NFL Draft prospects vs CFB eye test + Spring games observations with Bruce Feldman

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🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Ari Wasserman welcomes Bruce Feldman to the podcast ahead of the NFL Draft to analyze prospects he believes are polarizing based on their body of work in college. Ari questions Michigan QB's J.J. McCarthy's draft stock, which has soared to astronomical heights. Bruce shares his opinion as well as that NFL sources and CFB head coaches to provide a comprehensive picture of what the NFL community thinks of McCarthy, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Brock Bowers, and more. Plus, who are some of Bruce's under-the-radar prospects? Later, the pair whip around the country to programs who just concluded their spring games. From Michigan and Texas to South Carolina and USC, the guys dish on several important teams. Lastly, we rifle through our mailbag and answer your questions! Rundown: - NFL Draft analysis + which players has Ari miss the mark on? (3:30) - Understanding the J.J. McCarthy hype + Maye and Williams (8:45) - Why is Brock Bowers considered elite? (18:15) - Under the radar prospects (22:30) - Spring games observations: Oklahoma (30:30) - Duke and Maalik Murphy intrigue (33:00) - Texas and Arch Manning (36:00) - Is Florida State a top-15 team? (41:00) - Are we overlooking Michigan? (43:30) - USC and Miller Moss (48:30) - South Carolina's place in the expanding SEC (54:30) - Texas A&M's defense (56:00) - Mailbag: Can't miss games this season (59:30) - Mailbag: What to make of Colorado's team construction? (1:04:00) Subscribe to the Until Saturday newletter: https://theathletic.com/newsletters/until-saturday Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a question for a future mailbag and/or Sunday Sound-Off podcast: (316) 462-9852 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.1	the godfather of college football reporting?
0:47.2	I don't know how to refer to you,
0:48.7	but all I knew is I grew up admiring your work
0:51.2	and I still do, and I'm really happy that you're here.
0:53.7	Thank you.
0:54.7	I appreciate that.
0:55.7	That just means I'm really, really old.
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0:59.7	Yeah, really, really old, but a long history of excellence. We're going to talk a lot about the
1:05.1	NFL draft today. Bruce is a college football insider but he does a really
1:09.4	really good job during NFL draft coverage because he has so many sources close to programs and
1:15.2	players so he has an insight from the college level. I've always found that
1:19.0	there's a distinction and a difference between the way that college football
1:21.9	reporters view players and NFL draft prospects view players or analysts.
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