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transpires. But the Chicago Bears, when they made that trade I mean they made a hope that it

would be the number one pick. But here we are. The Carolina Panthers put this pick in their

lap and they get Caleb Williams big time big time talent out of USC. You thought you talk about

changing a culture and an identity of an offensively challenged football team. That's

what Caleb Williams is going to be able to do for the Chicago Bears. Now some people will

question what he does from the pocket. Can he play on time when he's protected? You see him deal

from within the pocket. The ability to get over the top of the defense. He's got a huge

arm. He expands the field. This arm talent is on display and all these off platform throws. Watch

him snap his hip here against UCLA when he's rolling to his left elite elite arm talent. He

might be as good at this. Rolling to your left and delivering the ball accurately.

As you'll see this was his introduction to us on the national Stage CD rivalry game.

He steps in for Spencer Rattler and leads Oklahoma back the creativity. That's his calling

card. We showed those twitchy throws that he has, the home run hitter. That can be both a good

thing and a bad thing. Yeah, and probably it was a good thing at USC because he had to bring his

team back, especially in 2023. But one things DJ, as I look at this and think about it so many

times when a quarterbacks pick number one, a general manager has to find a way to surround

him with talent. In this case, he's walking into a pretty talented looking offense. You're

talking about having D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen, Cole Kmet, his receivers. DeAndre Swift is a

runner. Offensive line got better with Darnell Wright and an underrated part of helping a

young quarterback give him a good defense. Montez sweat came over last year to rush the

passer. Two good linebackers in Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards and in the secondary, Jalen

Johnson at corner, Jaquan Brisker at safety. That defense played well over the last half

of last year. He walks into a situation where they're getting better already and they'll

continue to surround him with more talent. Yeah, the defense he played with last year was

tied for 123rd in points allowed. So I think it's safe to say he's going to enjoy this

bears defense. The one he had told him. We'll take care of you a little bit better than that.

It's a great foundation. If in fact, Caleb Williams does go there, that is what we all

assume at this point. Unless the Bears and Ryan pulls pulls a fast one on us tomorrow, we

shall see. But now we have the commanders on the clock looking to take a quarterback. Second

overall for the first time since Robert Griffin, the third in 2012. Who's going to be the pick

here? Will it be another Heisman winner too? Well it's interesting you mentioned the

Heisman winner who went to Washington RG three a little bit of a narrow frame big time

athlete coming off a huge season. I have him doing the same thing here. Jayden Daniels

at LSU is a selection over Drake Maye from North Carolina I think Jayden Daniels is a little more

ready to play right now. His tape this year in this past season, there's a reason why he

won the Heisman Trophy. He played the best and that includes Caleb off this past

season. He can make things happen with his arm and then he also has that ability when

things break down to take off and go and use his athleticism, it feels like he's been college

forever. You look back, this is Brandon Aiyuk, who he's throwing the ball to in a duel against

Justin Herbert. That's where the story began. This is where it took off at LSU. The touch and

accuracy down the field, marrying your feet and your eyes. He does it beautifully.

You see him working backside on this read. Putting that ball in a position where you can run

with it. And I mentioned that athleticism. You give him a crease look that's not against a

directional school. That's the University of Florida. That's real SEC speed. And he runs away

from the field KD very smooth. He's precise I say RG three. It's ironic that he ends up

going in the same place. And I think people forget. RG Three's career was off to a heck of a

start before some injuries derailed that run. And that's the big part of it because last

year Bryce Young came in at 204 pounds, but it was water weight. He had to build himself up for

that. This young man, he may look thin, but he's 207 to 210. And the big thing about his

running, he's not running just to pick up first downs. He's running to hurt you. You're

talking about 60 to 80 yards Anthony Richardson brought that to the game for the Colts last

year. He's not as big as Anthony Richardson but he's a better thrower right now coming out.

