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Dante Moore is now OUT for the Season, Sam Leavitt is rapidly rising the Rankings, and breaking down both 2027 QBs and rookie production for the 2026 Class.

Timeline || Dante Moore -- 3:00 || Sam Leavitt -- 13:00 || Trinidad Chambliss -- 36:00 || Jayden Maiava -- 39:00 || LaNorris Sellers -- 41:00 || Big Board Reflection -- 50:00 || 2026 Rookie Production -- 01:01:00

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Today's Risers episode focuses on key LSU players like Sam Leavitt & Jackson Harris, discusses how injury has impacted this class, and goes over my latest 2-Round SF Mock Draft.

TIMELINE || QB Intro -- 2:00 || Sam Leavitt -- 7:00 || Jackson Harris -- 13:00 || Positional Risers -- 20:00 || Injury Risers (Returners) & Fallers -- 27:00 || MOCK DRAFT || Round 1 -- 36:00 || Round 2 -- 48:00 || 2028 Prospects -- 01:07:00 || 2029 Prospects -- 01:15:00 || 2027 Quick Hits -- 01:21:00 || Endnotes + Week 9 Schedule -- 01:27:00

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C.J. Carr, Darian Mensah, Arch Manning, & Darian Mensah's Week 7 Performances are discussed in this week's Sorsby Line segment, plus re-evaluating in-season 2026 Mock Drafts & 2026 Rookie Statistics from NFL Week 6

TIMELINE || Sorsby Line -- 3:30 || C.J. Carr -- 6:00 || Darian Mensah -- 16:00 || Arch Manning -- 30:00 || Julian Sayin -- 36:00 || Top 4 QBs Updated -- 40:00 || Diving into 2026 Mock Drafts -- 45:00 || 2026 Rookie Statistics -- 55:00

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Breaking down another massive weekend of College Football including some disappointing QB/RB performances + injuries, a huge breakout performance by Charlie Becker, and updating my newest 1QB Mock Draft.

Charlie Becker -- 6:00 || Positional Risers -- 11:00 || Nate Frazier, Arch Manning, & Ryan Coleman-Williams -- 22:00 || Mock Draft Begins -- 30:00 || Round 2 -- 45:00 || Devy Prospects -- 1:00:00 || Final 2027 Quick Hits -- 01:21:00 || Schedule Preview -- 01:28:00

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Darian Mensah, Austin Simmons, + LaNorris Sellers are graded on their recent performances, discussing production from 2026 Rookies, and who are the Top QBs, RB, & WRs for the 2028 NFL Draft

TIMELINE || Darian Mensah -- 4:30 || Austin Simmons -- 11:00 || LaNorris Sellers -- 15:00 || 2028 QBs -- 24:00 || 2028 RBs -- 29:00 || 2028 WRs -- 33:00 || 2026 Rookie Stats from Week 5 -- 39:00 || 2026 Rookie Stats versus 2021-2025 through 5 Weeks -- 54:00

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Today's episode of the podcast dives into Indiana WR Nick Marsh, Texas QB Arch Manning, and goes over my latest 2-Round SF Mock Draft. At the end of the show, I highlight the biggest match-ups in a loaded Week 7

TIMELINE || Nick Marsh -- 2:30 || Isaac Brown -- 12:30 || Arch Manning -- 17:30 || Nate Frazier -- 26:45 || Mock Draft Begins -- 32:00 || Round 2 -- 54:00 || Recap -- 01:04:30 || Devy Notes -- 01:10:00 || Week 7 Schedule -- 01:32:00

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It is still early, but it is about time to reset the board after the Summer Scouting with the first in-Season re-ranking of the 2027 NFL Draft.

