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2026 NFL Draft Preview: How good will the best DEFENSIVE prospects be? · NY's Sports Loud Mouth (VIDEO)

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Get that techno going, baby. So look, Errol, you said it
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earlier tonight, not expected to be the deepest draft of all
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drafts, but it's certainly deep in elite defensive prospects.
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So what we did last time, we're going to do this time.
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We're going to break down the top ten.
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First, the guys that are expected to go in the top 10
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based on the Athletics. Dane Bruegler's The Beast Guide,
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probably the best going right now.
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He has a list of top 300. He's got crazy detail.
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We're just going to focus in on guys expected to go in the first
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round and then after top 10, go by position group.
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So here's the guys in the top ten and we'll start with #1 But
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let me read them all off first. Number one is Arvel Reese, the
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Ohio State pass rusher likely and favored in Vegas right now
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to go to The Jets at #2. After that we have Sonny Styles
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ranked at #4 Caleb Downs to say Ohio State safety at #5 Mansoor
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Dillane, the LSU corner, he has ranked at number six overall,
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which is a little high compared to other guys.
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David Bailey, the Texas Tech edge rusher, again, him and
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Reese are just looked at as the guys are going 1-2 at edge
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rusher at 7:00 and then at 9, Reuben Bain, who seems to be
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slotting in as the third guy at pass rusher at #9 with the guy
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that might be on your New York Jets.
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Errol Arvel Reese, 1 1/2 year starter at Ohio State, a little
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surprising only 1 1/2 year to be this high.
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But Matt Patricia, again, former Patriot, we were just talking
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about Patriots a little bit ago. Patriot defense, very multiple
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front hybrid linebacker that 3-4 with the two gapping nose inside
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is kind of that Patriot staple from back in the day.
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They've done something some different stuff over the years,
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bringing more of that 425 field to it.
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Having that hybrid guy on the outside, this is what they want
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him for. They used to use Jamie Collins
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in a similar way in that defense and the olden days, this would
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be like that on steroids. 2.0 Not a lot of production on the
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field but but you watch him and he jumps off the tape and had
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one of the most electric combines in recent memory.
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Combines don't mean nothing. As you heard Albert Hainsworth,
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everybody can say, oh, look what Styles did.
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It's great, Sonny Styles. But the better player, the best
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player on that defense was Alvaro, Alvaro Reese, and that
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was the best defenses in the country.
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Ohio State Buckeyes was the best.
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And you look at what he has done, his height, his size, his
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ability, everything that he does, I don't care if he played
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1 1/2 years, it doesn't matter. On tape you can can see how
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great his hands are, his ability to spin outside and inside.
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You could put him as a linebacker, an outside
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linebacker. You could put him as a defensive
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end. You can move them around like
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Michael Parsons reminds me of a little bit bigger in athletic
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Von Miller. We'll have to see how he
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develops in the league, but this guy can do everything and he
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could be dominant. I love this pick for The Jets.
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I'm not going to be upset if they went with Alvaro or they
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went with somebody else. I mean, a a David Bailey or hey,
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maybe a Bane, but I like this. This is a good move for The
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Jets. He's a, he's a slam dunk player.
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Yeah, this is the best prospect for me.
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I think he's versatile in every facet.
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Yeah, the position like getting reps at one position versus the
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other or something that I think just the coaching off to figure
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out. You don't want to pass on an
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athlete that has this much well-rounded game and can play
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both outside linebacker and edge right on the line and even did
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some spies. And that was one of the things
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fish. The other thing, the profile was
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described, he did a lot of spies on screens too, which is
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something that you don't usually see a lot in today's game.
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To have an edge rusher to have that kind of skill as well,
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which is very important in a quick strike offense.
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Yeah, I like him. Talent wise, gift wise, it
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won't. He he isn't my number one, but I
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do believe that The Jets will take him number two.
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Overall, I think he is very fitting for the 425 defense,
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which is everybody's going to these days.
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Excuse me, everybody's going to in that *** package and what
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not. I think he's explosive.
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He meets all the metrics. I would like for him to get a
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little bigger, a little more size on them and I would like I
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will see. I I think it's going to take him
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another year or two to develop, not just because he's a Ricky,
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but I just don't think he has that experience that he would
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need. And I and I don't want The Jets
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to kind of be throwing them around in different positions.
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Whatever. I think he'll be better off with
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The Jets if he just rushed more than he dropped into coverage or
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more than they moved him around on the line.
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Keep him on the outside. He got a first quick step is his
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first step is quit he act. If he's he, we can really do
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something with him and in a productive way.
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But don't move them all the way around.
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Keep him on the outside wide 9. Let him run.
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Let him have some success. I think, I think they'll pick
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him and I think he'll have a good career, but I think it's
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going to take a year or two to develop.
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Yeah, I mean, he that's, but for me, like, isn't that what you
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want as the top pick? Like he's already this good and
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he doesn't have all the moves figured out yet.
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Like what's he going to be when he does?
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And then they have to have the good coach being so you get our
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hope. You know, if you're taking a guy
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who's a little raw, you can treat, you can like kind of
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coach him up on it, which is why I kind of, I would've always
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been like a little bit higher on Bain.
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Maybe not the same athlete, but you know, he was coached up by
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Jason Taylor. Why don't we talk about why
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don't we do that since since we're here, let's get stay with
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the edge rushers in this one. We'll go do Bailey and then
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Bain. So David Bailey is ranked #7
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here. This is the other guy The Jets
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are considering. Reportedly he was only a one
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year starter at Tech at Texas Tech field side edge rusher,
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stand up and hand in the ground. Kind of that 425 scheme.
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Again, if The Jets are going to that, that makes sense on a
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scheme fit. Led the F, LED all college
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football in sacks 14 1/2 and pressure rate 21.3%.
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Second in tackles for loss and total pressures to Bain, but
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played a lot fewer snaps than Bain did.
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I don't know. That means he's a little bit
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more efficient, but maybe you like Bain better because then
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come off the field to talk about him in a second.
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But he is super fast, super violent, maybe a little smaller
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than you think, but the way he plays.
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But he is just a Wrecking Ball. I like Reese more than Bailey
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because there's so much more upside with Reese than there was
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with Belly. Belly is a good player.
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He's going to be a good NFL player.
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But again, there a lot of people look at him and they say he's
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more raw than Reese. And that's the questions that
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everybody has for him. Could he do this in the NFL at a
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high level like he was doing it for Texas Tech?
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You look at Ohio State, you look at the Buckeyes, look at who
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they were playing this year. They were playing top level
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teams, Texas Tech not as good of talented, talented teams.
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And and their schedule is not anywhere close to what Ohio
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State was playing this year. So I I'm going with Reese
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because I think there's more upside, but I love David Bailey.
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I think whoever decides to to draft him are going to get a
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good player, a player that's going to start on their roster
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and if you develop him right, he's going to be an elite player
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in this league for many, many years.
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Yeah, I'm worried about how raw he is too.