Then you combine the running ability and we'll just make it very simple Colleen he's not

he's not Michael Vick. He's not Lamar Jackson, but he's the closest to that coming out since

those guys were playing. That's a big reason why he's going to Washington. Dan Quinn's a

defensive coach. He hates quarterbacks who play like Jayden Daniels, so he wants him

on his team. Yeah. And that mobility will only help as they continue to build up that

offensive line. They kind of need a quarterback that has that dual threat ability right now to

win and to build for the future. All right. Let's go to New England now. Third on the clock.

And there are a lot of needs on that roster. They could in theory go in a lot of different

directions. But there is still another Michigan quarterback that they could take that's

sitting out there. Perhaps someone of the Chapel Hill variety DJ. What do you think?

Well, I think they're getting a lot of phone calls with this pick. And I think those phone

calls are coming from Minnesota and those phone calls are coming from the New York Giants. That's

going to be their decision. I have them sticking and picking. You could look at them

potentially sliding back and then maybe trying to get cute and come back up and get, you

know, J.J. McCarthy, the fourth quarterback. I think that's on the table. But usually when you

need a quarterback, as they do and one is staring you in the face like Drake Maye, you don't

get cute. You stick and pick and you upgrade the most important position on the field. When you

look at Drake Maye in his game, you start. First of all, this is a big rugged guy who fits the

environment there in New England. Power arm weather's not going to be an issue. He can

fight through whether he has a big arm to be able to cut through the wind, the touch and

accuracy could be spotty at times, but when protected, you see the ability to put the ball

where it needs to be. And here's some of that playmaking ability the creativity. Unfortunately,

CD got a lot of opportunities behind that offensive line to show that off. Speaking of

creativity, how about the left handed toss here for the touchdown against Pitt? There is

so much upside with him because of what he does as a thrower. But then also an excellent

runner when you put his rushing stats up against Jayden Daniels, he's in the conversation just in

terms of the production that he had, big time size. I love that he can throw with anticipation.

I put Jordan Love on there because if you remember, Jordan loves last year in college, the

supporting cast deteriorated. His play went down a little bit. I think you can make the same

case with Drake. May Patience was required for Jordan love. Patience will be required for

Drake. Maye. I like the comparison. And you did talk about the Michigan quarterback

that might be in consideration there and J.J. McCarthy. But him talk about Drake Maye going here

and doing this. Plus he doesn't have to play early. Jacoby Brissett is there to be the

bridge quarterback and the mentor right. He could be as Mufasa. There for the young lion

coming in and having a chance to play the other part of this is this young man comes from an

athletic family. Dad was a quarterback in North Carolina. Might have been a major league

pitcher without a bad shoulder. Brother won a national championship. There in

basketball and he's the youngest. Colleen took a beating from all the other ones. And

he's a tough kid. A lot tougher than what people know. So I like the fact that he gets a chance

to go to New England and last but not least, the old New England. They might have

entertained these calls and made a move. This is a new era. There and I think they need to show

their fans. We're starting off with a new era. We start with a quarterback and now they've got

Austin Fort. He will start listening to offers officially tomorrow when they are on the

clock. So what does Arizona do here? DJ Well, again, I think there could be there could be

opportunities to move back at some point in time though. You're the Arizona Cardinals.

You need impact blue chip players and you've got one at a position of need staring you

right in the face. And Marvin Harrison Jr. I believe they're going to stick. And I believe

they're going to take him right here with this. Pick someone who feels like he's been on the

radar for NFL teams for quite some time. Everybody knows about his father Marvin Harrison the

Hall of Famer. This is not the same type of player, but he's an outstanding player. Bigger, more

physical. We go to the video, I can show you what excites me about him. You want to press

him, you want to get up there and press coverage. He's going to Swat you away like a bug, and

he gets right on top and gets his way into the end zone. The run after catch. People were

worried about him not running a 40. Are you kidding me? Watch him play. He's got excellent

play speed, route, snap route, polish, the ability to separate and when he doesn't separate, he

can climb the ladder and play above the rim. Watch this catch. Watch him snatch this ball and

bring it back. This is an elite number one type receiver. You think about that catch radius.

