Tha Carter: Ranking the top defensive players in the draft

The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Mina is joined by Diante Lee to reveal our defensive prospect tiers for the NFL Draft. We discuss potential fits, analyze their tape and share comps. Let us know what you think in the comments! (0:00) Welcome To The Mina Kimes Show Featuring Lenny! (1:20) Defense Prospect Tiers (1:52) Edge Evaluation: Abdul Carter (9:32) Edge Evaluation: Mike Green & Jalon Walker (19:08) Edge Evaluation: Donovan Ezeiruaku & Shemar Stewart (26:38) Edge Evaluation: Mykell Williams (30:15) Edge Evaluation: James Pearce Jr. (32:30) Defensive Tackle Tiers (34:52) DT Evaluation: Mason Graham (39:00) DT Evaluation: Derrick Harmon (42:55) DT Evaluation: Williams, Grant, Collins & Nolen (47:02) LB Evaluation: Jihaad Campbell (52:24) LB Evaluation: Carson Schwesinger (55:00) Cornerback Tiers (56:45) CB Evaluation: Travis Hunter (1:01:43) CB Evaluation: Will Johnson & Jahdae Barron (1:07:25) CB Evaluation: Amos, Hairston & Morrison (1:12:33) Safety Evaluation: Starks & Emmanwori (1:21:33) NFL Draft Defense Preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Mini Kimes show featuring Lenny, the only NFL podcast.
0:09.0	We're one of the hosts' favorite swim move is a doggy paddle.
0:14.0	That's Letty podcast audience.
0:16.0	He's actually making a rare physical appearance if you want to go check it out on YouTube. I'm many times and I am so happy to be joined by someone who hasn't been on the show in probably a year or so.
0:28.6	Deonté Lee of the Ringer, the Ringer NFL show, has an amazing camera upgrade.
0:35.6	Again, that's for the YouTube audience. Looking great.
0:38.5	Welcome back to the show.
0:40.3	Glad to be back.
0:41.2	You know, definitely look forward to doing this show for,
0:43.2	I think this is what, three, maybe four years now.
0:45.8	I think I first started this when I was at PFF.
0:48.0	And yeah, my title has changed where I work at has changed.
0:50.8	Obviously the camera quality has changed a bit and microphone as well. But no, I'm glad to be here talking
0:55.9	prospects. This is definitely a good time to do so as well. Yeah, it's fun. We haven't really talked
1:00.3	that much about what we think of the guys in the draft. I know there's at least one player we're both
1:05.3	passionate about who we're going to be talking about today, who might be like my guy in the draft, but I feel like he's your guy.
1:12.4	He might be too many of our guys.
1:15.3	We're doing defense today.
1:16.2	We're talking about the top edge rushers, defensive tackles, linebackers, corners,
1:22.0	and safeties in this draft class.
1:24.5	Last week we did offense if you want to listen. Ben Solek and I argue about Tyler Warren.
1:30.0	And then a little bit of housekeeping.
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