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Starting point is 00:00:00 A couple of local stars highlight who the Colts should target on day three of the 2026 NFL draft. Let's get to it. You are Locked on Colts, your daily Indianapolis Colts podcast. Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to Locked on Colts. I'm Zach Hicks. That's Jake Arthur. And on today's show, we're going to expand your knowledge of the 2026 NFL draft.

Starting point is 00:00:33 You know, a lot of shows out there doing early round mock drafts. and talking about first round pick options. The Colts don't have a first round pick. We only have two picks on day two of this NFL draft. A majority of the Colts picks come on day three of this class, and we want to make sure that you guys are armed with the most knowledge possible going into day three of this NFL draft. So today we're going to talk about two of the most important positions,

Starting point is 00:00:57 or the two positions that have the most potential to be targeted on day three of this class for the Colts in terms of safety and offensive tackle. Those are two positions. the Colts like to target there. And then also linebacker, because even if they take a linebacker in round two, we're going to probably have to take another one on day three as well. So we're going to talk about linebacker and edge to close out today's show, transition to offensive tackle and segment two.

Starting point is 00:01:20 But starting off, Jake Arthur here was our expert on safeties in the indie draft guide that releases next week on April 8th. Make sure you guys get your copy today. So I wanted Jake to really go into some of his favorite day three or just later round to safeties, guys that he just fell in love with, but for one reason or another, they're not going to be like top 100 guys. And he's starting off here with a player from Miami that I think is a very, very fun watch on film.

Starting point is 00:01:46 Yeah, without a doubt. So I'm going to kind of go in order of the way I would rank these guys. So Jacoby Thomas out of Miami, very, very fun player. You've been hearing me for years talk about. I love safeties who are just so comfortable and confident on the field. their football IQ and their instincts have them just a step ahead of everybody else. And that's how I see Jacoby Thomas here. His aggressiveness and go get himness kind of gets him in trouble a little bit when he

Starting point is 00:02:16 approaches guys to make a tackle. But he does make big hits. He can make open field tackles as well. That would be like my biggest blenish for him is he's a little overzealous when he gets to the point of approaching the ball carrier. But a lot of the time those instincts put him right there when the ball. ball like gets to a pass catcher and he's there to break it up he's there to immediately kill the play like there's just so much that it works in his favor yeah he's got a lot of ball production

Starting point is 00:02:45 as well 13 combined career interceptions and forced fumbles as well as 16 pass breakups uh so he's the guy that is a really fun watch and then by the time i i finish watching everybody and get him in the i think thomas will be in my top 10 yeah one thing i wanted to talk about with Thomas here is it kind of is like that that quarterback thing that we talk about, right, where it's easier to tame a gunslinger than to bring out aggression in a tame player. And I think when you're looking at Jacobi Thomas versus, I don't know, let me throw in Genesis Smith, for instance, at safety in this class from Arizona, right, where Smith is a little passive sometimes coming in for tackles.

Starting point is 00:03:20 Jacoby Thomas never passive. Now, they both have their warts when it comes to that type of play. But to me at least, and I want to get your opinion on this, it's easier to tame a player who's overly aggressive, than to drag out aggressiveness in a player who is a little bit more conservative out there. I would say so, because I don't really think any football players are afraid of contact or getting hurt necessary. There's definitely some that don't want it as much as others, you know, and like, that's

Starting point is 00:03:50 part of it. You're not going to throw yourself into the car crash. And then there's also just like a comfort level and a confidence. Like when you study super hard for a test, you were going to, approach it and get through it confidently versus being apprehensive all the way through it because you don't exactly know all the answers. So I can't say for sure, like, which of these guys puts in the work throughout the week or not. But I think those are big parts that go into it. When you hear about guys who are leaders and their hard workers behind the scenes, they usually play really freely, I think.

Starting point is 00:04:23 So I do think it is easier to get that out of guys because it comes with experience. and just putting in the work behind the scenes. But yeah, it's getting that to come out of guys is one thing, but taming it and some others. When you're already there, you're already comfortable. I do think those guys, they're playing off of instinct, but those guys, I think, also tend to understand, like they understand their issues also because it's often you see those guys.