It's going to make life easy on your quarterback there in Arizona. And Kyler Murray. And

it's hard to find guys this big and this smooth and this fluid CD and DJ remember the Arizona

Cardinals last year on the perimeter? Their wide receivers were 31st or 32nd in yards per

ballgame. They couldn't get anything going out there. And Kyler Murray is going to stand

up and applaud when this happens. The difference between Marvin Harrison, senior Marvin

Harrison junior dad was much more like a shooting guard. Yeah, this kid more like a small

forward because you mentioned his ability to play above the rim. He's got all that going and

they need that type of a player in Arizona to help unlock that offense and get Kyler Murray

some space to be creative underneath. And you mentioned the catch radius and the body

type. It just reminds me of DeAndre Hopkins when he was in Arizona with Kyler Murray. And

we saw how that worked out when the two were together. So Kyler gets another DeAndre Hopkins

maybe better. Who knows. We'll have to see how it unfolds. But before we get to the Chargers

pick D.J. at five. Just like a real quick update here on new head coach Jim Harbaugh, who

last fall he said if his Michigan Wolverines went undefeated, he'd get a tattoo

commemorating the accomplishment well over the weekend, he made good on his word. They're saying

he's impervious to pain while getting inked. So DJ, did you have a similar experience with

your tattoos and who's the first pick in the Harbaugh era? I did think about getting a tattoo in

App State Beat Michigan. I wasn't even on that team, but I decided not to, this is an

interesting one. This might raise some eyebrows. JC Latham is a great fit for them. He is a

right tackle. He plugs in at right tackle. He is a big mauler. Joe Ortiz was from

Auburn. He was with the Ravens where they have a great relationship through Ozzie

Newsome at Alabama. The Nick Saban connection. It fits what they want to do running the

football. This could be a situation where they trade down and take Latham. If somebody

wants to come up for a quarterback, but I'm connecting him with the Chargers. I was

surprised it wasn't Joe Ault there. Yeah. And Joe Ault is a left tackle. This is someone

that plugs right in at right tackle. You leave Slater alone. That's part of the thinking

there. You get to the New York Giants. We've talked about J.J. McCarthy potentially with them.

I think they were Drake Maye team move up for Drake Maye. If they don't get Drake Maye I

think you look at wide receiver and CD an explosive one and Malik Nabers and he absolutely

fits with Brian Daboll. Loves out of receivers that explosiveness. The ability to

run with ferocity both before and after the catch and the competitive level. You have you

ever go to a Giants practice watch Brian Daboll and his team. They always have a competitive

period or something that wins the day. Offense versus defense, things of that nature. This is a

kid who's going to want to be out there for each one of those competitive drills. He's going

to say, coach, I got this. I'm going to win this one. He scares the heck out of defensive backs

just by how he blasts off the line of scrimmage. And DJ he had a polish with each year at LSU

on his route running. He got better and better and better. You see DJ Moore for what he

does after the catch. That's going to be a friend of the quarterback there with the New

York Giants. We get to the Tennessee Titans. This feels pretty obvious. If Joe Alt is

there. They have a need at that position. He's a left tackle. He's a premier left tackle in my

opinion. They have the hole. They have to fill it. I would think they would be elated in

this scenario. With Joe Alt still on the board. Yeah. The only thing that would change

things with one of those top receivers is there. But I do think that Joe Walton, next to

last year's number one pick, Peter Skoronski, is exactly what ran Carthon the GM wants to see.

He makes that nice move there. All right. It's time for our annual tradition. We're going to

talk pass rush. We're doing it with the Atlanta Falcons John Abraham where have you gone? Yes

it's been a minute. But we're going to fix it. We're going to go out there and get Dallas

Turner with his length, his ability to turn the corner, his ability to use that inside long

arm to generate some pressure. And someone who ran in the four fours is going to look extremely

fast. Playing on that surface. He'll be in a building he's been in before there in Atlanta as

well. Yeah Listen. And you've got to go get a great player at that spot. We've talked about

the John Abraham thing ad nauseam. They thought they had it with Vic Beasley had that one

monster year never came close to repeating it. They've got to have that guy with consistency.

