War Room Mock Draft 4.0 with Todd McShay

30:29Yeah, he's kind of, the sideline's a friend of his sometimes. The run after catch isn't great, but just talking about a receiver that I can count on to separate, get open, make plays, Tyson's the guy. If I, not to money more to record it myself, if I had put in Ioane, would you have seriously considered that as an alternative for Miami? I would have. You still would have gone Tyson? I would have. Oof. You know what? I didn't give you that choice. True to my board, I go, you want it. Yeah, no, I was just looking at it. I was like, ooh, that would have been. I wanted to hear you compare those two receivers, but I was like, ooh, that would have been hard for me to pass up.

31:09I feel like that's not a name I'm hearing there, and I'm asking increasingly, why not? Because especially that offense, if they're going to really run the football, you know, with Willis and A-chan, it just, yeah. All right. Dallas Cowboys have had their trade request denied, but guess what? but Ruben Bain Jr. is here. Anyways, I think 12. I struggle to find something that I think would be comparable, candidly. I'll put in Jermon McCoy, who's a cornerback I love, as an alternative. He's my next defensive player. I don't really have – we've gone through. Right at this point, a lot of them have already fallen, but I feel like this is a pretty easy one for Dallas.

31:49Yeah, this would be Ruben Bain. Let's just bring in the best defensive player. I think he'd fit well. I think, yeah, they'd be thrilled to get, if they can't make a move to go up and to get a Sonny Styles or even a Caleb Downs or one of those top two edge rushers, Reese and Bailey, I would think that they would be thrilled if they get quote unquote stuck at 12 to get Reuben Bain. All right, let's go two pass catchers for the Rams at 13. Mekhi Lemon, USC receiver we've talked about, or let's throw in Kenyon Sadiq for the first time, the tight end out of Oregon. Yeah, I like Sadiq a lot, and I see the explosiveness.

32:33To me, this isn't really that much of a debate, especially when you factor in Sean McVay's offense and what he's looking for, and Mekhi Lemon is just tailor-made. I mean, the toughness, the ability. Like, yeah, he's a 4 '5 guy. But so is Devante. So is Puka. He's not as big. But the thing that I saw on tape from him is like everything he did. It's like corners on rails, right? Like the body control is so exceptional. He's just everything he does is under control. The toughness, everyone points to the Iowa game. It's not solely that game. but my goodness sake, was it Illinois? Go watch the four.

33:16If you were trying to figure out real quickly who Mekhi Lemon is, go watch the fourth quarter of Illinois. I don't think I can remember a wide receiver almost single-handedly beating a team in a comeback fashion like that. So what he was able to do in those two games alone showed me a lot about Mekhi Lemon. And I get it, his heels touch when he runs a 40 and he doesn't run all that fast and he's not the tallest guy at 5 '11 and 1 '8", some an inch and 192 pounds, but he averaged 14.6 yards per catch, and he's just a difference maker. Sadiq versus Ioane is a common Ravens debate or a common set of names.

33:58I'm not going to put Sadiq here. I'm going to make a pitch for Jermon McCoy as the Ioane alternative because I'm looking at this Ravens depth chart and I don't think people are talking enough about corner opposite Nate Wiggins it's Chito Uzi a they ran out of cornerbacks last year Marlon Humphrey is getting up in the years and this is a team where the secondary is the identity the strength and McCoy is a guy that I think has I think he would be tremendous there um however Ioane is Ioane and then he is obvious yeah I mean there's some so we pick again at 45 right and and And there are three really good guards.

34:42I'm worried if I'm Eric DaCosta, where's the run going to happen at that spot? Yeah. And while the other three, Emmanuel Pregnant from Oregon, Chase Besantis from Texas A &M, and Keelan Rutledge from Georgia Tech, they're all really good. There's only one Venga you want. Like talking to people in the league, and I've said for a while, I guess I was on an earlier show today. I think if you were just to throw out positions, he's up there in the top six or seven elite players or top-tier players in this draft. So I'm going Ioane here. We've got to be able to run the football. We've got to be able to protect our quarterback, and he gives us the best chance.