Starting point is 00:05:00 guys are reckless players in general. There's very few of them who are like, they've got a really high football IQ and instinct. So those guys tend to understand what they need to correct. Yeah, no, for sure. And let's get to these next two guys, because I think these next two players are very Indianapolis Colts coded. You know, Lewis Moore from Indiana,

Starting point is 00:05:19 I think everyone listening to this show is a fan of Indiana football in some regard. So Lewis Moore is probably one of their favorite players. He's getting a lot of hype this year. And then Robert Spears Jennings as well, every time I watch a little bit of him, I'm like, yeah, this is a Chris Ballard type of safety here. So go into detail on these two players for the Colts J. Yeah, so Lewis Moore, everything he does as a player you love. But then it's just in this, I really hate to say it because I'm saying it as this big schlubby guy like from the couch basically,

Starting point is 00:05:51 just an unexceptional body. You know what I mean? He's like 511, 190 or so. He's got short arms. He's not like an expletable. of athlete by any means, but he is a football player. A ton of ball production had like six interceptions last year. He, and it's a good mix of him too.

Starting point is 00:06:09 Like he's making the plays happen and going and taking the ball away. But he's also one of those players that just has a ton of gravity and the ball finds its way to him all the time. So he's very physical. Again, not the biggest stature, but he's very physical and wants to get into the mix. So that is a guy who I hope he gets the chance to be an actual defense. contributor in the NFL and isn't just thrown in as a special teamer because I do think he brings a lot of value to the defensive side of the ball. And then Robert Spears Jennings here, he's a lot

Starting point is 00:06:40 bigger guy. I think he's like 6-2, more like 205 or so, 210. I saw him and I was like, that's kind of a Hunter-Wuller type. So I get exactly what you mean with the Chris Ballard infatuation there. Tough box safety doesn't offer you a whole lot else other than just getting physical and getting into the mud. That's a guy who's probably going to be playing some dime linebacker, I would think. Yeah. And, you know, when we talk about safeties on day three, a big part of that is the special teams part of the equation.

Starting point is 00:07:10 Like, yes, we love to see Kobe Thomas or Lewis Moore to get their shot on defense, but the special teams element is very big to this. And I think a player like Robert Spears Jennings does project fairly well to special teams, you know, and I think he can play fairly well there. So I think there is value in looking at guys like that on day three. And speaking of special teamers, your final three guys to round out your group here. Jalen Stroman, a guy you've talked about a lot because, let me guess,

Starting point is 00:07:34 Notre Dame, right, Jay? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, you love yourself to Notre Dame, guys. Deshawn Singleton and Michael, is it Taft, is how you say his last name? Just Taft, yeah. So talk about these three, and I see special teams for a couple of them here, which is obviously very vital when it comes to day three. Yeah, without a doubt.

Starting point is 00:07:50 Now, I hate to criticize Notre Dame, so we'll just put this all on Al Golden. But I think Jalen Strowman was playing a little out of position there at Notre Dame. and this kind of came to light when I saw him at the senior bowl because, like, he was putting the clamps down on guys and one-on-ones and, like, the man coverage stuff. He was played mostly at free safety, and he just, he doesn't have, like, that great range to do that, I don't think. Now, he is physical, and so, like, you want to get him closer to the line of scrimmage, and it looks like he's more comfortable doing that.

Starting point is 00:08:23 You don't see him make as many plays when he's lined up deep. So when he's closer to the line of scrimmage, more than the nickel, I don't want to call him a big nickel type because he's only like six foot, 200. Like he's very average size. But that's the kind of player you're working with there. He's a safety that can come up and play a little more nickel, get closer to the line. Again, he's physical, wants to mix it up. And he's good with short area coverage skills, not so much the broad stuff.

Starting point is 00:08:48 Deshawn Singleton, if there is a day three linebacker that you want to give the Jalen Carlis treatment to and like see if they could be a linebacker. I think Deshawn Singleton from Nebraska is that. Very much a thumping box safety. I look at him and I wouldn't love him like deep out in space, even though he played a fair amount of free safety. And he even lined up, it seemed like at offball linebacker at times. PFF didn't really verify that, but I saw him.

Starting point is 00:09:16 It seemed like he was lined up at, you know, traditional linebacker spots occasionally. So that's another guy that would be really good on special teams. And then Michael Taff, you know, your scrappy gym, rat little white guy safety type you know he's pretty much got the same frame as jelan stroman just not as effective of a player but he is very aggressive like when he gets into the area where he's tested and targeted he is always going to harass the ball he is a really prolific special team or 844 career snaps there so you know exactly what you're getting when you get him but i mentioned

Starting point is 00:09:51 the ball skills 21 career combined interceptions and pass breakups like if he's in the area of the ball, he's going to do something to try to disrupt it. So those are all guys that will immediately bring you special teams value. And with the exception of probably TAF, I would probably give all of them a little bit of a shot on defense as well. Awesome. Now, coming up, guys, we're going to transition to my position from the Indie draft guide, and that is offensive tackle.