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Fish. I I was saying there's secondary
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moves I think is something that has to improve with him.
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I thought he I think he's explosive but he's not like he
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doesn't do well against other offensive lineman that can move
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around. I don't think he has a great
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swim move or spin move quite yet and I worry about that for any
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team taking him in the top ten. I consider him more of a mid
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first run pick like he said, a one year starter that I think
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still needs to grow a lot more. So this is way too high for him
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for me. I like being Bailey.
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Oh, I think that he probably would be the better pick for
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what The Jets defense is providing.
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I'm not so sure about his, you know, technique, but that's
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usually how it comes out when they come out in the draft.
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They usually a lot of guys don't have that technique because
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they're not really coached up well.
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But he does have the speed, he does have the size and I think
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that they can use him a lot more and the and the 425 Divas that
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they running and whatnot. But I, you know, they can't go
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wrong. The metric says Reese, but
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Bailey is definitely a guy that I think it can be more of an
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impact round one year round year one year 2 versus every Reese.
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I think he's this first year. So it's going to take him some
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time to develop. I think you get more bang for
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your butt with Bailey. Don't you just think the motor
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is incredible though? Like this guy, he just keeps
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going. He's one of those guys.
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Like the first move, it doesn't work, but he's just going to
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keep going and if anything disrupts the pocket, he's going
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to clean it up. He's one of those like a master
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of the cleanup sack, which is why he did so well.
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We'll talk about this guy at the end.
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Jacob Rodriguez really put those guys in great spots on this
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defense. The middle linebacker.
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So I I kind of with you guys for me, he's the third of these edge
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rushers. Let's talk about the guy though
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that is ranked third in these edge rushers.
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Let me take this off and bring this right back to the camera.
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Here it is. And Errol, I've been talking
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about him for a while. I love Ruben Bayne.
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Miami edge rusher, obviously had plenty of exposure getting to
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the championship game. Had a sack of Mendoza in the
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championship game. three-year starter lined up at the
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defensive end sometimes in a four point stance, which I
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freaking love. I just love dudes like this
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because he has short arms. Everyone knows this, but what
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are you trying to do? If you're a four point stance
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guy, you're just getting under his shoulder pads.
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You're getting in there so he can't do nothing.
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You're you're creating space. You get under him and then lock
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it out and control them. It's a certain way to play.
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It's different. You have to know how to do that.
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Guess what? He was coached up by Jason
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Taylor, Hall of Fame pass rusher, Jets and obviously
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Dolphins before that where he was the best again.
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LED the LED all College in pressures with 83, most by any
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player in a single season since 2017.
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Had the most pass rush snaps with five, 57106 more the second
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than the second player on the list.
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He doesn't come off the field ever.
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Like we talk about guys like TJ Watt, who doesn't used to not
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come off the field. The value you have not coming
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off the field, in my opinion, is just unbelievable.
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He's such a unique body type though, teams are going to pass
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on him. He had that weird report where
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there was some car accident issue in 24/20/24 where he was
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the driver and and the woman died and but the woman didn't.
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Family didn't press charges. Apparently they were close.
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It was a horrible tragedy. I think teams know about it.
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If he drops, this could be the steal of the draft.
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I like Ruben Bay. I think he's just as good as
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Reese, just as good as Bailey. I think he's going to be an
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impact player in the NFL and whoever gets him is going to get
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themselves a good player. If he falls into the 20s, I
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expect the Cowboys to scoop him right up.
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They lost Michael Parsons. Could you imagine getting this
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guy to fill in for Michael Parsons?
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This guy's a beast of a man. This guy could come off the
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edge. You could put him inside, he's
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going to push the pocket. This guy is as great of a player
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in this draft is anybody. I think Reese is probably the
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most overall talent that could turn into a super superstar, but
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all around gifts that this guy could start off in the NFL.
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This is the guy I'm going, this is the guy I'm going to go with.
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The guy that is a short thing right off the bat and he's
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played at an elite level and you saw what he did in the national
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championship game. So I like Ruben Bayne and
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whoever gets him is getting themselves a really great
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player. Yeah, this is a higher parity
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year in the ACC as well for football, which kind of was top
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heavy in recent years, obviously with Clemson and then recently
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with FSU going undefeated. But I think he still faced a
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good quality competition of offensive line where I think he
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still had was able to get the power moves going.
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He had good secondary moves to go along with it.
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Yeah. Is the arm length a little
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concerning Store? But again, I think the other
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traits to go with this game still justify a guy that's I
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think a top ten pick. I don't think he'll draft the
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top ten. Like I said, probably the
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Cowboys would be most likely to take him first because they
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don't care about the alleged off field issues of Bane, but I
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think they're going to get a great.
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Play I will say this, if he falls to 16, I think The Jets,
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yeah, I don't care. You can never have enough pass
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rushers. I, I'm just saying, I, I would,
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I, I would absolutely do this because when you look at The
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Jets, if you look at The Jets organization and what The Jets
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have done over the years, they really haven't had a dominant
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pass rusher at that edge since John Abraham.
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You put Ruben Bayne on one side and Reese on the other.
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You have Will McDonald, maybe you move Will McDonald.
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A lot of people think he'd be better as an outside linebacker.
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Now you solidify your, your, your defensive line.
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You could have the, the best defensive line in the next two
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or three years in all of the NFL.
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If you do this, if Ruben Bayne falls to them at 16, I, I don't
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think, I don't think they pass up on him.
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I think they scoop him up. In that scenario too, you could
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also move Reese back to the edge of Pope McDonald and flip flop
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them even on the same drive too if you wanted to.
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And they said they're going to use Reese in many different ways
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in a nickel. They're going to move them
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around on the line. And you have Will McDonald and
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you have Reuben Bane. You have an elite defense in the
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next couple of years. I.
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Yeah, defensive line with nobody in the backfield.
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Well, they're going to. They do.
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You do realize they have two? They do have.
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They have two second round draft picks and there's going to be a
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lot of corners in this draft. The Jets could scoop up to
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second round great corners in the second round, and they're
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solidified there. And just never get, no offense
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to have what? Do you mean offense?
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What do? You, what are you talking about?
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Offense? They have Taylor.
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This year. I'm going to tell you this right
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now. There's a lot of wide receivers
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in this clash. We were talking about it last
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week. The Jets fixes with the defense.
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I'm just telling you you. Start picking up the third round
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and The Jets series. Is your playoff?
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Team and The Jets actually, when they made their.
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Trying to help them. He's trying to when?
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When The Jets made those traits, they added wide receivers that
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actually look good last year in the second-half.
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So you're saying? And they have Gary Wilson, who's
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an absolute beast and they have and they have a guy like Taylor
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who looked really good in the second-half when he started to
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understand this game. I think they're going to be fine
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on the offensive side of the ball and they still have briefs
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hole there. So they're fine.
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I I don't know what you think they don't have and their
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offensive line is going to be elite, so I'm not worried about
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that. I'm.