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TIMELINE || Top 5 QBs -- 3:30 || Over Sorsby Line (QB6-8) -- 14:00 || Under Sorsby Line (QB9-Honorable Mention) -- 23:00 || Top 3 RBs -- 29:00 || RBs 4-6 -- 36:00 || RBs 7-12 -- 44:00 || RBs 13-Honorable Mention) -- 54:00 || Top 6 WRs -- 01:07:00 || Top 11 WRs -- 01:23:00 || Top 25 WRs -- 01:36:00 || Honorable Mentions -- 01:56:00 || Top 3 TEs -- 02:03:00 || Endnotes + 2026 Stats -- 02:15:00

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Austin Simmons & Luke Reynolds kick of the Weekly Risers before a 2-Round, 1QB, Mock Draft. After, 2028 QBs are discussed including if Keelon Russell is the next "Blue Chip" QB Prospect.

TIMELINE || Austin Simmons -- 4:00 || Luke Reynolds -- 11:00 || Turbo Richard -- 18:00 || Anthony Evans III, Cayden Lee, & Junior Sherrill -- 21:00 || Risers of the YEAR -- 32:00 || Mock Draft -- 37:30 || Is Keelon Russell a Blue Chip QB -- 48:30 || Kamario Taylor & other 2028 QBs -- 56:45 || Other Devy Notes -- 01:06:15 || Endnotes & Schedule -- 01:22:00 ||

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While Arch Manning and Dante Moore didn't give the clarity we hoped for in Week 4, I said I was going to rank the 2027 QBs this week, so rank the 2027 QBs I shall. Plus, how do these QBs stack up with the "Anatomy of a Breakout QB" Criteria.

TIMELINE || Introducing the Brendan Sorsby Line -- 3:15 || Anatomy of a QB Breakout Updates -- 8:00 || Biggest Breakouts -- 15:30 || Non-Breakout QBs -- 25:30 || QB Rankings -- 32:00 || Endnotes & 2026 Rookie Stats -- 47:00

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The weekly Risers & Mock Draft this week features breakout RBs Wayshawn Parker & Fluff Bothwell, a number of intriguing Oregon players including TWO QBs, & a new 2-Round SF Mock Draft.

TIMELINE || Riser of the Week -- 4:00 || Oregon QBs -- 7:30 || Other Risers -- 14:15 || Faller of the Week -- 26:30 || Mock Draft Round 1 -- 34:30 || Mock Draft Round 2 -- 50:15 || Mock Recap + Honorable Mentions -- 59:15 || 2028 QBs & WRs -- 01:06:00 || 2028 RBs & 2029 -- 01:17:00 || Last Call Risers -- 01:23:00 || Endnotes & Schedule -- 01:37:00

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With a HUGE QB Weekend on the horizon, today's podcast ranks the 2027 QB Class not in overall Draft Grade, but in four specific categories: 2026 Passing Performance, Rushing Ability, Sack Evasion/Pocket Presence, & Body/Arm Talent. This episode also features another breakdown of the most recent week for 2026 NFL Rookies.

TIMELINE || Rankings Begin -- 4:00 || 2026 Rookie Analysis -- 30:00 || Endnotes: Final Thoughts + Marvin Harrison Jr. -- 40:00

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Today's podcast covers four key risers including Chambliss & Baugh, three key fallers including LaNorris Sellers, and goes over all my deeper notes after CFB Week 3

TIMELINE || Risers/Fallers Begin -- 3:00 || Mock Draft -- 35:00 || Notes & Devy Notes -- 01:05:00 || Schedule for Week 4 + Endnotes -- 01:45:00

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Today's episode dives into each and every rookie performance from the 2026 Rookie Class, as well as a few from non-rookies as well. Plus, QB discussions for the future with Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Malik Washington, & Austin Simmons

TIMELINE || 2026 Rookie Reactions -- 3:00 || Week 1 NFL (non-Rookie) -- 31:00 || Endnotes + 2028 QBs -- 55:00

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Today’s weekly Risers & Fallers looks at a busy weekend in College Football at the QB position, talks additional risers, add a 2-Round Mock Draft, and then finishes by previewing Week 3.