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Starting point is 00:11:36 Supercast.com to join the party today. So Zach and I are bringing you guys some day three options from the draft, because that's where this draft class is going to be built. No first round pick, two picks on day two. The meat of this thing is definitely going to be done on day three this year. We know they're going to trade back and garner more picks at some point. So we want to really hone in on the position groups and the specific players from those groups that we think the Colts might be targeting. I just discussed several safeties, and now Zach is going to get to the offensive tackles, which is a position group he specialized in in our indie draft guide.

Starting point is 00:12:12 Yeah, so I don't want to say unlike Jake here, but different from Jake, I'm such a big fan of superlatives and listicles, like that stuff just gets me. My ADHD brain gets into it. So when it comes to these five offensive tackles, I put here for day three or late day two, early day three. I put little superlatives on each one of them. So to start off, let's start with Caleb Tiernan from Northwestern. He might go on day two like that, like Jacobi Thomas, like we just talked about where Thomas might go like a day two type player. Tiernan could break into day two for sure. But I've called him the Howard Mud tackle of the draft class.

Starting point is 00:12:47 Now, every single year I've covered offensive tackles in the draft, there's always been someone that I would call. like that Howard Mudd draft class tackle. And the Colts have actually drafted a couple of them in the past in terms of I think I think I had like Mac and Solvis of it the year that he came out and he ended up being their draft pick that they eventually moved to guard. Will Fries. I even called that too when he was a tackle early on. But it all goes back to Caleb McGarry back with the Atlanta Falcons when McGarry worked with

Starting point is 00:13:16 mud in college. And they all kind of look like Caleb McGarry, right? That's what I've comped Caleb Tiernan into, I believe. in the draft guide where it's like this big imposing offensive tackle who is a good athlete but not great athlete shorter arms but they just have these like crafty ways to win and whether it's the run game or in the passing game where if they're beat they have these next level recovery skills where they can you know if they get beat with like a spin move to the inside they have the inside spin back as well to counter that and stay on the guy they have a really good hand

Starting point is 00:13:49 usage and handwork. They're just monsters in the running game that love to get after. Braden Smith will kind of fall into this category as well with his shorter arms and bigger frame offensive tackles. So Caleb Tiernan, I think it's just going to be a good pro. I think that it's so valuable to have a player like that. And again, while he didn't test like out of this world, he just fits like the Colts are one of the few teams where they draft shorter armed offensive tackles and they're fine with it. They've had success with it in Chris Baller's tenure. and Tiernan, I'm not saying you target him because the short arms. You target it because he's found ways to survive with the shorter arms.

Starting point is 00:14:22 So I think he's going to be a fine tackle in the NFL. And if you can get that on late day two, early day three, I think that's well worth the investment. Yeah, I think I'm kind of downplaying my sense of urgency when it comes to the cold swing tackle right now. Right. Because their swing tackle always plays. Their backup center always plays. And right now it's Luke Tanuda versus Blake Bruin. and I don't feel comfortable with that.

Starting point is 00:14:46 But a guy like Caleb Tiernan, I think, would kind of set. Sorry, real quick. Luke Tanuda, another one of that exact same brand, though, the short arm, big offensive tackle. Yep. So, yeah, I think a guy like Tiernan being added to the group would set my mind at ease a little bit. This next guy actually like, and I know a thing or two about him, but he is the Ballard tackle of the class.

Starting point is 00:15:08 And it's so set up on a silver platter. Yeah, Demetri's crown over from Texas A&M. We've been talking about him the whole draft cycle. just the Chris Ballard tackle, a very good athlete, massive, massive player, what, 6'7, 6 foot 8, 330 pounds, and had a pretty good senior bowl. I think he was down at the senior ball and did pretty well. Yeah, he's just huge, man. He's huge.

Starting point is 00:15:31 Explosive, former tight end. Everything that Chris Ballard has ever looked for at offensive tackle. And he's had a good hit rate with players like this from Berenhardt, Riemann, to Jay. I mean, we're not calling Jalen Travis a hit yet, but he's already outperformed his draft. positioning from last year. So if there is a Chris Ballard draft pick in this class at tackle, it is Demetrius crown over. He fits every single thing Ballard looks for.