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Really not. Why are we not going to the
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playoff stand? What I just, I think they, I
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think they need another year, possibly 2 to really develop
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some of these younger players. So that's.
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Yeah, Bain. Bain is a, is a, is a
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outstanding athlete, outstanding talent.
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Obviously the metrics matter in regards to drafting somebody in
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the first round. His arms were short.
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We heard the rumors. Everybody was going to use that.
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Yeah, if he was dedicated to going to the inside or more of a
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three technique, a speed rush 3 technique and and paying that,
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then I would think that he would probably have more value and and
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probably more success in the defensive line position if he
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was to actually entertain that thought.
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But we're pretty sure he's going to stay on the outside, stay on
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the edge and and attack from that standpoint.
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But you know, with the news coming out about the accident in
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his short arms, I'm sure he's going to drop.
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I don't see it going too far. I don't think he'd make it to
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16. But I definitely think he's his
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stock has dropped a little bit and then he'll go far from
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there. But you also look at, you know,
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the highlights and you also look at the film and you think, look
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at that. The guy that I'm big on, I came,
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which we'll talk about later, was a dog, was a dog was a stud
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was was one of the key contributions to that defense
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having the success that it has. So, but no, no disrespect to
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Bane and nothing taking nothing away from he's still all around
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great talent. But I do think that if he was to
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entertain that three technique from a speed rush position, I
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think he'll have more success than he he's aware of.
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I, I think they might do that. Whoever takes them.
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I'm, I'm thinking more like not just a three tech, but a guy
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that you can play like across from like the at the C gap over
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to the B gap. You know what I mean?
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Like he could be in a 4I at times.
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You can kind of really met do some exotic fronts with this guy
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because he can get underneath the guy and then they can't get
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to linebacker and then the linebackers can blitz off of
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them because he's going to get in their face.
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He's going to play differently. He's not going to try to get by.
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He's going to try to get in your chest and make you go back and
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now you can't get to linebacker in the run game and they come
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free in the in the blitz packages.
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I I think he's a really awesome tool.
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Like you're saying, if they move him inside a little bit and kind
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of dance them between an edge and like a true like 3-4 and you
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know what I mean? But we'll see what they do with
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them. Let's go to the secondary you're
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talking about. What if The Jets go secondary?
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They do, They might need it. The top corner in this draft is
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Mansoor d'alene from LSU. So let's talk about why he's
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ranked at number six overall, which is higher than I've seen
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him in other places. Only a one year starter at LSU,
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but started every year his whole career for transferring there.
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Speed. I don't have where he
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transferred from. I'm sure you have that for me.
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But left outside corner in Blake Baker's balance, you know, plays
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man, plays zone, not elite length.
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But he stays in phase with everybody.
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He runs with everybody. He you can't, you can't run by
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him. You can't break inside of him.
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He knows where the ball is going to be thrown before it's thrown.
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He had no touchdowns allowed, no penalties all season in 2025.
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The only thing is he doesn't have like the prototypical size.
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It's not great, but it's but that's it.
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Like the guy is a freaking dog out there.
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I will say this, Darrelle Revis wasn't at an, at an NFL size.
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He was like 5-10 and the guy played at a high level and, and
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this guy plays just like Darrelle Revis.
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He is Dalane Island. You could call it Dalane Island
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when he comes if, if he, if The Jets see him at 16, he falls to
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The Jets. And there's other teams.
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I I could see a lot of teams drafting a player like this.
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He plays at an elite level and like you said, he runs the
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routes better than the wide receivers run the route.
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So he understands route running and he uses his hand so very
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well. I don't think the size means
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anything. I've seen guys, very small guys
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in the NFL play at elite level and, and completely stop the big
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wide receivers. This kids going to be a dog.
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LSU corners have been successful in the NFL.
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All of them have been successful.
20:56
I can't even remember an LSU corner that hasn't been
21:00
successful. I think it was Morris Claiborne.
21:01
Yeah, maybe that, yeah. And he was decent in some years
21:04
too. So.
21:05
But they've always played at elite levels in the.
21:07
End Are you forgetting Stingley? Stingley is great.
21:11
Yeah, yeah, he's probably the best LSU.
21:13
They're all, all these LSU corners.
21:15
When they come out of LSU, they're always successful.
21:17
I was like, Patrick Peterson might have an argument with that
21:19
with Stingley, but. Well, I mean, more recently I
21:22
was saying. Stingley was a higher prospect
21:23
at the time and he was like, I just thought as a freshman too,
21:26
and this kid with Delon and like, I think, I think the.
21:28
How about the honey badger? Well, yeah, badly.
21:32
One of the guys to draft him. I remember that.
21:33
I'm just. Saying.
21:35
Yeah. And I'm just saying.
21:37
This kid, this kid has good balance in his game, though
21:39
mostly a man coverage guy, good range.
21:41
I think he trails the ball very well as well and play in
21:44
competition with the SEC that has a lot of good receivers.
21:46
Kind of transformed more into an offensive conference than over
21:49
the previously over the years. And what do you go at six?
21:52
I don't know, but I can see as early as nine with the Chiefs.
21:54
So just treated Trev Mcduffy. You'll get Dallas at 12:00.
21:56
There's a lot of possibilities. Definitely at the end of that
21:58
top ten, beginning of the teens. Yeah, he's going.
22:02
He's a dog, like straight up, I don't care how you frame it,
22:05
size, whatever technique. One of the things you look at
22:09
when you're looking at the corner is patience, where he's
22:11
just IQ at in regards to where his hands at.
22:14
So Ben's been that he's small, he's going to be able to get
22:17
away with some of those tugs on the jerseys, some of those
22:20
inside moves. He's going to be able to cheat.
22:22
And listen, the guy is patient, he tackles, he secured the ball,
22:26
he run the routes before the wide receiver get there.
22:29
Definitely, you know, revisit, but I can definitely see the
22:34
activity and the swagger of Tyrone Matthew as well.
22:37
So I'm I'm definitely you know, he's a one.
22:42
He's I'm lost the words in regards to how good this kid is.
22:45
He's one of them ones and it's going to be exciting to see him
22:49
on Sundays for sure. All right.
22:51
I got another one of those ones and I'm hoping he ends up in New
22:55
York. His name's Caleb Downs.
22:57
He's safety from Ohio State. 2 year start at Ohio State,
23:01
three-year start overall, played every safety position in a three
23:04
safety defense of Matt Patricia. A lot of disguises, a lot of
23:08
trap zones. Some man often was a split
23:11
safety. He would work downhill in the
23:13
box and, as you know, made loud hits his whole career.
23:19
He jumps off the tape because he's so fast and instinctive
23:22
getting to the ball. In interviews, they're saying
23:25
that he was explaining to everyone how they run their
23:27
defense. Like he's a coach on the field
23:29
already and one of the most physical guys that we've seen.
23:33
He knows all the routes. This is probably the best safety
23:36
prospect we've seen in a number of years.
23:38
He's great, He's great. He also plays for Ohio State
23:41
Buckeye team that had elite talent around him.