Because this is a Falcons team that believes they can win the NFC South right here right now

Kirk Cousins on offense. Can Dallas Turner help him out now on defense I should say like I

can't believe that I read this stat. But like obviously this has been such a need for so long

in Atlanta. But since 2020 the Falcons have 23 fewer sacks than any other team in the NFL since

2020. So it has been a need for a very long time. Hopefully this is the year that they get it

the first defensive player of the draft at eight. With edge rusher Dallas Turner. So we move

on here DJ now that means the bears are back on the clock at nine with their own original

pick here in this year's draft, their second pick in the top ten. But after this, only two

picks remaining. Not a ton of capital here. Pretty top heavy. So do they trade down or do they

get some help here for Caleb Williams? I didn't want to get to trade happy okay. There's a

couple coming this very much could be a trade. You look at a team like New Orleans coming up

for an offensive tackle. Possible. I have the bears sticking. I think this pick will

service their first overall pick. And he's going to do it by getting his high school teammate

Olu Fashanu, a left tackle from Penn State. Yeah, he was high school teammates with Caleb

Williams. This is an opportunity with him and Darnell Wright together to be those bookends

you can build with going forward for the Chicago Bears here. You see it back in high school.

That's a big tackle for a high school football team right there. Yeah you got to grab him

as big as he is. You don't need to do that. You don't need to do that. But this to me they could

get a pass rusher. Absolutely. But to me you're running the show here I need Caleb Williams

to be successful I want an embarrassment of riches on the offensive side of the ball. You

just gave Braxton Jones agita. But it's okay because now he comes in left tackle Darnell

Wright at right tackle. You build this football team. I pull I reached out to a handful of

teams and I put those two options there. Current option at left tackle. And this scenario

in every single team said take the tackle. And it's a big it's a big topic in Chicago. And you

hear that answer a lot. No question. Romijn's it seems like that is the most popular pick to

go with Caleb Williams. There at nine. So I kind of like this switch. New this new selection

there. All right. So the bears doing all they can to set up Caleb Williams for success in a

much more competitive NFC North. Now that Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers have left the division.

You can speaking of Rodgers and the Jets. They are on the clock now at ten. So does he finally

get a first round wide receiver. He's always looking for that skill position player. Does he

get it DJ this is not a fist bump picking in the draft room. This is a jump out of your

chair. Give somebody a hug. If Rome odunze makes it to the New York Jets. This is exactly what

they need. You go out and get Mike Williams. Mike Williams still recovering. Coming off of

injury. You've got a big time dude in Garrett Wilson. We know what you have in the backfield

with Breece Hall. They've addressed to the they've addressed the tackle position in

free agency. But this Charles it's my favorite player in the draft in Rome Odunze I would

love to see him paired up with Aaron Rodgers. And since you mentioned all the different guys

who are already there, including Tyler Conklin, go ahead and take us through what he looks like as

a player. DJ yeah, he's complete. You're not going to be able to get after him at the

line of scrimmage. He's too big, he's too strong, too strong. He can go up and absolutely get it.

At the highest point, the speed ran in the four fours. He plays to it. He's very smooth. I think

some people questioned his speed. I know he's a smooth mover. He timed really well for

a big guy. He can sink his weight, run crisp routes. This is a this is an intriguing

collection of talent they have now with the Jets. It certainly is. You mentioned all these

different guys. They have they hope to have Mike Williams back for the season opener. Obviously

they want to get Aaron Rodgers back after only four plays last year. But also remember this

their starting tackles now would be Tyron Smith at left tackle, Morgan Moses at right tackle.

The pressure is on them so they can keep Elijah Vera-tucker in at guard and make sure Aaron

Rodgers stays upright to throw to that collection of riches downfield because they need to

get things off to a roaring start in New York and get things going in a doozy. That's a big

time pick for them. Yeah, Brock Bowers was such a popular pick in so many mock drafts. Now this

changes so many things down. Draft boards. I can't wait to see how these dominoes actually

fall and Colleen, if you're Roman Downs a you call Aaron Rodgers immediately. Where do we

meet? What do you need to know? What do you need from me. Because he needs that trust

right out of the gate so they can get going. All right. Let's go to Rodgers old division.

