.
9:22Yes, it's not Jamar Chase. Yes, it's not Amon or St.
9:25Brown, but no guarantees with those guys. Justin Jefferson was a first round pick last year, and he finished outside the top 20.
9:31There's no guarantees. There's a ton of depth at wide receiver.
9:34Carnell Tate's a wide receiver one. We got Brian Thomas or Parker Washington's wide receiver one.
9:38Marvin Harrison. Look at this, wide receivers for days, but you can see a major fall off at running back.
9:43And I'm going to start off with quad, but everyone went back to back, so it doesn't matter here.
9:48But I love Jadarian Price. He's playing the season opener on Wednesday.
9:51Listen, Seahawks running back. Back, Chabarday starting on IR.
9:54Give me Jadarian Price. Take him off the board.
9:56Round four. And I'm going to go Luther Burden here, getting the potential wide receiver one.
10:00We saw him come on late last year at the end of the season.
10:04And here's the beauty of this stack here, this core four I call, is that I don't really have to worry about running back at all later.
10:11I can do everything else at Cherry on top.
10:13Now I can start building a wide receiver. Tight ends are a crapshoot after the first four.
10:18Ace quarterback I can still get. So I'm going to go Luther Burden here, and I'm solid.
10:22It's a great start. He could be the number one in Chicago.
10:25A lot of people like Adunze. I like Luther Burden myself.
10:28So he had an injury scare. Sounds like he's going to play, so it shouldn't be an issue at all.
10:33Yeah, I think he's a great option here. And Jadarian Price, that's outstanding as well.
10:37I love it. Yeah, so I can get my ace receiver as well.
10:41It's a great example here where you can draft your core four, like four great running backs, and then get DJ Moore,
10:46who's going to be the number one receiver in Buffalo.
10:49He's going to have the best quarterback he's ever had in his career.
10:52That's absolutely huge for him because he struggles through some very bad quarterbacking over the years.
10:57It's been awful for him. So you can tell he's exciting.
11:00He's excited. He has this energy to him. It's got to be very refreshing for him.
11:04Now, I was hoping for Drake May to come back.
11:06I think Drake May could be a league winner this year.
11:09I sometimes get him around six. I got him, I think, 6'12 in that league I told you about.
11:14Right. And I just think that he could be the QB one this year.
11:18I think there's a really good chance of that.
11:20A lot of people like Josh Allen. I like Josh Allen, too.
11:23But Drake May was QB two last year, and he had a decrepit Stephon Diggs and K.
11:28Shambute as top two receivers. Matt Collins is three.
11:30And now he has A.J. Brown, and he has Romeo Dubs as his top two receivers.
11:34So major upgrades, and they fixed their offensive line.
11:37They added a first-round tackle. Their other first-round tackle from last year is healthy now, and they signed Elijah Vera Tucker, who's a really good guard.
11:43So I think they're going to be a lot better offensively, and I think that they have a really good chance for
11:49Drake May to be the number one quarterback this year.
11:52So I'm up here. We disagree on this. We disagree on this guy, Parker Washington.
11:56I think that the offense is going to flow through him in Jacksonville.
11:59You're going to have Brian Thomas on the outside.
12:01He's going to catch some deep passes, but I think he's going to be inconsistent this year.
12:06He's good in best ball, I think. Whereas one week he's going to have four catches for 100 yards on touchdown, but
12:12the next week he might have two catches for 30 yards.
12:14Because it's going to be dependent on whether or not Trevor Lawrence has protection in the pocket.
12:19But what Thomas is going to do is open everything up over the middle for Washington and Strange.
12:24That's how Liam Cohen's offense functions. They just love attacking the middle of the field.
12:28So I love Parker Washington this year, especially in PPR.
12:30This is where the gloves come off. I'm going to do the opposite.
12:34I'm going to go Brian Thomas here. I still think he's the alpha dog.
12:37I think he's playing for a contract. He's going to bounce back, chip on his shoulder from last year.
12:42So this is something we're going to come back to week one.
12:45By the way, I'd like to get you on.
12:48We're going to do a preview show here. Make sure you guys turn on the bell.
12:52Preview. We're going to talk about the spreads. We're going to talk about everything Friday morning.
12:56We're going to get that out. I think we should do a Friday morning.
