2027 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Mock Draft: Jeremiah Smith 1.01, Arch Manning Falls & QB Surprises! (Ep. 411)

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Speaker 1: Alright, and welcome into the Fantasy Pros Dynasty Football Podcast brought to you by League Tycoon, the Dynasty First fantasy football platform. We're in the back half of what's been a phenomenal college football season as the calendar prepares to flip to November. And we have seen some major news concerning 2027 NFL draft prospects.
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Speaker 2: Dante Moore's time in Eugene is over.
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Speaker 1: Julian Sane is all but out for the season, just as Jeremiah Smith was trying to make his closing arguments for the Heisman Trophy. We'll break it all down from a dynasty perspective with our way too early Superflex rookie mock draft. I'm your host, Seth Wilcock, back with a man who, hey, his Badgers finally giving us something to believe in. He's Pat Fitzmorris Fitz. Before this college football season kicked off, you said you were more excited for it than almost any time over the past decade.
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Speaker 2: Has it lived up to the billing for you?
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Speaker 3: It has been a really nice season, and that was even without any expectations for my Wisconsin Badgers, and they've actually been pretty good. Snuck into the top 25 this week, and, uh, They are prepared for a dentist chair type of game against Iowa this week, where I think the Vegas total is like 36.5, and I'm slamming the under in that.
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Speaker 2: Love to hear it, man.
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Speaker 1: And speaking of betting on college ball, I'm back with my co-host as well from the betting pros college football show.
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Speaker 2: He's got big time Bogman and Boggs.
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Speaker 1: It's funny how only a week ago we gave out our updated, uh, Debbie rankings for this class. And I feel like throughout this mock draft, I'm still, you know, moving prospects up and down the board and it never stops. And that continued after a wild week, eight of the college football season.
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Speaker 4: I feel like, you know, I'm kind of the anti-injury guy, and I feel like a lot of the players I've drafted here have been banged up. So I think we have a lot of moving pieces in respect to that, but also just development. You see it happen every single week. You see guys improve. You see guys regress. And we've seen, I feel like, a little bit of everything with this class this year. So this was a little more difficult than we anticipated, I feel like. And Fitzy mentioned it before we started. not going to be a lot of chalk after Jeremiah Smith. It's going to be a lot of personal opinions and for your actual drafts, what you need on your team, because there's going to be a little bit of everything available. So yeah, it's going to be an interesting one. And I feel like we're going to have a lot of disagreement in the comments here.
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Speaker 1: Yeah.
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Speaker 2: And I think that's a great note you made there, Bob.
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Speaker 1: Everything's going to be fluid for really the next six months until we get to the nation's capital where we'll have the NFL draft. Because We're still going to have to go through the senior bowl process. We'll have the NFL combine. We'll have everything leading up to the draft. But right now we still got a couple more weeks of college football, the CFP bowl season, everything in between. But we're going to get to this two rounds of a 2027 rookie mock draft coming your way for super flex formats, way too early edition, just because, Hey, it's good brain exercise. We want to make sure that we're moving and you know, rising and following these prospects in the right manner.
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Speaker 2: As we head into the back half of the season.
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Speaker 1: And before we get to anything, though, just a quick reminder, please give this video a thumbs up if you enjoy this type of content. And don't forget to subscribe right here to the Fancy Bros Dynasty YouTube channel and the audio feed. And also, if you want more college football conversation, consider subscribing to the Betting Pros College Football YouTube channel. This video is a collab with that channel, so you can subscribe. right there underneath by clicking the BPCFB logo. And gentlemen, let's go ahead and start out the draft at the 101 first round. I'm going to make it easy for us and leave you guys with the hard decisions. I'm taking Jeremiah Smith at the 101. This is a guy who's been the consensus Debbie 101 for really the past three years since that massive freshman season at the age of 18. And he hasn't looked back this year. He's your current Heisman Trophy favorite right now at plus 122 odds. sitting second in the country and receiving yards at nearly 1,000 and receiving touchdowns with 12. And with how the quarterback class is kind of shaken out here, guys, and the teams at the top of the current draft order, the Chargers up there, Tennessee up there, Miami, Washington, there's a real shot that Jeremiah Smith could be the number one overall pick in this entire NFL draft. And At six foot three, 223 pounds and 20 years old, this is the type of prospect us as dynasty managers want.
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Speaker 2: To build our rosters around, right?
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Speaker 1: Because, you know, worst case scenario that he's going to get his chances, even if the quarterback position is not the best for him.
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Speaker 2: But what happens if he ends up with Justin Herbert, right?
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Speaker 1: Like this is going to be the type of prospect that we are going to, as dynasty managers, salivate for years over. So Fitz, I know Smith was your one-on-one coming into the season. So I can't imagine that's changed on any front for you.
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Speaker 3: He's my 101, and he will be my wide receiver one in Dynasty as soon as he comes into the league. And I know people will say that's stupid. People have said that's stupid when I've said that before. And we'll point to Marvin Harrison Jr., but there's no comparing Jeremiah Smith and Marvin Harrison Jr. Jeremiah Smith is just unbelievable. Like, he is an alien playing football. And even without Julian saying... For the rest of the season, I think he's going to do just fine and put up big numbers still because he's that good. He just dominates. He's a fabulous route runner. He's fast. Contested catch skills are just amazing. Like this guy has everything to his game and he is going to be a superstar from day one in the NFL.
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Speaker 1: Boggs Fitz makes a great point without Julian saying it's either going to be three star true freshman Luke Fahey under center or five star sophomore quarterback Tavian St. Clair. How do you think they will continue to help Jeremiah Smith boost or, you know, fall for his draft stock coming up?
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Speaker 4: Well, you and I talked about it yesterday on the college football show, right? Like I'm taking Ohio State on the road against USC. I don't care about the quarterback here. Because your direction should be throw the ball to Jeremiah Smith, son. That should be your whole direction, right? Like hand the ball off well, don't fumble it. Throw the ball to Jeremiah Smith. And he's one of the best college wide receivers we've ever seen. Period. Flat. End that sentence there. No qualifiers. One of the best college wide receivers in the history of college football. We're seeing it right now. I think he's still, I mean, he's still the betting favorite for the Heisman. He's still the reason why I won't take another shot at anybody else in the Heisman voting. So, um, you know, uh, to put them at number one, I, I, I understand people would think it's hype, uh, hyper bowl, but it's not man. Like he is so good. Uh, and there are very few guys, even Marvin Harrison, he would have been leaps and bounds ahead of Marvin Harrison as a prospect. And we all thought Marvin Harrison was was going to come in and be a top five guy, top ten guy at the very least. That obviously hasn't happened. Mistakes have been made on that. And those things do happen. But don't let Marvin Harrison Jr. sour you on how good Jeremiah Smith is. I really think that that is a distinction that we need to make. And putting him at number one, I don't know if I would immediately leap into that and do it. But, I mean, the worst you can have him is four. among wide receivers, right? Maybe behind Puka and Chase and JSN. That's it. But my question really is him or JSN. So he's two to me at worst. So yeah, I mean, this is the clear 1-1, no contest.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, let's not act like these Ohio State wide receivers have regularly let us down at the NFL level, right? It's really been Marvin, and that's the only prospect over the last half decade or so.