Starting point is 00:15:55 And yeah, we talked about him so much where I don't even, I don't even think I should go for like four minutes on him because we've done shorts on him. We've done mock drafts with him in it. Like Demetrius crown over just feels so much like Chris Ballard pick. It almost reminds me when Alec Pierce was selected by the Colts and we were like the whole draft season being like, this is Chris Ballard. ideal wide receiver and they took him. Like it almost feels like that with crown over.

Starting point is 00:16:18 It just comes like if crown over stock has risen too much to be into day two, I don't think the Colts go tackle on day two. But I do think the Colts are going to be pretty interested in him. Yeah, without a doubt. Now, there's a lot of things that make a lot of sense with Crownover. This next guy, I don't really know anything about, but it is the Zach Hicks tackle of the class. Drew Shelton, who we got here?

Starting point is 00:16:39 Yeah. So I put the superlative of Zach Hicks tackle the class, mainly because when you go, you know, when you go through the slog of day three offensive tackles. You know, it's a slug on day three with with them. It's like you get this glimmer of hope when you find one that you think can play at a pretty high level. And Drew Shelton, the Penn State left tackle, I think there are some things he needs to work

Starting point is 00:16:59 on. I think his frame is a little bit smaller than what the colds typically draft. And also, I just think some of the passing, past blocking does need some work. But he is a really good zone blocker, especially when you get him out in the move. an excellent athlete, and I think he could project well to being a backup across the line. I think you play for the five offensive line positions. So Drew Sheldon, I think if I had to bet on like a surefire day three tackle, because I don't think he goes day two unlike, you know, I think crown over could break into day two.

Starting point is 00:17:29 I think, you know, Tiernan could as well. I think if I'm betting on like a surefire day three tackle, I'm betting on Drew Shelton. I think there are a lot of good traits there, really good run blocker. And then in pass protection, like it's not bad. he's got good grip strength that just needs to be a little bit more developed in that regard. But I think that there is a lot to work with there as a run blocker. And I would totally take him in a heartbeat in round four, round five. I would run that pick in.

Starting point is 00:17:56 So Zach Hicks tackle of the draft, not a guy I have as like a top 10 offensive tackle, but like I think he's like my 12th offensive tackle. And I really like his film. I think he's going to be a good player. Yeah, when you started to describe him, that definitely sounded very Wilfries-ish to me. you know a guy with the multi-position flexibility and i thought like when you were talking about i was like are they going to kick him inside that kind of sounds like what they like to do there because god forbid they leave someone at the position they played in college uh but no that that sounds a lot

Starting point is 00:18:26 like a colts type guy this next one i think kind of comes from the cloth of the ballard tackle of the class but a very much late round guy Travis burke out of memphis yeah so i'll close out the last two here because we're running short on time but Travis burke out of memphis I have him as the riser of the class. He's gotten a lot of buzz throughout this cycle. Probably the meanest dude on film that you'll ever find. I mean, I think Brandon Thorne of Trench Warfare Podcasts described him as like, or didn't describe it, he said like you'll get like six to six, seven,

Starting point is 00:18:55 maybe eight knockdowns a game from him. Like he is a violent, violent player. He's violent in like a six foot eight, three hundred thirty pound frame as well, with a pretty good athletic profile too. So, you know, if you're going to develop a guy with that, mean and physical, like, you know, it's, again, it's like taming the gunslinger type thing. He brings the right mentality that you want for the position. Travis Burke, I think, is a really fun player.

Starting point is 00:19:20 So I'm not as high on him as I think the NFL is starting to be. That's why I had him as a riser of the class. But look, if the cold were to draft him, I'd be perfectly through that because he's just a monster out there. I can't curse on this podcast. He's a monster out there on the field. And then my final one just throw it in real quick, the forgotten man of the class, Isaiah World from Oregon. He was a five-star transfer

Starting point is 00:19:43 coming into this past season who transferred from Nevada to Oregon. And the film didn't really match the hype. He was getting first round hype coming into the year. And his past protection, just technique and everything is kind of a disaster. I don't think he really knows

Starting point is 00:19:57 what he's doing right now. But he's like 6'7, 310, 315 pounds. He moves exceptionally well. I think there's some good things in the run game. He's kind of being the forgotten man right now because he didn't live up to that hype and then he got hurt against Indiana in the playoff game. So he hasn't worked out this whole offseason where I think if he would have worked

