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Mock Draft Episode + Leader of the Pack - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/6

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1 hr 1 min
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Aug 6, 2026
Published
Thu, August 6, 2026
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Topics
Josh JacobsMatthew GoldenCeeDee LambChris GodwinChristian WatsonDalton KincaidDeVonta SmithDontayvion WicksGarrett WilsonJahmyr GibbsJalen McMillanJameson WilliamsJayden DanielsJayden Reed
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CeeDee Lamb

PositiveValue25:53

CeeDee Lamb is considered a tier break at wide receiver, significantly ahead of players like A.J. Brown and Drake London, even accounting for his performance with poor quarterback play last season.

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Chris Godwin

PositiveProjection55:19

Godwin is expected to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in targets, with reports highlighting his improved health and explosiveness in his second year removed from injury.

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Christian Watson

PositiveRole13:25

Christian Watson is the clear leader of the Packers' wide receiver room for fantasy purposes. Despite his injury history, he is expected to be on the field consistently in two-wide receiver sets, and he is projected to score the most fantasy points among the Green Bay receivers.

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Dalton Kincaid

PositiveValue58:30

Kincaid is highlighted as a great late-round tight end option, preferred over other veterans like Travis Kelce for his upside.

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DeVonta Smith

PositiveProjection38:49

DeVonta Smith is a safe, comfortable pick in the fourth round who has the potential to be a top-12 wide receiver when given the opportunity to be a team's WR1.

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Dontayvion Wicks

NegativeDepth Chart21:45

Dontayvion Wicks is noted as a talented player with drop issues who is currently competing for targets in a crowded Packers offense that includes Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, and Tucker Kraft.

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Garrett Wilson

PositiveUsage35:03

Garrett Wilson is a strong target-earner who fits the bill for a WR1, especially with positive reports regarding Geno Smith's accuracy and focus.

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Jahmyr Gibbs

PositiveProjection23:39

Jahmyr Gibbs is the clear 1.01 pick due to his role in a high-scoring offense, projected to score the most points by a wide margin, and benefiting from significant vacated rushing yards and touchdowns.

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Jalen McMillan

NegativeInjury21:01

Jalen McMillan is dealing with a knee injury, and his return to practice is currently uncertain, which opens the door for other receivers like Trey Palmer to compete for snaps.

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Jameson Williams

PositiveBreakout42:33

Jameson Williams is a perfect boom-bust WR3 for teams that already have consistent target earners, offering high-upside potential.

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Jayden Daniels

PositiveValue46:18

Daniels is considered an interesting value pick at the 6-05 spot, representing the fifth quarterback off the board in this mock draft.

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Jayden Reed

NegativeRole11:38

Jayden Reed's fantasy outlook has dimmed because he is primarily utilized in three-wide receiver sets. With reports indicating that Matthew Golden is taking over the 'X' receiver role, Reed's path to consistent snaps in two-wide receiver sets is blocked, making him less viable for fantasy.

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Jonah Coleman

PositiveRole56:37

Despite being third on the depth chart, Coleman is praised for his veteran-like maturity and skill, making him an intriguing late-round selection.

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Jordyn Tyson

NegativeBreakout46:59

While Tyson is viewed as having the highest talent among the rookie wide receivers discussed, there is concern regarding his path to targets given that Chris Olave is the clear WR1 in New Orleans.

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Josh Jacobs

NegativeInjury20:11

Josh Jacobs is currently not practicing due to a severe groin injury, which raises concerns about his availability and efficiency heading into the season.

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PositiveUsage32:25

Josh Jacobs is a solid pick for a hero-RB build, providing a reliable floor as a starting running back in a draft where the position thins out quickly.

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Justin Jefferson

PositiveProjection27:27

Justin Jefferson remains a high-end first-round pick because Kyler Murray is expected to win the starting quarterback job, which provides optimism for Jefferson's production.

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Juwan Johnson

PositiveUsage48:16

Johnson is receiving positive buzz from New Orleans beat writers and is expected to be a significant part of the passing game alongside the team's running backs.

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Kyle Pitts

PositiveValue52:26

Pitts is considered a great deal at his current ADP, with the hosts expressing belief in his potential to outperform his draft cost.

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Malik Nabers

PositiveValue35:58

Malik Nabers is considered a phenomenal value in the third round; even with a potentially slow start, his talent makes him a high-upside WR1.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveBreakout12:31

Matthew Golden is an intriguing late-round target who has received glowing camp reports. As a first-round pick, he is expected to compete for the 'X' receiver role, and his potential to play in two-wide receiver sets gives him significant upside at his current 11th-round ADP.

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PositiveValue55:50

Golden is viewed as a value pick at his current cost, with the potential to serve as an every-down starter in a productive offense.

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Mike Evans

PositiveValue45:16

Despite concerns about potential missed games, Evans is viewed as a high-value pick in the sixth round due to his role as a red-zone weapon for San Francisco and his consistent fantasy production when on the field.

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Nico Collins

NegativeValue30:28

Nico Collins is viewed as a polarizing pick; while he was the WR8 last year, concerns about the Houston passing offense and his inconsistency in scoring games have pushed his ADP down, potentially making him a value.

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Quinshon Judkins

PositiveBreakout44:00

The hosts are high on Judkins, noting he has looked explosive in camp and projecting the Cleveland Browns offense to improve, making him a strong pick for second-year running back upside.

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Rico Dowdle

PositiveRole50:20

Recent reports suggest Dowdle is cementing the RB1 role in his backfield, making him a viable late-round target for depth.

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Stefon Diggs

PositiveValue17:17

Stefon Diggs signed a one-year deal with the Commanders. While he is aging, he remains a stabilizing veteran presence for Jayden Daniels. He is a viable late-round draft target who should provide PPR value, especially given Washington's high vacated target share.

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Ted Hurst

PositiveRole21:36

Ted Hurst is in a great position to potentially fill the role vacated by Mike Evans; positive reports from Todd Bowles and others suggest he is a player to monitor during camp.

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Trey Palmer

PositiveSleeper21:14

Trey Palmer is a talented, big-bodied outside receiver who is competing for snaps in the Buccaneers' offense while Jalen McMillan is sidelined. He is a name to monitor for deep leagues.