Let's go to the Vikings up next. And they didn't trade up for a quarterback here in your final

mock draft. They stayed pat at 11. So do they take advantage with J.J. McCarthy and Michael

Penix Junior Bo Nix all still on the board I think they'd be comfortable with these five

quarterbacks and maybe they get left. Maybe somebody jumps in front of them to take one of

them. I think they'd be fine with any of these guys at this point in time. J.J. McCarthy

just falls right into their lap, so they're able to get someone who can sit behind Sam Darnold.

There's no rush to get him on the field. J.J. McCarthy has been one of the more polarizing

players in the entire draft. I think all the ingredients are there for him to be a solid

starting quarterback in thNFL. As we go through and look at the video, I can show you what I'm

talking about. Let's start. First of all, the arm strength you heard about this at the pro

day was one of the better quarterback pro days in talking to those that were there. The

ball does jump out of his hand. He can fit balls in tight windows when given those

opportunities, you get some pressure. He's athletic enough. He can create, make some things

happen outside of the pocket. Here he is against TCU. That was a game that really showcased

what he could do as a runner. So when you're watching him CD, people will say, well they never

asked him to do it, so he can't do it. Those are two different things. They were able to run

the ball, play defense, win a national championship. He played his role. I think he's more

talented than a lot of people out there in the public give him credit for. As many adults told

me when I was a kid, can't means won't. That's not necessarily true. I remember you saying last

year when we talked about C.J. Stroud. Many people were wondering what he could do and

wondering why they didn't see this before that big game against Georgia in the College

Football Playoff. That's why it's my comparison to C.J. Stroud. For J.J. McCarthy, it's

not apples to apples and playing style. Daniel and Colleen, it's apples to apples. In terms of

the question marks going into it , we haven't seen J.J. McCarthy carry a team. We haven't seen

him throw it 50 times. We haven't seen him run it as much as we think we should see him

run it. Well, C.J. Stroud had all those questions and more, and every one of them was

answered with an exclamation point. We saw that the best rookie quarterback we've seen in

a long time. I'm not saying that's exactly what J.J. McCarthy is going to be, but all

those questions people are asking are already on tape. Go in and find them and then ask

him to do it at the pro level. I think that he can and will and Kevin O'Connell, the perfect

coach for him to go in there. He's a quarterback maker and J.J. McCarthy has talked about

the fact that he's grown up a bears fan. So that's going to have to change real quick. That

wardrobe change like that. So another quarterback off the board and another quarterback

needy team is on the clock. Do the Broncos take one here? Despite trading for Zach Wilson

earlier this week last year we broke precedence with this thing and made trades. And it was so

much fun. We had a good time with it. Why don't you like fun anymore? Let's let's have some

fun. Okay everybody told me that the Philadelphia Eagles want to move up. Everybody's told me

that the Denver Broncos, who don't have a ton of picks, would like to move back. So let's make

this thing happen. The Philadelphia Eagles, they come up to the 12th overall pick.

They end up having to part with a second and a fifth to make this happen. With the 12th pick

corner they take a corner. No they're going to take they're going to take Fagoaga here to

see who can plug in at right guard year one. And then eventually when Lane Johnson

ever decides to hang him up, you can kick him out to right tackle. You look at Howie

Roseman's moves over the past three drafts. He's traded into that first round, and he's

always a year ahead in terms of drafting people and redshirting. We're 12 picks into Daniel

Jeremiah's final mock draft of the season, and number

rolling around to lucky number 13 DJ. The Raiders it's their time to shine. They didn't move

up for a quarterback in your mock and their patients though it could pay off right here

right now. So who will Tom Telesco and Antonio Pierce choose for their maiden voyage

together? They swung for the fences in this one to try and go get Jayden Daniels. Just not

able to get it done. So they still do need a quarterback. And at this point in time in the

draft, Michael Penix makes all the sense in the world. This is someone with probably the

biggest arm in the draft. When you just want to watch him throw side by side, it looks like he's

throwing a Nerf ball. He's got those huge hands. He just swallows a football and delivers

babies outside the numbers and over the top. So the Raiders to me this is a clear upgrade over

their current roster. When you look at Gardner Minshew and you look at Aidan O'Connell, no

offense to those two guys, but as you see in this video here, this is a different level of a

thrower attacking vertically, getting over the top. This is all against Texas. This was a

big time game for him. The pocket movement, which you questioned, he shows you he does

have that ability. Didn't do it often, but he absolutely did it in this game. Here he is finding