35:31And there's a cornerback run that I'm kind of counting on in the second round where I can get a good corner if that's the direction we decide to go. It's hard for me to get an alternative. Tyson versus Ioane was an interesting debate that came up earlier with the Ravens, but every time he's there, it's just... Yeah. It fits, right? It does. It's the need. You can block both gap and zone. He's plug and play. It's just such a no-brainer. All right, Ioane, it is. The Bucs, all right, I want to give a different choice from what I did last time. Both players are still available. I don't know. I won't do McCoy.

36:06It sounds like you're not as high on him as me. Let's do two pass rushers. I am. I am. I just worry about the medical stuff. It's fine. It's fine. Sadiq could be an option here, of course. But I want to give you a choice between... Actually, you know what? I'm not going to put Mesut. So last time I was Mesut over to Sadiq. I'm going to give you Sadiq versus Falk, the Auburn pass rusher here. Hmm. Make it a little different. I want Mesidor, but you won't allow me to have him.

36:42We blitz a lot, like 30-plus percent of the time. I know we need an edge rusher bad. When do we pick again? Tampa Bay, second round, 46. Lawrence will be gone. Howell could be there. To be clear, you would take Mesidor here over Falk. I would, especially for this scheme, what they're looking. Yeah. The timeline. They need a guy who can get there immediately. Right. Right. All right. We'll do it. All right. I'll give you Mesidor. You would take Mesidor over both Sadiq and Flock, to be clear. I would. I would. Okay. It's fine. It's fine. Thanks. You're easy to work with, Mina. It's a good pick. I don't know.

37:25I'm trying to make it interesting for Bucks fans to introduce some new options. But, yeah, this is an interesting one with Sadiq, right? because he starts dropping a little bit and then you start running out of obvious spots. You know, it's just kind of a, we'll see. Well, all right, the final pick of the first half is the Jets. And of course, they took Arbel Reese, the top second pick. Yep. I'm not going to go pass rusher here. You know what? No, I'm not going to, this indeed doesn't make sense. Okay. And the receivers, we already have, So at this point, Lemon, Tate, and Tyson are the three receivers who are gone.

38:05Let's throw one of my favorite receivers. This is why there are rumors that they could try to move up for a receiver because there's six receivers that could go in the first, but they're tiered. But I like the second tier of receivers. I do too. And I'm going to give you a choice between two of them. Screw it. McCoy would be another good alternative here. but I want to hear you talk about whether or not between these two receivers one is one of my favorite prospects Casey Concepcion the other is Omar Cooper Jr. out of Indiana very different receivers very different skill sets the Jets already have a one which kind of makes this interesting right because they're not building from scratch which of those two receivers were your take if you were them i wish i knew who my quarterback was um

38:59i think i'm actually gonna go with conception here yes my guy

39:08no no no i mean he's just a tick below six foot he's 196 pounds um i i the more i watched his tape the more i'm like can you imagine that production if we had a quarterback with all due respect that was you know some of the guys were talking about next year's draft or mendoza like what would his production right you gotta set the table for next year so yes but what what what would the production be if he played with mendoza as oh you mean in college in college yes yeah yeah and so like and people look at him say well he's just a slot and run it but he played 453 of 674 snaps in the perimeter the thing i love about him is like he's not like the guy you know and a lot of these run after catch guys aren't in this in this class like you got like you got zach branch in the second round who's all over the place but he's more like catching right yes and like that acceleration is something to watch on tape and then he's got this jump cut to him or like make one miss and then I'm going to run by you.

40:14And then there were so many opportunities I watched on tape where like he's able to beat the beat press and get down the field and the ball sails on him or off the... Notre Dame when he's opened the entire game and then has to literally like come back for it. I mean, he should have had like 200 yards in that game. So, yeah, I think I see some Luther Burden stuff, you know, without some of the kind of nonsense too. Like, I don't know. I think he's got a chance to be a damn good player. I mean, sorry, just move ahead, though. The Jets, imagine being the young quarterback, your Dante Moore, whatever, and walking into Garrett Wilson, Concepcion, it's a good offensive line.

