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Florida RB Jadan Baugh is probably a heckuva slalom skier. Crazy body fluidity and cutting skills for 228 pounds. Only FBS player w/ 3 carries of 50+ yards this season.

Florida RB Jadan Baugh is probably a heckuva slalom skier. Crazy body fluidity and cutting skills for 228 pounds. Only FBS player w/ 3 carries of 50+ yards this season.

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This poor CB didn't have a chance. 11 catches, 205 yards, 4 TDs for Jeremiah Smith.

This poor CB didn't have a chance. 11 catches, 205 yards, 4 TDs for Jeremiah Smith.

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These two TDs from CJ Carr have stuck with me. NFL-level stuff. Clip 1: Affect the middle safety with your eyes, deliver a perfect layered ball to the post. Clip 2: Slot fade, drop that throw over the DB, but before help arrives (great WR play on both throws too).

These two TDs from CJ Carr have stuck with me. NFL-level stuff. Clip 1: Affect the middle safety with your eyes, deliver a perfect layered ball to the post. Clip 2: Slot fade, drop that throw over the DB, but before help arrives (great WR play on both throws too).

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The good stuff from Missouri QB Austin Simmons. Gets to the backside read and delivers an accurate strike before getting clobbered. My interest level increases every week. 📈📈📈

The good stuff from Missouri QB Austin Simmons. Gets to the backside read and delivers an accurate strike before getting clobbered. My interest level increases every week. 📈📈📈

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Utah LT Zereoue Williams (6-7, 315) waited his turn behind Spencer Fano and looks like a draft pick based on his 2026 early film 📈 He's one of my September "Risers" in this week's Film Room.

Utah LT Zereoue Williams (6-7, 315) waited his turn behind Spencer Fano and looks like a draft pick based on his 2026 early film 📈 He's one of my September "Risers" in this week's Film Room.

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Division-III Middlebury vs. Georgia 👀 Advantage: OG/C Thomas Perry Duke Manyweather calls him "Thomas the Tank" bc he's one of the strongest players in the draft. Tireless worker. Just needs reps and development. Has improved each day at EW practices.

Division-III Middlebury vs. Georgia 👀 Advantage: OG/C Thomas Perry Duke Manyweather calls him "Thomas the Tank" bc he's one of the strongest players in the draft. Tireless worker. Just needs reps and development. Has improved each day at EW practices.

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Notre Dame has a really impressive pass rush duo. Boubacar Traore entered the season in my top-50 and has played like a 1st round pick so far in 2026. But Bryce Young on the other side has been just as impactful. 6-6, 260 pounds and the son of 14-year NFL DL Bryant Young.

Notre Dame has a really impressive pass rush duo. Boubacar Traore entered the season in my top-50 and has played like a 1st round pick so far in 2026. But Bryce Young on the other side has been just as impactful. 6-6, 260 pounds and the son of 14-year NFL DL Bryant Young.

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Minnesota LG Greg Johnson #65 (6-7, 327) is one of the top seniors in the draft class. Big, physical mauler in the run game. But his eyes and recovery athleticism serve him well in pass pro as well. Stock up prospect 📈

Minnesota LG Greg Johnson #65 (6-7, 327) is one of the top seniors in the draft class. Big, physical mauler in the run game. But his eyes and recovery athleticism serve him well in pass pro as well. Stock up prospect 📈

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Play of the day, courtesy of Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields. Good bet he is the top WR drafted from this year's Senior Bowl.

Play of the day, courtesy of Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields. Good bet he is the top WR drafted from this year's Senior Bowl.

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Obviously, he's a physical freak. But the subtle body lean and head bob to manipulate the DB on this route is so, so good, esp for a freshman. It's more than just size/speed w/ Jeremiah Smith.

Obviously, he's a physical freak. But the subtle body lean and head bob to manipulate the DB on this route is so, so good, esp for a freshman. It's more than just size/speed w/ Jeremiah Smith.

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Caleb Downs will be "dinged" for most of his production coming near the LOS. But when OSU used him deep, he showed the same instincts and reaction skills. Cover-3 post. Read-react burst to drive on the throw. Stud.

Caleb Downs will be "dinged" for most of his production coming near the LOS. But when OSU used him deep, he showed the same instincts and reaction skills. Cover-3 post. Read-react burst to drive on the throw. Stud.