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Full transcript

Episode Transcript

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0:00Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright.
0:05Welcome in! I told you. I told you he wasn't gonna do it.
0:09I thought for sure we'd get something. I told you there's no way he's doing it today.
0:15He knows that this is not... No. Kenny Pickett, Carson Beck is not the day for it.
0:20I thought about it. It's Larry time. Oh! That would've been great!
0:24I'm wearing his Hall of Fame hat. But then it kind of, it muddles the real...
0:29Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, no, I'm with Mike. It is Larry time.
0:33Welcome into the show, Thursday, August 6th. Amazing show today.
0:36We have a new segment to debut. We got news.
0:39We got the Hall of Fame game tonight. We've got a mock draft episode.
0:44It's gonna be awesome. Jason's got a fresh Larry Fitzgerald cap upon his head because he gets inducted.
0:50Jason Cap got it at the Pro Football Hall of Fame a couple weekends ago.
0:55It's just for today. Is that, that's how into the Cardinals you are this year?
0:59It's just for today. Well, I can represent Larry.
1:02Representing the Cardinals feels disgusting. So this is not a Cardinals hat.
1:06This is a Hall of Fame Larry hat. I have a goal.
1:10Oh. We've had an O in, like a winless team before.
1:14Detroit, yes. We did it one time. Have we had, I mean the Cardinals have a chance at something special.
1:20They have a chance at O in 21 because they're in the Hall of Fame game.
1:25They get the bonus preseason game. Then they could lose three more preseason games.
1:30I see what you're saying. And then run the table in the lost column.
1:34It, they usually do pretty well in the preseason.
1:37Teams that suck try hard in the preseason while teams that are good are like, we're gonna try some stuff.
1:43Yeah. We're gonna work on things. I will say, yes, we have seen the video.
1:48The Cardinals video that is making the rounds. You, you can keep tagging us if you want it.
1:54It doesn't hurt my feelings. We are getting tagged.
1:57We are getting tagged a lot. Like I've told you, I, I don't care if this team succeeds or fails.
2:03Yeah. Yeah. There they are. The offense looks, we have seen really bad.
2:07If you haven't seen the video for the Hall of Fame game, everybody, you need to see it.
2:13Cause it's pretty amazing. Well, we get to see Carson Beck and he gets to see everything.
2:19So much of the field. Everything. Oh, okay. He can see the field better than any human alive.
2:24That's about his eyes. No, it's just, he's got good vision.
2:28His peripheral is yes. He was built to see a lot, you know, but the, uh, this is the, I don't know
2:35if you all remember out of control. Do you remember, uh, the movie pitch black and the monsters had a, a blind spot right in the middle?
2:44Yeah. That's don't throw to the middle of the field.
2:47There might be, he might not be able to see it.
2:50Do you remember hit pitch black with Vin Diesel from 30 years ago?
2:55Bro. It spawned a trilogy, man. Uh, respect Riddick.
2:58Pitch black rules. Those were good movies. Thank you, Josh.
3:01If you haven't gotten down with pitch black in a while, you really should.
3:05It's so bad. It's good. We never tied a theoretic joke into that movie back in the day.
3:11Hmm. Yeah. We made mistakes. Yeah. We have a big announcement.
3:15It's black. Big announcement to start things off. Uh, you can mouth trumpet Mike if you want to.
3:20This is the, uh, the last time we're going to make this announcement, but we want to see you there.
3:27It is almost sold out. The Megalist show in Phoenix end of the month, August 28th, Friday at the Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona.
3:34We have just released. Yeah. About 50 tickets that we had held back as comps and things like that.
3:41We just released them. So there are some prime seats available.
3:44At ballers live.com. If you want to come to the live show, they are amazing.
3:49It's an opportunity to hang out with probably 800 other foot clan fantasy football fanatics.
3:54Um, we've got a great show. It's going to be an awesome time.
3:58We've got some great things planned. It's, you know, about three weeks from today.
4:02So make your, make your arrangements. Come on out.
4:05Come see us. There's still some tickets left now that we open them up.
4:10Yes. Betsy will be there. We'll be there. We'll be there.
4:13It should sell out pretty soon. So do not forget presented by our friends at Sirius XM sponsored by GMC and pet smarts.
4:21Absolutely. We're so excited. Like we're going to have, there's going to be a bunch of crew there.
4:26And I don't, I don't know what the crew are planning.
4:30Like, I don't know if they're trying to be Waldo incognito.
4:33I don't know if they're well, Brian catch when the biggest loser will probably have a giant arrow pointing at himself probably
4:41to make sure that everyone knows who he is.
4:43And then, uh, yeah, Julia will be there. We're doing pushups.
4:47If, if you, if you want to do a pushup contest, Oh yeah.
4:51Julia. Yeah. She will crush you. Yeah. We'll take 10% of the takes.
4:55You can keep the 90% and, uh, no, it'll be great.
4:59So ballers live.com. If you want to get in, there's a few tickets left.
5:03The time is now go grab them with, we're looking forward to seeing you at the end of the month.
5:10All right, let's get it going. Leader of the pack presented by pet smart.
5:14All right. We are kicking off today's episode with leader of the pack.
5:18We are going to look at some situations, uh, at running back and wide receiver over the course of the next few weeks.
5:26This is useful stuff where there are competitions. There are situations that a different player could end up being named the leader of the pack.
5:34Right. And that's going to matter when you're deciding between some options.
5:38And this is a great one to start off with.
5:41We're going to look at the Packers wide receivers because I think it's, I think you can make a compelling argument for
5:48all three guys to be the one you're interested in this year for, for one reason or another.
5:54And, and maybe, you know, obviously one of those arguments is going to be more compelling to you than another.
6:00Yeah. But you know, this is, this is a really weird wide receiver room in the past.
6:06You know, we've had a rotation here. No wide receiver on the roster surpassed 725 receiving yards last year.
6:12Dealt with injuries. Uh, Matthew golden. Wasn't really a factor.
6:15Romeo Dobbs was part of this team. Don Tavion Wicks was a part of this team to start this year.
6:21It could be a very confusing, tough decision for fantasy players.
6:25So what are you thinking about the Christian Watson?
6:28Six round pick Jaden Reed, 10th round pick Matthew golden 11th round pick.
6:32How are you breaking this down? Yeah. Yeah. It's, it's very interesting because if you get it right, I think you're going to have great fantasy success.
6:41The way that I view it, the, the, the, the upside for each one of these, right?
6:46You've got Matthew golden. First round pick should be on the field in two wide receiver sets.
6:52However, early in this off season, there was some reports that it was Christian Watson and Jaden Reed working into wide receiver sets.
6:59Now that's been the knock on Jaden Reed is he's just a slot guy.
7:03And if you're, we want wide receivers to work in the slot.
7:07That is great for fantasy. But if you only work in the slot, you pretty much aren't on the field enough to be very relevant.
7:15Now I do think Jaden Reed might be the best wide receiver of the three.
7:20Personally, he is very, very good, but they like what he does.
7:24He's also been good for fantasy in the past.
7:27Rookie year. Who's the wide receiver 23 that he followed that up with fewer snaps and yet was, you know, a decent wide receiver.
7:35I think wide receiver, like he was top 25.
7:37And then last year was just gone poof. So if he works into the field in two wide receiver sets, he's great.
7:44The highest upside is Matthew golden. But am I, I think ups, the upside case, I don't know if that's true.
7:51So he's the camp reports have been very glowing on Matthew golden that he's finally showing what, you know, he's been making plays all over the place.
8:00He is a great athlete, obviously has the draft capital to where the team believes in him.
8:05But I'm, I'm saying all that to work to Christian Watson, which is who I am putting my chips on, who I
8:12think is the, it for fantasy football, for scoring fantasy points, the way they use him in the, the, you know, assurance
8:19that he will be on the field barring injury, which is really his big problem.
8:24Yes. But if he is healthy on the field, which is the only thing we can work with, he's going to score
8:31the most fantasy points of these three. I don't, I don't believe in Matthew golden.