23:45
And I'm not, I'm not taking this away from him.
23:48
I, I, I don't know about if he's the best safety we've seen in
23:51
the last five to 10 years there. There are a lot of good safeties
23:54
that have been drafted and have been successful in the NFL, but
23:57
we have to see how this guy develops in the league.
23:59
His speed is he, he's fast and he can play at a high level.
24:04
There's no question the Giants could use them.
24:06
A lot of other teams could use them.
24:07
Washington could use them. So there are a lot of teams that
24:10
are looking at him and see see him as a leader on, especially
24:13
in a secondary. You need that secondary leader,
24:16
those safeties, you need strong safety in your free safety.
24:19
He's one of those guys and he can play both positions.
24:21
And if you need him to play corner like Matthews, the the
24:25
Honey Badger, I think he can play multiple positions.
24:27
So whatever you need him to do, I think he can do it.
24:30
I think he'd be a great draft pick for any team to draft him.
24:33
I just worry about, you know, being that his his ability and
24:37
like he likes to hit. Is he going to cause injury to
24:40
himself if he if he tries to play at that elite level in the
24:43
NFL when they're faster, bigger, stronger type of players?
24:48
Yeah, Honey Badger comparison is definitely one that's viable for
24:51
this for a guy that's even rangier in coverage.
24:53
I think that even Honey Badger was at that time too.
24:55
And I know his Ohio State tape is the one that's going to stay
24:58
out the most, but also at Alabama, when he played at
25:00
Alabama without one year, they were not a good defensive team
25:03
that year. That was actually one of their
25:04
worst defenses in savings last year.
25:06
And then before that, he was at Oklahoma and they never had
25:08
great defenses over there. And he still was a a great
25:11
player. And yeah, Washington at 7,
25:13
definitely very likely to imagine this.
25:15
Imagine him at if the Chief, if he falls to the Chiefs at 9,
25:18
though, is Spagnolo. That might be the best safety in
25:20
the league in Year 1 or year 2 and that defensive scheme.
25:25
Yeah, I'm, I'm totally agreement with everything that's been
25:28
seen. Now this guy's jumping off the
25:30
on the screen in regards to from the safety position.
25:33
I, I do kind of, you know, would love to see him, you know,
25:37
instead of taking a big hit, which is hard to ask, go pick
25:39
the ball off a lot of times. But you know, he's a guy to
25:42
stick his his nose in there. He actually goes down downhill
25:46
hits. Players make plays, very
25:48
patient, very athletic. So I think that he could do that
25:51
with a corner. He could go that do that with
25:53
the corner position as well. So I'm with that.
25:57
I don't know if he go, I'm a little concerned about that top
26:01
six, top ten. I think he may get out of there.
26:05
I mean, he might fall out of the top 10, but it'll be interesting
26:08
if he's there with him. If he's there at 10, he's in a
26:11
New York Giant baby, let's go, let's go.
26:15
I mean, he better be. That's what they need, the guy
26:17
to call the call the secondary, because they're not that good in
26:20
the secondary. If they have a guy that knows
26:22
how to get him in the right place and be physical and
26:24
aggressive, that would help you would think, right?
26:27
Anyway, there's one other guy that a lot of people are mocking
26:30
to the Giants that's left in the top time.
26:32
Sonny Styles and his name's Sonny Styles.
26:35
You never see middle linebackers.
26:37
It's not just off ball linebacker.
26:38
This is the Mike linebacker. He's usually considered more a
26:41
run stopper and if they're good in coverage, you're like, Oh my
26:44
God, that's amazing. He's great in coverage.
26:47
He's great as a run stopper. He can do it all.
26:50
Sonny Styles 3 year start at Ohio State.
26:52
Played weak side backer Will backer and Patricia's base or
26:55
the green dot meaning he called the defense this past season.
26:58
Played multiple safety roles the first couple of seasons so he
27:01
understands the secondary. He's one of the best coverage
27:03
linebackers you've ever seen, at least in college.
27:06
All American is a senior. 182 tackles his last two seasons.
27:10
As good as Reese's combine was, Styles was even freakier with
27:15
his vertical jump was 43 1/2. Like that's that's like NBA dunk
27:19
contest champion Vince Carter type dunking skills again.
27:23
Jumping skills again, who cares what he did at the.
27:25
Combine. This guy's the big deal, right?
27:28
Everyone wants this guy. He may not even be there at 5
27:31
for the Giants. Everyone thinks he's the next
27:34
great middle linebacker that we've seen.
27:36
I think he's going to be a good player.
27:39
I, I, I question what everybody is saying about him because of
27:42
what he did at the combine. He who's one of the leaders of
27:44
that Ohio State Buckeye defense. They also have an elite a bunch
27:48
of players over there. You just made you just mentioned
27:50
downs. We mentioned Reese, Sonny
27:52
Stiles. I mean, that defense was the
27:55
best defense in the country by a long shot.
27:58
So to sit here and and and say that Sonny styles, the reason
28:01
why they were or he's a great middle line, but we have to see
28:05
how he develops. His combine was very impressive,
28:07
but you heard it from Albert Hainsworth.
28:09
Who cares? We got to see him do it in the
28:11
game and in a high level. I want to see that at a high
28:14
level before everybody questions to try to call him, quote UN
28:18
quote. I don't know Ray Lewis because
28:21
he's not Ray Lewis, I can tell you that.
28:22
Now, definitely different traits than what Ray Lewis had.
28:24
Ray Lewis was a physical run stopping tackler that could
28:27
cover. Now Styles is more of that
28:29
hybrid versatile type now. Again, I'm going to temper my
28:32
expectations this bit. Errol knows us very well.
28:34
I wanted the Giants badly to draft Isaiah Simmons at the time
28:36
at four in 2020, and that would have turned out to be.
28:39
A. He became.
28:40
He became a. Giant later, yeah, and it made a
28:42
couple of good special teams plays.
28:44
But again, I'm going to temper my expectations with Styles as
28:47
just other the three Ohio State guys, maybe the lesser you just.
28:49
Don't know how these guys are going to turn into players in
28:52
the NFL. It's not really that.
28:54
It's also how they're going to be used because I think styles
28:56
is better of a range or like man coverage type screen tackling
28:59
type linebacker more than he as a pass rusher.
29:01
They use him as an A gap blitzer sometimes but I want them to use
29:04
him more in that type of role rather than a stand up zone type
29:07
guy. Yeah, he he, he plays a little
29:10
hard to me. That's my only knock on him.
29:13
I think that he reminds me like Patrick Queen where it's like
29:17
you got the athletic ability, got the skill set, but sometimes
29:19
can get caught playing too high and even though you make the
29:22
play, it's like, hey, you could have had a 2 yard loss, but
29:25
because you was playing high that you you got the 2 yard
29:27
game. So outside of that, I like what
29:30
you're doing. Like I ever said earlier, that
29:31
was on a stack defense. So it's kind of hard not to be
29:33
great in those type of situations.