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Speaker 2: So we're going to keep it moving to the 102.
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Speaker 2: Fitz, over to you with the 102.
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Speaker 1: What are you making your pick here right after Jeremiah Smith goes off the board?
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Speaker 3: So the asterisk we have to add to this mock draft is that a lot of the quarterbacks who are going to be selected here, we don't know for sure that they're going to be coming into the draft because a lot of them are they have college eligibility remaining after this year. I would have thought coming into this season that Drew Mestemaker of Oklahoma State would probably not come out after this year. But now that he seems to have become the unanimous QB1 in the class, at least among the draft analysts I follow, guys like Dane Brugler, Todd McShay, I think he's coming out. Because why would you not come out if you're guaranteed to be a top three pick? Because the Jets are.
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Speaker 4: Going to draft you? Maybe.
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Speaker 3: Maybe.
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Speaker 1: They're not up there right now. The Jets don't have a shot at sniffing right now.
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Speaker 3: I mean, you stay in school, though. There's no guarantee that you're top three among quarterbacks next year.
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Speaker 4: I agree.
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Speaker 3: Yeah. And maybe that's the biggest selling point with Drew Mastemaker is that he has looked this good when he has had seven games in a big-time program because he started at North Texas as a walk-on, spent one season there, played late in that first season. Then in his one first season as a starter, he excelled, transferred to Oklahoma State. Now he's excelling. And Drew Mestemaker did not start for his high school team at quarterback. He was a safety and punter. There was a more, a better regarded quarterback prospect in front of him. So this guy has very little experience. What could he be with more experience? And Mastomaker right now, he is averaging 332 passing yards a game, 22 touchdowns in seven games, does have six interceptions. He's thrown four in his last two games. That's not ideal, but he's got arm talent. He's got athleticism and mobility. He can throw on the move, and I think he's going to generate rushing value as an NFL quarterback. He's got a quick release. So the toolkit is full. And, I mean, early in his career, career as a starting quarterback he is he is dazzled yeah.
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Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what he's the upside shot that I think the 102 is made for right because you know I think that CJ Carr and Darian Mensah Dante Morrison these other quarterbacks that likely going to go in our draft pretty soon We've seen them close to their ceiling. While Drew Mestemaker, you mentioned it, Fitz, he leads the league or country in passing last year at North Texas and then on pace right now to potentially do it again here at Oklahoma State.
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Speaker 2: So he's made this jump twice now.
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Speaker 1: I think the jump to the NFL will be even a bigger jump, especially, you know, coming out of the Big 12 where the defenses might not play as tight as in the Big 10 offense.
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Speaker 2: Or in the SEC.
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Speaker 1: But at the same time, like you want a guy with a rocket of an arm who can also run around a little bit too. I mean, I'm not saying he could be Josh Allen, but like that is the type of upside you're chasing with Mestimaker, right? So it's a ballsy, you know, throw it on the table type of play, but I think it could be the right one here at the 102. Boggs, your thoughts on Mestimaker and where are you going with the 103?
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Speaker 4: Yeah, Mestimaker just translated, right? I think that was the thing that we weren't sure like going from the G six and playing in a, you know, quick moving high paced offense can be a little gimmicky. I feel like a lot of people think, but moving up to play big 12 competition and, uh, keeping it up and beating a team like Oregon specifically was huge for his draft stock. And, uh, Definitely a high pick because of what the legs offer, right? Because a lot of the guys that we take after this do not have that same type of running style, which is the flaw to the guy that I took here right behind Drew Messamaker was CJ Carr. CJ Carr's got a quick release, outstanding footwork in the pocket. I think he's taken two sacks this year. He's not turning the ball over one interception this season and only five turnover worthy plays. He has been really, really good, obviously working with a lot of good weapons and a strong offensive line at Notre Dame, but he doesn't make the mistakes. He makes every throw and he manipulates the pocket enough to make those throws on the move. He's not going to offer a lot of rushing upside, but he can manipulate the pocket, which is what you want from your quarterback. And if you drop him into a situation with a good old line and decent wide receivers, he is absolutely going to make it work from day one. So really excited to see CJ Carr here and glad he was available for me at number three because this is a super flex mock and lots and lots of quarterbacks get taken in this one.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, it's super interesting because I thought even though they lost that game at BYU, the accuracy he was just dealing out was amazing.
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Speaker 2: I was really, really impressed by it.
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Speaker 1: I thought that was one of the big spots for CJ Carr and Pat, I think that's the issue with CJ Carr right now is we just haven't seen, especially with Notre Dame just missing out on the CFP a year ago. We haven't seen him in a lot of big time spots, right? He's been playing a lot of the, you know, back half of the ACC, the navies of the world, right? And so do you think that CJ Carr is one of the more, you know, prospects that could be going up or down the board over the next couple weeks as we do see Notre Dame face Miami, then potentially a CFP run if they do win that game?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, November 7th. That's what everyone's waiting for, Notre Dame-Miami. And that is going to be such a showcase for the two quarterbacks involved in that game. So I think that's going to tell the tale. And then, yeah, I think both of those teams are probably going to have births in the playoffs. So they are going to be tested in the weeks and months to come.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, we will see what happens.
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Speaker 1: Everything I've heard, though, as far as a locker room guy, CJ Carr, all business, no BS type of player. So Definitely one I don't mind hitching your wagon to their box at the 103. Lloyd Carr's grandson.
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Speaker 4: I mean, you know. Tommy Carr's brother, you know. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, Tommy Carr's brother.
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Speaker 2: Right, right.
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Speaker 3: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: Lloyd Carr's grandson. Dude has football in his veins. So, yeah.
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Speaker 1: Absolutely.
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Speaker 4: Very good prospect.
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Speaker 1: At the 104, I got Charlie Becker, wide receiver at IU here, and look, this is a player who went from being an upside case and one of the best stories in college football last year, Fernando Mendoza's roommate, to being this year's clear wide receiver two in this class, and to me, I have a number two overall in my entire career. super flex rookie rankings here for 2027. He's coming off a pretty down game against Michigan where Josh Hoover just was kind of sailing everything on the day. But prior to that, he actually had a career gay Dame against Ohio state nine for one 65. That was his third game of 100 plus yards this season and currently eighth in the country in receiving yards for 700 plus six in receiving touchdowns. And more importantly, I just think this guy's a game wrecker, right? He has a really good catch radius.
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Speaker 2: He's six, four.
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Speaker 1: Uh, and also at the same time, he's getting separation at that size. So I think the 40 will be a very big indicator of where his true ceiling is, but he looks plenty fast to me out there when he does get to top speed, maybe not, you know, a great 10 yard split.
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Speaker 2: Out there that we'll see. But when he gets up to speed, he's blazing.
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Speaker 1: And I think the median outcome for Charlie Becker, not the low end, but the median end could be like an Alec Pierce. But I think the high end, we could be having maybe a Drake Lunding-esque alpha out there earning targets, you know, not at the highest volume in the league, like a JSN or a Chase, but kind of that next tier down where he's making stuff happening before and after the catch. Is that a crazy comparison, Fitz, for Charlie Becker?