8:36Yeah. I'm, I'm very in on Christian Watson. If you've been hanging with us for, for the entire off season, he is ranked extremely high for me.
8:45I'm very bullish with the, with the other guys gone, the, the talk of fewer rotations at the wider.
8:51Yeah. I think these three guys are going to be out there a ton.
8:55The, my, the, the question comes down to, uh, cause I got, I got Watson is on the top here, but like
9:02Reed and golden, we had a brief moment in time.
9:06A tweet came out and said, here are the starting.
9:09This is the starting offense for the green Bay Packers.
9:12Got down to wide receiver. There was two of them.
9:15It was Christian Watson and Jaden Reed. And it was what?
9:19What are Jaden Reed has been only used in three wide receiver sets by, by coach Lafleur.
9:24So that was like this weird, interesting nugget. I think that, that kind of shook what was going on for fantasy football.
9:31But then just a few days later, you had the interview with Jordan love.
9:36I think he was talking to, to Kay Adams and he's like, you know, Matthew golden's the X he's taken over for Romeo Dobbs.
9:44And it's like, and that makes the most logical sense of yes.
9:47That was. So you kind of have to project that you have data here.
9:52I mean, with the number of routes that Jaden Reed has run with two or fewer wide receivers on the field, he
9:59ran two of them in 2023, five of them in 2024 and one route in seven games last year.
10:05Like they, they like him. They gave him an extension, 20 million guaranteed, but they like what he does.
10:11Why would they change what he does? Well, he's a slot wide receiver that, you know, they have, uh, obviously the departure
10:18of the two other big names in the off season.
10:21Maybe, I mean, it's not too dissimilar than Josh Downs in Indianapolis where most of the experience of that player has been
10:28in the slot, but they like the talent of the player.
10:32So they may give them more opportunities on the outside at times.
10:36Obviously if an injury happens, which look Christian Watson has happened a lot.
10:40Sure. But if an injury happens to any of these guys, you get a lot of target consolidation that you haven't seen in green Bay in recent years.
10:49It's tough. I mean, I think that, I think this is a situation where we're saying who's the leader of the pack.
10:56In fantasy perspective, we all agree. It's Christian Watson.
10:59However, I think all three players are good picks.
11:02Yeah. I think all three are good picks in fantasy.
11:05I don't see any consequence with shooting your shot on Jaden Reed in the 10th round.
11:10He's a player that I feel a little bit burnt on because for years I've said, I believe in the talent of this guy.
11:18They don't give them enough opportunities. And then Matthew golden in the 11th as a first round wide receiver who I know
11:25it was a rough start to the year, but against Chicago four for 84 and a touchdown in the playoffs.
11:31I just don't see how any of them are bad picks.
11:35Yeah. I think that's pretty interesting. I agree. I read to me is the only one that I am starting to be out on.
11:43I, after that conversation where it was kind of confirmed that because the whole, the whole concept for readout have success is
11:50that he is going to finally be using two wide receiver sets with Dobbs being gone.
11:55But when that conversation came out and said, yeah, Matthew golden, the guy that they did draft to play the outside is, is replacing the X.
12:03Then I, then I don't think Jaden Reed can be good for fantasy if he's not on the field of two wide receiver sets.
12:11So to me, I think it goes Christian Watson.
12:14That's one leader of the pack. Leader of the pack is Christian Watson to me, but I would love to take some
12:21shots on Matthew golden with the camp reports that he's great.
12:24Because I will say, if you were to say which one of these players next year, well, we just feel really foolish.
12:31Like duh. Well, the first round drafting, the first round, no, but the first round NFL draft pick, that they had the
12:38guy in his way depart on a good offense in year two.
12:42If he ends up just being a really good player next year, we'll feel foolish.
12:47And it doesn't cost you anything in the 11th.
12:50Mike, how do you feel about this, this, uh, frame of thinking here?
12:54And, and yeah, I would put Matthew golden in as the underdog that can have that relevant position.
13:00You've always loved Romeo Dobbs. Yes. I think we've all respected the talent of Dante Ben Wicks.
13:05He's had drop problems, but like, you know, right now he's the two in Philly.
13:10And then you have Reed and then you have Watson and then you have craft.
13:15Like you look at that. That's, that's five names, not Matthew golden.
13:19Is there a chance that the Matthew golden storyline is just not that much opportunity?
13:24I know we say targets are earned, but as a rookie, those are five names that are pretty big names.
13:30Yeah. And they ran the ball. It was a Josh Jacobs offense.
13:34Sure. It's the, I think Jacobs. And like the question of what is this offense going to be?
13:40Does Jacobs still have enough? You know, things kind of petered out at the end of last year.
13:46Yes. There were injuries of course, but Jacobs is, is an older running back and wasn't super efficient.
13:51I mean, he was scoring tons of fantasy points.
13:54It's just can, does it, you know, is there a step loss?
13:58That's that's a, it is a fair question. I think to ask, I've got Christian Watson by far as the leader.
14:05And my second choice, assuming you're not counting Tucker craft, cause we're just talking to the wide receivers.
14:11It's I would, I'd take the shot on golden.
14:13Yeah. It's surprising. Jane reads in year four, Matthew golden only played 53% of the snaps last year.
14:19It felt like, Oh, he was out there not doing anything.
14:23Cause he played most of the games, but he was not a full-time player.
14:27No. So he has a huge opportunity to improve.
14:30That was, Oh, you got hit Matthew golden. Got, I feel like I just got smashed in the face.
14:36I was, I was trying to, I was trying to transition there out.
14:40Yeah. The timing wasn't ideal. I just feel like, I feel like when Packers are being brought up on this show, you
14:48kind of lose your head a little bit. Is that fair?
14:51My figure was hovering over that button for a long time.
14:55I felt like I was patient, but then I was too patient.
14:58Then you're like, he's closing the segment. You were hovering over the button and found the worst possible time.
15:05Yeah. How did you do that? Let's try it again.
15:08That was leader of the pack presented by PetSmart.
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15:17He hits the drops like Josh shoots a basketball.
15:20You know what I mean? All right. Dude. Can we get it on the back wall?
15:25No, no, no. I hate you guys so much.
15:28Josh. The problem is the video is so much worse than the photo, which is terrible.
15:33I mean, it's not great. This is a pod.
15:36Oh, no. I mean, most people listen. Josh, I'm on your, I wouldn't.
15:40Oh, I don't. You know, you can show it.
15:43I got no shit. We need to shame him.
15:46I just surveyed our audience. The majority still listens, Josh.
15:49So you're in good. We can't really convey. Oh, we can convey it.
15:54I can convey it. You know how bad Jeremy's timing was with that button?
15:58Josh's shot is worse. Way worse. We were filming something for the Phoenix Suns yesterday and we had to do a little,
16:05a little, uh, we did a little basketball competition in the office with one of those behind the door basketball hoops.
16:12And we all took, took some shots and then everyone did pretty well.
16:16Got to go close. Mike is like for Mike to maybe say he doesn't want to show it.
16:22It's that bad as much. Thank you, Mike. Mike doesn't have a sense of protecting somebody's shame.
16:27Mike's like the first time anyone has ever thrown a ball.
16:31He tried to shoot it like he throws an axe.
16:34If you ask yourself. The ball hit the wall on the right.
16:38If you ask yourself, hey, what happens if I, if I shoot with the opposite hand?
16:43It's twice as bad as that. So if we get it, we'll throw it up on the screen.
16:49Oh, gosh. Oh. I'm sorry for the audio. Oh, yes.
16:52I mean, the hoop is right in front of him.
16:55The hoop is straight. Can we run that back, please?
16:58Oh, yeah. Let's see this one more time. Oh, I don't even know if they understand where the hoop is.
17:05YouTube.com slash the fantasy footballers. That's the experience and share in the shame of Papa Josh, who we love.
17:11Goodness. First bit of news. The commander signed Stefan Diggs to a one year deal worth up to $12 million.
17:17He's 32, almost 33 years old. That puts him that puts him in the nearly Devante Adams.
17:23Mike Evans category. Age wise. Diggs is not the player he once was, but he did have 102 targets, 85 catches, 1,000 yards, four touchdowns in New England.
