DRAFT SMART: Where to Find VALUE in 2026 NFL Draft By Taking Comparable Prospects With Later Picks

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

NFL Draft value plays take center stage as teams weigh high-profile prospects against hidden gems. Should the Dallas Cowboys consider trading up for David Bailey, or does Malachi Lawrence offer first-round upside without the cost? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down edge rusher and wide receiver options like Cashius Howell versus Keyron Crawford, Denzel Boston versus Elijah Sarratt, and Chris Brazzell versus Ole Miss’s De'Zhaun Stribling, stressing the importance of finding comparable talent later in the draft. Linebacker and safety value is also up for debate—would you invest an early pick in Georgia’s C.J. Allen when Michigan’s Jimmy Rolder boasts elite athletic traits? The hosts spotlight safety sleepers like VJ Payne over top-30 buzz prospect Emmanuel McNeil Warren, drawing attention to athletic profiles, role versatility, and NFL scheme fits. Don’t miss these position-by-position strategies for maximizing your team’s draft capital this year.

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0:00.0	The NFL draft is all about value, so we're going to consider where you can find value by
0:07.8	waiting on comparable prospects later in the draft today on the locked on NFL scouting
0:13.0	podcast.
0:18.5	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:27.3	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:33.3	What's better than this?
0:35.0	It's guys being dudes.
0:37.4	I'm Joe Marino.
0:38.5	That's Kyle Crabs.
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0:53.6	We are going to consider, well, cheaper draft options.
0:57.3	We're going to consider some of these players that are going to go higher and then bring
1:01.7	to the table players that you can maybe wait a little bit later and get a comparable
1:05.2	option with a later draft pick.
1:08.7	And Kyle, it's it's good to be back.
1:13.4	We definitely take a hit when it comes to the hair game with Trevor Sycambe, no longer being on the show with you. But that's good
1:19.6	to be back talking football. It's good to see you, Joe. Welcome back. And obviously, we're
1:24.7	down the home stretch. You picked a great time to go, right? Because we're now in that week and a half window where we're we're down the home stretch you picked a great time to go right because we're
1:29.8	now in that week and a half window where you just want to hit fast forward and get to the NFL
1:33.6	draft yes so obviously gives us some good content opportunities like what we're going to do today
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