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Speaker 3: No, the guy I see with Charlie Becker is Jordy Nelson. A bigger and faster version of Jordy Nelson. And Jordy Nelson, bigger. Like, Jordy Nelson was 6'3. But I think Becker's 6'4. And Jordy Nelson was like a 4'5 guy. And Becker might be closer to 4'3. But Jordy Nelson, lest anyone think that is faint praise, had three seasons of... Excuse me, four seasons of better than 1,200 yards. And three seasons with 13 or more touchdowns. Jordy Nelson was a baller. And... Just the way that Becker excels at those, those back shoulder catches, which was Jordy Nelson's calling card. And some of the other stuff like Jordy Nelson was an awesome vertical receiver downfield. Now we're not seeing, unfortunately, Josh Hoover is maybe like, he's been a little disappointing, I think. Yeah. So sometimes we're seeing like Charlie Becker makes spectacular catches for like seven yards. You know, he is like, he's had some highlight reel, He had one that was like a three yard catch. That was one of the best catches I've seen this college season where he just high points it, gets submarine as he's catching it, still holds on to it, makes the catch. He's really good. He's really tough. Good after the catch. Great at the catch point. I love Charlie Becker.
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Speaker 1: Boggs, Charlie Becker, clearly your wide receiver, too, at this point in the draft as well.
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Speaker 4: Has to be. I mean, he's had such a much better season than Cam Coleman, who is like the only competition for this two spot, in my opinion. So, yeah, I think he has to be number two right now, even with rough quarterback play. You can call it rough quarterback play for both of them. Right. And still well above college average. But, you know, he has excelled. He makes a contested catch. He's great with the ball in his hands. Like you said, the one thing that he doesn't have is blazing speed. But when you run routes and you have nuance and hand movement and all that stuff, you can get off a block really well. You know, all you need to do is be fast enough. And he is more than fast enough to get away, get some separation. And if he doesn't, he's going to make that a spectacular, amazing catch, whether it's down the field or for three yards, just like Fitzy said. So, Great effort from him as well. A lot of motor.
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Speaker 2: Fitz, you're up with a 105. Where are you going?
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Speaker 3: Darian Mensah, quarterback for Miami. He has, right now through seven games, 2,151 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, only one interception.
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Speaker 2: Wow.
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Speaker 3: He's completing 81.4% of his passes and averaging 10.5 yards per attempt. He's also run for a couple of touchdowns, and Mensah broke the ACC record earlier this year with 35 straight completions across two games, including 24 straight to open a game against Wake Forest. 6'3, 205, kind of a thin build that's not ideal. Mensah has some mobility, although I don't know if he'll provide a lot of rushing value for fantasy, but I do think he's capable of giving you 200 or 300 rushing yards a season. Mensah doesn't have a cannon for an arm. He does not have the arm that Mastemaker has as far as just pure arm strength. Merely average there, but this dude is so accurate. I mean, he can put a ball exactly where he needs to, and it's repeatable. Time after time, his mechanics are great. Processing is terrific. Throws with anticipation, has a really quick release, can throw on the move. This dude is just a very advanced player. high-level passer. And I cannot wait to see him against Notre Dame on November 7th because Notre Dame's defense is no joke. That's the best secondary in the country. And he is going to be challenged. But I think they're going to be challenged by Darian Mensah because this guy can put it wherever he wants to put it.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm excited for that one. Going to be just an absolute barn burner there. And Boggs, I think the interesting thing about Mensah is not only has he excelled here down in South Beach, but look at his time back in Tulane, leads them as a very young quarterback into an American conference game. Then last year, Duke, of all the underdogs that could have come out of that conference, they're the ones that end up with the championship trophy at the end of it. So This is no big surprise for anyone who's been following Derry Mensah's journey, but he's kind of putting everything together here and really just serving himself up on a great, great platter for NFL draft committees out there.
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Speaker 4: A taller Brock Purdy, right? That's what he feels like, the most accurate quarterback in NFL history now that he qualifies Brock Purdy. That is the feel that I get watching Derry Mensah. Like Fitzy said, he's going to fit it into a small window and He's going to find where his wide receiver is going to be able to make the play, and he's going to lead him downfield into some good spots as well to make a play after. So just the smarts, the recognition, and the accuracy. And I think there's a lot more unlocked athleticism there if they do want to let him run, but you just don't need to at this point. Just let him sit back there and pick you apart. He doesn't need to run. I think that's something that he can potentially improve. down the stretch, but this dude is awesome. That's why in our first mock draft before the season started, I gave him to our Steelers. I just want an accurate quarterback, please, and a guy that'll throw the ball downfield. Like Fitzy said, doesn't have the biggest arm, but doesn't need it. He can make every throw, and that's what matters. And more accurate than anybody else in this class by a margin. So, yeah, I'm a big, big Derry Mensah fan. Was really upset that Fitzy took him here. So, great pick, Fitzy.
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Speaker 3: All right.
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Speaker 1: Well, what do you do in response of Derry Mensah going at the 105 bogs?
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Speaker 4: I took Dante more about an hour before it was announced that he is not going to play the rest of this season. I still believe in him, though. I mean, as we mentioned before, you know, the reason you don't come out when something like this can happen to you is because the Jets are going to take you. And that's kind of what he ended up doing, you know, and he had a chance to push up to one one. But The ball placement is his best trait, in my opinion. Not as accurate as Mensah, but he really does set up his wide receivers. He layers throws well for his targets to get yards after that catch. But, you know, he's not going to offer a lot in running and maybe even less after this nasty hit. What is he going to look like when he comes back? When is he going to be available? Is that going to be during the combine and senior bowl and all that stuff? Is he going to be able to go through all of the pre-draft process? And does he want to come back at this point? Has he dropped too far off? Specifically, if these quarterbacks really raise their stock going into the draft. So, you know, it's going to be interesting to see what he does moving forward. But after being a guy who could have been a top five pick last year, I don't think even an injury that ends his season will move him too far back or out of the first round. I would say he's probably still a top 16 pick, you know, that first half of the first round. But some teams just, you know, really don't like it when you can't play. So we'll see. But he's still a very, very good pick.
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Speaker 1: And Fitz, while I don't want to make light of the severe concussion that he suffered earlier this season against USC, it's not like it's a torn ACL he's coming off.
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Speaker 2: So I do agree with Boggs.
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Speaker 1: I do think he still goes in the top 32 picks of the NFL draft. It could just be maybe in the latter half of those picks rather than the top 10 like we projected coming into the season.
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Speaker 3: I mean, maybe. It was widely assumed he would have gone number two to the Jets had he come out last year. And there were reports that some teams would have preferred him to Fernando Mendoza. So a guy who was going to be a top two pick, I don't think he gets out of the top 10 if he comes out. Mike Mansa, just a very talented passer.
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Speaker 4: Too many QB needy teams. I agree with you, Fitzy.
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Speaker 1: Okay. Yeah, I can understand that for sure. And it's not like he wasn't having a good season before he went down, right? Had a career game earlier in the season. Didn't show up really against Oklahoma State, but we know there are a lot more warts on that entire Oregon team, especially with them losing Will Stein, right? That kind of really damper this entire offense, and now they got Timu Patrick-Malum's out there.
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Speaker 4: For the Ducks the rest of the way. I thought I was mean earlier. Look at how much the offense has changed, right? Of course, Willie Stein leaving sucks, but uh no dante more and now they can't get out of their own way right that's how much this guy.
