The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast - All-College Football Mock Draft: How high would Arch Manning & Jeremiah Smith go in this NFL Draft?

Episode Date: March 23, 2026

What if every player in college football was available to be drafted in the 2026 NFL Draft? That’s the question Joel Klatt tackles as he adds in college football’s best players who are not part of... this Draft Class for consideration. Would Tom Brady and the Raiders still take Fernando Mendoza or would the appeal of Arch Manning be too tough to pass up? How high would Ohio State’s superstar Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith go? In this Mock Draft, the New York Jets and New York Giants both add potential superstars to their Offenses and the defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks find their replacement for Kenneth Walker with one of the top underclassmen Running Backs in the country. 0:00-1:49 Intro1:50-2:32 Las Vegas Raiders2:33-3:25 New York Jets3:26-4:41 Arizona Cardinals4:42-5:37 Tennessee Titans5:38-6:33 New York Giants6:34-7:45 Cleveland Browns7:46-8:36 Washington Commanders8:37-9:26 New Orleans Saints9:27-10:45 Kansas City Chiefs10:46-11:34 Cincinnati Bengals11:35-12:38 Miami Dolphins12:39-13:31 Dallas Cowboys13:32-14:24 Los Angeles Rams14:25-15:05 Baltimore Ravens15:06-15:43 Tampa Bay Buccaneers15:44-16:38 New York Jets16:39-17:29 Detroit Lions17:30-18:24 Minnesota Vikings18:25-19:03 Carolina Panthers19:04-20:53 Dallas Cowboys20:54-21:58 Pittsburgh Steelers21:59-22:36 Los Angeles Chargers22:37-23:19 Philadelphia Eagles23:20-24:22 Cleveland Browns24:23-25:09 Chicago Bears25:10-25:47 Buffalo Bills25:48-26:28 San Francisco 49ers26:29-27:05 Houston Texans27:06-27:59 Kansas City Chiefs28:00-28:43 Miami Dolphins28:44-29:20 New England Patriots29:21-31:33 Seattle Seahawks Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KLATT10Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 If the NFL this year could take anybody that played college football last year, who would they take? Tom Brady taking a manning? Maybe the Brady Manning rivalry continues. Jerry wants the all-college football mock draft. Is anyone else tired of waiting around for Aaron Rogers? I'm sure the Steelers are. Don't you need the best offensive player available?
Starting point is 00:00:20 Yep. Guess who that is? Jeremiah Smith from Ohio State. This might be my favorite pick in the all-college football mock draft. Day like today. is why we love college football. Hey, welcome into the program. This is Joel Clatt show.
Starting point is 00:00:49 I am Joel Clad. This show is brought to you by graduate by Hilton. We thank them for their support, as always. We have got a great one for you today. This is a creative outside of the box style show, and I think you're really going to enjoy it. Imagine if the NFL draft this year was a little different. And you could take anybody that played college football last year.
Starting point is 00:01:10 That's right, not just guys that declare, but just anybody. Now the rules state that you've got to be in college football for at least three years before you're eligible to go to the draft. What if those eligibility requirements didn't exist? And you could just draft from everyone. So you're going to have more quarterbacks. We're going to have more talent. What would it look like if you could draft all of college football? So this right here is the Joel Clatch shows all college football mock draft.
Starting point is 00:01:35 It's coming straight up. Hey, remember, follow us and subscribe on YouTube. You can hit that notification button and get all that taken care of. You can follow us wherever you want. want on social media. We are there at Joel Klatshow. You can do that there. Let's dive into it right now. Okay, Raiders are on the clock and are all college football mock draft. Okay, so you can draft anybody. Who would you take if you're the Vegas Raiders? Well, we know they still need a quarterback. Is there any quarterback in college football from last year that you would
Starting point is 00:02:02 take over Fernando Mendoza? The answer is no. And so the Raiders still take Fernando Mendoza. He would still be the number one pick. QB for the Raiders is their biggest need. They've got to have one and Mendoza is the guy, maybe tempting to go with a guy like Arch Manning. Maybe, I don't know. Tom Brady taking a Manning. Maybe the Brady Manning rivalry continues by not taking Arch here right here. But I mean, fascinating discussion right here. I still think it's Fernando Mendoza right here at number one to the Raiders.
Starting point is 00:02:33 All right. So now the Jets are on the clock. And remember, everybody's available from college football. So they need a quarterback, obviously. Who do they take? Who do the New York Jets take? I think that the discussion would be between Dante Moore and Archmanning. And listen, if you just watched the tape, the better player last year was Dante Moore.
