NFL Draft Round 2 and 3 Reaction

Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry

NBC Sports, Matthew Berry

Fantasy Sports, Sports, Football

4.3 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

April 24: Matthew (@MatthewBerryTMR) and Lawrence (@LordDontLose) continue their breakdown of the NFL draft on Day 2, examining the fit of Denzel Boston in Cleveland, the Eagles selection of Eli Stowers, and Carson Beck landing with the Cardinals. The duo also debates the Steelers scooping Drew Allar and dissect a flurry of late-round WRs in Round 3.

(0:30) – 49ers select WR De’Zhaun Stribling with first pick in 2nd Round (33rd Overall)

(2:45) – Browns select WR Denzel Boston 39th Overall

(4:40) – Steelers select WR Germie Bernard 47th Overall

(6:40) – Eagles select TE Eli Stowers 54th Overall

(8:50) – Jaguars select TE Nate Boerkircher 56th Overall

(10:30) – Rams select TE Max Klare 61st Overall

(12:25) – Cardinals select QB Carson Beck with first pick in 3rd Round (65th Overall)

(14:19) – Bears select TE Sam Roush 69th Overall

(16:00) – Commanders select WR Antonio Williams 71st Overall

(17:40) – Saints select TE Oscar Delp 73rd Overall

(19:00) – Steelers select QB Drew Allar 76th Overall

(20:35) – More Notable 3rd Round WRs: Caleb Douglas, Ja’Kobi Lane, Chris Bell

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0:00.0	Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry.
0:06.2	With the first pick of day two of the 2026 NFL draft, the 49ers select Matthew,
0:13.0	Dejohn, stribling out of Ole Miss to add to that San Francisco wide receiver room
0:18.6	that already added Mike Evans as well as Christian
0:21.7	Kirk and has Ricky Pearson. It's a crowded room now. Where does it, where do we see this as a
0:27.6	from for a fantasy impact? Yeah, Lawrence, that's the point, right? Is this like, who knows? I would
0:33.8	be lying if I sit here and say like, oh, this guy's definitely going to be this. He's definitely
0:37.0	going to be that because it's a Kyle Shanahan offense where they like to spread the ball around.
0:41.2	Is he going to get more targets than Mike Evans? He is not. No. But after Mike Evans, it's kind of wide open. Remember, George Kittle has that Achilles. We don't know when he's going to come back. We kind of like Jake Tongass, but come on, let's be clear.
0:51.4	Christian Kirk always hurt.
0:52.6	Mike Evans has a challenge to stay healthy.
0:54.7	Ricky Pearsall, honestly, hasn't proven himself in a long way. but come on, let's be clear. Christian Kirk always hurt. Mike Evans has a challenge to stay healthy.
1:13.8	Ricky Pearsall, honestly, hasn't proven himself in a long way. So there's a real opportunity here for stribling to come in and prove himself a little bit early in the draft for me, I thought. But the fact of the matter is, is that if you're in a Kyle Shanahan offense and you can get the ball, fantasy points can follow. So I think he becomes, when you think about the draft capital and the fact that there's no,
1:19.0	other than Evans, there's certainly opportunity for stribling to make a mark.
1:21.9	Yeah, and the thing you brought up was the injuries.
1:26.1	All of their top three receivers have an injury history. So for Stribling, he's going to get an opportunity. When you're the first pick in the second round, that's what they're doing. And we know Kyle Shanahan, he don't play about that. Now, Stribling himself, he's not the most explosive athlete, but he is a good outside receiver who's good at the line of scrimmage. And he's not shy.
1:44.9	He's not shy about going up to make the catch.
1:47.2	He's not scared to go over the middle, things of that nature.
1:50.0	So he fits well with this offense.
1:52.6	So it'll just be a question of when does he get his opportunity and what does that
1:58.2	opportunity look like?
2:00.3	Makes you think that maybe they're nervous about getting Joanne Jennings back, who's a free agent.
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