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Speaker 2: Lost illinois dude like yeah.
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Speaker 4: With a backup qb illinois yeah so yeah it's.
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Speaker 2: Cam Coleman, gimme him. I know there's questions.
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Speaker 1: He's being outproduced by Ryan Wingo right now in really everything but touchdowns and red zone targets. The thing is, though, is... I think Cam Coleman is such a red zone threat. I think he has the size speed combo at 6'3, 200 to separate downfield.
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Speaker 2: The hands need to be a little bit softer, right? No one's debating that.
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Speaker 1: But I think the biggest concern now is, is Coleman maybe just a really good number two wide receiver in the NFL instead of these high target earners that we thought he was going to be? Because I think he's kind of maybe rolled himself out of being a Malik neighbors, a CE lamb type where he's commanding a high value of touch or high volume of touches. But I still think he's going to get those high value touches in the end zone down the field. He dropped from three overall in our preseason ranking. So I'm willing to ride with him here at seven. But Boggs, you've watched every single snap of Cam Coleman this year. How do you think he projects to the next level?
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Speaker 4: I mean, very high still, right? And this is a down year, and I understand that. It's a down year for Arch, too. So it's not all on Cam Coleman and just the Texas offense as a whole. And they may be passing less after seeing this run game emerge against Ole Miss. So he may not have a lot of plays left to really impress scouts this season. But I think the thing with Cam Coleman... That has moved him down the board.
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Speaker 1: Right.
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Speaker 4: Because he was like a top five pick every he was behind Jeremiah Smith. Right. Like there's a clear line, obviously. But Cam Coleman was up at the top of that right behind Jeremiah Smith. He's not anymore. He's definitely behind Charlie Becker. You can argue that he's behind a couple other wide receivers as well. But I think he's raw. He had a dead run. coaching staff at Auburn for his first couple of seasons. And now he comes into Texas and they're trying to work through other issues right now. And, you know, obviously a couple of really big misses on a national stage, that one that led to a pick against Ohio state was brutal, but this dude gets college open, right? Like where no defenders around him by 10 yards, he's standing in the end zone, waving his hand and just has the size. He's going to make every contested catch. He's crazy at that. So there's just a lot of rawness to his game that can be ironed out at the next level. And really, he can develop into being because right now, I think his floor is just a really, really strong field stretcher. Right. But there is so much more in there that he can be if he is coached up right.
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Speaker 2: Pat, keep us in Austin with the 108.
00:28:27
Speaker 3: Yeah, this is this is going to be the controversial one. I'm going to take Arch Manning. And I know some people People think he's trash. But I will tell you this. Steve Sarkeesian could bench Arch Manning this week and not play him again at all season. And I'm convinced that if Arch came out, he'd still be a top 10 draft pick. I guarantee it. The tools, he has to work with tons of arm talent and mobility and toughness. I think he's going to provide rushing value for fantasy at 10 touchdown runs in 2025. And there are some plays where you watch him and he'll stand tall in the pocket and climb the pocket and deliver just a strike to someone 20 yards downfield. And you'll think, oh, yeah, this guy is winning a Super Bowl someday. And then there are plays where he looks like a day three draft pick. He absolutely needs to work on his accuracy and clean up the mechanics. And he's not having a good season. Seven interceptions in seven games. barely averaging about 215 yards a game, 7.7 yards per attempt. A guy with this sort of talent should be doing better than he's been doing. But man, there's still some upside to dream on here.
00:29:47
Speaker 2: Been a lot of costly mistakes, right? The deep ball has not been on.
00:29:50
Speaker 1: He's, I felt like, overfired and just overshot wide receivers consistently.
00:29:54
Speaker 2: We saw that again.
00:29:55
Speaker 1: There on Saturday where they almost got a hold of Ole Miss because of some of those mistakes.
00:30:00
Speaker 2: That said, Boggs, you and.
00:30:02
Speaker 1: I had him outside of our top 20 when we did our updated rankings last week. But I think part of that is we expect, whether it's Texas, maybe it's somewhere else, that we do get one more run of Arch Manning in college football. How do you think the end of his collegiate career ultimately plays out here?
00:30:19
Speaker 4: That Ole Miss, probably. I mean, if they don't win out and make the tournament, If they went out and make the tournament, he's done after this year, I think, regardless of where Texas ends. Because it's like, what are you going to stay in college another year for? You're going to get drafted on traits, just like Fitzy said. And you played well enough down the stretch to get your team into the playoff. So he's going to put a lot of really good film up if the Longhorns do go undefeated down the stretch. But if they lose two more games, the Longhorns go eight and four. And there's chatter about him maybe not going in the first round because of that. then maybe he stays another year. I don't really see that. I do think regardless, he comes out this year. But, you know, I do think if he plays another year, it might not be at Texas, which wouldn't be that shocking. It really depends on if Sark is still at Texas, right? Because if Sark is gone, I think maybe he goes. But I do think, like Fitzy said, there's no other quarterback in this class that you would take on traits above Arch.
00:31:19
Speaker 2: Mastemaker, right?
00:31:20
Speaker 1: Mastemaker is kind of the same thing, but he's produced.
00:31:23
Speaker 4: At a higher level. You can argue for him. I would say that he isn't anywhere close to the potential running potential that Arch has. This dude, his freshman year, took one and they clocked him at 21 miles per hour. That is so fast for a quarterback. There are receivers that don't run that fast. Right. And that's he gets that from his mother. His mother was a track athlete.
00:31:46
Speaker 3: Right. His dad was a wide receiver, too.
00:31:49
Speaker 4: That was a wide receiver.
00:31:51
Speaker 3: He didn't get it from Uncle Peyton. That's for sure.
00:31:53
Speaker 4: He sure didn't. But he credits his mother for his speed. But obviously the quarterback runs through his veins with all the Manning. So I get it like he probably would be evaluated differently if his name was Frank Smith. But it's not. It's Arch Manning. So we've seen a lot behind the name. We see the traits in him. I think like Fitzy said, I don't know if I would put him in the top 10 no matter what, but I would put him in the first round no matter what. Whenever he comes out. Yeah. Yeah.
00:32:24
Speaker 2: We shall see.
00:32:25
Speaker 1: It's just a really fascinating topic, right? I have no idea what plays out here for us.
00:32:30
Speaker 4: And I didn't want to take him because I wanted to see where he would go if I didn't take him as a total homer. So I could have taken him at my third pick and I decided not to.
00:32:40
Speaker 1: Well, here you go. You're back up on the clock with your third pick, Boggs. What do you have at the 109?
00:32:44
Speaker 4: Let's go with Nick Marsh, the wide receiver out of Indiana. I mean, size and speed. He has these crazy long strides that just eat up defensive backs. He has really improved his contested catch rate this season. He's 9 of 11. His yak has jumped from 4.8 at Michigan State. His first two seasons to 8.1 this year as well. And his drop percentage over is over 9% the first two seasons, but only two so far this year. So we can see steady growth moving to a different team and really being beyond the only option on offense like Michigan State just had him last year. But the one weakness I would say that Marsh has that I can see is if a DB can stick to him, he's not very good in contested situations, which is kind of surprising for his size. But he doesn't, most DBs don't stick with him. He gets open. He, like I said, he eats those guys up, uh, with, um, with his long strides and he has a pretty good release as well. So, uh, you know, I know Seth is upset that maybe he needs to work on his, uh, feet at the boundary. Right. But, uh, yeah, I lost you a bet a couple of weeks ago, but, uh, this dude is very, he's a special player and, um, you know, would have been very high. I mean, I think I would have taken him over any wide receivers in 2026. So even over Carnell Tate, and I like Carnell Tate a lot, I think I'd rather have Nick Marsh and, you know, we're on the fourth wide receiver here.