40:53Things are feeling pretty good. Yeah, so I would love that, but I love him. Okay, that's it for the first half of the second round. Let's come back and hit the, or the first half of the first round, pardon me, the Detroit Lions. Okay, we're back. Pick 17. The Lions are thrilled because there really wasn't a run on tackles. Maybe I should have given you some as options earlier, but at this point, only Mauanoa and Fano are off the board. And then we have Ioane, of course, which means the clients have some pretty nice choices. In today's world, planning ahead isn't always top of mind, but not having life insurance can leave families facing difficult financial uncertainty during already emotional times.

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44:41I'm going to take Caden Proctor because I think – Really? Over Freeling? Okay. Yeah. He's so Lions-y, Proctor is. he is lionsy and maybe that's that's affecting my judgment the most lionsy of all of them is blake miller 54 starts and all the grit um i hope the culture there keeps him closer to 350 than 390 that's the whole deal it's the whole deal with him at 390 he's he's not a dancing bear he's not you know is he's sluggish he's lunging the tape doesn't look great when he's closer to 350 you can see oh this guy's like a special athlete for that size this guy when like he he had a record 32 and a half inch vertical the lower body explosion is the most by any player in the history of the combine 350 plus now there's not a ton of 350 plus players jumping verticals but But I don't know.

45:46I just, I see it. You've got all the traits there. Six foot seven. I just, yeah, I would take a chance on him. And like worst case, we move him into guard, but I think he's going to hold up it. And we're probably going to have to kick Panay over as has been kind of indicated. But I think, yeah, I think this would be a good fit. All right. The Minnesota Vikings are next on the board. one of the most common picks associated with them. Dylan Thienemann is an option, the safety out of Oregon. But Jermon McCoy is still available. And that would all, I don't see it talked about, but I personally think it's a direction that they should consider going in.

46:27So would you take Thienemann or McCoy, the cornerback out of Tennessee, if you were the Vikings? This is where I think I'd take McCoy. I think, again, if the medical, like we're cleared at this point, I don't know that Thienemann is as great a fit as everyone seems to think for the role that they're talking about with Harrison Smith. I like Thienemann a lot. I think McCoy, at this point, again, medical cleared, if he's the player that I see on tape from 2024, then he's a special talent. He's tough. He's a press man. he can turn and run he's got twitch he's got fluid like oily hips he's got all of it so i'm going to take a chance on that i'll be honest with you had you thrown a wide receiver into the mix here i probably would have gone in that direction because i'm looking at ty really ty felton with his three catches last year and i just brought in kyler murray and i i need another receiver i'm i'm worried and i and i get it they're confident and felt but like i i if one of those if you threw in one of those guys i would strongly consider yeah interesting you don't hear that I talked about a lot with Minnesota.

47:39All right, pick 19. I like this choice because the Panthers could go in a bunch of different directions. I'm going to give you two choices on both sides of the ball. One is Kenyon City, tight end out of Oregon. They got Tom Tremble, but could undoubtedly improve there. And then I'm going to go with another pass rusher. Let's do Keldrick Falk out of Auburn. They signed Jalen Phillips, but still, and I know they drafted some pass rushers last year. I still think they could add to that. That makes it annoyingly difficult. I'm taking Sadiq because I've got a young quarterback and I need more weapons.

48:13Only the Jets and Buccaneers had fewer receiving yards from the tight ends of the Panthers last year. It was 638, I think it was. And for a younger quarterback who's starting to come into his own a little bit, it felt like even in the playoff game, down the seams, middle of the field, someone you can you flex him out he has some toughness in the run game i i think sadiq's the right the right call here for dan morgan dallas cowboys are next to 20 as a reminder they took reuben bain jr um i would like you to choose between the two safeties because i want to hear you talk about them who are left of course downs is gone fiendman out of oregon versus emmanuel mcneil warren out of toledo yeah emmanuel mcneil warren is like 6-3-2-12 or whatever the numbers were he's he's physical I like his ball skills um he was fun to watch on tape like I I think like people are like well he's not a great tackle like the the peanut punch it's like a like a torpedo when he gets there and you just you don't know how he's going to strike you sometimes he's going to lasso you sometimes he's going to like cut your knees off sometimes he's going to come high and punch at you and so I I think he's just going to be a really good football player but thenaman's a different level they're different players like thenaman played very different players thenaman played free as a freshman right at uh purdue oregon it was more kind of in in and around the box nickel um you know can cover a little can cover speed i i think thenaman's the the play here i would say he's definitely the safer player based on yes so um I mean, as a Cowboys fan, you're feeling pretty good coming out of this with two guys you can start.