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TIMELINE || Risers -- 3:00 || QB Carousel -- 15:00 || Mock Draft #3 -- 39:00 || Additional Notes -- 01:08:00 || Weekly Preview -- 01:40:00

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How early is too early to identify QB Breakouts? Today's show breaks down why even after Week 1, we may have legitimate signs for who is & is not breaking out. Plus, I dig into Arch Manning, Ohio State WR Devin McCuin, and get into Trinidad Chambliss' performance against Louisville.

TIMELINE || Anatomy of a Breakout QB -- 3:00 || Arch Manning & Devin McCuin -- 27:00 || Trinidad Chambliss -- 41:00

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The Risers, Fallers, and Weekly Mock Draft is back after a highly productive week in College Football. Today's episode features the biggest positional Risers, a 1QB Mock Draft, and all my other notes on CFB's Week 1

TIMELINE: Positional Risers & Faller of the Week -- 4:00 || 1QB Mock Draft #1 -- 28:00 || Notes, Notes, & More Notes -- 50:00 || Week 2 Preview -- 01:50:00 ||

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Drafts are happening and with all the news surrounding Josh Jacobs, I'll update the Redraft Rankings one last time this season. I'll go 1-29 at the QB position, 1-60 at RB, 1-60 at WR, and 1-21 at TE with a total of 170 Players covered in right around 1 Hour -- with Tiers!

TIMELINE || QBs -- 3:30 || RBs -- 13:00 || WRs -- 40:00 || TEs -- 52:00 ||

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A Mock Draft, the Biggest Risers from Week 0, and a Preview for Week 1... the REGULAR SEASON is BACK on the Fantasy for Real Podcast. It's a bit early for NFL Fans, but there's now enough CFB to begin this year's Weekly Risers, Fallers, & Weekly Mock Draft Series.

TIMELINE || Josh Jacobs News -- 2:00 || Mock Draft #1 -- 14:00 || FSU, USC, UNC, & NCST Notes -- 40:00 || Week 1 Preview -- 01:00:00 ||

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College Football is (kinda) back! Today's show features my Week 0 Preview + the final unloading of my CFB Watchlist including prospects from the SEC, Big 12, & ACC. Plus, diving into Dane Brugler's Top 50 Big Board entering the CFB Season and comparing Rankings with my own Summer Scouting Series.

TIMELINE* || Week 0 Preview -- 6:00 || SEC Watchlist -- 27:30 || ACC/Big12 Watchlist -- 01:10:00 || Dane Brugler's Big Board -- 01:50:00

*Note, the Timeline may be a bit off as I learn to adjust.

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Today’s podcast takes the Tiers from the previous episode and applies them to a Mock Draft exercise.

TIMELINE || Mock #1 (Slot 2) -- 3:30 || Mock #2 (Slot 5) -- 22:00 || Mock #3 (Slot 9) -- 40:15 || Mock #4 (Slot 11) -- 01:02:15 || Updates/Thoughts -- 01:20:00

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While this podcast mostly focuses on future prospects, today’s episode focuses on REDRAFT Leagues, discussing my rankings for all four positions this upcoming Draft Season

TIMELINE || QBs -- 2:30 || RBs -- 24:45 || WRs -- 56:00 || TEs -- 01:35:00

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Today's show updates my most recent 2026 Rankings as well as looks at a Watchlist of Big Ten players.

TIMELINE || 1st Round -- 3:00 || 2nd Round -- 17:30 || 3rd Round -- 31:00 || Deeper Big Ten Watchlist -- 45:30 || Endnotes + Tyson Injury Update -- 01:10:15

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Today's podcast wraps up the Summer Scouting Series with a bit more focus on historical comparisons & Tiers, before getting into the players who didn't quite make the cut for the Top 33.