Odunze down the field. You can't throw it better than that. Dropping that one beautifully in

the bucket. How about this laser shot? The windows shrink when you get down inside the red

zone. Can you work in the middle of the field? He beats the defender with the throw because

of that arm strength. The arm as good as it gets in this draft class, the comparison at the

bottom will freak people out. As a thrower, the way the ball comes off of his hand remind me

of Joe Flacco and Justin Herbert . Just how the ball spins like this dude can chuck it. He has

got a cannon and those types of guys. The last thing they'll ever do on this earth, they'll

be 90 years old before the coffin closes. They'll uncork 150 yards. Those kind of arms

never change. Right. And the DNA of the Raiders franchise is big arm guys throwing the football

downfield from Daryl the Mad Bomber. Lamonica threw Kenny Stabler throwing those deep

shots. Cliff branch running, running routes Warren Wells running routes. Al Davis may not

be there, but Mark Davis still owns the team and that's a heavy influence there. The key now

Daniel, if they get Michael Penix they've got to get people who can go out and get it.

Davante Adams is a terrific receiver, but you're talking about guys who can flat out fly

as Raiders DNA. They've got the quarterback to do it now. Now they've got to go surround him

with those guys. Fleet footed. Who can go get it Michael Penix Jr and Gardner Minshew together

in a camp battle, at least on the field training camp. Get me to back together Saturday. I

can't wait for this. So five quarterbacks go in the first 13 picks, according to mock draft.

So now the Saints are on the clock at 14. Who's heading to Nola? Well, the Saints have a

screaming need, maybe as much as any team in the draft. One team, one need. It is offensive

tackle. We talked about the University of Washington. We just showed all those fancy

Penix highlights. The guy protecting him. This left tackle, Troy Fontano. He steps

right in for the Saints. He can start at left tackle. Really has five position flexibility CD

he's got the athleticism to play all the way across the line. Yeah. If he goes to another team

they may want to use him at guard. But he's a solid player who's going to take over. Be

able to play right away. Whether you play him at tackle or guard. We'll get to the Indianapolis

Colts here at 15. There you go. People wondering where Brock Bowers is going to go. He's a

top ten player. Top ten talent. It's about finding him the right home. My comparison for him was

Dallas Clark with a jet pack strapped to his back. So let's give him number 44 in

Indianapolis. And let's cut this dude loose with Anthony Richardson. I can't wait to see

how he fits in with an NFL offense. Big time explosive weapon. This will surprise

people. Everybody assumes, oh, you've got Rick Woolen. You go out and do what you did last

year with Devin Witherspoon. They're done at corner. They have been doing a lot of work on

corners to me with Terrion Arnold. He can play inside. He can play outside. Mike McDonald

is going to want versatile chess pieces. Terry and Arnold gives you that. And also gives you the

toughness and physicality to go along with it. Can't you moved Evan Witherspoon inside the

nickel and that's where he is. Yeah, that's where he is. Keep him and you're done. So you get

Terrion Arnold there on the outside. Now we get to the Jacksonville Jaguars. One of the

most fun players to watch in this draft class. Kenyan Mitchell aced the process out of

Toledo. Turned down big money. Could have gone on to transfer portal. He stuck it out. He went

to the Senior Bowl. Was dominant there. The best man cover corner in the draft. He lands with the