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Just throw it in Kenyon Sadiq's zip code. #TE1

Just throw it in Kenyon Sadiq's zip code. #TE1

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The most impressive defensive prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft that I've seen so far this season? It's not even close: Rueben Bain Jr. (22 pressures, elite run defender)

The most impressive defensive prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft that I've seen so far this season? It's not even close: Rueben Bain Jr. (22 pressures, elite run defender)

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RB1 doing RB1 things. Ashton Jeanty in 1st half today: 12/146/4

RB1 doing RB1 things. Ashton Jeanty in 1st half today: 12/146/4

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Georgia LB Chris Cole is poised for a breakout 2026 season now as a starter. Freaky mover at 6-3, 235. My eyes kept finding #9 when studying the UGA defense.

Georgia LB Chris Cole is poised for a breakout 2026 season now as a starter. Freaky mover at 6-3, 235. My eyes kept finding #9 when studying the UGA defense.

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LB Arvell Reese is everywhere on the OSU-UT tape. He's casually forklifts a 310-pound blocker on this rep and has the speed to flush Arch. Matt Patricia really weaponized him in this game.

LB Arvell Reese is everywhere on the OSU-UT tape. He's casually forklifts a 310-pound blocker on this rep and has the speed to flush Arch. Matt Patricia really weaponized him in this game.

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Four of "my guys" in this draft class. Prospects I'm guessing I'll be higher on than most (based on the tape): Armand Membou, OT/G, Missouri Mike Green, Edge, Marshall Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas St.

Four of "my guys" in this draft class. Prospects I'm guessing I'll be higher on than most (based on the tape): Armand Membou, OT/G, Missouri Mike Green, Edge, Marshall Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas St.

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WR Omar Cooper is an awesome addition to the 2026 draft class. High level ball skills and RAC ability. This play is an incompletion for most WRs. Somehow Cooper turns it into a 1st down.

WR Omar Cooper is an awesome addition to the 2026 draft class. High level ball skills and RAC ability. This play is an incompletion for most WRs. Somehow Cooper turns it into a 1st down.

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Updating my midseason rankings for the 2027 NFL Draft. Drew Mestemaker is QB1 🏈

Updating my midseason rankings for the 2027 NFL Draft. Drew Mestemaker is QB1 🏈

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Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam (#2) has been good all season, but the past two weeks have been a bloodbath. 3rd-year Soph who continues to rise 📈 Disruptive nose w/ the twitch and violent hands that give Byron Murphy II flashes.

Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam (#2) has been good all season, but the past two weeks have been a bloodbath. 3rd-year Soph who continues to rise 📈 Disruptive nose w/ the twitch and violent hands that give Byron Murphy II flashes.

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Another week, another standout game for Georgia LB Chris Cole. Rare size/speed athlete with diverse range and nose for the ball. Cole entered 2026 as a top-25 draft pick, but he's playing like an NFL prospect who wants to go in the top-12 picks.

Another week, another standout game for Georgia LB Chris Cole. Rare size/speed athlete with diverse range and nose for the ball. Cole entered 2026 as a top-25 draft pick, but he's playing like an NFL prospect who wants to go in the top-12 picks.

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Will Echoles was DOMINANT vs. LSU (7 pressures, 3 TFL, 1 sack) He was my clear DT1 over the summer (No. 13 overall) and hasn't disappointed so far in 2026. Equally disruptive vs. pass/run.

Will Echoles was DOMINANT vs. LSU (7 pressures, 3 TFL, 1 sack) He was my clear DT1 over the summer (No. 13 overall) and hasn't disappointed so far in 2026. Equally disruptive vs. pass/run.

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Mestemaker has all the competitive wiring you want too. Multiple times on tape he wasn't shy getting in the face of defenders. Controlled self-confidence.

Mestemaker has all the competitive wiring you want too. Multiple times on tape he wasn't shy getting in the face of defenders. Controlled self-confidence.

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No block, no rock. Indiana WR Nick Marsh's blocking tape against NW was both awesome and diverse (split zone, cracks, perimeter). This is how you separate yourself with NFL coaches/scouts.

No block, no rock. Indiana WR Nick Marsh's blocking tape against NW was both awesome and diverse (split zone, cracks, perimeter). This is how you separate yourself with NFL coaches/scouts.