TIMELINE || Top 10 QBs -- 4:15 || Top 10 RBs -- 16:15 || Top 11 WRs -- 22:00 || Top 2 TEs -- 30:00 || Honorable Mentions || QBs -- 32:30 || RBs -- 53:00 || WRs -- 01:08:00 || TEs -- 01:27:00 || Endnotes -- 01:32:00 || Freaks -- 01:37:00

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Final Part of the Summer Scouting Series, w/ QB LaNorris Sellers, QB T Chambliss, QB Sam Leavitt, RB Jadan Baugh, RB W Parker, WR Cam Coleman, WR Charlie Becker, WR Mario Craver, & TE Jamari Johnson

TIMELINE || LaNorris Sellers -- 2:15 || Trinidad Chambliss -- 21:15 || Sam Leavitt -- 30:30 || Jadan Baugh -- 41:00 || Wayshawn Parker -- 49:30 || Cam Coleman -- 57:30 || Charlie Becker -- 01:07:30 || Mario Craver -- 01:19:00 || Jamari Johnson -- 01:28:45 || Rankings -- 01:36:00 || Endnotes/What's Next -- 01:38:30

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Part 3 of 4 in the Summer Scouting Series, featuring QB Julian Sayin, QB Drew Mestemaker, QB Jayden Maiava, RB Kewan Lacy, RB Justice Haynes, WR Jeremiah Smith, WR K.J. Duff, & WR Omarion Miller

TIMELINE || Julian Sayin -- 2:00 || Drew Mestemaker -- 15:45 || Jayden Maiava -- 27:00 || Kewan Lacy -- 35:45 || Justice Haynes -- 43:15 || Jeremiah Smith -- 56:00 || K.J. Duff -- 01:05:00 || Omarion MIller -- 01:14:00 || Rankings -- 1:26:15 || Endnotes -- 1:29:00

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Part 2 of 4 in the Summer Scouting including QBs Dante Moore & C.J. Carr, RBs Ahmad Hardy, Antwan Raymond, & L.J. Martin, & WRs Bryant Wesco, Ryan Coleman-Williams, & Ryan Wingo

TIMELINE || Dante Moore -- 1:30 || C.J. Carr -- 12:15 || Ahmad Hardy -- 22:45 || Antwan Raymond -- 30:00 || L.J. Martin -- 37:30 || Bryant Wesco -- 46:30 || Ryan Coleman-Williams -- 54:30 || Ryan Wingo -- 01:05:30 || Recap -- 01:16:00

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Part 1 of 4 in the 2027 Summer Scouting Series covering the first 8 Prospects: Arch Manning, Darian Mensah, Nate Frazier, Isaac Brown, Mark Fletcher, Nick Marsh, T.J. Moore, & Trey'Dez Green

TIMELINE || Summer Scouting Intro -- 1:15 || Arch Manning -- 11:30 || Darian Mensah -- 23:00 || Nate Frazier -- 33:15 || Isaac Brown -- 41:00 || Mark Fletcher Jr. -- 49:00 || Nick Marsh -- 55:30 || T.J. Moore -- 01:04:15 || Trey'Dez Green -- 01:11:15 || Rankings Recap -- 1:16:00 || Endnotes -- 1:16:30

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Today's podcast walks through 120 Picks of a SF Start-Up Mock Draft and then focuses on which Tiers are the most off consensus.

All 120 Picks can be found on this Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U-tC7DwyQE5G4ZhPP7RNJiwuHhpwe7FmeUG1K-i19R4/edit?usp=sharing

TIMELINE || Round 1 -- 4:45 || 1-2 Turn -- 9:15 || 3rd Round Reversal -- 17:15 || 3-4 Turn -- 23:00 || 4-5 Turn -- 35:30 || 5-6 Turn -- 49:00 || 6-7 Turn -- 58:00 || 7-8 Turn -- 1:08:00 || 8-9 Turn -- 01:15:00 || 9-10 Turn -- 01:20:30 || Best Available+Off-Consensus -- 01:25:00