Starting point is 00:20:17 down and put up some good numbers, he would have regained some of that hype. So as long as Chris Ballard is the Colts general manager, a 6'7, 6'8 offensive tackle that moves very well will always be on their draft board. So I think he's kind of the forgotten man. I wouldn't mind like if you're throwing like a 6th or 7th round pick at a project, I think you could do much worse than Isaiah world. So that's how I'm going to close out the offensive tackles here. But coming up, guys, we're going to talk about some edge rushers and linebackers. Colts typically don't draft edge rushers on day three, but linebackers, Chris Bowler has taken a lot of those on day three. So we'll talk about a couple of those guys to close out today's show. And we are back locked on Colts every day.

Starting point is 00:20:59 So close out today's show talking about some day three targets for the Indianapolis Colts at some prime positions. Let's start linebacker here. Jake is like I mentioned. I think in Chris Ballard's draft history. He's drafted 10 edge rushers, and eight of them have been before day three. So he does not like taking edge on day three very often. He might in this class. But linebacker, I think he's taken like, I think it's over 70% of his linebacker picks have been on day three. So he does like taking linebacker on day three. And I think the two prime players that we need to watch for the culture, I guess three prime players. I'll throw them in here. Aiden Fisher from Indiana, if he falls to day three, Caleb alarms ore from TCU, a tackle monster.

Starting point is 00:21:38 last year and Kishon Elliott from Arizona State who I just think is the master of none but very solid across the board. I think those three players do fit what the Colts would be looking for in like round four of this draft. Yeah, Fisher is a different player from the other two. So Fisher is just like he's the coach on the field, not a spectacular athlete, but he's always going to be in the right position. He's, you know, coverage, the run game, he's always going to be there. He's not like an elite coverage linebacker by any means, but you're not going to really lose games because he's out there. I think he's a very solid player. Elims or Caleb Alarms or very explosive athlete. And he's, he's like long, he's thick, he's powerful. But for a guy like that, you wish he moved,

Starting point is 00:22:27 you wish he moved around better than he does. It's very much a straight line explosive guy. you know if you want him shooting the A gap and crushing the running back in the back field, he could do that for you. But if you want him being in a complete orbit, like out in the middle of the field with a bunch of things and coverage around him, I think that's where it's going to slip a little bit. And I think with Kishon Elliott, you've kind of got a guy in between the two with Fisher and alarms. Or Elliot's a better athlete than Fisher, but he's, I mean, he just kind of leaves a little bit

Starting point is 00:23:00 out there to be desired. I think there's a little bit, he probably needs a little more time to cook, I would think, in terms of just like play recognition and things like that. I think he gets fooled a little bit for a guy as close to the line of scrimmage as he is. But I think, again, adequate athlete,

Starting point is 00:23:18 and he's, he's like solid in several areas. So he's one of the last, like, draftable linebackers. I would be okay with actually playing defense for the Colts. So, yeah, those are, a few guys that make a lot of sense. The rest, you're kind of looking at special teamers where it comes to linebackers. Yeah, yeah, for sure.

Starting point is 00:23:36 I mean, the one guy that I've talked about a lot, and like Jack Kelly from BYU, who lumps into this year as well, if he's going to have a role on defense, my role for him is like 80 snaps next season. It's not like a legit starting role for the Colts. So yeah, he's more of a special teamer. I do agree that these three guys are more like you could take them in round four. And maybe, like, maybe Alarm's Oars role is different from Fisher's or Elliott's. But, like, there is a role for him on defense.

Starting point is 00:24:03 Like, hey, get out here, thump, a crash downhill, open up some lanes for King Davis Gather to be clean. And let's go from there. Where Aiden Fisher, I think, is, like, the ultimate floor raiser in this draft. He's just so smart. I think he's got some of the best coverage instincts in the entire draft. Like, there's not many linebackers in this class that can find that, that dig behind them, can find that hook behind them and make a play on the ball.

Starting point is 00:24:27 I think Aiden Fisher can. Honestly, I would run the pick in if it, Aiden Fisher still there in round four. I just think he's such a great fit for what the Colts need because I want that floor razor who can cover and understand some things. And then Elliot, yeah, I think he can start in the NFL if need be because linebacker play is so chaotic. I think he could start in this league.