50:00I would say that's the interesting thing about these picks, right? Bain Jr. and Thienemann are both kind of higher floor players, and maybe that's what you need if you're Dallas. You guys can come in and play immediately. So that's not so bad for them. That personnel shift has been wild if you look at what they are now versus like eight months ago, you know? Totally new defense. All right, 21, the Pittsburgh Steelers. I want to do something different because I keep going. offensive line here. They're such a funny team, Todd, because they really don't have a lot of needs, right? Like when you look at their roster.

50:34They do, but they don't. I was looking at it yesterday. They do, like, there's like five to seven different spots where, like, I'd like to see either an upgrade or some depth. But, yeah, you're right. They don't have one where it's like we can't line up and play right now. Well, I want to hear – so I haven't been giving people this choice, but I want to hear you take this choice. I think you might be higher on him than some of the other folks I've done this with Ty Simpson here 21. He's this is your option. You're afraid of the Cardinals trading back in after you. You're not going to get another crack at him later versus Monroe Freeling tackle out of Georgia.

51:10I'm taking, I'm taking Freeling. I'm taking Freeling. I want to like, I think the offensive, like I think honestly guard is, is kind of the bigger need, but i feel like pittsburgh does a good job of staying out ahead right like free agency what's 2027 look like the ufa market um let's make sure we're good really like damn good in the trenches i just if that feels more like a like a stealer's pick let's do that plus like i like aaron rogers is coming back we just announced in pittsburgh ty simpson first round quarterback like i know he's matured Aaron has from earlier in his career but like I don't know it's just it doesn't feel and and quite frankly like Ty Simpson's got a good arm and all that like I just don't know that's the division I'm dying for him to be in you know but yeah all right Chargers at 22 um I'm gonna give you an a defense's option and an offensive option okay the defensive option is Keldrick Falk definitely a position that they could address the offensive option and now I wish I had your board in front of me because I don't know who you're next.

52:20I'm going to go Pregnan from Oregon here. We know that the Chargers offensive line remains. Yeah, I'm going to go with Falk here because I think it's a good opportunity. He's one of the youngest players in the draft, just turned 21 years old. He's got the length. He fires off the ball. I see more in Falk than some people seem to see in him. I think he's a guy that can win with power on the edge, hasn't learned totally how to do it. I'm not going to blame the scheme on it like some people do, but I see with craft, with time, and then to be able to work there with those edges who are masters at their craft, I think that that would be.

53:07And utilize him 20, 25, 30 snaps as a rookie, rotation, keep Mac fresh? I don't know. I think it would be a really good spot for Falk, and I think that he would provide a lot of value for them. Was Pregnant your next guard, or is it Besantis? Pregnant is my next guard, and Keelan, Rutledge, and then Besantis. But it's not a big gap between the three. All right. All right. I like Falk for the Chargers. I think that'd be a good pick. That'd be great value at 22, too, right? Yes. All right. Eagles are next. Let's do an offensive tackle battle here. Okay. You know, Lane Johnson, come back. Yeah, if there's one that's worth taking, they're taking one.

53:47They need a successor. The choices are Blake Miller, who you mentioned, out of Clemson, or Max Sianichor, the developing, but maybe the ceiling is very high, right tackle out of ASU, which would make sense for Philadelphia, given their timeline. It would. It would. Stout coming back? that's that's the other wild card in all of this right like what's that development system going to look like what qualities are they looking for i mean you know it's right mystery i'm gonna you know what i'm going with blake miller i just he may never be elite elite but my gosh is he just an app like a lot of people i talk to like best character in the draft if you can if you can you know contextualize that um talk to kevin kelly like their gm who used to be a long time personnel guy with the chargers and he's never steered me wrong and like it's not just like oh we really like him it's like i don't think people quite understand with this guy plus you've got this frame that's outrageous like um 6 '6 317 he's the only one it seems like who's got like real legit nfl arms 34 and a half inch arms which probably means they're close to 35 we're in a 504 yeah i i think blake miller comes in and yeah if even if it's year two or you can the nice part is you can move them around and they're going to need, they're probably going to need some, some, it's not going to be the same starting five all year is going to be my guess.

