Emptying the NFL Draft Notebook With Albert Breer

The McShay Show

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Sports, Football

4.7 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, Todd is joined by Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer to talk all things 2026 NFL draft. The guys discuss Fernando Mendoza’s meeting with Tom Brady, the best prospect fits in the top 10, and much more. 0:00 Welcome to The McShay Show 2:10 Latest draft intel with Albert Breer 4:45 Behind the Raiders decision making process on Fernando Mendoza 16:05 What are the Jets doing with the #2 pick? 25:40 Expect the Cardinals to draft Arvell Reese at #3? 36:35 How will the Titans draft around Cam Ward? 44:10 John Harbaugh's first draft pick with the Giants 49:00 Potential targets for the Browns at #6 54:10 Draft intel on the Top 15 picks 1:07:35 Don't be surprised if... The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at https://ziprecruiter.com/MCSHAY Host: Todd McShay Guest: Albert Breer Producers: Tucker Tashjian, Conor Nevins, and Daniel Comer Social: Jon Roemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	mock drafts are flowing.
0:08.2	Buzz is swirling all around.
0:10.6	And we've got Albert Breer here, one of the great human beings and insiders in this business.
0:16.2	We're going to talk through the first round of the draft.
0:18.3	We're going to find out what he's hot on right now.
0:20.1	And this is a special episode we're excited to share.
0:22.6	Guess what?
0:23.3	Just 15 days till the NFL draft.
0:26.8	Mench isn't with us today.
0:28.1	He's grinding out reports, but I know he's good.
0:30.9	Tucker, roll that beat, please.
0:51.1	I know he's good. Hey, there he is, as promised, Albert Breer. Bert, how you doing, brother?
0:52.3	I'm doing great.
0:53.1	How you doing, Todd?
0:54.3	Good, good. I can give this long speak. You and I have been like weirdly directly and indirectly
1:00.5	linked since like our early 20s. Like you knew guys that I grew up with like the canals and the
1:06.1	Demos. We lived in the back bay of Boston together and kind of didn't even really know at the time.
1:13.4	We both moved around the same time to the south end.
1:16.4	And then now we're like two towns away in the south shore.
1:20.1	And our son's going to the same football clinics with the M2PB.
1:21.2	That's right.
1:24.8	You're listening to the McShay show presented by Fandul. And soon we'll all be listening to all the names called in this year's NFL draft.
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