17:32It's wild to think that he, you know, it's like, I already, I knew it, so it's not surprising now.
17:38But when I was going through the stats early in the offseason, I was like, wow, Diggs had a thousand yard season.
17:45He did. Just felt like, where was that? It started slow.
17:49It started slow. And if you drafted Diggs, like I did.
17:52I drafted him late. And we got to like week three.
17:56And it was. He was the wide receiver 16 in fantasy football last year.
18:00Is it going to catch on? And then it did.
18:04Are you drafting Diggs? I'm not drafting Diggs. Well.
18:07I'm not opposed to it. Here's what I love about it.
18:10I love it for Jaden Daniels. I've been so worried about, I mean, the departure of, you know, you bring in a Conquo.
18:17We don't know what that rapport is like. He had a rapport with Zach Gertz.
18:22McLaurin. He's also, I mean, they have, they've got some age.
18:26Sure. At the wide receiver room. Antonio Williams being there.
18:29This feels like the necessary kind of like stabilizing piece of a wide receiver room that gives me more confidence that Jaden
18:36Daniels can perform week in, week out in the passing.
18:39100%. I was year two off of the ACL.
18:42I was statistically high on Jaden Daniels, but like emotionally scared out of my mind.
18:47So, I mean, Jaden's really high in our rankings.
18:50So this is, this is good. And I don't, I don't mind you taking a shot on Diggs later in the draft.
18:57I, I think that he could have some PPR value.
19:00I, it's probably not going to be, you know, 1,013 yards in 17 games.
19:05That is, that is not a high number, but it's not irrelevant either.
19:09So. I think it really hurts the, if you were.
19:12That's about 59 yards a game. If you were in Okonkwo, bro, I think that this is a massive down arrow for that.
19:19Or an Antonio Williams truth. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:22No, you're right, Mike. The short area targets, the stuff that they're going to fight over it now.
19:28Washington had the highest, second highest vacated target share in the NFL.
19:32So there's room for Diggs. Jonathan Taylor and the Colts have reached an agreement on a two-year extension.
19:38Includes 39 million guaranteed. He had. Good for you, man.
19:41He had been paid and then he wanted to get paid some more.
19:45And they said, all right, we're not going to fight this time.
19:49Get dash money. Yeah. I mean, two-year extension, bunch of guaranteed money.
19:53That means Bijan, Jonathan Taylor. And then the latest report on Jameer Gibbs is that he is both going through the walkthrough
20:00and when someone asked him if the contract extension was close, he threw him a thumbs up.
20:05So I think today, tomorrow, this week, Gibbs should get paid as well.
20:09Josh Jacobs. Ow! That was vile. He's not practicing because of a groin injury.
20:14Yeah. A severe one, according to Jason. Yeah. Well, I hadn't seen this news yet.
20:19And the fact that he's on my League of Record team, it hurts me and my groin.
20:24It's unsurprising. So that was just guttural. Yeah. So, so far, just to be clear, let me just count down the League
20:31of Record running back room for you. Lost Jonathan Taylor.
20:35Lost Jonathan Taylor, who got that money. Yeah, you lost him in the keeper lottery.
20:39Mm-hmm. Just got paid. Correct. You have Travis A.
20:42Chan Jr. Correct. Who we just found out Kamara's going to take third down.
20:47Yeah, I'm not a big fan of. And then we have Josh Jacobs, who he's had an offseason that's led to a...
20:54Ah! Yeah. Okay. You're doing great. Mm-hmm. 2027. Here we come.
20:57Yeah. Todd Bowles says he's unsure when Jalen McMillan will return to practice.
21:01Banged his knee a couple days ago. Tess Johnson.
21:04Tess Johnson. Come on! This is just a reason for Mike to...
21:08Okay, what is that? Oh, we got a drop?
21:11Yeah! Okay. Oh, we got multiples. Hey! Nice. Oh, so we got Ted Hurst all up in this place.
21:17Okay. Ted Fred Dursthurst. There I am! Yeah! So, Ted Hurst...
21:21The only reason I don't like the drop is because I enjoy saying it more than...
21:26Yeah, I don't know if I'll go with the...
21:29Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ted Hurst is... I mean, he's a talented, big-bodied, outside wide receiver.
21:34He's going to compete with Jalen McMillan. Come on!
21:36If McMillan is hurt... Yeah, it's just an interesting name to keep your eye on.
21:41I don't even know if you should be... Come on!
21:44...necessarily drafting him with your last pick, but... If he...
21:48You know what happens if you draft him? You get to do that.
21:52Yeah! It is fun. Matthew's bridge! And I really like the tape.
21:56I was a Ted Hurst believer before the draft, and I thought he landed...
22:00Even before the bit. Even before the bit, I thought he landed in a great spot in trying to replace...
22:07You know, not replicate, but come into the place where Mike Evans just vacated.
22:11So, it's interesting because McMillan was having a good camp, and Tess Johnson was having a good camp, but there have been
22:18positive reports from Todd Bowles, from others about Ted Hurst, so just pay attention to that.
22:23Do we call him... Not what you said. Do we go Ted Fred Durst Hurst?
22:28Yeah, so I wrote it this morning both ways, and I was like...
22:32I don't like Ted Fred. I don't like Ted Hurst, Fred Durst.
22:36Oh, come on! Ted Durst? I don't know, man.
22:39Fred Durst. There it is. I think we keep workshop...
22:42You know what time it is. Keep on rolling, baby.
22:45We're going to take a break, and then we're going to mock draft.
22:50The Fantasy Footballers Mock Draft. Dude, I just got a reel of Limp Bizkit this morning.
22:55They're still out there crushing. I don't think crushing, Mike.
22:58I think your phone's listening to you, Mike. You are mistaken, dude.
23:02This was a big crowd. They're out there crushing.
23:05And that's why we partnered with them this year on this.
23:08Mock draft time. Let's go. 12 team, half PPR, one quarterback, two running back, two wide receivers, one tight end, one flex,
23:15four bench spots, randomly assigned draft spots. I got the number one spot in the draft.
23:20I don't know if I've had a mock at the top like that.
23:25Kyle and Betts right after me. Mike and Jason back at eight and nine in the draft, and we've got the writers
23:32and the editorial staff and team here on board.
23:35Papa Josh, Al Borland also in the draft. All live picks here on the show.
23:39It is time to get this thing going. And I'm going to take the guy that has not gotten the check just
23:46yet, but he's going to be my 101 this year.
23:50It is Jameer Gibbs, the differentiator to me between him and the rest.
23:54He's right in that prime on a great team.
23:57So I'm going to go with Jameer Gibbs. Yeah.
24:00Jamar Chase going number two overall in this mock draft as we kick it off.
24:04Bijan Robinson coming in at 103. Unsurprisingly, we go running back wide receiver, running back as we get this thing started.
24:11I mean, do you believe are you both in the Jameer Gibbs at one on one camp right now?
24:17I am very, very, very much in the Jameer Gibbs one on one camp, unless it came out that it truly was not a contract issue.
24:26And he's dealing with injuries. Injuries would be a reason outside of injuries.
24:30He is projected to easily score the most points by a country mile.
24:34He's on the best offense that doesn't come close to the Atlanta Falcons offense.
24:38The scoring opportunities, the vacated rushing yards and touchdowns, the depth chart with he's competing with Pacheco.
24:44Like to me, he is the clear one on one.
24:47Well, the. The pick has been made. Puka Nakua goes one oh four.
24:51Jonathan Taylor at one oh five and Jason at one oh six.
24:55We went running back wide receiver back and forth for the first six picks.
25:00I'm on Ross. A. Brown goes one oh seven, putting Mike on the clock.
25:04Mike and Jason back to back in this draft.
25:07That should be interesting to pay attention to. I don't like it.
25:11I mean, it's very clear, I think, where Mike's going to go.
25:15But we'll see. What are you between? I'm just I'm I'm taking a back of I haven't of all the mocks we've already done this year.
25:23I have not been in a situation to take my my sweet, sweet Christian McCaffrey.
25:28Which we'll see how hungry the power station is going to be.
25:32But I'm I'm in as running back for at this part of the draft.
25:36So it's like, do you take McCaffrey or, you know, CeeDee Lamb, I think would be the other pick that I would consider there.
25:44But I'm I'm playing to win. All right. So CMC off the board to Mike Jason.
25:49You're on the clock as we get towards the back of the first.
25:53Extremely easy for me. To me, CeeDee Lamb is a tear break.
25:57If you want to throw Justin Jefferson in there, great.