13:00We'll get that out for you or Friday afternoon.
13:02We'll get that out. We're going to record Friday morning.
13:05We're going to have a full preview show for you.
13:07Maybe I'll release it Saturday morning. We're still debating on that.
13:10We're trying to figure out our schedule. But Walter and I are going to discuss all of the spreads, everything for that week.
13:16So we're going to debate this pick. I want to come back to this after week one.
13:21And we're going to have a talk and discussion.
13:23So I'm excited about that. In season. So turn on the bell.
13:26But yeah, I mean, look, I got to go.
13:28I got to get my ace quarterback. I know Justin Herbert is not going to come back at this point.
13:34I know some people are scared. Look, Joe, you've got Brian Thomas as your wide receiver too.
13:38I'm not really concerned because I still think there's a ton of wide receiver depth later.
13:42And this is my last chance to get an ace quarterback.
13:45Mike McD in the offense. Justin Herbert. The only problem is they do have a tougher schedule.
13:49I understand this, but and they lost their center.
13:52But you know what? Compared to the other guys in Caleb Williams could be great.
13:56But I just see so much upside with Herbert this year as a safe, secure guy.
14:00And you got to take a look at Lance at wide receiver.
14:03Marvin Harrison could be an upside guy. Boomer bust.
14:05There is a couple other good options here that I might miss out on.
14:09But one more thing before we pick here. Look at the drop off at running back.
14:13Jalen Warren, Chuba Hubbard. We're only in round one.
14:16What round are we? Seven. And at this point, everything's a crapshoot.
14:19So we got to note that, Walter. And I'm going to go Herbert here.
14:22There's one running back I would consider here. And, you know, given that the receivers have dropped off a little bit.
14:28And I think the receivers here I can get in the next pick.
14:31There's one running back left. And like I said, I was going to take one more running back later.
14:36So this is it for me. The five running backs.
14:39This guy is, you know, he is. I called him Mr.
14:42Glass in the other episode. But Marshawn Lloyd, he is the starting running back for the Packers right now.
14:47And there's a chance he has a really good year.
14:49Like there really is. So I wanted to get some exposure to Marshawn Lloyd.
14:53I also could have gone Blake Corham there. I like him a lot, too.
14:57But, yeah, I think that he is my final running back here.
15:00Just taking five overall. And that's it. I'm done running back for the rest of the draft.
15:04And now I have, like I said, the receivers I was looking at are all here.
15:08Except for Cortland Sutton. He's the only one. But, you know, I had like three or four names I was looking at.
15:14And I figured, okay, yeah, they were going to come around.
15:17So I'm going to get a good third receiver here.
15:20And let's pull up these receivers. And you see Alec Pierce is here.
15:23Alec Pierce is back in practice. Now, there's a chance he might miss week one.
15:27But I have two guys ahead of him. I have DJ Moore and I have Parker Washington ahead of him.
15:32Like I'm comfortable there. Like I don't necessarily have to start in week one.
15:36But I think like come week three, week four, I think he's going to be full go.
15:40And he looks like, I mean, last year he had a great year.
15:44And now getting him around eight, that's such a discount over what we're getting him at before the injury.
15:49It was like round five. So I'm definitely happy to take Alec Pierce there.
15:52I don't know what you think about him. I feel like he has a lot of potential.
15:57I actually like him. I was talking about I did a private coaching call yesterday.
16:01I definitely do like some Alec Pierce there for sure.
16:03Because, again, I mean, not week one, two or three, but he's eventually going to come on.
16:08At this point, man, I don't like any of these receivers.
16:10And I'd have to do a heavy reach here.
16:13And I think I'm going to probably do that.
16:15Quick glance at running back here. Where, again, this is kind of where you got to start looking at, you know, and maybe next round Mike Washington.
16:22I saw him come off. I was doing a private coaching.
16:25I couldn't see the guy's screen. Our picks were great.
16:28And I think we got to like the 10th round.
16:30I'm like, okay, start pulling up Mike Washington. He's gone.
16:33I think he was gone the eighth round, right?
16:35Because of all the hype. And that's the guy I was telling people to draft way back when, in April.
16:41So I take a quick glance at tight end here.
16:43I still think I can wait on tight end.
16:45There's two tight ends I like. You get them in 60 rounds to know exactly who I want.