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57:16It's a guy that can create after the catch, physical, tough, fits that. I mean, they both are. Denzel Boston is too. I like Denzel Boston a little bit more than people I talk to in the league, but some people in the league are even higher than I am. So he's been kind of polarizing with the conversations I'm having. But Omar Cooper, I think Cleveland needs safe, consistent. I would like that for their offense. All right. I like this choice that I'm going to give you for the Chicago Bears at 25. Okay. Two players, neither of whom we've talked about, which actually happens a lot with the Bears because, I don't know, just their needs don't really like align with everyone else.

58:00One is going to be Caden McDonald, the defensive tackle out of Ohio state, obviously an area of need for them. This was a defense that was like 29th against the run last year. And we all know what Caden McDonald's being drafted to do. Yes. The other option is a player that I like a lot. The more I watched TJ Parker, the edge out of Clemson, another obvious area of need for Chicago, that pass rush. Very similar grades on them. So this is this on it. Like I actually think it's identical grades. I like Caden McDonald a lot. I actually think there's a little bit more in that tank as a pass rusher.

58:38What I like about him is most of the time, the like zero techniques, the nose tackle or space eaters. This dude was like fourth or fifth on that defense in tackles. Like he finishes. With all that said, like Dennis Allen, I think he's going to be more like 300, 310 pound defensive tackles. It's so important to have, to have edge guys. And with length, he fits Parker fits the prototype, right? Like long arms, power straight back. Like I just, I think that he'd be a really good fit. When you think about like what the saints had for years at edge, I think Parker would kind of fit that mold. I would take Parker there.

59:19All right. The bears get TJ Parker. That is a good point about Dennis Allen, the types of pass rushes he likes i yeah because i i saw some folks mocking howl to them and i was like yeah do not see that um all right the bills will also consider kata mcdonald right oh yes very much open uh i will oh you know what no mcneil warren let's throw in mcneil warren into the mix because safety is certainly a position they could address it well as well

59:52you might've gotten me if you threw Denzel Boston in there. Um, I wouldn't, you don't think they would be too spooked off of him because the Coleman, even though I think he's, I hear you. I hate that comp. And I have literally sat at this desk with, with this keyboard in front of me and like started to type in and like, I don't know, you know, um, but it's Caden McDonald. I just think like for all the reasons I just said about him. Yeah. I think that he would very bad run defense last year. Yes. and he would single-handedly provide a significant upgrade. Yeah, Denzel Boston, he starts falling, man.

1:00:30He's one where the A.J. Brown trade, I feel like, could potentially affect what goes, you know, if that were to happen and maybe one of those teams wants to. Yep. But the San Francisco 49ers are not one of those teams. They are not going to consider Denzel Boston. at 27. I am going to give you a choice between, I keep going tackle for them, and I want to give you another choice. There's a player that I love for them, but I don't think I'm going to do that. I think they go like edge, safety, tackle. I know. I'm looking at the, you know what? Let's throw in McNeil-Morin then. I haven't actually considered them for him, but as you say that, and I look at their depth chart, It does make sense.

1:01:17The tackle I'm going to throw out is Nadia Nuchor. I'm going to mention here Caleb Lomu, who I think would make a lot of sense in that. I'm going to go with Lomu. I was hoping you would throw that out. It's a good fit, right? It's such a good fit. Like Trent Williams is what, 38, I think. He could play right away if Trent's not healthy. but this is smart business in personnel, right? Trent's not going to be around for 2027 season in San Francisco at the very least. So you got a year to bring him in and develop him. And the thing that's interesting with Lomu is Fano's going to be the earlier one.