Starting point is 00:02:50 I think that he would win in the evaluation. And Dante Moore from Oregon would be the number two pick in the draft to the Jets. Now, even this year when he was trying to make his decision of whether to come out or not, he was widely considered the consensus number two quarterback to Mendoza. So this could have been a spot for him anyways. Now, he's going to go back to Oregon. And because of that, they're going to pre, they're going to have a great team, maybe even be preseason number one.
Starting point is 00:03:13 But Moore is an elite talent. I really loved watching his film. He's going to gain more experience for next year, but he would be the number two pick in the all college football mock draft to the Jets. Cardinals are up at number three. They need a quarterback. You see how this becomes a lot different because now you've got quarterbacks available, right?
Starting point is 00:03:32 Arch is still sitting there. Trinidad Chamble is still sitting there. Julian San is available. All these guys are available. Where would the Cardinals go? I think if it went like this, even though he struggled early last year, isn't it going to be hard to pass up Arch Manning in the all college football draft? I think it would be.
Starting point is 00:03:50 His traits are just too tantalizing at this point, and he's a Manning. So if you're the owner, aren't you sitting there like, okay, he adds value to our organization immediately. I also do believe that as he gains experience and gets better, he's going to be a really good player. I think he would be the number three pick in the all college football mock draft. Again, it was a struggle early in the year. They did not play great around him, in particular at wide receiver.
Starting point is 00:04:16 I thought that the offensive line struggled a little bit, in particular trying to get a run game going. So Arch didn't have the best season, but in a draft process, he would have great value, both to the organization and in his upside. So the Cardinals would take Arch Manning at number three in the all college football mock draft. Remember, here's what we're doing. Anybody from college football is available. What would the mock draft look like if everybody was available?
Starting point is 00:04:40 Well, the Tennessee Titans at number four, don't you need the best offensive player available? Yep. Guess who that is? Jeremiah Smith from Ohio State. He would be the number four pick in the draft because you've got quarterback need ahead of him. Now you can look Cam Ward in the eye and say, hey, man, we're getting you the best threat possible. That's Jeremiah Smith. I think Smith is going to be a fabulous wide receiver, one of the best wide receivers in the NFL day one.
Starting point is 00:05:10 I think he's got potential to be one of the better receivers that we've seen in this generation. I really do. He's fast. He's big. He catches the ball. He's nuanced in his routes. The guy is an absolute monster. He is fantastic. So Jeremiah Smith would be number four to Tennessee. You see how this becomes very different right away. We've got three players selected in the top four picks that aren't even going to be in this year's draft. So what do the Giants do at five? Well, guess what's available at five? Jeremiah Love. You can replace Sequin Barclay.
Starting point is 00:05:46 You can get your Barclay back on your team. I really love this idea in particular with a guy like John Harbaugh, who you know wants to establish the run game and be in that mold. Now you can have an offense that's centered around Jackson Dart, Malik neighbors, granted, coming off of injury, but on the outside. And Jeremiah, I love in the backfield. I don't think Cam Scataboo is the answer long. term. He's coming off of that really bad injury, dislocated ankle. He fractured his fibula.
Starting point is 00:06:14 He took a lot of pounding in his college career. That's not a long-term answer. And everyone in that organization looks at Sequin Barclay and they're like, how did we let that walk out the door? Replace him. Replace him right there. So the number five pick in the all college football draft would be Jeremiah Love to the Giants right there at five. Okay, number six, this is also an interesting one because there's a glaring need for the Brown's left tackle. Now, in this draft, there's not a prototypical left tackle that you would likely put in the number six spot. Now, in my mock draft, and if you have not watched it, please go back and check it out on YouTube. I gave the Brown's Monroe Freeling. I think he's rising up draft boards widely because he is specifically a left tackle.
Starting point is 00:07:01 But if you could draft anybody, there's a guy who's been a little bit under the radar. Now, you might say, no, he hasn't. We've heard about him the last couple of years. Yeah, but it's mostly because of his recruiting and who he played for. What people don't talk about is his play on the field. Now I'm talking about Jordan Seton played Colorado the last two years. Now he's going to LSU next year. This guy is, he's really good as a pass blocker specifically.
Starting point is 00:07:28 And I think that pairing him in front of Chador, pairing those back up, that's an interesting deal. I think Jordan Seton would have a real chance in an all-college football mock draft to go number six to the Browns, and more specifically because of that position of need at left tackle. Fascinating discussion right there. Seven, the commanders. Okay, so the commanders, I think they've got a wide receiver need, and there's a lot of great wide receivers out there. I think the number two wide receiver in the all-college football mock draft would be Carnell Tate from Ohio State.
