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The Valenti Show

NFL Draft Player Comps | In Football Today

The Valenti Show

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4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

David joins to give some player comparisons to notable potential first rounders in the NFL Draft later this month.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So we're going to go through some NFL draft player cops here.

0:04.0

So Matt Miller for ESPN went through and basically placed 18 players.

0:11.0

He gave them 18 players that are our first round grades.

0:13.7

They're gonna give them player comp. So I'm gonna work on the

0:16.8

quarterbacks and wire receivers later. I'll give you some of the defensive players here.

0:20.7

This is my favorite way to do this stuff. Whenever you're talking draft,

0:24.4

NBA especially, I like a comp. Like, who does this guy project to be

0:31.0

optimally? Or worst case scenario like if it's a big man and you're like well he could be Tim Duncan

0:37.8

I what's the worst case olden colonies I like this it sets up some guardrails.

0:44.0

I've heard that name a long time.

0:47.0

So let's start with a couple of the two corners that he grays as first round selections

0:52.0

which is Terrian Arnold

0:52.8

Arnold's cop Devon Witherspoon. I mean Seattle got it right and guess what?

1:00.7

I know you can't give credit to someone when they don't take the

1:05.4

player but if the rumors are true the lions coveted Witherspoon they Brad Holmes

1:11.8

would in fact have got it right witherspoon at a very nice rookie season

1:15.9

witherspoon with no Gibbs because they traded down right. I think you ended up with the better player

1:23.0

but witherspoon ended up being very good.

1:25.6

Witherspoon's a player that you give a second contract to.

1:28.4

You win.

1:29.3

I lose.

1:30.2

Quinn Yon Mitchell's comparison would be Jaylin Johnson for the Bears.

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