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The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The 2026 NFL Draft Take Purge

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

The Ringer

Fantasy Sports, Sports

4.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

The Take Purge is back. The guys empty the notebook with their wildest 2026 NFL draft takes: Should prospects tank the combine on purpose, are the Giants headed for disaster, should the Raiders pass on a QB at no. 1, and which sleepers could become stars? Zero accountability, maximum chaos, and the kind of draft brain that hits only in April. (00:00) Intro (03:18) Take Purge (01:13:38) Emails Discord link: https://discord.gg/Ge8bbYHrau Check out The Ringer’s 2026 NFL Draft Guide: https://theringer.com/nfl-draft/2026/big-board#content Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Shop Amazon and save the everyday. Visit amazon.com today. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Austin Gayle, Abou Kamara, Carlos Chiriboga, and Cameron Dinwiddie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Amazon.

0:08.2

Life's full of little surprises, like spilling coffee everywhere five minutes before a meeting,

0:12.7

or reaching for a diaper and realizing the bag is empty.

0:16.2

Kind of like draft night.

0:17.4

You think you know the plan.

0:18.7

Then everything changes.

0:19.9

Look, life can be

0:21.0

unpredictable, but everyday shopping doesn't have to be. With great savings on essentials, Amazon

0:26.2

helps you cover the basics and the surprises. Because when life throws a curveball, it's nice

0:31.4

knowing there's a place you can count on. Amazon, save on essentials, save the every day.

0:45.3

This is not a test.

0:50.3

This is your emergency podcast system announcing the commencement of the annual take purge.

0:51.4

At the siren, all takes, including things you don't actually believe, will be legal

0:55.7

for 60 continuous minutes. No players, coaches, or media members of any kind will be granted

1:01.7

immunity. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended. The Ringer

1:08.0

Podcast Network thanks you for your participation. May our take God, Chris Sims,

1:13.1

be with you all. Welcome to the 2026 NFL draft, Take Purge. We are blessed today by the light of

1:25.7

our take God, Chris Sims. One day he'll join us for this. I'm joined by Danny Kelly and Craig Coralbeck, two men ready to cleanse their souls. Danny Kelly, are you ready to be purified in the light of our takes today? I feel a little bit like what a gladiator must have felt like before they went out into the Coliseum. That's how I feel right now. I'm simultaneously jacked up and scared.

1:48.1

I weirdly have a follow-up to the two things you both just said that makes sense,

1:52.0

where I was just in the Dolby Coliseum in Las Vegas.

1:58.0

And in the Dolby Coliseum, I saw Phil Sims, the father of our take-od, Chris Sims.

1:58.7

Nice.

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