00:34:16
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, and at least he knew that his feet, his one foot was out of bounds, right? Like he called it. It's not like he was arguing and, oh, I was in bounds. Like he knew right away. So, you know, I'll give him some grace there. But Fitz, the interesting thing is this is now two years in a row we've had two pretty highly touted IU wide receivers. Elijah Zahra obviously did not live up to the billing. As of now in the pros, his draft stock ultimately sinking into day three there. Do you think Nick Marsh has the goods to land himself somewhere in day one or at least early day two in the NFL draft this year?
00:34:49
Speaker 3: I think so. Professional route runner. Just very good at that. And I was it was going to be interesting to see how he would do playing alongside Charlie Becker. And like marshes really impressed me this season. And Seth, you just cannot come out on the right side of Indiana receivers, getting their feet down. There was Omar Cooper making a spectacular catch to get his foot down against Penn state, your Nittany lions. And then ask him.
00:35:16
Speaker 4: About, ask him about the punt for safety.
00:35:20
Speaker 2: Oh, yeah.
00:35:21
Speaker 1: I've been I've been on some bad, bad sides of some IU beats.
00:35:26
Speaker 2: But yeah, I bet him three weeks in a row. So they're back.
00:35:29
Speaker 1: I finally got on my good side last week. It was a down to the wire and overtime, but we got it done. So, yeah, it has been a fun run out there with IU, Sig, Sig, Nettie and the boys. We'll see what happens. for Nick Marsh, Charlie Becker, and company down the stretch here. At the 110, guys, I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to saddle up Trinidad Shambliss. And look, I know the big thing that's holding him back is that Trinidad has taken a similar path to Cam Ward, right? Coming from D2 Fair State. But the thing is that I think the sample size we've gotten from Trinidad at the SEC level in almost one and a half seasons now is worth way more than what we saw from Cam Ward two years in the dissolved Pac-12 and one in the ACC in Miami, right? And Right now, Trinidad, he was third in the country last year in passing, and he had to unseat Austin Simmons before he even got to start. He took Ole Miss on an all-time CFP run and just had some jaw-dropping, dazzling plays, and now he's essentially doing it all over again in 2026. The only thing is, he has way worse of a supporting cast at wide receivers. He's been without Kawan Lacey for a large portion this season as well, and the defense just not up to snuff either.
00:36:35
Speaker 2: So, like, I just can't tell why.
00:36:40
Speaker 1: Not to put you on blast, Fitzy, but watching that game last week, there's no way that I could think Arch is a better quarterback prospect than Trinidad at this point.
00:36:47
Speaker 2: Trinidad has the better arm.
00:36:49
Speaker 1: He is better, way better downfield passing than Arch. I think he's better at extending the play and still keeping his eyes downfield. And I think the guys just love to play with him, right? So I like him also because like maybe he doesn't run quite as much as Arch, but he still runs, right? And, you know, found the end zone six times on the ground this year, 16 passing touchdowns as well. So Fitz, is it the age? He's going to be 25 in August. Is it the cam board thing? Or is it maybe just something else that the market is not adjusting to Trinidad quick enough right now.
00:37:21
Speaker 3: I mean, the age, is he 6'1? 6'1? A little undersized, yeah.
00:37:28
Speaker 4: Between 5'11 and 6'1. Yeah, that's the thing.
00:37:30
Speaker 3: But I mean, I'm not holding the height against him. Because when I watch him play, I see a lot of Russell Wilson. I was there for Russell Wilson's one year at Wisconsin, and it was spectacular. And Trinidad Chambliss is that type of playmaker. So I get the idea that he's a better passer than arch manning it's hard to argue against that i just think arch has the the deeper potential toolkit.
00:37:56
Speaker 1: Yeah that could be true but boggs what were your thoughts here on uh on trinidad shambliss who just continues to really rise up our rankings because preseason because of some of these concerns like the age like the size we had him outside our top 20 and now like right now i thought about drafting him ahead of cam coleman honestly.
00:38:14
Speaker 4: Yeah i Dude, this was the next guy on the list for me, for sure. And I kind of regretted taking Nick Marsh over him, to be honest with you, because the Russell Wilson comp is so perfect. It's so perfect. You know, it really is. This is a dude that. will get a little bit relegated to maybe the back end of the first round because of his height, right? I think he's probably going to come in at six feet. I don't think he's going to be 5'10.
00:38:42
Speaker 2: Just not a Pavia, yeah. Don't give us a Pavia.
00:38:44
Speaker 4: Yeah, he's not going to be 5'10, or 5'9, or whatever, but he's also not 6'1. It's pretty clear. I don't care, right? He makes every throw. He has his team in games, even with less talent surrounding him. He brought his team all the way back to tie it against the Longhorns last week. Right. On the road. That's an incredible start. Yeah, that's a great that's a great game that, you know, that he had last week, even with some some mistakes. Right. So this is one of the better quarterbacks in this class. I don't care about the size. He's got enough arm to make every throw. He doesn't make. massive mistakes so um i just i really think that shambles is being a little bit overlooked It's not all his fault. It's a little bit of size stuff, but it's also a little bit of just how many quarterbacks are coming out and they're all pretty good, right? Like, you know, these guys are all, you know, uh, bumping up against Mendoza to, to go ahead of him if, if they came out last year. So, you know, it's tough to know how many QBs are going to go and how high they are in the first round.
00:39:52
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not a scout. I'm not a film junkie. I don't pose to be one.
00:39:56
Speaker 1: But if I came to that game last week between Texas and Ole Miss and I was a scout looking at these quarterbacks, it's hard not to walk away thinking, wow, Trinidad Shambliss was the more impressive one there on Saturday.
00:40:08
Speaker 2: Fitz, let's keep it moving.
00:40:09
Speaker 1: We've only drafted right now quarterbacks and wide receivers.
00:40:12
Speaker 2: Does that change at the 111?
00:40:14
Speaker 3: Yeah, we got to break the seal on running backs here, Seth. Jaden Baugh, running back Florida. Six feet, 228 pounds. He is built to be an NFL workhorse. Baugh has had three games this season with 25 or more carries. Last year in Florida's big rivalry game against Florida State, Jaden Baugh had 38 carries for 266 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-21 Gators victory. He's averaging 109 rushing yards per game this season and has 13 touchdowns in seven games. Baugh is just rugged and powerful and a load to bring down. He's also very patient, knows how to read his blockings. I think the Le'Veon Bell comparisons are inevitable. One of the small complaints about this class of 2027, which is going to be a fantastic class, is that a lot of these running backs in the class are not pass catchers. And since dynasty leagues are PPR leagues, that's kind of a problem. Baugh is actually a pretty good pass catcher.
