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The McShay Show

Defensive Line NFL Draft Tiers: Ranking Abdul Carter, Mason Graham, the Georgia Pass Rushers, and More

The McShay Show

The Ringer

Football, Sports

4.7663 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to ‘The McShay Show’! The guys open by discussing what makes this defensive line group one of the deepest in recent memory. Then, Todd and Steve reveal their defensive line draft tiers and discuss some player comps, floors, and ceilings. (0:00) Welcome to The McShay Show! (0:43) Deep Dive on the Defensive Line Prospects (2:45) This Defensive Line Class is as Good as EVER (8:29) Evaluating the 2025 Interior Defensive Line Class (27:28) Todd's Most Underrated IDL Prospect (36:01) Evaluating the 2025 Edge Prospects (49:14) Breaking Down Jalon Walker [Edge #3] (56:44) Leading Edge Prospects by Win Rate (1:01:33) Todd's Top Edge Prospects The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Todd McShay Guests: Steve Muench Producers: Tucker Tashjian, Mark Panik, Conor Nevins, and Daniel Comer Social: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:32.9

30 defensive linemen, interior and edge, with grades equivalent to the first three rounds.

0:39.8

That's it? That's a big number.

0:41.9

Yeah. I mean, today we're going to take a deep dive into one of the deepest D-line classes that we've ever seen.

0:48.7

Just 65 days until the NFL draft, Mench, you're good?

0:52.9

I'm good, man.

0:54.1

So glad to hear that.

0:55.5

Now, wake me up, DJ.

1:19.6

One of the things that I take a lot of pride in, I know you do as well, Mitch, is providing perspective, right?

1:22.8

Most people kind of get involved in the draft.

1:23.8

The Super Bowl is over.

1:25.8

The college football and NFL seasons are done.

1:27.2

They dive into the draft.

1:31.5

People want to know, okay, like, when you say, oh, this is a deep running back class, it's loaded this year. It's a great defensive line class. There's so much talent to be had. Well, give me a

1:36.8

little perspective, right? And so I did a little bit of digging just to provide the audience.

1:43.2

And thank you, everyone who's tuned in.

1:45.4

Like the continued support has been amazing. The numbers keep growing. We appreciate you more than

1:50.7

you'll ever know, truly. And please take a minute if you haven't already. Click the subscribe

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