16:50We actually, in that $250 buying for the guy I was coaching yesterday, it was a 10-man league.
16:55The defense went in the fifth round. I know the Rams are good, but I think the Rams went off here too, didn't they?
17:01Did the Rams come off? Yeah, 8-07, yeah. Dude, I understand they're a good defense, but round five they came off in that league.
17:07So that's crazy. I'm going to do a heavy reach here possibly.
17:11I think I like Jordan Tyson, but four games, I don't draft anybody missing four games.
17:15Quinton Johnson could be the one. Concepcion could be the one.
17:18You know, there's a couple guys that could be the ones, but I really am going with my conviction here.
17:23I'm going to go Matthew Golden here simply because I believe he could be the one.
17:27And I'm actually going to get the other potential wide receiver one because I think Mike Evans gets hurt is John Striebling.
17:33Now, there's been a lot of hype around him.
17:35But if you look at the other receivers there, I know you're saying you like Romeo Dobbs.
17:40He's had years to wow us. We're not wow.
17:42Debo Samuel kind of sucks. Jacoby Myers, I don't believe in.
17:45Concepcion's kind of hit or miss. They got Boston there.
17:47Wondell Robinson, Tennessee, I still believe in Tate. Josh Downs has sucked for the years.
17:51Jayden Reed is, I think, is going to be the wide receiver three.
17:55Maybe wide receiver two. And again, I've got digs.
17:57There's none of these guys. Pittman sucks, right? None of these guys excite me.
18:01Godwin, I don't believe in. And so I look at a guy who's going to potentially be the one, and that's why I went Matthew Golden.
18:07And then I'm going to go to John Striebling here.
18:10Again, I don't think it's a reach because, again, I don't like the talent ahead of him.
18:14And then I'm securing my wide receivers because we only typically need to fill two wide receiver spots.
18:19I'm going to go to John Striebling here for upside for a potential wide receiver one spot.
18:24Crazy, huh? I think, look, I was going to make those picks.
18:27I was like, who am I going to take on the way back in 9-07?
18:31I want another receiver. You know, Al Pierce might be out week one.
18:34I was like, oh, I'll look at Golden or Striebling.
18:37Like, surely Joe won't take both of them. You took both?
18:40So I kind of have to, like, wonder who I'm drafting now.
18:43There are definitely a couple names. Like, there's still good receivers here.
18:46And this is why I like taking running backs earlier than receivers.
18:49Now, receivers will dry up eventually. But, you know, look at a couple names here.
18:53You know, Quinton Johnson, I know that we don't like him very much.
18:56But he's usually going, like, round six or seven.
18:59Like, he's available here round nine. I think that's good value.
19:01You mentioned Romeo Dobbs in New England. I think he could be, like, the Wes Walker, Julian Edelman type in the slot.
19:07Like, look at Josh McDaniels as a slot receiver over the years.
19:10He's had Wes Walker, Julian Edelman, Danny Mandola, and then even Demario Douglas, who has zero talent.
19:15Like, he was productive. Walker is going to be in that role.
19:18So I like him a lot. But I think you can get him a little bit later.
19:22You know, there's someone like Michael Pittman Jr. Who's going to catch a lot of passes in Pittsburgh.
19:27So I like him in PPR. Not so much standard, but in PPR.
19:30But I'm going to go with a guy that I think we talked about these Cleveland receivers.
19:35Where I like Denzel Boston in standard because he's going to catch more touchdowns.
19:39But this is PPR. So I'm going to go with Casey Concepcion here in the ninth round.
19:43I think he's going to catch a ton of passes and just be very, very good for PPR purposes.
19:48Yeah, man. Tons of upside there. It could easily be the one.
19:51He was drafted with high draft capital. They don't have anyone else outside of Boston.
19:55I don't think Judy's going to do anything. I think Fannin could be good.
19:59But other than that, it could be the Concepcion show.
20:01Yeah, absolutely. They even said they're going to try to get him the ball as much as possible.
20:06And so he may not score as many touchdowns as Boston.
20:09But he's going to rack up the catches. He's going to rack up the yardage.
20:13I think he's going to be really good in PPR.
20:15And now I'm looking in the tenth round. So you took Justin Herbert.
20:19I think he's a really good pick there. I was looking at, like I said, Drake May round six.
