Ty Simpson’s Draft Projection SPARKS 2026 QB Class DEPTH Debate, Vikings Primed for Draft Day Trade?

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Fernando Mendoza emerges as the clear frontrunner for the 2026 NFL Draft’s number one quarterback, while Ty Simpson’s projection sparks debate—will quarterback depth surprise or disappoint in this class? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs dissect bold mock draft scenarios, question the Vikings’ draft strategy, and explore how prospect age affects a team’s roster building philosophy. Pre-snap reads lose their edge as post-snap processing reshapes the quarterback evaluation landscape. The duo tackles Patriots’ offensive line buzz, Will Campbell’s role, and whether Mike McDaniel can launch the Chargers to an NFL-leading offense with Justin Herbert’s dual-threat skill set. Rapid food takes round out the show, comparing S-tier yeast rolls, pumpernickel, and rye for some unexpected culinary controversy. Which teams, players, and flavors rise to the top?

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0:00.0	We're pretty confident that Fernando Mendoza is the number one pick.
0:04.1	We're pretty sure Ty Simpson's going to go late first, early second.
0:07.8	But what about after that?
0:09.0	We're exploring that and more today on the Locked on NFL Scouting podcast.
0:17.8	You are a locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:26.6	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:32.4	What's better than this?
0:34.1	It's guys being dudes here on the Lock on NFL scouting podcast part of the locked on
0:39.3	podcast network now the number one sports podcast network or the draft dudes i'm joe marino from
0:44.8	locked on bills he's cow crabs from locked on dolphins and we are your NFL experts here with you
0:49.2	daily to talk team building across the NFL we want to issue a big thank you shout out and welcome
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1:12.4	Joe, good morning to you. Good morning. And good morning to everybody tuning in here on
1:17.2	takes on takes, which is our weekly mailbag where Joe throughout social media or YouTube
1:23.9	comments or Twitter solicits your hottest takes of the week.
1:28.9	And then we give our take on your take, hence takes on takes.
1:37.2	That's the plan.
1:38.3	We got some good stuff lined up today, Kyle.
1:40.1	There's a good question coming later on about,
1:42.9	or a good take coming later on about prospect age.
1:46.5	Someone wants to poke on the Mike McDaniel Chargers offense.
1:50.0	But we start with this one from August about quarterback depth in the 2026 NFL draft.
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