26:00But he obviously played last year with bad quarterbacks and wasn't great.
26:04A.J. Brown, Drake London. They're good players, but they are a tear down from CeeDee Lamb to me.
26:10If I look at running back, running back, it's like, OK, James Cook.
26:14Awesome. Yeah, I don't think he's I don't think Cook is a bad pick.
26:19Great. I don't either. But I really like Hampton.
26:21I really like Kenneth Walker. I really like Chase Brown.
26:25Like there's whoever someone's naming me and Mike's running backs in the league of records.
26:30Yeah. Someone's getting back to me after this turn.
26:32So I'm going to take Lamb. He was the end of a tear for me.
26:37Very, very easy pick for me. All right. We are.
26:40Well, we saw James Cook go off the board next.
26:44So CeeDee Lamb. Then it's James Cook puts Brooksy on the clock.
26:47He went Barkley in the first round that. This is interesting.
26:51Barkley as a bounce back guy. There's been a lot of talk.
26:55The change of Petulo going to Sean Mannion that Sean Mannion has said they want to go under center.
27:01And I don't know if that's great for I mean, Jalen Hurts has played well under center, but I don't know that he'll scramble as much.
27:09But it's really good for Barkley or if potentially the tank gets him.
27:13Oh, oh, I can see. I can see tank pigs be eating into some work this year.
27:19So Jefferson goes at the 112 to cash. How are you guys feeling about the quarterback competition right now between Kyler Murray and J.J.
27:27McCarthy? I think it's just inevitable that it's going to be Kyler.
27:31I think it's going to be Kyler by a lot.
27:34And it gives me a lot of optimism around Jefferson.
27:37Okay. That's where it went. If you are feeling like it's Kyler, which I agree.
27:42The news coming out from different places does seem to be uneven on both sides of the quarterback battle.
27:48I think it'll be Kyler. So it's just if it's him, are we confident in Jefferson being a first round pick?
27:55I went on a little bit of a soapbox yesterday at lunch when when the three of us were out there.
28:01I really, really hate like we've gone too far in the level of hyper analysis at practice and OTAs.
28:07Right. In terms of completing. This guy went 10 for 11 today.
28:11This guy went 11 for 14 today. I don't care that much and I really don't believe.
28:17I mean, there's a level where I care if a guy goes one for 11 and throws seven picks.
28:23But the small, minute details and accuracy when a player Kyler Murray has never been in the system.
28:29You think he's going to be super accurate on day one of OTAs and that's going to be what what Kevin O'Connell cares about?
28:36Is day one of OTA completion percentage? He's just a much better player.
28:40So he's going to win the job. He's going to win the job because he's better.
28:46All right. And he'll get the system down. So Jefferson rounds out the first round, though.
28:51He goes at 112 Hampton, Chase Brown, Derrick Henry.
28:54I assumed I was going to get Hampton in this draft, but that's also because I did not assume Ash and Jenty would get to me.
29:02So it went in a different order. Very easy to me.
29:06I would take Ash and Jenty here. So the tight decision making there for me is the Jenty Ken Walker decision.
29:12Yes, because it would be between those two. Those two have bounced back and forth in my rankings a little bit.
29:19But it seems like you were very convicted on Jenty.
29:22Mike, you are back on the clock. I am equally as convicted to not have taken Ash to Jenty right there.
29:29So that worked out for me because I will not be rattled when it comes to Ken Bun Walker, baby.
29:35The draft starting CMC Ken Walker for Mike when he has the eighth overall pick is very Mike.
29:41I just don't feel like people don't hand us those type of starts.
29:45No, not in the mock draft. But Mike gets it.
29:49Well, the year of Mike continues. That's all I'm saying.
29:52CMC falling to a I mean, I think that's going to happen in a lot of leagues.
29:57Yeah, I think that's a totally normal. I probably would have picked him at eight and I wouldn't have picked him at seven.
30:05So that's that's where he should be going. Well, Ken Walker and CMC for Mike building a super team.
30:11Brock Bowers goes to six. A-chan. What could go wrong with Christian McCaffrey and Ken Walker?
30:16Nothing. Nothing at all. Devon A-chan goes at two oh seven.
30:19I think that is a steal. A.J. Brown. Trey McBride at two oh nine.
30:24So Bowers and McBride three picks apart. Unsurprisingly. Nico Collins at two ten.
30:28Drake London at two eleven. The Nico pick. Betsy took him.
30:32Yeah. Why does Nico feel like the least sexy pick in the first two?
30:36I am completely in agreement. You know, you're not inspired by the passing game of C.J.
30:41Stroud. This is going to be a slow offense.
30:44Nico is fantastic. I mean, when when he's out there, he's scoring a lot of points.
30:49But last year, it wasn't a smooth ride. You know, had had some down games.
30:54But, you know, he was the wide receiver eight.
30:57So I think maybe if he keeps getting pushed down to the back of the second, you know, it could be a value.
31:04Yeah, I think there's it's the. The the the feelings about C.J.
31:08Stroud are not strong. And that's seeping over onto to Nico, who.
31:12Like, yes, there were there. Nico had more bad games for in a top tier wide receiver than you really want.
31:19But he also had a lot of great games.
31:22So I'm still in on Nico. I still believe in his talent.
31:25He's 27. So he'll still be in his prime.
31:28And I mean, looking at the roster construction, Betts had Bijon.
31:32So it's the do you want to start your draft with two Atlanta Falcons?
31:36Some people are OK with it. Betsy was not.
31:39Yeah, I don't love the decisions I have to make here at the turn with such a long wait ahead of me.
31:46I want to bring it up because if you are drafting it like one on one where you've got the turn in
31:53the long wait, which is 22 picks. Like I I'm not going to take Colson Loveland here, OK?
31:59That's too early for me for Colson Loveland. I'm also not going to get Colson Loveland.
32:04Those are that's I have to accept it because I might want him, but I can't get him at a spot where
32:11I feel like it's the right value. And the wait is too long.
32:16He's going to go in the next 22 picks.
32:18I've got back to backs here. My decision making at running back here is Jeremiah Love or Josh Jacobs.
32:25I have Jameer Gibbs. You could argue hero RB situation.
32:28That gives me some time for Jeremiah Love to ascend a little bit in Arizona.
32:33I just don't trust that team enough to make the difference.
32:36I'm going to take Josh Jacobs and go running back, running back.
32:40OK, and then I am going to it's between you.
32:43Go ahead. Be the highest of T. I could be the highest.
32:47You mean to take both? Yeah. I mean, Gibbs Jacobs love.
32:51That's a. That's a unique, interesting start. It is interesting in the fact that like the wide receivers here, like Olave is
32:58on the table and Pickens is on the table.
33:00But there's a lot of guys I like in a lower.
33:04I mean, I like Waddle. I don't mind taking a shot on Devontae Adams, Jameson.
33:09Well, Jameson, maybe not on the same team, but a Buka, a Conkey.
33:13I like there's a lot of names I like there.
33:16So that's interesting. But I'm going to go Josh Allen.
33:19It's a good pick. I'm going to take Josh Allen at 301.
33:23I wasn't going to obviously go two onesies there with like a Loveland Allen.
33:28So I'm going to go Gibbs Jacobs Allen to start the draft.
33:32Jeremiah Love does go next to Kyle Pickens and Olave.
33:35Those are the three other names I was between putting Al Borland back on the clock.
33:40He takes he pulls the trigger on Rashi Rice.
33:43Man, hopefully he's healthy. Yeah, I find myself vacillating a little bit on Rice where it's like he the entire offseason.
33:50He's been this guy where, you know what he is for fantasy.
33:53And now I don't feel that way. It feels.
33:56Yeah, it he is a very polarizing, like heart brain pick.
34:00Yeah, my heart doesn't want to take Rice from my fantasy football team.
34:04My brain knows what the numbers are. He's not cheap enough to make it an a guarantee.
34:09But he goes at 305 Kyron at 306. Jason loves that.
34:13Tett McMillan at 307. And the boys are back to back here in the third round.
34:18Mike has Christian McCaffrey and Ken Walker. I mean, if you want to just keep it going, Mike, you want to be high T.
34:26I think there's a DeAndre Swift out there with your name on it.
34:30There is. And based off of this room of people, I think there is a low chance.
34:35If I pass on Swift, I think there's a low chance that he would come back.
34:41I think in your home drafts, I would definitely push.
34:44Lynn let Swift come back to me in the fourth.
34:47Running back wise, ADP. We're talking Brees, Javante, Scadaboo.
34:50H.N. Jr. of the Saints. And then at the wide receiver, T.