29:35
But he he plays well. He's he got good instincts.
29:38
I love to see him get Rick, get off blocks and shed a little bit
29:41
better and you know, and lower his past because you know, in
29:44
the NFL that's going to catch you, you start running up
29:46
against running backs like that, Harry and you know, Saquon and
29:49
everything list goes on and whatnot.
29:51
But other than that, you know, great talent.
29:54
I, I, I can see him bouncing down by the mid round first, mid
30:00
mid first. Wow.
30:02
I don't know, man, like the guys sideline to sideline, like, like
30:06
you wouldn't believe because of how fast he is and he's got a
30:09
nose for the ball. You're right, he probably does
30:11
need to put on size. You know, I think everybody
30:13
coming into from college NFL is gonna have to put on a little
30:15
bit of weight. You know what I mean at least.
30:17
Stop with the hybrid stuff. Stop with the hybrid stuff and
30:20
let these kids eat man him. You know, as a will linebacker
30:23
in a 425 and they, you know, eventually give him like calling
30:26
the defense responsibilities from that backer's position.
30:29
You know, he now is the guy that's covering whatever's in
30:32
the flat on the weak side, right?
30:33
And he is better than anybody else that you want because of
30:37
his speed and his ability because as a safety when he was
30:39
starting, you know, he just has that coverage ability.
30:42
And, you know, today's NFL is all about coverage more than it
30:44
is the run game, even though you got to stop the run.
30:46
I think he's good enough in the run, but he might just be unreal
30:50
in the past game, so we'll see what happens.
30:52
I hope the Giants get them. We could use somebody who's good
30:54
at linebackers is tricky. Right.
30:58
I mean, look if he. Could erase some of those little
31:00
swing screens bro. Like that's a big deal.
31:02
It's a big deal and they have Downs doing it on the other side
31:05
if they get both of them Big Blue baby.
31:08
Is back. They're not right, so let's
31:10
let's pick up. The pace.
31:11
Let's talk about the other corners in this draft, and we're
31:14
just going to talk about next one is Jermod Mccoy's ranked #14
31:18
from Tennessee. And you have Chris Johnson from
31:20
San Diego State at 24. Avion Terrell.
31:24
I love the Clemson kid. I love Yeah.
31:26
Avion, Terrell, AJ. Terrell's brother.
31:28
I love the Clemson kid. Him, Colton Hood, the other.
31:31
Tennessee Corner, So 2 Tennessee corners expected to go in the
31:34
first round according to this. And then I threw in as a little,
31:39
you know, just because he's a champion and had that pick 6
31:41
D'Angelo Pons, the smaller corner from Indiana.
31:45
That was awesome. I think the two best corners.
31:48
In this class is Tyrell and Pons.
31:50
I that's my opinion. I'm not saying Delane's not
31:53
going to be great and he's not going to be up there with them,
31:55
but I watched Tyrell play all season long on that Clemson
31:58
defense. He was all over the place.
32:00
He's a little undersized too guys fast.
32:02
He can run every single route. He had his hands all over the
32:05
place. And Pons, another another beast
32:08
on the football field. He's going to fall.
32:10
A lot of people think Pons could fall to the second round.
32:13
I I think he is an absolute early second round draft pick
32:16
for The Jets. I I'd scoop him right up, He'd
32:18
be my guy. So I Terrell Pons, any one of
32:22
those guys. I think The Jets are right
32:24
there. They got their one guy and and
32:25
he's perfect. So I like it both.
32:28
I think they're both elite players.
32:29
Yeah, I like Pons a lot too. He's.
32:30
Gonna probably fall to the second round because of his
32:32
size, but he's a has a very well-rounded game.
32:34
I'm going to, I'm going to bring up Chris Johnson though with San
32:36
Diego State. I think he's a guy that plays
32:38
all types of combo coverages too.
32:39
Has very good ball Hawking skills.
32:41
And you can say, oh, it's a it's a small school conference, but
32:43
the Mountain West had some really good offensive teams and
32:45
he played very well for a while. McCoy is the one that I think is
32:48
a little overrated. I think him coming off of
32:50
injury, I think he's only really a man coverage guy, not overly
32:53
skilled as a role. I think his favorite draft him
32:55
at 12. I think that's a reason I love
32:57
Terrell. Just so.
32:58
Everybody like Terrell. I love Terrell, love him.
33:00
So yeah, I think Ponce. Probably is the sleeper out of
33:03
this. And then, like I said, the
33:04
metrics matter. So they probably going to you
33:07
know, like y'all said, he's going to probably drop because
33:10
he's undersized or whatever. But you know, out of those
33:12
three, you know, for the first time in his shot, I have to
33:15
agree with Earl, like Hans is part is this is the late, sneaky
33:21
valuable corner in the in the in the in the in the draft Fisher.
33:25
So he probably do go the second round.
33:27
Hopefully The Jets do pick them. That'd be great because then we
33:29
have a rush and we have a a corner that replace Sauce and
33:33
get this playoff team back on the they got three first.
33:37
Round draft picks next year, I think they're going to be
33:38
licking their lips next year because that class is going to
33:41
be really good. So loaded just to mention before
33:48
we move on the. Next position group.
33:49
McCoy didn't play last year was hurt.
33:51
So the other corner who played for him was Colton Hood.
33:54
He's up there too. He was he was just switched to
33:57
defense recently. Just super athletes in
34:00
Tennessee, you know, that can just run like the wind blows.
34:03
Remember Jalen Hyatt, he was really fast too.
34:05
Not exactly a great player. I'm really devious but.
34:07
He's still kind of. Iffy.
34:09
Not as well-rounded as the other guys listed I I just worry.
34:13
About some of those Tennessee guys at the secondary and
34:16
receiver position. Let's move on to the next
34:18
position group. I've got edge rusher here, so
34:20
let's talk about Keldrick Faulk, the Auburn edge rusher.
34:24
He was ranked #15 super high-ranking here, then lower
34:28
than I expected. Hakeem Mesedor, obviously the
34:31
other Miami edge. Rucker kind of played off the
34:34
ball a little bit more maybe than Bain did, but three-year
34:37
starter at Miami. A lot of people got really happy
34:40
watching him stuff the run, especially in the playoffs.
34:45
And then we have a couple of guys that are fringe first
34:47
rounders. TJ Parker, the other Clemson big
34:50
name on that defense, Really good player.
34:54
And then you have the small school guy, Malachi Lawrence
34:57
from not really small school, but UCF's edge rusher and Zion
35:01
Young, who is from Missouri. So we have a few edge rushers
35:05
there, but I think that we need to talk a little bit about Falk
35:08
and Mesador here. I'm going to tell you this about
35:10
Mesador. I could see the Cowboys sneaking
35:13
up, getting Bane and getting Mesador, getting both these guys
35:16
and having them pair up on that defensive line.
35:19
So because they don't have a first round draft pick next
35:21
year, because it's going to The Jets, they get Mesador and Bain.