Jacksonville Jaguars. We get to pick number 18. This is a player we could see go up there in the

top ten Byron Murphy is in play at eight. He is in play at nine. In this scenario he falls right

into the lap of the Cincinnati Bengals who by the way CD is there anybody that doesn't want

to get traded on the Cincinnati Bengals in the last 24 hours? And Lou Anarumo, the defensive

coordinator, wants someone who wants to stay and play, and he needs a big time defensive

tackle DJ reader now in Detroit. And this is an upfield penetrator. Gets you a lot of

pressure from that defensive tackle position. Again this is a steal. If he's there at this

portion of the draft. He also scored two goal line touchdowns last year. So maybe he can help

out with that red zone offense in a pinch. Well apparently if t if T Higgins wants out and then

you've got a pass rusher that wants out as well. And Trey Hendrickson maybe he does have

to be in the really, really, really heavy package. All right. So DJ I still don't even believe

this to be true. The Rams are on the clock at 19 with their very own first round pick for the

first time in eight years. Can you believe it? Pinch me. It hasn't been since GM Les Snead

and then head coach Jeff Fisher selected Cal quarterback Jared Goff. First overall in the Rams

first season in Los Angeles. That feels like eons ago. So long ago. So, DJ, when you look

at what the Rams can do here, they can go in a lot of different directions. So where

are they going? It's been a while since they've been to the first round. And I have him

getting lost on the way there because I have him trading, I have him trading out. They

finally get up their picks. Why are you taking this away from us collecting now? We're collecting

picks. They've done such a good job outside of the first round. They can find value. The

commanders, they own the 36th and 40th picks. There's a way you can get creative, right

here. If you're the Rams to come away with a nice little haul, you look at the commanders, you

take Jayden Daniels with the second pick. They are not equipped to protect him right

now. They need a left tackle to me. You go out and you get Mims. This run on tackles is going to

happen early. So that's why I have them making that move. We get to pick number 20. The

Pittsburgh Steelers speaking of tackles they go out and get Guyton Tyler Guyton from

Oklahoma. Ironically him and Mims go back to back because every team has had this debate

and discussion. Who do you prefer in these two guys? Both raw. Both haven't played a ton

of ball. Both have elite elite traits to be tackles in the NFL. That gives Broderick Jones over

to left tackle in Pittsburgh. Yeah, and there you go. And you're you're you're off and

running. We get now to the Miami Dolphins. What's the name of that man Christian Wilkins,

yeah. He's no longer there. So you're going to have to replace him. He's kind of a he's kind of

a good player. So you go out to the University of Illinois, Johnny Newton, big time, big

time upfield. Penetrator Disruptor. You see it right here. His ability to close and

finish as good as it gets from a defensive tackle. He's plug and play as a starter for the Miami

Dolphins. How about Washington getting the tackle to go with the quarterback like Atlanta did

with Matt Ryan. When they got Sam Baker? That's right. Great call. And you just mentioned the

hog mollies. So after Denver trades back ten spots with Philly, w they are now on are ne

clock. Sean Payton he's done his homework on these quarterbacks as he always does. So where does

he go with this pick. Does he get his guy at 22. A couple things they I don't believe they

want to take a quarterback at 12. So you're able to trade back get a little value there. I also

don't believe that the acquiring Zach Wilson is going to preclude you from taking a quarterback.

So I haven't traded back 22. I am taking a quarterback out of Oregon and Bo Nix, this is

someone that just feels like a Sean Payton quarterback when you watch him quick decisions,

accurate. Take care of the football. All all the checklist of a Sean Payton quarterback CD.

You see it here with Bo Nix. Yeah and a lot of Drew Brees comparisons because of that. You

know that style of play and what we saw at Oregon versus what we saw at Auburn. And the

improvement I feel like DJ when you talk about Bo Nix, you talk about a guy who wins a lot in

pre-snap, sees the off season defense, knows where he wants to go with the ball. Thus is able

to be decisive and get it to the right people at the right time. I see you've got him Tua

Tagovailoa as a comparison and I totally get that same exact thing. Not a huge arm, but an

accurate arm, a precise arm, 45 touchdowns last year, three interceptions. That speaks

volumes. Man has started a lot of football games 61 games in college. Correct. So the Senior

Bowl 62. Let's get to the Minnesota Vikings with the 23rd overall pick. Remember they

didn't have to part with this pick. They got the quarterback in McCarthy at 11 here. They get

a big time edge rusher in chop Robinson continue to add to this defense. They lost some pieces

to Neil Hunter among them in the off season. They are able to get a big time big time explosive

player in chop Robinson. Let's get to the Dallas Cowboys. Graham Barton out of Duke played

left tackle last year. But you go back to his freshman season. He played center. That's the

position I believe is best for him in the NFL. Plug and play starter for the Dallas Cowboys.

