Scouting Caleb Downs: Why the Ohio State Safety Might Be the Best Player in the 2026 Draft

The McShay Show

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Todd and Steve are back with a deep dive on Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, who Todd has ranked as his top player in the 2026 class. (0:00) Welcome to The McShay Show! (3:00) Training Camp Buzz and Expectations for Jaxson Dart(16:25) Summer Scouting Series: Evaluating Caleb Downs(20:08) Position Specific Rankings for Caleb Downs(33:20) Caleb Downs Tape Evaluation(44:20) Where Does Caleb Downs Rank in the 2026 Draft Class? On Thursday, we’ll be back with a tape breakdown of Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love. Be sure to subscribe to The McShay Report for full written scouting reports of every player discussed in the Summer Scouting Series. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Todd McShayGuest: Steve MuenchProducers: Tucker Tashjian, Mark Panik, Conor Nevins, and Daniel ComerSocial: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.4	Those are the names, right, that come up when you start to have the conversation of best safeties in NFL history.
0:59.3	So Ohio State's Caleb Downs, is he next up?
1:02.4	We're going to deep dive into his tape today.
1:04.8	Just 305 days until the NFL draft meant you good?
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