First Round Takeaways: Ty Simpson, Jeremiyah Love, and Trades Galore!

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Sheil and The Ringer’s own Diante Lee get together to share their instant reactions to all the big moves and storylines that happened in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.(00:00) First round takeaways!(01:22) L.A. Rams pick Ty Simpson(22:17) Las Vegas Raiders pick Fernando Mendoza(23:03) NY Jets draft three players in the first round(31:32) Arizona Cardinals draft Jeremiyah Love(37:46) Tennessee Titans pick twice in Round 1(42:27) NY Giants take Arvell Reese and Francis Mauigoa(46:14) The Kansas City Chiefs’ big first-round picks(53:08) NFL draft first round quick hitsThe Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available.dHost: 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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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show. I'm your host, Shield Capadia, the first round of the NFL
0:13.1	draft delivered, as it always does. It's one of the best nights on the entire NFL calendar,
0:18.7	the Los Angeles Rams selecting quarterback Ty Simpson at 13. That was the
0:25.1	headline. And then a bunch of different stuff happened. The Cardinals taking Jeremiah Love,
0:28.9	a bunch of different trades. We're going to get into all of it with my friend Deontay Lee from
0:34.6	the Ringer. Let's take a break. We'll come back with first round takeaways with Deontay Lee from the Ringer. Let's take a break. We'll come back with first round
0:38.0	takeaways with Deontay.
0:51.8	All right, we are back here on the Ringer NFL show.
0:55.8	After what is just, one of the best nights on the entire NFL calendar is round one of the NFL draft.
1:02.5	Whether it's a draft that has juice, doesn't have juice, whatever.
1:05.7	The first round of the NFL draft always delivers.
1:09.3	I'm here with my friend Deonté Lee.
1:11.2	And Deante, we have such a straightforward A story from the first round of the NFL
1:18.2	draft.
1:18.6	That's what we're going to start with.
1:19.7	And then we'll get to the other stuff that happened throughout the night.
1:22.5	But pick 13, the Los Angeles Rams on the clock, and they draft Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson.
1:34.8	I actually don't want to tell you what I think about this at first. I want to know what
1:38.2	you think about this first, Deontay, a team with Super Bowl aspirations drafting their
1:43.3	quarterback of the future to replace Matthew
1:46.2	Stafford. What was your level of surprise? And what is your take? Do you think this is a smart move
1:52.6	from a smart franchise? Are you annoyed by it? Where do you land on the emotion meter here with
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