00:41:14
Speaker 4: Yep.
00:41:14
Speaker 3: He had 33 receptions in 2025. He's not going to be Alvin Kamara, but he is the least competent in that regard on top of his workhorse potential as a runner.
00:41:24
Speaker 2: Yeah, I completely agree.
00:41:25
Speaker 1: It's been just as a sensational season. At one point he was in the Heisman conversation, did ended up, you know, getting shut down there.
00:41:32
Speaker 2: Was that a Missouri game?
00:41:33
Speaker 3: Missouri, 12 for 13, 12 carries, 13 yards. Mizzou stuffed him.
00:41:38
Speaker 1: Yeah, that was the tough game log there. But in general, yeah, Bob's been really impressive. In fact, I think he's jumped, you know, over Kwan Lacey as all of our RB ones at this point in the process.
00:41:49
Speaker 2: So bugs, keep us rolling at the one 12. What do you have?
00:41:52
Speaker 4: I'll take you while I see, I know he, he still hurt, but I mean, just look at the difference in Ole Miss's offense before he went out to when he went out just in the Texas game last week. Right? Like they were, they looked pretty good with him. And then, 307 attempts in 2025 couldn't be stopped. He has incredible contact balance and he just takes a hit rolls off. He had a thousand and ten yards after contact last season. That's over a grand after contact. He was incredible. He's lost some steam because of the missed games and the shoulder injuries bothered him a little bit. We'll have to see how that, you know, when the medicals come back during the combine and all that stuff, like how much that really does affect his draft stock, because that's a serious thing, right? Guy is missing games here, but I think he's getting hurt now. It's, you know, too many touches from the previous season, 307. From the previous year. And like Fitzy said, this is a guy that has not been a good pass catcher. I mean, he can catch the ball out of the backfield. He doesn't have like hands issues or anything, but he doesn't run a diverse route tree at all. It's a lot of, you know, run to the flat, wait for the ball and then go. It's a lot of small curls and his pass blocking has not been great either. So he does have, you know, a big chunk of his of his game that needs to be improved. But if we're talking between the tackles, this is one of the better dudes. Great, great contact balance. So and has carried a massive workload for a team before. So as long as this shoulder injury isn't, you know, something that is really scary or going to force him to miss the rest of the season and the, you know, the combine and lead up to the draft, like a surgery or something. I think he's going to have a he's going to be picked very high among running backs here. And, you know, potentially a dude that can get in there and have a massive workload to start.
00:43:53
Speaker 1: Yeah, someone who came out of really nowhere last year, but he certainly stepped up in a big way for Ole Miss in that workhorse role. And we'll see what he can do down the stretch because they've also found some success now working in sophomore running back Makai Frazier. So, you know, I feel like we're getting a deal, though, like we were talking earlier in the preseason that maybe Lacey would be going up as high as three overall. And now you're getting me at the end of the first round. Just kind of, again, speaks to the depth of this class overall. We're going to keep it rolling into the second round. But before we do, a quick reminder that if you want a chance to win the ultimate symbol of fantasy football glory, the fantasy football championship belt, courtesy of our good friends over at Trophy Smack, the number one destination for epic fantasy hardware, then this is your moment. This massive gold-plated belt is built to make a statement. It's bold, it's kind of heavy, and it's guaranteed to turn heads in your league. Don't just win your championship. Absolutely wear it. And to enter, all you need to do is subscribe to the Fancy Pros Dynasty YouTube channel. Right now, drop a comment below on any of our videos, including this one, and that's it. We will announce a winner right here on the program. So make sure you ring the bell so you don't miss your chance to claim this championship belt and flex on your entire league. All right, the second round begins, and at 201, go ahead and give me Tradez Green, tight end out of LSU. And even though some of this class has really underwhelmed, we just said, hey, you're getting Kwon Lacey. at the one 12, you're also getting a six foot seven, 240 pound monster tight end on two Oh one.
00:45:20
Speaker 2: And this is a guy.
00:45:21
Speaker 1: Who's also been banged up for about half the season, right? Played the first three games went out in the LSU game, did not return it, or the Ole Miss game did not return in that one. Um, but he did get back last week, which was very good to see, but as a whole, he's averaging 4.8 reception, 68 yards and a half a touchdown per game. And I think there's just a ton of ways to use this guy at the next level. Put him down the middle on seams. Put him in the red zone on the outside on fade routes or in the backfield like we saw Lane Kiffin do earlier this season against La Tech. So just really happy to see this guy back out on the field. And I think he can further push his draft stock up if he, one, stays healthy, and two, if the Tigers can get back on track for a college football playoff berth.
00:46:00
Speaker 2: Bitsy, over to you for the 202.
00:46:02
Speaker 3: Ahmad Hardy, running back Missouri. Hardy hasn't played this season. He was shot in the upper leg at a concert in May, but it appears that Hardy is going to return to practice this week, so it looks like we will get to see him this season after all. Last year, Hardy ran for 1,649 yards and 16 touchdowns. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry, had a 300-yard rushing day against Mississippi State. He is another one of these guys who doesn't really catch passes, though. I think he had six receptions last year, but... No, Hardy is pretty prototypical size, like 5'10, 210 pounds, not blazing fast, and again, doesn't catch passes. But Hardy is just so good at making people miss and bouncing off contact. The contact balance is just exceptional. You almost never see a defender square him up. He is just a very talented runner.
00:46:57
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm really interested to see what happens here. He is only a junior.
00:47:01
Speaker 1: So, you know, with the five for five role, he does have a couple more years of eligibility. And that's even if he doesn't redshirt this year. I thought maybe that might be the route we were heading. So kind of a qualifier here that Hardy is a candidate, I think, to come back. But it's interesting because they also have Jamal Roberts in that backfield has been an absolute stud right now. So Hardy is definitely one I think that could come out of this picture completely or he could be an absolute value here at the 202.
00:47:27
Speaker 2: Boggs, over to you for 203.
00:47:28
Speaker 4: Yeah, those last two picks, man. Trades Green, probably outside of Jeremiah Smith and Arch Manning, the next guy you're drafting strictly on traits and size, right?
00:47:36
Speaker 1: Yeah, right.
00:47:37
Speaker 4: So good. Just a monster. We just need to see a little more production from him. And yeah, I mean, just he is a monster. My guy is also a tight end here. Ahmad Hardy, too. Like Ahmad Hardy, as soon as I say he's off my top 20 because we haven't seen him practice, we don't know, we get the update. So everyone, you're welcome. That was clearly my magic that worked there. But I'm going to go with Jamari Johnson, the tight end out of Oregon. And we saw Kenyon Steak get drafted. But all I could watch down the stretch with Oregon was Jamari Johnson in the playoff have these massive games. And he had, I believe, was over 80 yards in a score in the national title game to just a huge season for Jamari Johnson, but he is a former quarterback converting to tight end here. So we've barely scratched the surface of what this guy can really do. He knows where to be all the time because he played quarterback. Obviously you have to know everyone's role all the time. So he, he approaches with that mindset, but he is a mismatch at six, five to 57 with his speed for defenses specifically in the seam. And he can inline block. He's still learning, but he's already doing it fine. Like, you know, I'd say he's OK at it. He's not a guy that has to line up and be a big slot only like an Isaiah. Likely he can do a little bit of both. Right. And he's still learning that position. Natural athlete. And he's going to make defenders miss in space. He really just needs to learn nuance.