35:26
I mean, they're right in the driver's seat.
35:29
Absolutely. They don't have their second
35:30
round pick because that goes to The Jets this year.
35:33
So they're they're in a really good position.
35:35
And I think Mesador will fall to the Cowboys and I'm not going to
35:39
I'm not going to argue this. I think Bain my fault to the the
35:42
Cowboys too. Could you imagine them get both
35:43
of them? I think Mesador is fantastic.
35:46
He's a great player. I watched him play throughout
35:48
the tournament. I watched him play in Miami all
35:50
season. Jason Taylor guy, love the kid.
35:53
I I think he's going to be great.
35:55
TJ Parker, he's going to be a good player.
35:57
The Clemson defense, I watched him play a couple of times this
36:00
year. I think he's very explosive, on
36:01
the edge, and I love Falk. I think Falk could be one of the
36:05
more underrated pass rushers in this class this year.
36:09
I like him too. Yeah, I actually have Falk, kind
36:11
of. Not far behind Bailey.
36:12
Honestly kind of the reverse type of player.
36:14
His production level wasn't as good but his rates are a lot
36:16
better. well-rounded game. He just was stuck on a really
36:19
bad Auburn defense. I faced a lot of double teams.
36:21
Mesador I think is pretty appropriately ranked.
36:23
Fish I think they said in the description to a guy that played
36:25
DT for a while too, so he definitely has some power in his
36:27
game. They're definitely worth it as a
36:29
late first round pick. Parker I do like as well.
36:31
I don't sleep on Malachi Lawrence though just because he
36:33
was like not now Big 12 but previously smaller school.
36:35
He's explosive, too, with a good, and I'll say this, the
36:37
Cowboys have two. Thirds round draft picks next
36:39
year. If Mesador falls in the second
36:42
round, I could see the Cowboys trading up those two third round
36:46
picks to move up in the second round to get Mesador to combine
36:49
them with Bane. If Bane falls to them, I think
36:51
it makes a lot of sense and the Cowboys will solidify their
36:54
defense. So why would you take Mesador at
36:56
the top? Of the second, well, they don't
36:58
have a second round. Traffic.
36:59
No New York Jets. I don't think The Jets.
37:02
I don't think The Jets, they're going to go corner in the second
37:04
round, especially if they go tie Simpson in the 16.
37:08
I don't know what The Jets are going to do.
37:09
You just talked about 242. I don't.
37:11
I don't for. Three, I don't.
37:13
Know. What they're going to do, I
37:15
don't. Know what they're going to do
37:16
at. 16 when we know what they do at 16, we'll know what they're
37:20
going to do. And you don't.
37:21
You don't want Simpson. I don't know, maybe, maybe The
37:24
Jets. I believe that Simpson's not the
37:26
guy in the next year's class is the class there.
37:29
I don't know what The Jets are trying to do.
37:31
They're they're, I don't know what they're thinking.
37:33
They don't need Ty Simpson. Gino's are going to bring him to
37:36
the promised land. No, he's just going to get us to
37:38
the playoffs. And Simpson will get us to the
37:39
promise. But listen, Mesador is the guy.
37:42
Mesador is the guy. Listen, he's underrated.
37:45
And whoever gets him is going to get us there.
37:47
I think he's probably on my board.
37:50
He's probably the one or two and the only reason why is because I
37:55
do believe in the metrics and I do believe that if you put every
37:57
reason the right system, he can be successful.
38:00
But for the most part, I got him right behind it, if not in front
38:03
of him. He plays already across the
38:05
board. He has the speed, he has the
38:07
hands, he's getting, he's violent.
38:09
I think he's a game changer. Parker would be my #2 right
38:13
after that. In regards to the three that was
38:14
listed, he very active, very big body.
38:17
So I think that he would be my #2 out there.
38:20
Then fault would come in 3rd. See, I love Falk.
38:24
I'm a big fan of this guy, Errol.
38:26
You know who my favorite defensive player for the Giants
38:29
was? I don't think I've ever told you
38:30
this. I had his jersey.
38:32
It was Justin. It was Justin Tuck.
38:34
Oh, speech. And I wore that jersey out until
38:37
the numbers wore off of it. I wore so much, so funny thing.
38:40
You love Justin Tuck. I we've met we.
38:43
I've interviewed Justin Tuck 2 three times and he's so
38:46
gracious. One of the nicest people I met.
38:48
AI got a chance to meet his wife.
38:50
He is straight, you know, he's just straight to the point with
38:53
everybody. He played.
38:54
He. Played until the wheels fell off
38:56
his leg. Literally gave out on him.
38:57
He couldn't play no more. I love that guy.
39:00
He was drafted. He was drafted either second or
39:03
third round. Speedy from Notre Dame.
39:04
Third round. Yeah, Notre Dame.
39:06
Right thing with him, Notre Dame.
39:07
And they thought, you know, he wasn't going to be able to get a
39:10
lot of, you know, pressure on the quarterback And they they
39:12
question a little bit of arm length with him and he's bigger.
39:16
Well, that's who this guy Faulk is.
39:18
Faulk is a bigger and they can slide him inside.
39:20
He plays a lot of four. I already Kendrick Faulk.
39:23
They're going to slide him slanting into the B gap all the
39:27
time. Again, get into the guy, be
39:29
physical, be monstrous in the run game, and then just keep
39:32
shopping people with heavy monstrous.
39:35
That's what. That's what Tuck did, man.
39:37
And it was effective for years for the Giants.
39:39
Love that guy. I'm down here with OC.
39:41
Too, so maybe I can do something for you, love.
39:44
OC I mean what do you have? 6 sacks on McNabb, one time
39:48
Errol. 6 sacks on McNabb that jet.
39:51
That jet, honestly, the Giants was crazy.
39:53
I I actually loved. OC out of all the all the pass
39:56
rushers they had, he was so dominant.
39:59
He what? A speed rusher you.
40:01
Know it was him and DeMarcus Ware and Troy in college
40:04
together. What a what an unfair crazy.
40:07
That's crazy. And for Troy, too.
40:09
Who They just said that it is true.
40:11
So let's let's talk. A little about safety, there's
40:13
only a couple more that I want to talk about #18 Dylan Feynman
40:17
from Oregon. Speedy and I were talking about
40:19
him earlier today. And then Emmanuel McNeil Warren,
40:22
the Toledo safety, is the other one.
40:24
So quickly, he's talking about Feynman.
40:26
If you were watching Oregon, he was the one making plays in the
40:28
secondary. This guy is everywhere.
40:31
It's incredible how good he is. You know, he played, you know,
40:34
that hybrid. You know, he can be in the box.
40:36
He could be out-of-the-box. 300 combined tackles in three
40:39
seasons. Averaged about 8 tackles a
40:41
start. Very athletic against the pass
40:45
and is able to get downhill on the run.
40:48
Not that big so he won't go at the top of the draft.
40:51
So you're a little worried about that in a run game.