20:24Jalen Hurst round seven. All those guys are off the board.
20:27And so I'm thinking, okay, I could just wait on quarterbacks here.
20:30There are some good options. And normally in a draft like we do, quarterbacks just linger.
20:34And I got like Brock Purdy in round 15 in one of my mock drafts.
20:38Actually, I think two of my mock drafts. I got Bo Nix around 16.
20:41These guys last forever. For the sake of completing the roster here, I'm going to look at a quarterback.
20:46Because sometimes you don't know. Sometimes people in your league, they'll be aggressive.
20:50So they'll take all backup quarterbacks. Like everyone will have a backup quarterback.
20:53Someone will even draft three. They'll go crazy. So you want to make sure you get a quarterback.
20:58But it depends. It's a weird thing. Because if you're in a league with sharper people, then you can actually wait until round 14 to get a quarterback.
21:05But if you're in a league with dumb people who are going to take two or three quarterbacks all the time, then
21:11you have to take a quarterback here. I'm going to go with Brock Purdy.
21:15He's one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the NFL.
21:17San Francisco's offense is usually very explosive. And this would have been great if I had Striebling, if I could have paired him with Striebling.
21:24Fortunately, I can't. But that's another story. So I think there are a lot of good options there.
21:28I could have taken Jared Goff. He's always in the top seven.
21:32The past four years, he's been in the top seven.
21:34Baker Mayfield, I think he bounces back this year now that he's healthy.
21:38I think Jordan Love, because with Josh Jacobs suspended, he's going to have to throw a lot more.
21:42So any of those guys, I think, could have worked out.
21:45It just shows you that you can wait on a quarterback if you don't get one of those elite quarterbacks, like you got, or like Drake Knight.
21:52Yeah, if I were to wait, I like Bo Nix a little bit better.
21:56I just like, you know, not so much the team in regards to like, I think there's a lot of committees going
22:02on in that team in regards to running back and wide receiver and uncertainty.
22:05But that bodes well for Bo Nix, who can spread the ball around and all that stuff.
22:10So I do like Bo Nix quite a bit there.
22:12And for here, I just want to wrap this up here, because we're going to say, wait, we're going to do 10 rounds.
22:18And that's what we're going to do here today.
22:21But I really like, in this case, I do like, you know, Mike Washington here.
22:25It's a bit of a reach compared to the other guys.
22:27Chris Rodriguez don't care. Rashad White don't care. Aaron Jones don't care.
22:31Woody Marks don't care. Some of these guys can be efficient in certain games.
22:34But I definitely do like Mike Washington here. I know he won't come back.
22:38And then I'm just now putting a cherry on top of my running backs.
22:42And I, you know, I talked about in April him being a thorn in the side of Gentty.
22:46And I believe it will be a thorn in the side of Gentty.
22:50So that's who I like here. And again, so if you look at the team, so again, we're only going to do 10 rounds today.
22:56It's going to auto pick for us. We're going to ignore that.
22:59But take a look here. Core four starting to build wide receivers, all wide receiver one potential here, ace quarterback.
23:05And then we're starting to stack some depth here.
23:07And then I know if you guys want to get the tight end sleepers that I like, make sure you guys do grab 16 rounds.
23:13Where I lay out exactly which tight ends to get and when to grab a defense, which defense to get.
23:19And drafted from 6th and 12th position, how to build that roster.
23:22And at principal, everything is there. So make sure you guys don't draft unless you have 16 rounds in your hand.
23:27So, Walter, let's wrap it up here. What do you think of your team as well?
23:31Well, yeah, like I started a quad running back.
23:34And a lot of people will look at that and be like, where are your receivers?
23:38Where's your quarterback? Where's your tight end? Like, that's the scarcity.
23:41You have to keep that in mind. The running backs are the scarcest position by far.
23:45It's not even close to anything else. So make sure you get your running backs early and often.
23:50So, like I took five in the first seven.
23:52My goal is usually four in the first six, five in the first eight.
23:56And then I'm done at running back. So that's exactly what I did here.
23:59Five in the first seven, actually. And then I loaded up a receiver.
24:03DJ Moore, Barker, Washington, Pierce, Concepcion. And then I took Purdy.
24:06You know, I don't have a tight end yet.