00:48:58
Speaker 1: Right.
00:48:58
Speaker 4: That's the biggest miss. The biggest missing piece of this game is catching the ball in traffic that you get from practice. So I think it's that and the injury early in the season and now missing Dante more obviously are going to be marks against him. moving forward. Like I said, a lot of really good prospects that are banged up, right now that I'm drafting here, and Jamari Johnson is one of them. But yeah, I mean, I think these two tight ends would have been one and two to me by a lot in the 2026 class and offer a lot of upside here.
00:49:30
Speaker 1: Especially here at the 203, and Jamari Johnson's been one of the few bright spots on an Oregon team that has very, very much underperformed This season and now, you know, getting into some off the field hijinks as a wide receiver court seems like as well. Let's keep it moving here. The 204 where I'm taking Austin Simmons quarterback out of Missouri. And what a ride it's been for this young man. I mean, he was Lane Kiffin's chosen four star recruit. He waited his turn behind Jackson Dart. only to have his job taken by Trinidad last year when he got injured. And now he comes over to Columbia, Missouri, where he's put the Tigers back on the map with two of the biggest wins in that program's recent history since coming into the SEC. And he's completing 63.2% of his passes for 253.3 yards per game. He has a 14 to two TD to interception ratio. And I get that Simmons isn't the most mobile guy. He's left-handed, so I think that's going to scare off some dynasty managers who have shades of Michael Penix Jr. and the comps that he brings. But with this, he's still a guy. He's ideal size, 6'4, 220. And I think the biggest concern for Simmons here is it's kind of the same thing we saw with Ty Simpson or with Anthony Richardson. He has nine career college starts, so... that's an air where you really don't want to be in. Sometimes it's not a very large sample size and he does have eligibility left. So another guy who could come back to school, but you know, he's been pushing himself up into the first round of NFL mock drafts and he's got some big time games coming up against Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. So those matchups either likely make Simmons look like an absolute bargain here at the two Oh four or a huge big time reach. I'm willing to take the gamble at two Oh four and fits back to you at the two Oh five.
00:51:09
Speaker 3: KJ Duff, wide receiver Rutgers, either 6'5 or 6'6, depending on who you're listening to, 225 pounds, huge, knows how to use his size. Duff is just dominant at the catch point, has a ridiculous catch radius, and he's a bully. He knows how to use his size to just physically dominate much smaller defenders. Not a burner. He's probably going to be a 4'6 guy when he runs at the combine. You will not care about his speed because he has nine touchdowns this year and is going to score a lot of touchdowns in the NFL. I think Plaxico Burris is a pretty apt comparison, and Burris had a pretty good NFL career.
00:51:49
Speaker 1: The Duff off the board there at the 205. Scott, big time Bogman. You're back on the clock.
00:51:55
Speaker 4: I'm going to go with Ryan Coleman Williams, 6'1, 76, so slender prospect from Alabama, but consensus five-star high school prospect. Some of the best highlight films that you'll ever see is Ryan Coleman Williams. And he's one of the best separators in college football. The speed, man, that he uses it everywhere. He uses it to separate at the line. He uses it after the catch. The speed is crazy from him in and out of breaks. Right. And he's lined up all over the place. He's played inside and outside. So he can really do anything. The knocks on him, two concussions over the last two seasons. He's currently injured. The light frame will probably push him inside in the NFL more often than not to a slot guy. But a lot of slot guys with massive, massive roles in the NFL. And Ryan Coleman Williams, if he can quit dropping the ball and bulk up a little bit, this dude's ceiling has no limit. He is crazy fast.
00:52:53
Speaker 1: Especially because Ryan Coleman Williams is a prospect that can play inside and outside. We've seen teams deploy him in different ways, depending on what the scheme was that season.
00:53:02
Speaker 2: So excited. You know, I agree with you, Boggs. It's really a health thing.
00:53:06
Speaker 1: It's can you bulk up a little bit, get that frame a little bit bigger heading into the next level and.
00:53:10
Speaker 4: And not lose the speed. Can't lose the speed. Yeah. Yeah.
00:53:13
Speaker 1: And for me, I'm going to keep the wide receiver run rolling at the two Oh seven. It's why young wide receiver out of Oklahoma state and fit stood on business to the top.
00:53:21
Speaker 2: He took mess to make her at two overall.
00:53:23
Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go ahead and share some love with his top wide receiver for the past two years here. And look, why young went over 1200 yards, 10 touchdowns a year ago at North Texas and on pace to do it again in the big 12 in still water after scoring in six straight games for this kid. And again, He is six foot. He's 200 pounds under recruited wide receiver. Who's playing out of the slot almost entirely. So he's going to get a lot of Cooper cup comparisons.
00:53:47
Speaker 4: Right.
00:53:47
Speaker 2: And I think that's fair, but I think that's the high end.
00:53:50
Speaker 1: Right. And like super high, I guess Cooper cup borderline. I mean, we were talking about hall of fame, wide receivers for, we started this program. I think he's in that conversation with what he did winning the triple crown that year winning Superbowl MVP. But I think you're more or less realistically looking at like a Hunter Renfro type of career here for Wyatt young, where he's, It's might take him a couple of years to be an impact player, but I think he could absolutely eat in PPR leagues by year three or four. And while it's not a direct comp too, I thought actually, you know, looking at why young and really how he profiles here, Parker Washington was kind of another guy that came to mind undersized, scrappy slot wide receiver. And the reason I liked the Washington comp is because he can also explode downfield.
00:54:30
Speaker 2: And that's what we've seen.
00:54:31
Speaker 1: Why young do here, where he's a little bit more explosive than you're given slot wide receiver. So again, You know, I love getting a discount here on Wyatt Young. And this is a guy that I think is going to have a really decorated career. It might just take some time. So I'm going to stash him there at the 207 and send it back to Fitzy for the 208.
00:54:48
Speaker 3: Nate Frazier, running back Georgia, whose calling card is elite sub 4-4 speed. He is Devon Achan type speed, but in a bigger body. Nate Frazier is 5'10, 2'10. His feats are just impossibly quick, like Barry Sanders-type feet. I can't believe how fast this dude's feet move. Now, his numbers have not been dazzling. He was just under 1,000 yards in 2025, although Georgia does use multiple backs. They're using multiple backs this year. He's only played five games this season. He's been dealing with a rib issue. Only has 35 carries, although he's averaging 6.6 yards per carry and has five touchdowns. He is going to be back. I think he's finally fully healthy this week. Durability, kind of a question. The ability to handle a big workload is a question. Pass catching potential, we'll see. But man, this guy is a playmaker and he is a threat to take it to the house every time he gets the ball. I beg people to watch George and watch how fast this guy's feet are because it's just fun to watch Nate Frazier run.
00:55:56
Speaker 1: Yeah, hopefully they can get him back up and ripping. It was a very inefficient day for him last time out. Dowdle has really started to kind of be the more productive back in the Dawgs' backfield. But in general, Nate Frazier, just a great prospect overall. Hopefully he can return to form here down the stretch run. Boggs, where are you going with the 209, man?