They're at 24. Let's keep it rolling to 25 of the green Bay Packers on the clock Cooper

Dejean I believe when you look at his ability as a returner, the new rules help a guy like

this. He can be your big nickel. Some teams believe he'll kick back and end up being a safety.

Others believe he can hold up at corner. To me, I love him in that big nickel role and I love

him returning some kicks and adding some value on special teams. Let's get to 26 with the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Let's keep the pass rush theme going. You saw just a minute ago with Chop

Robinson. Here you have Jared verse Jared verse. This is big time value from where I have him

rated KD. I know you're a fan of his his power and his ability to rush the quarterback as well. A

nice tremendous value here for Jason Light and the Tampa Bay Bucs. I really like his effort

as well. He'll throw one move, throw a second move and a third one. And how about this? A lot

of people think Latu Latu might go higher here. You've got him going down to the Cardinals.

That's got to be a steal for them. His name comes up at number eight. You think about

his college coach where he started at the University of Washington Jimmy Jimmy Lake. He

is there with the Falcons. So there's a wide range and a lot of it's based off of the

medical. That's a wild variance. And if that does happen that means that the Cardinals would

alarms everybody. So DJ the bills they shipped off Stefon Diggs. He's no longer in Buffalo

now what direction will they go with that wide receiver position. So deep in this draft

Gabriel Davis gone as well. They get a wide receiver literally fell right into their lap. And

Brian Thomas Jr this is a scenario where because of the depth of the class you could see

the wide receiver start to slip. Once the big three go this is a home run pick. Literally one of

the fastest guys in the draft can get over the top. Big time, big time athlete, a nice

addition and fit right there with Josh Allen. Let's keep it rolling here. Let's get to the

29th pick with the Detroit Lions. The hometown team. They have done a ton of work on

corners talking around to colleges that have the top corners in this class. I asked,

who's the team that's been doing the most work. The Detroit Lions come up over and over and over

again. Speaking of corners, let's get to 30 KD the Baltimore Ravens. They love guys that can

go nose and nose play man coverage as well. Free up to be able to send those exotic

blitzes. Wiggins is a pure cover corner. He's as smooth in coverage as any corner in the

draft. He can flat out fly the fastest corner at the combine in the 40 yard dash. And when you

look at the Ravens last year, had a ton of injuries back there at the corner position. Battled

their way through. They definitely want a 4 to 5. The secondary. Yeah. Added a little

bit of weight to it. His pro day which was good to see. After weighing a buck 73 at the

combine. We get to 31. How about this fit here with the 49 ers Xavier Worthy. Not only the

fastest player in this draft. The fastest player in any draft broke the record there at the

combine Kyle Shanahan. This is my theory with this pick. He watches his buddies who run his

system. He watches those guys in Miami who fly around, and then he pops on Slowik his buddies

tape down in Houston, he goes, this tank, Dell. I could do something with a receiver like

this. Xavier Worthy gets to fill that role for Kyle Shanahan. All he's done is super speed up his

ball club. Okay, you guys have an answer for what we're trying to do. You think you've got that

with Debo beating you up. And I uke that way I'll get a faster guy catch him. We got one more

receiver. We got a yeah one more receiver to come off the board here. 32 Kansas City Chiefs last

pick Super Bowl champs AD Mitchell Adonai Mitchell you watch him early in his career at

Georgia. You saw it late in his career at Texas. Big big plays. Go climb the ladder play above

the rim and legit four three speed. Hey, what do you know? Speed. Size athleticism the

Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes it's a good fit. Yeah it's a it's a love letter to

Patrick Mahomes who's made good over the last two years. Plus the uncertainty of the Rasheed

Rice situation. So back to back Texas receivers close out Jase mock draft here. And they go to