1:01:59Typically the left tackle gets drafted before the right tackle, but both are very athletic. And Fano spent some time at left and then moved over to right, and Lomo started the last two years. I think 24 starts at left tackle. Not a lot of starts. Could have used another year in college, but this kind of gives him a year to develop and be an apprentice. And what I like about him, in addition to the obvious, like the athleticism, he's kind of a high-cut guy and all that. He gets his hands right. He's really, really good. But I think he's instinctive too. The more I watch, the more I'm like, this guy is going to get it.

1:02:36And I think a year in the league working with O-line coaches and being behind – I just think that this is the perfect place for him. Safety is a bigger need, though. Yeah, and McNeil Warren would be really – He'd be really good. He has kind of a little bit of Hufanga in his game. Yeah. That would be – And the guy pulling the trigger can probably relate to him, too, John Lynch. Oh, totally, yeah. The way – yeah. But Loma is just so handed glove to me. I just love that fit. All right. The Houston Texans are on the board. Pick 28. This is, to me, one of the harder picks to make in the draft because they don't have a lot of needs.

1:03:15This might be the best roster outside of the quarterback position in the entire league, truly. And the offensive line, right? And that's where I'm going to go. I'm going to give you Emmanuel Pregnant as an option. The other option I'm going to give you is C.J. Allen, the linebacker out of Georgia. Oh, gosh. which is maybe the one position they could get better at on defense. I'm going to go with pregnant. I like Allen. I like, I like pregnant. I don't, I honestly, I don't know that either I'm thrilled about in round one. And if you had given me like Ian, not sure. I might've taken that and kick, uh, it was Braden Smith inside to guard, but, but with those options and the draft is crazy thing, I would go pregnant to Houston and let's just, we've got to solidify that line.

1:03:58We, we David Montgomery with what he marks, let's run the football. Let's take some pressure off. And yeah, I think that would be the right choice. The Kansas city chiefs, as you remember, they held onto this pick. They traded away the seconds, but they held onto this pick and they held onto it for a reason because they wanted a ride receiver or a cornerback. And now they have some choices of some pretty good ones. Denzel Boston is still here out of Washington. So that is going to be one option for them. The other is going to be corner. And there's a few corners that I like. I'm going to go. Avion Terrell.

1:04:33the, uh, quarterback had a Clemson. So Terrell or Boston for the chiefs, who, as we remember already took David Bailey. Yeah. Even if you had given me Chris Johnson or Colton hood, I, I still would have gone Denzel Boston. I just like to, to get out of this round with an edge of that caliber. Bailey in Boston. And you feeling better about your trade now? Now that you're thinking about my God, I am. I am. Yes, I am. I feel good now. We'll go get a corner later. Spags can scheme them up. that's right if there's one position of the all the needs that i feel the best about passing on i mean that would be so sick for kansas city yes commenters are furious they hate it um okay oh i forgot to hit pregnant let me hit that all right pick 30 the miami dolphins

1:05:24all right um Let's see. So the Dolphins earlier took Jordan Tyson. Feeling pretty good about that. They're looking at the Seahawks picking at 32 and they're thinking and some of the other teams thinking corner might be a good direction to go in here. I'm going to give you a choice between Terrell, who I mentioned, and Chris Johnson out of San Diego State, who is as a Seahawks fan, the one that I am praying falls to them because I love him. yeah i knew there was a reason you're keeping him on the board i'm taking chris johnson i i think i think he's the third best corner on the board like the the four four like helped helped a little and solidified but even before his like his his ability to play man and zone his body control his instincts the ball in the air um he's an nfl corner and and i i think that we kind of slept on him not we i think then like nationally it's yeah san diego state and nila or how he's just he's that good i mean i it took me a while to get to him for i guess obvious reasons and then i was the tape is so clean the only question i have is uh the lack of opponents does that concern you at all going first round because a lot of these other corners are more battle tested and we've seen them go up against the high-end competition i mean it's it's something i mean every every player we've got something right but i and he was he was a little up and down at the senior bowl so but i just i i trust in his his process like he just he attacks it the right way i just i believe in chris johnson he would be such a good seahawk think about that defense he would like their corners okay anyways all right 31 okay now the phone is ringing one choice i actually like this choice because i do think it's something you have to consider if you're new england instead of trading down Max Sianichor out of ASU right tackle doesn't have to play immediately you got a year left with Morgan Moses you can develop him yep the need it's all there but the Arizona Cardinals are on the phone and uh this is not a big draft move right they're they're jumping into the first to get Ty Simpson in this exercise but they're not having to give up a ton to do so um and they gained I haven't I won't I'm not going to tell you if it's the Chiefs pick or their pick I know that should be part of consideration but honestly that's just too much to juggle in my head right now but the Cardinals do have that extra draft ammunition that we talked about with the seconds right they're not offering you a second to go from 34 to 31 they are offering you let's say a third this year so if you're is that enough it's not far a third this year and a fourth next year I don't know.