34:54Higgins is there. You've always loved yourself to T.
34:57Higgins. I do love T. Higgins. I think it's honestly coming down to, so it's my wide receiver one.
35:03I want to know for sure that I'm getting a target floor, which Garrett Wilson strongly fits that bill.
35:09Jason, I don't know if you've been reading up on Geno Smith, which that's obviously I'm lying.
35:14I know you've been reading up on Geno Smith.
35:17I think I saw Jason and Geno on the sideline of the Chargers practice.
35:22I bring it up because it's actually been. Guys, it's been positive.
35:26He's wearing red contacts now. Okay. To stop the glare.
35:29He learned this trick. Wait, I have not done it.
35:32I knew you were locked in on Geno. Of course I'm locked in on Geno Smith.
35:37No, he's wearing. Geno. That is true. He's wearing red contacts.
35:41What? To help. Do his eyes look crazy? I haven't been up close.
35:45Like a demon. Like in the Thriller video? I'm hoping those red contacts just lock onto Garrett Wilson.
35:51So, I mean, they definitely will. So it's Garrett Wilson or do you take the risk on Malik Neighbors that he's okay?
35:58I think it's a great value. You've got to ask yourself, are you okay with that being your wide receiver one?
36:04I can't hear any of Jason's commentary right now without knowing he's picking next.
36:09I just can't. Yeah, all I wanted was Malik Neighbors.
36:12Oh, I knew it. I knew it. I couldn't hear it without.
36:16I figured you would want. He was being the straight man.
36:19Why GW? I love Garrett Dangerous. I love Garrett Wilson, but Malik Neighbors in the third.
36:25If he ends up healthy, even if he gets off to a slow start and he's 70% of what he would be, it's a phenomenal pick.
36:33It is tough, though, with like, I mean, he is his one.
36:37That was the hope that I had was that I could talk him off of neighbors by pointing out that he is.
36:44We don't have another wide receiver. I have C.D.
36:47Lamb. So I would trade you Garrett Wilson. It sounds counterintuitive.
36:50It's my one. My wide receiver. I want him to be solid.
36:54But I have two, in my projections, two stud running backs.
36:58So it's like I can now wait on the running back position and I can kind of pad more wide receivers in the meantime.
37:05There's going to be value there next year. Jason's on the clock.
37:09I feel good about it. Lamb and Gentty. I'm on the clock.
37:13I think that running backs are going to die out quicker than the wide receivers that I like.
37:19So even though I really like Garrett Wilson here, he would be the wide receiver I would take.
37:25I'm going to take my man Cam Scadaboo and I will.
37:28Over Garrett Wilson? Yes. Because of the position, I want to make sure I'm solid there.
37:33There's a lot of wide receivers I like in this draft later on.
37:37Later on, I have not enjoyed running backs later in drafts this year.
37:42Four teams through the first two rounds went running back, running back.
37:46Two more teams added a second running back in the third round and we are rolling over to the fourth here.
37:52Abuka Flowers-Higgins, great value at wide receiver finishing out the third.
37:56Garrett Wilson, Javante and Loveland and it's back to Jason.
37:59Brooks has always been a man of exquisite taste.
38:02Who's that? Does a flowers pick? Oh, did he take flowers?
38:05Just completely unrelated. I was just complimenting. No. Yeah.
38:08I mean, he Faberge eggs. Yeah. So I am.
38:11The wealthy wise man. Oh man. Brooks moves away and that bit goes away.
38:16No, he moved the bit. You stole that from us, Brooks.
38:19Yeah. Just imagine how he's living in Ohio. Oh my gosh.
38:23He's king. He's king. Do you own Ohio? He's the king of Ohio now.
38:27Yeah, he's the king of Ohio. That's the only state in the union that elects a king.
38:33He elected himself. I like the idea of electing a king.
38:36I mix democracy with being the ruler of a nation.
38:39Jason, you're back on the clock. So it's a pretty easy decision because I've got Gentian Scadaboo.
38:45I'm looking between either wide receiver, which is a clear Devontae Smith to me.
38:49I love Devontae Smith. At this point in the fourth, I think he's going to be a top 12 wide receiver.
38:56Or I got Tyler Warren. Yeah, I figured he was on the dog.
39:00I haven't had enough shares of him. So I'm going to swing on taking an elite tight end, someone that I do
39:07think is going to have 140 targets at the position.
39:11Yeah, we just talked about it and they go back to back on yesterday's show.
39:15Mike, you are back on the clock. All right.
39:18I'm going to give you a second to think about it.
39:22We'll take a break and come right back. All right.
39:25Mike's on the clock here at pick 405. Coming around for the big decision on, does it go back to wide receiver?
39:32Lamar Jackson is going to go here in the next couple rounds.
39:36Jaden Daniels and company. McCaffrey, Walker, neighbors, you're up.
39:39So the decision on tight end has been made for me.
39:42So I'm not even looking or considering that. Wide receiver wise, it would be down to Devontae Smith.
39:48And also the Jalen Waddell is in that conversation for me.
39:52I lean Smith right now. And then so between those two and Lamar Jackson, I think that really is the decision to be made here.
40:00The running backs have thinned a lot. Yeah, but I'm cool.
40:03No, I know you're not. I'm just looking at the board.
40:07Sure. We have a handful of teams like team four has no running backs.
40:11So they've thinned out quite a bit. But I'm going to go with Devontae Smith.
40:16It felt like a safe, comfortable pick. He feels a little bit safer than Jalen Waddell.
40:21Having him with neighbors, I think, is great. Because we know Devontae Smith has always been a wide receiver one when given the opportunity.
40:29It's really hard to remember. Devontae Smith, just a true dominant college player.
40:33Comes in as a two. It's great. And yet you feel like because it took so long for him to get his
40:40chance to be the wide receiver one for the team.
40:43You're like, oh, can he do it? Yeah. I have no doubts that he can be a one.
40:49But, yeah, the feeling is definitely unsure because he hasn't been.
40:53Yeah. I'm upset. Devontae Smith, Brees Hall, Lamar Jackson.
40:56Sorry. Yeah. Devontae Smith, Brees Hall, Lamar Jackson, DeAndre Swift.
40:59Devontae Smith and DeAndre Swift is probably the combo of names.
41:02Jalen Waddell, McConkie, and Burden go next. I shouldn't have been surprised that the Betts-Borg combo would abandon the thought of getting
41:09a second running back when they're almost gone just to troll me on the two picks I would have made.
41:16I figured Ladd McConkie in a normal draft would get back to me.
41:20I should have been smarter here. I've got to go to the wide receiver position, I think.
41:25I do believe that Travis H.A. and Jr. here is a good deal.
41:30Bucky Irving's a good deal here. I'm going to take Bucky and see what that looks like, and then I'm going to
41:37come back with Devontae Adams as my first wide receiver.
41:40Yeah, I've got, I can, like, you know, like Mike's situation, I can spend the next four rounds taking wide receivers that I like.
41:48Burrow goes next. Was that your disappointment, Mike? No, not disappointment, more of the when this will happen in your draft and
41:55you will see someone take Burrow and you go, Oh, they have Chase Burrow.
41:59Oh, yeah. The Chase Burrow stack is a powerful thing.
42:02That's just devastating. We get a run of running backs.
42:06H.A. and Jr., Tootin, Henderson, DJ Moore off the board at 5.06.
42:09You know, the DJ Moore decision is going to be a big one.
42:14Christian Watson off the board. We talked about him at the Leader of the Pack segment.
42:19Mike obviously had his eyes set on Christian Watson.
42:22Oh, that would have been elite. But it's not now.
42:25Well, now I have to actually think about stuff.
42:28McCaffrey, Walker, and Aver Smith. All right. Let me look at my rankings here wide receiver-wise.
42:33Guys, I would like Jameson, Pierce, Evans. Oh, man.
42:36I hate that Evans is hurt. And, I mean, I have McCaffrey.
42:40Do I really want to invest in the substation and everything that's going on there?
42:44I'm going to take – so I got two real strong target earners.
42:49I'm taking Jameson Williams right here. I want some Nitro as a wide receiver three.
42:53Dadgummit, man. You keep doing it. I didn't even talk to it.
42:57I just did it. I know, but it's like I wanted the neighbors, got one pick away, and of course you did it.
43:05And Jameson is a player Andy's loved. I've always been more hesitant because of that archetype of the boom bust, less consistent.
43:12But I was like, this is perfect for my team.
43:15I've got the consistency of Lamb. I need a boom bust.
43:18You can blame Kurt because I would have sprinted to draft Watson.
43:22You know, you could have just – like you get the chance to troll him on the way back.