00:56:14
Speaker 4: To the 2025 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, LJ Martin, running back from BYU. 6'2, 220, uses that big hulking frame to punish defenders. He knows exactly where to be. On every run play, there's no dancing behind the line for him. He hits a hole, he bursts, and he runs people over. Nice burst when he gets around the corner, too. He still needs to work on catching the ball, as Fitzy alluded to. Another dude that hasn't had a lot of deep routes. He has had some deep catches, but mostly he sticks near the line. Surprisingly weak pass blocking grades for his size as well. And he, again, another dude on the shelf with a high ankle sprain currently. But, uh, one of the leaders of this BYU offense, very surprised they won and beat Notre Dame without him.
00:56:58
Speaker 3: Yeah.
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Speaker 4: Yeah.
00:56:59
Speaker 1: I agree completely with you, LJ Martin, someone, hopefully they'll get back as well because then the next week let down spot got them right.
00:57:06
Speaker 2: UCF took them down.
00:57:08
Speaker 1: So, uh, LJ Martin certainly needed in that backfield next alongside Bear Bachmeier. And I'm going to go right back to the quarterback position, guys. I feel like you're leaving some value out there. So I'm going to take Jane Maeva here for USC. And look, I know it has not been a perfect season for this guy. He just got shut down by Fitz's Badgers out there in Madison. But I think the thing about Maiva here is that he could be a sneaky guy, one of those players who goes in round two, but ends up being one of the best quarterbacks in this class because you look at the ideal Bill Parcells quarterback. This is exactly what this guy is out of USC. He's a senior. He has at least three years of starting experience, really three and a half by the time this season finishes. 23 plus career wins Parcells has on that list. He has 30 career completion percentage above 60% is what Parcells looks for 64.5% completion rate and better than a two to one interception touchdown interception ratio as well. So I think Maeva here not only is coming at a discount, but he's also the ideal size at 6'4, 230, and he can really be a versatile player that he can run whatever scheme you want. This year, we've seen a little bit more run heavy in certain games where it's an RPO-based offense.
00:58:20
Speaker 2: Play action is very, very frequent.
00:58:23
Speaker 1: He's using Mark Bowman over the middle, King Miller in the backfield, and getting those freshman wide receivers involved frequently. But last year, you're seeing more of the spread type of offense where he's leaning on Makai Lemon out of the slot, Jacoby Lane down deep there. And he does all this in some really decent rhythm when he gets cooking. So, you know, I think a coach will ultimately fall in love with him in the second round like Kellen Moore did with Tyler Shuck a few years ago. And everyone's going to be surprised when he does go in the top 50 picks. But I love this kid out of USC right there.
00:58:54
Speaker 4: He would have gone to the Jets if he had come out last year, right? He's pretty good, and he's lost in the shuffle this year, which is kind of crazy. Yeah. Yeah.
00:59:04
Speaker 1: And, you know, been decent at times again, not, you know, didn't show up against Oregon really didn't show up against your Badgers last week fits, but, uh, Maeva is definitely someone on my card there.
00:59:13
Speaker 2: Who do you have at the two 11?
00:59:14
Speaker 3: And I admire, uh, my, I took a beating at Wisconsin and, and finished the game. Like he got pounded and showed his toughness in that one. I've got Deuce Alexander, wide receiver for Ole Miss. Already has 610 yards and five touchdowns in his first seven games this year. He's 6'1, 180, a little on the small side, but this guy can fly. He's going to probably run something close to a 4'3 at the combine. He is a dangerous vertical threat and he has very good hands. He's a little Carnell Tate-like in his ability to just haul in tough balls downfield. Also a pretty good route runner. I think the one drawback with him is the size that he's only 180 pounds. So he's probably not going to be a high volume receiver, but I do think he can be like a better version of Xavier Worthy.
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Speaker 1: You know, Deuce Alexander, I owe him an apology because coming in this season, I was like, I just don't like this Ole Miss receiving corps. It's Deuce Alexander, Terosio Fields, a couple of other, you know, guys coming over from the ACC. But Deuce is absolutely impressed, man. So it's been really fun to watch him just, you know, soar up the dynasty rookie rankings here. And Boggs, speaking of a wide receiver soaring up the dynasty rookie rankings, round us out with the 212, man.
01:00:27
Speaker 4: Ryan Wingo. I understand that my guy, Ryan Wingo, gets overlooked constantly. But I think we need to remember this was a five-star prospect. 32nd, actually seventh. among wide receivers when he entered out of high school. So a very, very good prospect, number two from the state of Missouri. And, you know, 6'2, 214, speed on speed on speed. They love putting him behind blockers and letting him go. They use him on jet sweeps and motions and pop passes, all kinds of stuff that the NFL has implemented a lot. So a lot of coaches are going to like him for that. And he gets just college open deep so many times. I mean, there's a lot of weapons to account for, for the Longhorns. I understand that, but because he goes out and he has effort in blocking all the time, a lot of times he goes to sets up to fake a block and then gets open deep because they just assume he's out there blocking again. So, uh, high motor, high effort, great frame gets open a lot. The one knock on him, uh, is not a lot of route nuance and Contested catches. Those are the things that he really needs to work on, right? Contested catches is probably the biggest thing. The route nuance will come and also doesn't necessarily need it with his speed. But this dude is open downfield by himself with no one else around him a lot. So a lot of that goes to his teammates and stuff like that. But a lot of that is because he gets lost in the shuffle because of his high effort. They think they're just a lot like that Ben Skoranek play we saw a couple of weeks ago. He gets, you know, people think he's out there just doing the dirty work and he gets wide open. So really appreciate what Wingo has done and wanted to put a focus on him at the end here. And we had some quarterbacks. We have no Leavitt, no saying no sellers, right? These guys are having down years and they could still be on this board and no one would be shocked.
01:02:17
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think maybe at least saying is a good candidate to come back here. Just the way this season's ended for him. But and even Leavitt to Leavitt still has a year of eligibility. He could come back and play one more. But, you know, he's got a couple of talented quarterbacks in that lsu tigers qb room that he's gonna have to fight if he does so very interesting stuff guys before we get out of here i just want to remind the audience that if you're listening to the podcast come join our fancy pros discord community that's right over there you can chat with other fans and actually get access to exclusive amas that wind up on our podcast feed our current schedule looks like this worman fits holding it down five eastern on the first tuesday of each month And then Boggs and Fitz at 5 Eastern on the third Tuesday of every month. Plus Welsh and Erickson, 2 p.m. Eastern time every single Thursday for the extra point. Come get your questions answered and be on the show at fantasypros.com slash chat.
01:03:07
Speaker 2: There you have it, folks.
01:03:08
Speaker 1: That's going to do it for us on this way too early 2027 rookie mock draft episode. of the Fantasy Pros Dynasty Football Podcast. 24 players in order. Let us know down in the comments below your favorite and least favorite picks from this draft. Who was drafted too high? Who was drafted too low? Who were the snubs? Sound off in the comments below. And also go ahead and smash that like button. Subscribe to the channel if you're new. For Pat Fitzmorris and Scott Big Time Bogman, I'm Seth Wilcock.
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Speaker 2: Take care, y'all.
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Speaker 4: You.