1:08:08So let's just throw in a little sweetener. So I'm going for 31 to 34. Seattle won't take. Right. Everyone's going to call the Jets. The Jets won't take a tag. So that tag, Ian Atchor is going 33.

1:08:29So do you feel comfortable dropping that? We'll say a third. A third is a lot. Yeah, a third is a lot. Yeah. A lot. No, that's a sweet deal. How much do you like Iannature, I guess, is the question.

1:08:46And then I'm out. There's no tackles. Yeah. I'm looking at my board, and it's a jump now.

1:08:57This ended up being a harder decision. I'm taking Iannature. I have to protect. I have to protect Drake May, and this gives me a long-term plan. Okay. Yeah, I have to. It's hard. I'm a big believer in move back, extra compensation. But in this case, these circumstances, with the shelf dropping off a whole round before you feel great about taking another tackle, and that tackle you're not psyched to project as a starter, I'm going to take Ianacho here. Okay. That's a tough one. That ended up being a better debate than I thought. All right. The Seattle Seahawks are the final pick. They're devastated that Munich I'm favorite, Chris Johnson, is gone.

1:09:45But they are still going to consider a corner. And then not Terrell. We're going to put Colton Hood up almost out of Tennessee. The other option is going to be Malachi Lawrence, who I have not introduced as an option now, but also I think is in a position that they could address here out of UCF, the pass rusher. I'm going to take Colton Hood. I think schematically he is physical, still developing when the ball's in the air a little bit, but I think he's a good all-around player. I really do. Malachi Lawrence is fascinating. I really like him. I love him as a pass rusher. I think he's okay versus the run.

1:10:26I think he plays hard. I don't know what people are talking about when they say that. and his combine workout was sensational. I mean, he's different talent-wise, but I think Colton Hood is the right play for Seattle there and just stick with value and Schneider will. We are done. Is there anyone you are shocked fell out of the first round? Oh, gosh. I'd have to... I mean, not like, I guess, Cassius Howell, Terrell. That wouldn't shock me. All of the predictable receivers went... Um, I, every time I've done this, the answer is no, Todd, which I think is a reflection. No, it's a reflection on you and managing it.

1:11:09No, there's not a single person. I mean, we even got Caden McDonald in there. Literally, I think all 30, 31 of 32 went and Ty Simpson was attempted to be traded up for of my top 32. And yeah, yeah, yeah. I guess that would be the big surprise, right? If Tyson, that would be the, yeah. Yeah, I mean, based off of recent intel, but nothing that I feel that I'm ready to go screaming from the mountaintops about. But yeah, I think that's where he belongs. It's going to be late first or early second, and you're hoping to overcome some of the outlier stuff, but the tape is so damn good for the first nine games.

1:11:45If he's in the right system, Ty Simpson's got a chance to be a good starter in the league. I like all the teams that had two picks. Like when we talked about the Chiefs with Bailey and Boston, which is insane now that I say it out loud. and then like the Browns walking out with Mauinoa and Cooper Jr. Like that's. Yeah. You feel good about it. Pretty nice. All right. Well, this was a ton of fun. Thank you so much for doing this with me. I always enjoy it. Everybody go check out Todd's draft guide, ringer.com slash McShay. Go watch him on Netflix during the draft and see you guys on the other side of this.

1:12:19Yeah, that's right. Appreciate you, Mina.

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