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Ashton Jeanty made Washington State's defense look like a JV squad. I've never seen more forced missed tackles on a RB tape. Just watch these 5 clips. #RB1

Ashton Jeanty made Washington State's defense look like a JV squad. I've never seen more forced missed tackles on a RB tape. Just watch these 5 clips. #RB1

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Ohio State FS Jaylen McClain has true CF range w/ the trigger timing to turn big plays into incompletions. All 4 of his PBUs vs. Illinois 👇

Ohio State FS Jaylen McClain has true CF range w/ the trigger timing to turn big plays into incompletions. All 4 of his PBUs vs. Illinois 👇

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Arvell Reese vs. Illinois 😤 Future high draft pick. Future NFL playmaker.

Arvell Reese vs. Illinois 😤 Future high draft pick. Future NFL playmaker.

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We haven't seen multiple WRs drafted in the same top-5 overall picks in over two decades (2003). It's possible in the 2027 NFL Draft.

We haven't seen multiple WRs drafted in the same top-5 overall picks in over two decades (2003). It's possible in the 2027 NFL Draft.

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My early pick for fastest 40-yard dash at the Combine? Brenen Thompson (WR, Miss State) 10.18 100-meters in HS. He is dusting CBs on his 2025 tape. Led the P4 w/ 5 catches of 50+ yards (might've had double that w/ better throws).

My early pick for fastest 40-yard dash at the Combine? Brenen Thompson (WR, Miss State) 10.18 100-meters in HS. He is dusting CBs on his 2025 tape. Led the P4 w/ 5 catches of 50+ yards (might've had double that w/ better throws).

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The playmaking instincts of Trinidad Chambliss are ridiculous. This 3-play sequence sums it up.

The playmaking instincts of Trinidad Chambliss are ridiculous. This 3-play sequence sums it up.

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This week's "Arvell Reese is really freaking good" tweet. Speed. Burst. Violence. What a weapon.

This week's "Arvell Reese is really freaking good" tweet. Speed. Burst. Violence. What a weapon.

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One of my favorite random draft nuggets: CB Keith Abney (talented day 2 prospect) was an inline skating prodigy as a kid. Won 4 national titles. Destroyed the 300-meter national record in 7th grade 👇

One of my favorite random draft nuggets: CB Keith Abney (talented day 2 prospect) was an inline skating prodigy as a kid. Won 4 national titles. Destroyed the 300-meter national record in 7th grade 👇

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No block, no rock. Emeka Egbuka's blocking was all over the MSU tape. That won't go unnoticed by NFL scouts.

No block, no rock. Emeka Egbuka's blocking was all over the MSU tape. That won't go unnoticed by NFL scouts.

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Despite the loss, Rutgers WR KJ Duff was dominant when targeted last night. Big-bodied athlete with massive catch radius. 9 catches, 196 yards, 3 TDs 👇

Despite the loss, Rutgers WR KJ Duff was dominant when targeted last night. Big-bodied athlete with massive catch radius. 9 catches, 196 yards, 3 TDs 👇

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Get ready for the "He doesn't have enough college starts!" debates with QB Ty Simpson. It'll be the most talked about storyline of the draft process.

Get ready for the "He doesn't have enough college starts!" debates with QB Ty Simpson. It'll be the most talked about storyline of the draft process.

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Just like he has done all season, David Bailey was a menace for Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl. NFL teams covet this type of disruption on the edge.

Just like he has done all season, David Bailey was a menace for Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl. NFL teams covet this type of disruption on the edge.

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The TreVeyon Henderson screen TD was more than just speed and poor defensive design. Texas FS Andrew Mukuba has the pursuit angle, but Henderson is so dang good in the open-field. He anticipates the block of Hinzman #75 and then cuts behind it (all while at full speed).

The TreVeyon Henderson screen TD was more than just speed and poor defensive design. Texas FS Andrew Mukuba has the pursuit angle, but Henderson is so dang good in the open-field. He anticipates the block of Hinzman #75 and then cuts behind it (all while at full speed).

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WR Malachi Toney set the tone on the 1st play of the game vs. Stanford. The corner had no chance. The burst and acceleration are special, but his route tempo and stemwork are equally impressive. High pick in the 2028 NFL Draft.

WR Malachi Toney set the tone on the 1st play of the game vs. Stanford. The corner had no chance. The burst and acceleration are special, but his route tempo and stemwork are equally impressive. High pick in the 2028 NFL Draft.

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