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Today's double-rankings episode finishes up the Start-Up Summer Positional Rankings series with my WR & TE Start-Up Rankings

TIMELINE || WR Ranks Begin -- 1:30 || Top 8 -- 5:00 || WR9-12 -- 15:15 || WR13-20 -- 23:00 || WR21-30 -- 44:30 || Top Breakouts -- 01:04:00 || TE Rankings -- 01:28:45 || Endnotes -- 01:56:00

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Today's podcast features a 2028 Fantasy Mock Draft alongside an update for what to expect next from this podcast -- the 2027 Summer Scouting Series

TIMELINE || 2028 Mock Draft -- 5:30 || Announcing Summer Scouting Series -- 33:00

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Today's pod moves into Pt 2 of my SF Start-Up Series focusing on the RB position including my top 36 RBs and ~8 Honorable Mentions. Afterward, which CFB teams have the most QB+RB+WR+TE talent.

TIMELINE || RB Ranks Preview -- 2:30 || Top 10 RBs -- 11:15 || Top 18 RBs -- 23:30 || Top 36 RBs -- 36:15 || Honorable Mentions -- 46:00 ||

DEVY Team Tiers/Stars -- 48:30 || 5-Star Teams -- 50:00 || 4-Star Teams -- 54:00 || 3-Star -- 58:00 ||

Endnotes + Sorsby -- 01:10:00 ||

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Today's episode dives into my Tiers & Rankings for the Top 28-40 QBs in the NFL before getting into Brendan Sorsby and who he is as an NFL Prospect.

TIMELINE ||

Start-Up Rankings -- 2:45 || Tiers 1 & 2 -- 5:45 || Tier 3 -- 18:30 || Tier 4 -- 27:30 || Tier 5 -- 38:30 || Tier 6 & Honorable Mentions -- 50:30 ||

Brendan Sorsby || Part 1 (How we got here) -- 01:02:15 || Part 2 (Prospect Scouting) -- 01:07:30 || Part 3 (What to do with Sorsby) -- 01:24:00 ||

Endnotes (Daniel Jones, Malik Willis, and what's next) -- 01:33:15

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The Redraft Series finishes with a look at my full Redraft Tiers, a 100-Pick Mock Draft, & the players I'm higher & lower on compared to consensus.

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TIMELINE || Brendan Sorsby -- 2:15 || Tier Discussion -- 11:00 || Tier 1 -- 14:15 || Draft Begins -- 35:00 || 4/5 Turn -- 55:00 || Over/Under -- 01:20:15 || Endnotes/What's Next -- 01:38:30

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Today's episode concludes the projection portion of the Redraft series focusing on my projections at the WR & TE positions.

TIMELINE || Redraft Projections -- 2:45 || Top WRs -- 4:30 || WR2s -- 29:30 || WR3s -- 51:30 || Top 7 TEs -- 01:16:30 || Other TEs -- 01:29:15

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Let's take a break in the Redraft series (next episode: Thursday) & do my first 2027 Mock Draft of the off-season. While the 2027 Mock is most of the show, I also do a 2-Round 2026 Mock & discuss ADP

TIMELINE || 2027 Mock Discussion -- 2:30 || 2027's Top 4 -- 7:15 || Top RBs -- 18:30 || Five Straight WRs -- 22:30 || 1.12 + Honorable Mentions -- 39:15 ||

2026 2-Round Mock + ADP Discussion -- 54:30 || Endnotes + Future Schedule -- 01:15:15

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A rundown of the RB position around the NFL focusing on how my own projections stack up for redraft Fantasy Football. + a look at how Simpson's value may change based on Packers QB Jordan Love.