43:28But you never take his players. You keep taking – Well, Loveland won before me.
43:33I took Warren. He was more into Loveland. I would have very – I would have considered Warren there.
43:39All right. Jameson Williams off the board to Mike's team.
43:42Jason's got Lamb, Janty, Scadaboo, and Warren. You're back on the clock.
43:46You will pick again here real quick at the turn.
43:50Yeah. I definitely need a wide receiver. There's some that I like here, but it's a tier down.
43:55I'm actually going to pull the trigger. I'm going one, two, three second-year running backs.
44:00I'm going to take Quinch on Judkins. I know Mike doesn't like him, but Andy and I do.
44:06He's looked great in camp so far. Explosive. I think that the Cleveland Browns offense will be a little bit better.
44:13Good pick. Yeah. Alec Pierce goes at 5'10". Roma Dunze at 5'11".
44:16As we get towards the second half of this draft, David Mopportunity at 5'12".
44:21I don't know how to feel about him. I don't either.
44:24It changes day to day. Oh, no, Jason. I spent a lot of this offseason being really bullish on the fact that he will be a three-down back.
44:33This is a team that will be in games.
44:36They're going to win 10 games. He might. I believe he will, but it's possible he's not.
44:42I just don't know if the offensive line is good enough to allow him to get the double-digit touchdowns.
44:48That's his upside. His upside is he gets 10 touchdowns, and if he does, he's going to be a great pick here.
44:55Yeah. Is their line good enough? Carnell Tate goes at 6'03".
44:59I agree. I love that pick by Julia. Yeah, I probably would have taken him at my next pick.
45:05I think he is going to be a steal if he goes anywhere 4-7.
45:09Jason, you're back on the clock. You've gone running back, running back tight end, running back the last four rounds.
45:16Yeah, I'm really thrilled here. I was between Judkins and Mike Evans at my last pick.
45:21The fact that a sixth-round Mike Evans, I still believe he has enough to give.
45:25And when he's on the field for San Francisco, and let's say he misses three or four games, that will suck.
45:32But when he's on the field, he's going to be good for fantasy.
45:36He's going to score touchdowns. Brock throws him. They need him.
45:40He's a red zone weapon. And, you know, I don't think there's any doubt that he is good for fantasy.
45:46The way that you've got Devontae Adams, the old man who's going to score a bunch of touchdowns, as my wide receiver,
45:53too, I'm fine with Evans in the sixth. All right, Mike, you're back on the clock.
45:59Who's it going to be? So I'm looking at the running back position.
46:03You know, Price, Warren, those are the guys kind of at the top of the ADP.
46:08I think Price is interesting here. The value of a first-round running back should pay off right there.
46:14But, and then a quick peek at the, oh, so Jaden Daniels is still there.
46:18That is interesting. Yeah, we've had, so far we've had Drake May went at 6-0-1, Kraft, Tate in this round.
46:25Lamar's off the board, Burrow's off the board. So this would be the quarterback five off the board at 6-0-5.
46:31You've got a long wait for your next pick.
46:34And I got late-round guys I do like. Funny enough, I thought I would be picking between Terry McLaurin, old man, or Jordan Tyson, rookie hotness of.
46:43Yeah, we tied to. Like Terry McLaurin as your wide receiver four seems pretty awesome.
46:48I'm going to take Jaden here. All right, Jaden Daniels off the board at 6-0-5.
46:52Jadarian Price goes next. And Jordan Tyson does finally go off the board as the wide receiver three for Papa Josh.
46:59Tyson's going to be a really interesting selection as well.
47:02You know, I like Tate a lot more for year one.
47:06But in the draft, talent-wise, I like Tyson the most.
47:09So that situation versus talent is an interesting one.
47:12It is. It's the Cam Ward versus Shuck. So, Andy, when you think about Ward and Shuck, I know you guys aren't
47:19as in on Tyler Shuck as I am. But when you're thinking through something like Carnell Tate or Tyson, which pick has the higher chance of failing?
47:28I think it's Tyson for sure. Okay. Yeah, just because Olave is the bona fide number one.
47:33You know, both of these teams didn't score a lot of points last year.
47:38But I mean, I feel like the floor. Cam Ward falling on his face.
47:42I don't think he's going to fall all the way on his.
47:46I mean, he's not going to lose his job.
47:49No. I think he's going to hyper-target Carnell Tate.
47:52And I know that the target floor is going to be there.
47:56But I don't think it's a big difference. I really don't.
47:59I think Tyson, if he's on the field, I mean, he's going to be a focal point of the offense too.
48:06You know, we haven't even – probably the name we've talked about the least of anybody in this entire offseason, for no
48:13real reason other than Jordan Tyson, has been Juwan Johnson.
48:16Sure. Who's had no conversation. Yeah. And he is getting – He was working out with Shuck.
48:22Well, he's getting steamed from the beat writers in New Orleans.
48:25Like, not ADP-wise, no one wants Juwan Johnson on their team.
48:29But he is frequently called out by, like, Underhill and Cruz.
48:32So that's where I'm like – I look at Tennessee and I know it's Tate, Tate, and all Tate.
48:38I look at New Orleans and I say, look, you've got two good backs.
48:43You've got a pass-catching Camara, Juwan Johnson. Olave's going to get his.
48:47Does it take Tyson more time? I don't know.
48:50I'm going to go Harold Fannin at 6-12. Okay.
48:53And Marvin Harrison at 7-01. Marvin Harrison at 7-01.
48:55I can deal with it. Warren Stevenson, Harvey, and Brian Thomas Jr.
48:59go next into our seventh round. Papa Josh is on the clock.
49:03I thought it was Mike, but Papa Josh is sitting there deciding.
49:07Probably missed the button with that shooting hand. Am I right?
49:10Chuba Hubbard. Chuba Hubbard might be the least sexy pick in the draft, but could work out.
49:16Michael Wilson at 7-07. Same round as Harrison. Mike, you're back on the clock.
49:20It's a pretty weird. Jason, you shook your head.
49:23I just saw how the draft was playing out and I was waiting to see what happens on this pick.
49:30Oh! Yeah. We'll see. No, Mike, just do your thing.
49:33I have no idea where you're going. Just do your thing.
49:36I'm not thinking about it. I don't think you're trying.
49:40I think we just agree. Chuba's not usually going in front of Jonathan Brooks these days.
49:45So, interesting to see how it fell there. Brooks is still on the clock.
49:49I don't love it. I'm looking at the running back position because I do need to.
49:54We're in the seventh here, so I will need to start adding some depth.
49:59Manongai and his. Are we good? Does anyone know if Khan Manongai is good?
50:03He's fine. He is okay. Nothing to worry about.
50:06It's August 6th. You got a month. He's already back at practice and he's got a month.
50:12That's what I meant. Yeah, he's fine. Is it full practice?
50:15I don't remember what I heard. Rico Dowdle, I think, is a fine pick here.
50:20The last thing I read was that it looked like Rico was kind of cementing the RB1 spot.
50:26Yeah. Rico Dowdle? Yeah. Wow. I've seen that one go back and forth.
50:30Yeah, I've seen it both ways. I still haven't moved my rankings that way just based on that one report, but I could see it.
50:38Jason wants me to draft Rico Dowdle. I've got three running backs, so that would be great, but I was not saying that for that.
50:46I was genuinely just reporting the news. Boy who cried wolf over here.
50:50Yeah. It's early, but feeling like what's going to happen on this turn, I might not get him, so I'm just going to take ...
50:58Hold on, I've got to find a thing. What are we?
51:02The Corey Krosky Merritt. I ... I ... It's getting sweatier, guys.
51:06Yeah, you like him. I'm getting sweatier for what's going on with Bill, and I don't necessarily like it about myself.
51:12Yeah, I mean, digs, helps the offense, helps the commanders entirely.
51:16And going with Jaden, we'll see if that works out.
51:19This was good for me. I really needed a wide receiver, and I feel like there's one left that I like here.
51:26I like late wide receivers, but I'm going to take Makai Lemon.
51:30I took the old guy last round of Mike Evans, take the young guy this time.
51:35He was the next name across all positions up on my board.
51:39It's a good pick. It is interesting. You've got Lamb and Evans, and then you're going the youngster in Lemon.
51:46Mason, Pittman, Laporta. Devastating, Jason. Great pick by ...
51:48Oh, you have Warren. Cash there with Jonathan Brooks at the 801.
51:52Sutton, Rashad White, and Jason pulling the trigger immediately on Dak Prescott.
51:56I've been waiting. I was wondering if Betts, who has George Pickens, would take that stack earlier.
52:02He didn't. And if ... So that's Dak over Dart.