40:53
But again, like to me, this is like a Harrison Smith type, a
40:58
guy that's just going to dominate for years.
41:00
Just don't ask him to be like the physical guy in the box.
41:02
I will say this, go look at. All the organ secondary players
41:06
that have been drafted, including the first, the newest
41:08
one who was drafted by the Patriots at #17 he's pretty damn
41:11
good. I, I and Feynman is that kind of
41:14
player. I think he's a game changing
41:16
player. I love him.
41:17
I I think he might fall from a top 18 because of his size.
41:21
He could maybe even fall out of the first round because there's
41:25
going to be guys that are going to be moving up and down.
41:27
So he'd be right on the top of the second round.
41:30
Draft teams might trade up for somebody like him.
41:33
Minnesota is a team that could use a star safety as their
41:38
safety. Their older safety is getting
41:40
there up there in age. I like Warren from Toledo.
41:43
I think he's going to be a good player in the NFL.
41:46
He's going to be also another guy that could fall out of the
41:48
first round. Second round pick could be a
41:50
steal. So I, I like them both.
41:53
Yeah. I I I think Feynman should.
41:54
Go in the first round, but I agree with you I think he
41:56
probably falls out just because of a size of a size and because
41:58
of the position premium so you don't really see safeties as
42:00
much go anymore. But I agree with you Fish.
42:02
I think he's very versatile, not overly physical, but good ball
42:04
Hawking skills and very rangy. McNeil Warren kind of versatile
42:08
as well. The only way I see him going in
42:10
the first round is if the eagles draft him to pair him with
42:12
Quinion Mitchell. They play with the college.
42:13
If you would ask me right now if I were the.
42:15
Giants I try to move up in the late first round to get Feynman.
42:19
That's what I would definitely, definitely I would a.
42:21
Lot of I. Would a lot of candy.
42:23
Would make up for a team. I would because you're.
42:25
Not getting downs. I'm gonna say if you if you're
42:26
saying you get him. At 10 we.
42:29
Can get. Him at 10, it's too high, you
42:30
know that's. Too.
42:31
High. I think it's too high.
42:33
Listen. This guy.
42:34
Is a hard nosed downhill safety but I have no idea why you guys
42:38
would trade up to pick him up. I think he's a second round
42:42
guarantee pick. He'll be there for whoever wants
42:45
him and yeah, so I wouldn't trading nowhere near first top
42:49
ten pick the game. I never said that.
42:52
So like you're saying like? Errol like if the Giants are
42:55
sitting with #37 yes, then they try to trade up to like 29.
42:59
I would try to trade up picks. To try to get up there to get
43:02
the guy that you want. If second round, yeah, second.
43:05
Round. Yeah, I thought you.
43:06
Was saying. First off, like what the?
43:07
Well, well, if. You want to move up in the late
43:09
first round, draft, last late first round, if you could scoop
43:12
them up and maybe, maybe that's the way.
43:14
To get rid of Thibodeau, you know, you give your pack with
43:17
your second and you get into the end of the first.
43:19
I don't think anybody wants Tibido.
43:21
So I I think people want them. People, people are pretty
43:24
stupid. That's the wrong.
43:25
You get a first round. Jet No, I didn't.
43:26
But I, I I. Definitely you still have I
43:29
still. Think they no because I.
43:30
I don't think I think they still got robbed.
43:32
Bengals need another end. Opposite of Boy and Maffei, The
43:35
Jets got a first interested in Tim.
43:37
Williams But maybe there's competition there, all right.
43:43
Let's let's get to the next one. And this is the one that we
43:46
almost done with this. We got this in the linebacker.
43:48
And we're done. But we got the D tackles because
43:51
now Dexter Lawrence is gone at 37.
43:54
There's a good chance AD tackle, one of the three or four best
43:58
ones are available. The only one that has a first
44:01
round grade, according to this is at #32 the last pick of the
44:03
first round, Kate, I wonder from Ohio State.
44:07
Of course he's. Fantastic Peter Woods from
44:09
Clemson, if you watch Clemson, you saw Peter Woods a whole lot
44:13
pushing the pocket back. He's really quick off the ball.
44:16
And then George's D tackle Christian Miller is at 43 more
44:20
of a second round grade. But again, you know, just a big
44:24
athletic monster that Georgia loves to have at all times.
44:28
Talk about those three guys, especially McDonald, you know,
44:32
just he's kind of smart. He plays these games just like
44:36
they're just so talented on Ohio State defense.
44:38
They allowed him to freelance, kind of like how Albert
44:40
Haynesworth was telling us earlier tonight, you know, with
44:42
Schwartz, where you know, we got your back.
44:44
Our linebackers are so fast. Just make sure you stay in the
44:47
gap you started in and ball out. You kind of see got him do this
44:51
stuff. I like Peter Woods out of.
44:53
All these guys, I watched Clemson play a couple of times.
44:56
I've watched that defense. They, they play at such a high
44:59
level too. I like what he does, 14
45:01
pressures, 3.5 tackles. I mean, this guy can play at a
45:05
high level. I like him a lot.
45:07
I, I would take Peter Woods over maybe Kate and McDonald because
45:11
McDonald played with elite defenses, defensive players.
45:15
So we don't know what he can do when he is the guy.
45:19
I could tell you this about the kid from Clemson, Peter Woods.
45:22
I think he's just, I think he's a player that has proven himself
45:25
to be the a guy, an elite player in the NFL if you give him an
45:29
opportunity. So I like Woods over Mr.
45:33
McDonald. Yeah, I like Woods a lot as a.
45:35
Top 15, even 20 pick for teams seeking defensive tackle in the
45:39
middle of the first round. I think I, I saw some drafts in
45:41
the beginning of the process that had him top ten.
45:43
I never thought he was that high, but because he had a bad
45:45
year. But he's extremely quick,
45:46
productive player in 2024, had a bad year last year, but he's
45:49
definitely my favorite. McDonald I do worry about, too.
45:51
I think Caleb Banks from Florida, who wasn't on this
45:53
list, is higher than Come old Speedy.
45:55
Yeah. And I think.
45:58
I've seen late first round grades on him.
45:59
Buffalo I think could as a team that could use him.
46:01
Miller I like do like too. I think he's a little more raw
46:03
and he just needs more time. Second round grade for him.
46:06
Yeah, Speedy said it best. Caleb Banks, man, I'm taking
46:09
care of the banks of all three of these guys, but I do think
46:12
that he is the most underrated and he should definitely be
46:15
somewhere within that top second round pick If you look for an
46:19
interior D9, you know, actually I had a.
46:22
Different guy that I really like.
46:23
I told you earlier, Speedy, the guy I like is Lee Hunter.
46:26
He was kind of making all the the space for David Bailey over
46:30
there all season. That guy, I was watching one of
46:33
the playoff games and he just destroyed.
46:35
He started at nose and got to the sideline and lit somebody up
46:38
behind for a tackle for loss on the sideline.
46:41
Any notice tackle that can move that quick and stop the run on
46:45
the sideline is a guy I want on my team.