TIMELINE || Ty Simpson & Jordan Love -- 3:15 || RB Redraft Projections -- 9:15 || Top Tier RBs -- 14:45 || Top ~20 RBs -- 27:30 || Other RBs -- 53:30 ||

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Redraft Projections begin! 2026 Fantasy QB projections for 4 & 6 Pt Passing TDs + future QB Projections

TIMELINE || Projections Start -- 3:30 || Top 3 QBs -- 10:45 || Next 4 QBs -- 14:30 || Rest of QB1s -- 29:45 || Fringe-QB1 -- 40:15 || Endnotes -- 58:00

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Today's episode of the Podcast looks at 2026 Rookie WRs, updates my Rookie WR Rankings, and discusses a few key differences within the rankings.

TIMELINE || WR Draft Capital -- 3:00 || WR Ranking Changes -- 21:00 || Redraft/Start-Up Tiers Lookahead -- 33:45

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Today's podcast dives deep into College Football prospects for the 2027 Class & Beyond at the QB, RB, & WR positions (+my top 2 TEs)

TIMELINE || Methods -- 3:45 || Class Values 2026 v 2027 -- 11:45 || Final Notes & Eligibility Changes -- 21:30 ||

QB Class 2027 -- 23:15 || QB Rapid Fire -- 45:00 ||

RB Tier 1 -- 54:30 || RB Tier 2 -- 01:10:45 ||

WR Class 2027 -- 01:34:15 || WR Tiers Part 1 -- 01:48:00 || WR Tiers Part 2 -- 02:12:30 || Top 2 TEs -- 02:44:15

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Today's episode follows up my previous rankings with a more detailed dive into the prospects selected on Day 3 and even a few prospects selected as UDFAs.

Updates on Rankings -- 6:00 || NFC West -- 19:00 || NFC South -- 26:30 || NFC North -- 33:00 || NFC East -- 37:00 || AFC North -- 46:30 || AFC East -- 59:30 || AFC West -- 01:10:30 || AFC South -- 01:28:00

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Today's episode features the final reaction podcast of the 2026 NFL Draft discussing my rankings #1-48 of the QBs, RBs, WRs, & TE selected in the NFL Draft

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Today's episode begins the first of three reaction podcasts discussing my rankings #1-10 of the QBs, RBs, WRs, & TE selected in Round 1 of the NFL Draft.

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Day 3 of Draft Week Coverage breaks down recent trends about how draft capital matters, where it is overrated, where it is underrated, & how it changes by position

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Part 2 of Draft Week coverages talks about where the consensus currently sits between Mock Drafts, Vegas Odds, and any recent rumors.

News (Faulk/AJB) begins the show, and then I begin discussing Mock Drafts @ 10:00

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DRAFT WEEK IS HERE!!

Today's episode moves us into a Daily version of the show for draft week, starting with an episode covering my updated Fantasy Big Board and discussing the trade between the Giants & Bengals.

The show begins with Dexter Lawrence discussion, and then moves to my big board @ 5:45

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Today's podcast covers my Draft Week schedule as well as my Rookie WR Rankings less than one week away from the NFL Draft.

TIMELINE || Rankings Intro -- 1:15 || Top 3 -- 5:30 || WRs 4-7 -- 18:15 || WRs 8-14 -- 42:30 || WRs 15+ & Honorable Mentions -- 59:00 || What's next for the show + updated Vegas Odds discussion -- 01:06:00

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Today's show covers two top-heavy positions for the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.

TIMELINE || QBs -- 4:30 || TEs -- 30:00 || DJ Updated Top 50 + PFF Notes -- 51:30

Endshow Note: Meant to say wouldn't project Love in top 5 at the very end of the show today, not "1st Round" -- got caught between talking about Omar Cooper's projection in the 1st Round and Love's in the Top 5.

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Today's show concludes the Start-Up Tiers & then moves onto planning out my 2026 NFL Mock Draft (32 Picks) looking over some early Vegas lines trying to find what might be predictive.