24:08I don't really care. I can take a tight end late.
24:11There's so many good tight ends that are not being drafted.
24:14It's crazy. So you can wait until round 14, 13, 14, 15 to take a tight end.
24:18I actually really like Dallas Goddard because I think he's going to be basically the Eagles receiver, too, this year.
24:23So I can take him round 11. That's who my next pick would be.
24:27And then I take some more receivers, some more sleeper receivers, you know, like a Jacoby Lane, like a Malachi Fields.
24:33You know, we have a Zachariah Branch, you know, in Atlanta, like Caleb Douglas.
24:36Like these sleeper receivers are going to take late to kind of challenge the receivers that I have ahead of them.
24:42And then kicker defense at the end in some order.
24:44That's how my draft would approach. So I'm pretty happy with this team.
24:48So what about you? How do you feel about your team?
24:51I feel pretty good. And what I liked about your team, just to add to that, was when you went, Cam Scadabo was four.
24:57I think he's a major risk. And I think Najee's going to be annoying there.
25:01By the way, I wouldn't go Jacoby. This is just auto picking.
25:04But yeah, Cam Scadabo, you know, he's risky. But again, you've got your three workhorse before.
25:08Brees Hall could be safe. It's a good team.
25:10Washington, I'm not, you know, crazy on. But overall, good team.
25:13Tons of upside. My team, again, I feel pretty good.
25:16I got the core four here. I love Jeremiah.
25:18I love upside. All amazing talent. We're talking first round pick, first round pick, you know, first round pick.
25:23They're all, you know, Brian Thomas, first round pick.
25:26Matthew Golden, first round pick. All these guys are high draft capital picks on their team in line for a ton of work.
25:32They're all young. They're all due for contracts. They're all, you know, everybody.
25:35There isn't like any old washed up players here that I, you know, I got to worry about.
25:40You know, it's a balance of proven guys like Jeremiah Love and Gibbs.
25:43And then you've got the uncertain, sorry, of Gibbs and Williams, the proven guys.
25:47Then you got the upside guys. So it's a nice balance of like breakup potential.
25:51And that's what you got to do with fantasies.
25:53You got to take a risk. You can't just go safe guy, safe guy, safe guy.
25:57T Higgins round three. I just feel that that's going to win your league when a guy like T Higgins, you know, peaks at 110 targets.
26:04We want guys that'll absolutely boom, right? Like we saw Luther Byrne take off at the end of last year.
26:09You want that type of ceiling, that type of upside.
26:12So I think our teams are both built with a ton of upside and security in check.
26:16Yeah, they're absolutely right. I mean, if you draft those safe guys with no upside, you're going to finish sixth in your league or seventh in your league.
26:24You might make the playoffs or you might be the best team to not make the playoffs.
26:28Like, is that really what you want? Like, I'm guessing though, because you're watching the show.
26:32So, you know, like there are some people are like, I just don't want to finish last.
26:37I don't want to embarrass myself. I don't want to want.
26:39I don't really know much about fantasy. I just don't want to be laughing stock in my league.
26:44Those are the guys who should take Higgins, you know, like the guys who just are fine finishing seventh.
26:49But if you're watching this, you know, I'm willing to bet that you want to win your league.
26:54And I think that our advice all summer and including in the Smock draft is going to help you win your league.
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27:13And we're going to have him in during the season as well for a preview show, probably Friday or Saturday morning.
27:19I'm excited to dive in here, Walter. Football is finally back.
27:22And I wish everybody the best of luck in the final draft weekend.
27:25It's going to be a big weekend. Yeah, I can't wait.
27:28I have one more draft left. One of my big money leagues has been in since 2002.
27:32So yeah, I won last year with Drake May and Hunter Henry Stack and H&P plus Pickens.
27:37In the seventh round. So I can't wait for that.
27:40I can't wait to talk trash heading into the draft.
27:42So it's going to be fun. But yeah, Joe, thank you so much for having our show twice a week this month.
27:48It's been great. And yeah, I'm looking forward to our show coming in the season where we're going to preview all the games.
27:54That's exciting, man. I'm ready to rock. So have yourself a great day, guys.
27:58Have yourself a great weekend coming up and daily content coming away.
28:01Turn on the bell. Lion Mentality, we're out. Bye.