46:47
If they can get him in like they trade back, say from 10 if Downs
46:50
isn't there, right, and maybe they get diamond at 20, they'll
46:53
should be able to add a third and something else for that.
46:56
Maybe they get Lee Hunter top of the third round.
46:59
That guy, in my opinion, would be the perfect replacement for
47:02
Dexter Lawrence. He'll be there.
47:04
That's the tackle we have late 3rd and early 4th.
47:06
He'll be there if he's in there in the 4th, that's.
47:08
A slam dunk in the 4th for anyone who takes him because
47:11
that dude can play. But again, it's a 2 down player
47:13
right? So how much value do you put on
47:15
that last guy to talk about? Last but not least, Errol.
47:19
I said we were going to talk about him.
47:20
Spoiled a little earlier with Sunny Styles.
47:21
The other linebacker on this list is Jacob Rodriguez.
47:24
He was the lot #40 on this list. I wouldn't be surprised if he
47:28
goes higher. 2 1/2 year starter at Texas Tech again.
47:33
Will linebacker in a 425. We're seeing that be like the
47:35
skill position because let's face it, you want to have the
47:37
better the better linebacker to be the Will linebacker's got to
47:39
cover more ground, cover the weak side flats.
47:41
But each one, the Chuck Benarrick, the Lombardi, the
47:44
Bronco Nagurski, the Buckus came in fifth in the Heisman Trophy
47:48
race as a linebacker. Super fast, a little light in
47:52
the ass in the run game. But some people compare him to
47:56
like Urlacher in the past game. No, no, like just being able to
48:00
do that. This the same type of player,
48:02
very styled Ray Lewis please please.
48:07
I'm just saying the. Pass game.
48:09
In the pass. Game, he's one of the best Like,
48:12
like secondary type, like pass defending linebackers fish,
48:16
fish, fish, fish. Watch, he's going.
48:19
To be elite, I'm not saying. He's not going to be good, but I
48:23
am not comparing him to Brian Urlacher and I'm not going to
48:28
and I'm not going to compare Sonny Styles to Ray Lewis.
48:32
It's crazy. Just in the past game I didn't.
48:34
Say this is a. Stream You're talking about Hall
48:37
of Famers. Elite players at their
48:39
positions, the best players of their positions of all time.
48:43
This is nuts. He's.
48:47
Not he's not. He's not.
48:50
And I, I can tell you got to get better.
48:52
I guess I like. Jacob Rodriguez, I.
48:53
Think he's going to be a good player.
48:54
I think he's going to be a first round draft pick.
48:56
He's definitely going to be a first round draft pick.
48:58
He's higher than what they rate him at 40.
49:00
I think he's fast. I think he's proven himself as a
49:03
college player. I still think he's a little bit
49:05
undersized at his position. That's that's what I think.
49:09
I'll have to see what he's going to do in the NFL with their
49:11
bigger, stronger, faster guys. I've been saying this over and
49:14
over and over again. That's just my fish.
49:15
You remember how high last year I was on?
49:17
Jihad Campbell, and I thought he was a midfirst round pick and I
49:19
think, well, I think Rodriguez does have some work to do in the
49:22
wrong game. I think he's a little more
49:24
complete of a player overall than even Campbell is now.
49:26
Camera I think is a little faster in terms of side to side,
49:28
but I think Rodriguez's motor like release on the light of
49:31
scrimmage is even better. So I definitely think this is
49:32
the first round pick I got him. Down for going second round, But
49:37
I do think he's a hell of a talent.
49:39
I think he's undersized. They probably use them as a
49:41
nickel if you don't gain any weight.
49:44
Just have some different mixed up packages and whatnot.
49:47
So kid is athletic, kid can fly, but he's definitely too light.
49:52
I don't see if you don't gain enough weight in the near
49:55
future. I could see him being pushed out
49:57
to a nickel, especially with the 425 defense that they got going
50:01
on and all these other different packages.
50:05
Said to do that, I would I would call it, you know, like.
50:07
The big nickel, right? That's big nickel.
50:09
Yeah, yeah, the way. We describe it.
50:11
I know the. Giants are running a defense
50:13
with Denard Wilson, big nickel. I'm just.
50:16
Throwing. I know the giant, Sir.
50:18
I know that's happening. It's.
50:19
Always the Giants do. You notice that?
50:21
That's always. That's all I care.
50:22
Always the Giants if he's his. Backup plan if.
50:25
They miss styles and giants. Rodriguez.
50:27
I've got, I've got contingencies.
50:29
Speedy. I'm ready for whatever.
50:30
I know the Giants are winning. For a big tile guy, we get no
50:34
IQ. With it all season, because he
50:35
loves the hybrid defender. The Giants.
50:37
The Giants will get him. I mean, the Giants will have
50:39
him. Yeah, exactly.
50:41
All right, wonderful. That's the segment, guys.
50:44
On Thursday, we do the draft show.
50:47
We'll see how right I was, how wrong.
50:50
We won't know how right you are until these players actually
50:53
step on a football field and prove them, as you say, Ray
50:57
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the ass tonight. That's our Knicks fan, Jeff.
51:29
Yeah. He's not in.
51:31
There, he's a Celtic fan anyways.
51:35
But he claims. He's a Knicks.
51:36
Fan since 2023. He might have three nuts.
51:38
And Eric is a. Jets fan but loves Philadelphia
51:41
Eagles. It happens to the best.
51:42
You don't even know why I like. Philadelphia I don't want to
51:45
know why I I don't I. Really.
51:47
Don't Donovan McNabb. That's.
51:48
Why he loves how? Donovan McNabb got brought down
51:52
by OCU Manora 6 times. In that one he tastes himself.
51:56
No, that's not a huge. Fan anyway, I've never played in
51:59
20 years. So he's still my.
52:00
He's still a. Fan dude I.
52:02
Followed him his whole. Career.
52:03
Even when he played up in Syracuse, I loved him.
52:07
He was my favorite player. I watched him play high school
52:09
ball. He was always as a kid, I always
52:12
loved him. So when he went to the Eagles, I
52:15
rooted for him so and I stuck by it.
52:17
The The Jets have always been a bad organization, a bad team,
52:20
But I, I, I'm a Jet fan. Yeah, they have 2009.
52:24
We went to the. ABC.
52:26
Championship. Sorry, we're going to mention
52:28
times. That were good and and they
52:30
failed to get on a lot of drought.
52:31
We're going to rebuild. The Facebook, we'll see the
52:33
playoffs. They've never seen the.
52:35
Promised land in any of those years so I you can we went to
52:38
the promised land in the. Sixties 1960, but 1969 they
52:41
could. Have done that.
52:42
Aaron Klein wasn't. Born yet made my nipple.
52:44
Sorry anyway. That's.
52:46
About it. I wasn't even alive to make my
52:47
nipples hard Anyways. Anyways, that's it for our show,
52:52
ladies and gentlemen. I got to go.
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