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The Ringer NFL Show

10 Big Questions About the 2026 NFL Draft

The Ringer NFL Show

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4.04.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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The Ringer’s own Diante Lee stops by the pod to analyze and discuss Sheil’s biggest questions heading into the 2026 NFL draft. (00:00) 10 Big Questions About the 2026 NFL Draft (02:31) Which GM is under the most pressure? (09:16) Which team will most likely change its public perception after this draft? (18:56) Which prospect will go later than expected? (29:39) Will Maxx Crosby or Dexter Lawrence get traded during the draft?  (37:24) When will Jeremiyah Love get taken in the draft? (42:59) Which prospect has the best chance to be in the HOF? (48:09) Which prospects are in the “let them find out” category? (55:26) How will we view Fernando Mendoza in 15 years? (01:01:10) Who will be taken higher than projected? (01:07:20) Ranking three big media draft takes The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available.Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Diante LeeProducer: Chris SuttonVideo Editor: Stefano SanchezProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.

1:00.5

I'm your host, Sheel Capadia.

1:04.1

Today we are hitting on a bunch of draft-related topics.

1:08.5

I had all these things bouncing around in my head from Fernando Mendoza and the comps to him to pass quarterbacks in the NFL to the edge

1:13.0

class to veterans who could be traded on draft weekend. So I came up with a little game here. We're

1:18.3

going to bring on Deonté Lee from the rigor. I'm going to explain the game to him. We're going to

1:22.8

hit on a bunch of topics. It was a lot of fun. I think you're going to enjoy this show a lot.

1:27.3

All right. let's take a

1:27.9

break. We come back with Deonté Lee.

1:42.1

All right, we are back here on the Ringer NFL show. And I got a little pep in my step today because sometimes it's good to change it up. And we're changing it up a little bit today playing a game. Now, I don't know what the official title of this game is, Deontes. The Capadia 10. Some people call it the shield of fortune. If I do that, as the kids would say, that's very cringe. So I'm not going to call it that. Is that like giving yourself a nickname? Yeah, third person. I can't be doing that. But it's very simple. It's not complicated. I have 10 prompts, questions, whatever, that I felt like these are 10 big draft related things that I want to know Deontes' thoughts on. And so I've numbered them 1 through 10 and it's very simple. Deante picks a number. I go to that prompt. I ask him the question. I haven't sent him a single thing before the pod. So this is going to be, all right, what does his gut say? What do his instinct say? And we're going to get to so many juicy draft-related topics. Deontay, I've been looking forward to this one for a while. Same here. I think I texted you when you first do the idea at me. Like, hey, man, I don't, I don't get to enjoy the Philly Special bump as often, you know. So I like the fact that we get to kind of borrow some things that have existed on that podcast and bring it over to the ringer NFL show.

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