TIMELINE || Mock Recap -- 2:15 || Tier 7 -- 3:15 || Tier 8 -- 10:45 || QB -- 23:15 || RB -- 25:30 || WR -- 28:15 || TE -- 33:00 || Vegas Lines -- 37:00 || Shough -- 56:00

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Roughly ~30 Days to the NFL Draft, but while we are in 2026 Rookie Season, not a whole lot has changed since the NFL Combine. At this point, there is really one thing left for me to do pre-Draft for 2026: Final Positional Rankings & Big Board. But with a few weeks to spare still, this week will take a step back from the 2026 NFL Draft — at the very least for the first post — and focus on my pre-Draft Superflex Start-Up Rankings.

This Start-Up Draft Exercise began last show and covered my first 3 Tiers & 2 Rounds. While all of this information is subject to change, it is important to know that more is likely to change the further we get into the draft, including the fact that today’s tiers will see Fernando Mendoza & the top 3 WRs drafted.

Start-Up Tiers 4-6 (Rounds 3-5.5)

Here are some of the Key Takeaways and pivot points for the first 3 Tiers. The Tiers themselves as well as the Mock Draft can be found linked here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JUkpIfRKHIBqTae-BgjdFz0unFfgzQ4g_dAjQlEGFB8/edit?usp=sharing

* As mentioned last week, TIERS are not a perfect science. There is a mixing of quality within each Tier, but the only way to avoid that is to have 20-30 Tiers. The primary idea here is where some of the fall-off points are the biggest or most clear.

* Through 5.5 Rounds, this is demonstrated by the fact that my Tiers have been broken exactly ONCE: in the late 2nd Round by a team with Bijan Robinson taking Bo Nix over Omarion Hampton, a second RB and the only player left in Tier 3.

* While there are four WRs in Tier 4 in particular, the QBs & Nico Collins seem like the top players within this Tier. De’Von Achane has a strong argument as well that is weighed down by his situation.

* Team 7 was in a decent position to get a QB in Round 1, but based on how the Draft broke down, they were in a particularly poor place in Rounds 2 & 3 to get a QB. Round 4 does present opportunity, but none of these players are my favorite, and with the 5 Teams after Team 7 having 7 of their 10 QBs already, Team 7 will wait on their QB1 and target a potential game changing short-term asset in Christian McCaffrey.

* There are a number of points in this draft where I pair up a QB+WR stack or a void a QB+RB situation. The Josh Allen & Patrick Mahomes teams took Jonathan Taylor & Breece Hall over James Cook & Kenneth Walker III, who I would probably prefer in a vacuum. Caleb Williams paired with Colston Loveland, Burrow with Higgins, & Jackson with Flowers.

* There are also a few points where the right QB falls to the right team. Team 7 taking Jared Goff is a bit rich for ADP, but by my rankings, that is the first time where a QBs price point was convenient for Team 7 within my tiers. Fernando Mendoza is unlikely to last to the mid-5th, but he went to the perfect team to build for the long-term.

* In many ways, the first tiers from last show were the “Elite” or “near-Elite.” These tiers today are much more the “Very Good” or the players you still clearly very much want as Dynasty Assets. As we move into the next tier later in the week, the focus will go to the last Dynasty Assets who seem to have some level of clear value prior to the NFL Draft.

Slightly behind on the release again for this show, though I do plan on wrapping up this Mock Draft soon and on the next episode.

More context as always can be found by listening to the Fantasy For Real podcast. I also very briefly discuss Bryce Lance at the end of this episode.

Questions & Comments welcome

Thanks,

C.J.

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Today's show covers my top 3 Start-Up tiers, an update on recent 2026 Rookie Consensus, and covers the Jaylen Waddle/Broncos trade.

TIMELINE || 2026 Mock Draft Consensus -- 2:00 || Startup Mock -- 17:00 || Tier 2 -- 20:30 || Tier 3 -- 34:15 || Waddle & What's Next -- 39:45

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