52:05That's Dak over Lawrence. Dak over Caleb. It's entirely with the stack.
52:09I wanted the CeeDee Lamb-Dak stack. Yeah. That makes sense.
52:12I pulled an ADP rope-a-dope. I let Rico go through because I thought Bill would get drafted.
52:17Rico made it back, so I'm going to take him as my RB4 here.
52:22All right, Rico Dato goes at the 805. Jackson Dart at 806.
52:26DK Metcalf at 807. And unsurprisingly, or maybe surprisingly, Kyle Pitts at 808, which I think is a great deal.
52:32Gets him about two rounds later than Fannin. I told you I believe in Kyle Pitts.
52:37I wasn't lying. I'm not proud of it. Kyle Monungai, Blake Corum.
52:41I wanted Corum at 812 or 901 here. Josh Downs off the board.
52:45Now I have to really do some thinking here.
52:48I'm going to take a wide receiver that'll be out there every single down on an offense I'm kind of optimistic about.
52:55I'm going to take Quentin Johnston. Yeah. And then I'm going to take a shot.
53:00Now, I need to pick a rookie. I want to pick a rookie wide receiver here.
53:05Concepcion. Yeah. Stribbling. I'm going to take a shot on Stribbling.
53:09Okay. The substation may be resistant to youth. I'm not sure yet.
53:13I'm going to take Stribbling as a shooter shot.
53:15I mean, it's not because he was already banged up.
53:19But yeah, Pierce. Well. Pierce. So is not. He's not.
53:22He's not young anymore. Yeah, but he's been hurt since he got.
53:26He has. Tony Pollard. Kenny Gainwell. Zach Charbonnet in the ninth round here as we get close to the end of the draft.
53:33Al Borland on the clock with. He's got a good set of running backs on this roster.
53:39Just took Kyle Pitts and really can't decide what to do here.
53:42I gave him time. Yeah. You did. He is.
53:45Sorry. I was looking for a guy. He's gone.
53:48You're now. You're now. You should try to draft him.
53:51Just do it verbally. You're officially the slowest person.
53:54Draft him verbally. I'm definitely faster than all three of you.
53:58We're talking. That's the point. We're doing a show.
54:01Everybody else. You get to noodle out all your picks.
54:04But nobody else in the draft does. Everybody else takes their picks.
54:08Jaden Reed goes next. George Kittle. Aaron Jones and Mike.
54:11You're on the clock. George Kittle would have. That would have delighted you.
54:15Yeah. That would have been my pick for sure.
54:18I think I'm set here at the. At the running back position.
54:22I feel good about those. That four pack. I need a tight end in these.
54:27These last three picks. Wish it was George Kittle.
54:30Man. Have you guys. I don't. I don't think I'm going to take it.
54:34But I think it's worth a conversation. Have you guys been reading the latest on.
54:39Boston. Yeah. I was going to say David Boston.
54:42But that is. Denzel Boston. He's been dominating. According to reports.
54:45People are saying he might be the one. Like.
54:48I think that's probably hyperbolic. I mean. But that's.
54:51Why wouldn't he be. Well. Because you saw Concepcion in the first round.
54:55I don't care about that. I thought you were talking about Judy.
54:59Oh. Oh. There's room for anybody to be the one on that team.
55:03And they certainly aren't going to. I mean. We saw this in Green Bay years ago.
55:08The higher drafted wide receiver wasn't the one that established himself there.
55:12I mean. And it. Best man. For the job.
55:15All right. I'm taking. I still think that. That Chris Godwin has.
55:19Oh. You did it again man. It's a good job.
55:22I like the pick. I think he has something left in the tank.
55:26And. I like Ibuka. But. I don't think it's crazy to say that at the end of the year.
55:32Chris Godwin has the most targets for. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
55:36I agree. And some of the reports on him have been.
55:40Glowing on his health and explosiveness. Second year off of an injury.
55:43Which. Multiple injuries that he gets throughout his career.
55:46Yeah. I'm going to pull the trigger on Matthew Golden here.
55:50Okay. Obviously we talked about him earlier in the leader of the pack segment.
55:54I think at cost he is a value. He's got the opportunity to be an every down starter for a good offense.
56:01Just please be good. I don't think you are.
56:04But just do it. Surprise me. Well. The other two are off the board.
56:09Right? Reed and. No. I think Reed was still there.
56:12No. He wasn't. Okay. Went at 9.05. Caleb Williams.
56:15Justin Herbert. Romeo Dobbs. Jacoby Myers. Chris Rodriguez. That was.
56:18I was trying to sneak Chris Rodriguez out on my team.
56:22Oh. Tank Dell. Tank Dell at 10.03. Jason back on the clock.
56:25Mike following Jason. All right. Wow. Tank Dell going ahead of Jaden Higgins.
56:30I love Tank Dell. But Jaden Higgins has also been doing some good things.
56:34I'm going to take Jonah Coleman, a player I love.
56:37He's currently. That's an interesting pick. He's currently third on the depth chart.
56:41Obviously you've got. I'm not sure he's worth a pick.
56:45You might not think so. But I believe that Jonah Coleman is an excellent player.
56:49Everything that has been said recently about him is that he's basically like a veteran.
56:54He doesn't seem like a rookie at all. I don't believe in R.J.
56:58Harvey. And J.K. Dobbins gets injured. Batman. That's funny.
57:01No? Batman? I don't believe. I believe in Harvey.
57:04Oh. Come on. Keep up, baby. ADP has obviously not caught up here.
57:08But I'm going to take the ultimate late round sneaky stack here to go with Jaden Daniels.
57:14I will take Stephon Diggs. Yeah. He will not go here in drafts, I don't think.
57:19But also at the same time, his ADP won't get out of control.
57:23And he's coming off 1,000 yards. We have Stephon Diggs off the board to Mike.
57:28Jordan Addison goes next. And now we're waiting on Josh.
57:31Casey Concepcion off the board. Travis Hunter goes next.
57:34Jaden Higgins in the 10th round back behind Tankdale.
57:37Trevor Lawrence and Denzel Boston. I did want Diggs.
57:40I'm going to take a shot on Jacoby Lane right now in Baltimore.
57:44So hot right now. And so I've just been going wide receivers pretty much through and through.
57:50I'm going to take Debo Samuel as well with my final pick.
57:53Man, you're riding low tee. I mean, when you have Gibbs, Jacobs, and Irving, I feel pretty good.
57:59All right. You know, my options at running back, I could have gone Kamara or Tracy or Woody Marks.
58:05Yeah. I'm happy with my choices. That's fair. Dallas got it.
58:09I love the pick. Kyle, great last round. Tight end option.
58:12Brock Purdy goes next. Tyler Shuck in the final round here.
58:16Kamara and Marks. And Hurst. Oh, yeah. Thank you.
58:19I'm on the board. Thank you, Kurt. Ted Hurst goes in the 11th.
58:23Probably just for that. And Mike and Jason, final pick.
58:26Mike, you have to take a tight end. I'll stand up and shout.
58:30Don't Kade. That is a great last pick at tight end.
58:34I'm looking for. That's over likely. That's over. It is.
58:37Kelsey. I'm fine taking Travis Kelsey here. Like I've said, it's the floor play.
58:42If you want a top 10 tight end, I think Travis Kelsey fits the bill for that.
58:47But I'm trying to do a little bit better than that.
58:51So here, I'm just swinging for the fences on a young wide receiver.
58:55There's plenty of guys on the waiver wire I can get that could go out and get me eight points.
59:01I'm hoping that what we've seen from Zachariah Branch, rookie wide receiver for the Falcons, he's been making plays and the opportunity is there.
59:09I mean, part of why you like Kyle Pitts and you're embarrassed about it is because there's really a big void for targets after Drake London.
59:17All right. That is going to round out our mock draft.
59:21If you want to see the entire draft board, you can do that on YouTube.
59:25My team ended up Gibbs, Jacobs and Irving at running back.
59:29Josh Allen's my quarterback. Harold Fannin's my tight end.
59:32I feel like I got some good onesies there.
59:35Adams, Harrison, Quentin Johnson, Stribbling Lane and Samuel at wide receiver.
59:38I kind of like that. I like the it's feels kind of hero RB, even though that's not what the strategy is.
59:45Just shotgunning wide receivers later. I started with Dak Prescott to stack with CeeDee Lamb.
59:50My onesies, Dak and Tyler Warren. Wide receiver, CeeDee Lamb, Mike Evans, Makai Lemon, Matthew Golden and Zachariah Branch.
59:56And at running back, I got the young guys, Ashen Jinty, Cam Scadaboo, Quinshawn Judkins and Jonah Coleman.
60:02At running back, I got CMC, Ken Bone Walker, Bill Krosky, Merritt and Rico Dowdle.
60:07My wide receivers are Malik Neighbors, Devontae Smith, Jamison Williams, Chris Godwin, Stephon Diggs.
60:11And I got Jane Daniels to go with Stephon Diggs and Dalton Kincaid is my tight end.
60:17Yeah, you got a good deal on Daniels in the draft and getting Diggs late as well.
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