NFL Draft Round 1 Reaction: Jeremiyah Love lands in Arizona, Rams draft Ty Simpson?!

Rotoworld Football Show – Fantasy Football

NBC Sports, Pat Daugherty, Kyle Dvorchak, Denny Carter

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat), Denny Carter and Kyle Dvorchak (@kyletweetshere) break down Night 1 of the NFL Draft, going long on every skill-player selection. Were the Cardinals right to go “best player available” with Jeremiyah Love at No. 3? What were the Rams thinking with Ty Simpson at No. 13? They also break down every receiver pick, debating the fits for Carnell Tate and Jordyn Tyson before getting into the Jets’ pass-catcher double tap with Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr. They ponder whether Makai Lemon was the steal of the night, if KC Concepcion can rise above his circumstances in Cleveland, and if Jadarian Price was anything more than a luxury pick for the Seahawks.

(2:55) – Thoughts on Fernando Mendoza’s Draft night party

(7:40) – Cardinals select Jeremiyah Love 3rd Overall

(16:35) – Titans pick Carnell Tate 4th Overall

(23:40) – Are we buying Jordyn Tyson with the Saints?

(30:35) – Analyzing the Rams surprising selection of Ty Simpson at 13th Overall

(39:30) – Impressions of the Jets drafting Kenyon Sadiq (16th) and Omar Cooper Jr (30th)

(48:20) – Impact of Eagles adding Makai Lemon 20th overall

(53:15) – KC Concepcion’s ceiling with Browns in his rookie season

(55:55) – Will Jadarian Price be the RB1 in Seattle?

(1:02:30) – Kyle’s favorite and least favorite non-skill position selections in Round 1

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Rotorold football show. It is Friday, April 24th, 2026.
0:22.3	Stop the clocks.
0:23.7	Why are these folks broadcasting on Friday?
0:25.9	It's because Thursday evening was round one of the NFL draft.
0:28.7	And we are here to provide instant 12 hours later react.
0:32.9	We were too tired to do it at the end of the fruit.
0:35.4	I understand the people wanting to be timely.
0:38.7	But it's like, hey, it's 1's what i am i'm podcasting here uh i am dying i'm actually dead i'm clinically dead and
0:46.0	we're breaking down the whole first round for you tonight you might you might not get the best
0:50.2	analysis from your favorite podcaster if they're doing it at 2.30 in the morning. Oh my God. This is, this could not be more accurate. I tweeted out like, oh, I think this is what maybe the first round of dynasty drafts will look like in rookie drafts. And instantly, within 45 seconds, three people, you're not drafting Jordan Tyson, huh? I just forgot him. It was two of the war. I'm like kind of wrapping some stuff up waiting.
1:12.4	You got the worst typo I've ever seen in my life. Yeah, I mean, it was instantly, too. People were on me. And I was like, guys, it's 2 a.m. Just let me ring them tomorrow. Speaking of instantly, that's when this draft went off the rails. not at Fernando Mendoza, but things were skew from two, three onwards.
1:29.4	Cardinals could not trade out of the third spots. You know what? We actually want Jeremiah Love, that you didn't believe us, but you didn't think we would actually do that, make the worst pick of all time until, of course, 10 picks later when the Rams actually made the worst pick of all time. So we'll talk about the rebuilding Cardinals, getting Jeremiah I love, if it'll go to waste. Now, Carnell Tate, never had a thousand yard season, number four overall pick. We'll see how that goes. Jordan Tess Tyson, number eight, excuse me, what I said? Cornell Tate was four. Tyson's eight. We'll them all down. Ty Simpson 13 to the Rams.
2:02.2	The Jets getting not one, but two weapons, despite taking a defensive player number two overall.
2:07.3	Can Mackay Lemon actually make fantasy noise as a rookie for the Philadelphia Eagles?
2:11.0	The Steelers.
2:12.3	My God, man.
2:13.5	The Steelers.
2:14.5	Just down beyond horrific.
2:16.8	I don't get it.
2:18.8	Just beyond horrific.
2:20.1	They thought they were taking Mackay Lemon and Howley Rose and I was like,
2:22.8	hold on a minute, player.
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