The 2025 NFL Draft pass-catcher class blowout!
The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
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🗓️ 18 April 2025
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
Three receivers went in the top 10 of the 2024 NFL Draft. That isn't likely to be the case this year, but we could see 10 come off the board by the end of the second round. The tight end position might give us our highest-selected pass-catcher this year, with both Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland getting top-10 buzz. No matter what, the pass-catchers are going to give us plenty to talk about draft weekend. They also give Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dane Brugler plenty to talk about on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
With: Dane Brugler
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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| 0:35.2 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Show. |
| 0:37.4 | I'm Robert Mays. Really fun show for you guys today. A long one, but we had a lot to get to. Me, Dane, and Derek just broke down their receivers, past catchers, tight ends in this class. Talked about Dane's top eight-ish tight ends. Talked about the top 12ish receivers in this class. The different flavors of guys that we're going to be getting, |
| 0:54.7 | some preferences between certain players. |
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| 1:00.7 | There's a lot of that on this show, |
| 1:02.5 | along with breakdowns of Ted McMill and Travis Hunter, |
| 1:05.0 | the top receivers in this class, |
| 1:06.6 | really, really enjoyed this conversation with Derek and Dane. |
| 1:10.0 | Quick reminder before we get going, |
| 1:12.0 | next week, Thursday night, live on YouTube, 7.30 p.m. Eastern, me, Dane, Derek, Bruce Feldman, |
| 1:20.0 | breaking down every single pick of round one. Doing it from a studio in Chicago, really excited about |
| 1:26.2 | the look, feel of this show, some of the bells |
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| 1:31.8 | having on over the course of the night. So please come hang out with us. And then we'll be back |
| 1:35.8 | on Friday as well, breaking down every single pick from rounds two and three, 630 p.m. Eastern |
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