Starting point is 00:24:47 It wouldn't be at the highest level, but I think you can get some starting level play. But some of these other guys that we have here on day three, like Jack Kelly, special teamer Owen Heinecke has been fighting really hard to go back to school because he had that first year at Ohio State where he played lacrosse. So I think he's still in like an ongoing battle there, which concerns me that the NFL might not be super interested. But I think there's a good special teamer in there. Kendall Daniels, not the best athlete.

Starting point is 00:25:13 Former safety, though, that moved to linebacker, super long arms. And which, speaking of long arms, Jake, where is your boy on here? Where's Eric Gentry from USC with the super long arms? He just exists. He's got an intriguing frame, but he just kind of exists. Like, if he did more, I'd be super into it. but yeah we're looking at long-arm guys though because that's what chris baller is typically liked then you also have calil jacobs as well the other missouri linebacker alongside just iotrottor not as good an athlete but a pretty solid player across the board so

Starting point is 00:25:43 i think there are some decent linebackers to be had on day three but i do think if they miss out on that tier of like say they don't take a linebacker in the top 100 it really comes down to like the fisher alarms or elliot tier in round four and then they're probably looking at special teamers which they need starters. So I don't know what I don't know if we can really look at special teamers. But going over to edge rusher now, there's one guy that you've talked about crazy this entire draft season. Vincent Anthony Jr. I mean, are we doing victory laps around your house, Jake, if they draft him? Because I think we've talked about him like eight times this offseason. Well, okay, so here's the thing. And it goes

Starting point is 00:26:21 back to your last point. I'm going to put you guys just picture this, me just sitting they're doing a mock draft, one of the automated mock drafts, any of the simulators online, if you don't grab an edge or a linebacker with one of those first couple picks, you're scrambling to figure things out after that because you know you have to get those early. So like there's a pocket of guys that you may be like on day three that you feel like, if I miss out on something early, I could at least get these guys. And so I've kind of hung my hat on this group here. Vincent Anthony Jr., though, pretty well-rounded.

Starting point is 00:26:56 a very big dude like, you know, 6, 6, 260. So he's got the Lou Anurumo stamp of approval when it comes to defensive end size. He's not, like, incredibly powerful, but he's stout enough to, like, be able to stack up with, you know, blockers and not get totally driven out of the lane. Enough flexibility and bend around the edge to make things interesting as a pass rusher. Doesn't have like a huge tool belt full of moves yet. but like you're looking at day three pass rushers, you know, like you're just looking for someone who has some sort of sign of life and growth. So Vincent Anthony Jr. out of Duke is a guy I've had my eyes on for a while.

Starting point is 00:27:37 And then another one is just kind of a solid player, like nothing spectacular about him. He's not overly strong, not overly athletic, or whatever. He just kind of gets the job done as Max Llewellyn out of what's at Iowa. again, he's just someone who I think I could see him making spot starts at some point for teams across the league because he is a responsible player. You know, like you're not going to lose games because he's out there and he's just capable. You know, and that's it's kind of the sad state of affairs if you miss out on an early edge rusher that you're, that's kind of the bar you're trying to reach.

Starting point is 00:28:15 but that's a guy I would feel comfortable going with, especially if they got someone early, and that's like your second base end that you've added. You know what I mean? Yeah, no, for sure. I want to throw a couple more in here that even weren't on our outline, just that I've had in my notes here the last couple of weeks. Cagan Curry, who's on both of them here,

Starting point is 00:28:34 where productive player went to Ohio State and, you know, it's still fairly productive on a very good Buckeyes defense. Not the most traits in the world, but there's something there, I think. Speaking of production, Adame Tucker from Western Michigan, extremely productive last year at Western Michigan. Kishon James Newby from New Mexico, another very productive player. He's a snap jumper with a speed rusher, gets a lot of off-sides penalties. But I think there are some decent traits there with him. Funniest thing ever, this draft cycle is watching a game with him where I think in the first 10 minutes of the game,

Starting point is 00:29:09 he had three off-size penalties and three sacks and two quarterback hits. It was the funniest game I've ever watched in my life. A couple other players here. George Guns Jr. from Florida, super freak athlete. You know, if you're throwing darts on day three, you have that. And then Trey Moore from Texas was an off ball linebacker until like this past year they, or no, sorry, he was an edge rusher. And then they moved into more off ball this past season.

Starting point is 00:29:35 And it just wasn't as good at offball. So I don't know why they made that move. He had like eight sacks in 2024. And then they moved him more off ball. and it was just very fine at best. So maybe you can get him back and, I don't know, it could be like an Isaiah Lamb type situation with that type of player.

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