Starting point is 00:07:58 I think Tate would go to the commanders. Jaden Daniels would get his number one wide receiver to build around for the future. And the two wide receivers from Ohio State would be off the board in the top seven picks. This guy was overshadowed a bit because of Jeremiah Smith. And maybe rightly so, but I tell you, man, this guy is good. He's got great route running ability. He's tall. He's 6'2.
Starting point is 00:08:18 He's 195 pounds. He's got good length. He gets separation. Every Ohio State receiver comes in the league, produces right away. And I think Washington would take that. Obviously, they've got that connection back to the Ohio State Brotherhood, if you want to call it a wide receiver with Terry McLaren. and they go Carnell Tate right there.
Starting point is 00:08:35 So I like that. Saints at 8. Now, here's what's interesting about the Saints at 8 is because in my mock, again, go check it out on YouTube. I gave them Mackay Lemon because I loved the fit. Loved the fit. I'm going to stick with Mackay Lemon. I love the idea of putting him in Kellynne Moore's offense.
Starting point is 00:08:56 This guy is a magician in space. I keep saying this. but he has the best feel for space in college football, in the interior. This position continues to raise its value as guys like JSN and others have really exploded in the NFL over the last couple of years. So Mackay limited the Saints. I think in an all college football draft, he would still be a top 10 pick and you would put him to the Saints. Now, here's what's interesting is that because of positions of need and some of the value that you can get and retain at the top, you've got a lot of guys that aren't in this
Starting point is 00:09:37 draft that have now been selected, which means that the top players in this draft are starting to get insane value. I know that the chiefs need a corner. I totally understand that. And there are some good ones out there. There's no doubt. I'm thinking about Leonard Moore right here from Notre Dame or Mansord Delane from LSU, like great corners. But guess who else is out there? Arvel Reese. Do you think the chiefs would pass up on Arvel Reese at nine? I don't think that they would. I really don't. They've got a big need at corner.
Starting point is 00:10:08 We know that. But this guy could be like insanely good. And I know this this comp is going to don't roll your eyes on this, but you think about explosive edge defenders in Kansas City. I can't stop thinking about watching as a kid, watching my Denver Broncos and watching John Elway have to run away from Derek Thomas. I think the chiefs go Rvel Reese. That's great value at nine right there and a guy that's a sure fire top three, four pick in the draft for this year. Number 10, the Bengals. They need
Starting point is 00:10:49 edge rusher, in particular after Hendrickson walks out the door with that, hold debacle with the Ravens and Crosby from the Raiders and that goes down and they don't have to give the first two picks and they get Hendricks in from the Bengals and now all of a sudden the Bengals have an edge need and there's David Bailey from Texas Tech. I love David Bailey. I'll tell you, this guy was an absolute production monster for the Red Raiders. He was terrific. Grab one of the best pass rushers in the draft right here in the all college football mock draft. And David Bailey goes to the Bengals at 10. Again, I'm going to keep reiterating this. What would the draft look like this year if you could draft anybody from college football? The all college football draft. It looks
Starting point is 00:11:28 very different. You get a lot of value at these picks like Reese at 9 and David Bailey at 10. Now the dolphins pop up at 11 and you really think if you can draft anybody from college football, they're not taking a quarterback. I think they're absolutely taking a quarterback. They've got to have one. Malik Willis is not the long-term answer in Miami. Do we think that? I don't think that. Maybe you do. I don't know. I don't. I don't at all. I think Julian Sane would be highly considered and taken here at 11. Julian Stain was the most accurate passer in college football. And this guy is very smart.
Starting point is 00:12:04 He throws the ball down the field a lot better than you would anticipate, not being the biggest guy on the field. And I know he didn't play great down the stretch, but the offensive line was a bit of a sieve in front of him, in particular in that game against Indiana and in the game against Miami. And I think that the dolphins would take him. Now, maybe the dolphins would get. skittish and they're like, no, we don't want another small quarterback that's hyper accurate.
Starting point is 00:12:29 That reminds us too much at Tua. But he's definitely the best quarterback available. They need a quarterback. So Julian Sane would go to the Dolphins in an all college football mock draft at 11. That brings up the Cowboys at 12. Cowboys have got to fix their past defense. Got to fix their past defense. And just like in my regular mock, one of the best defenders, if not the best defender overall in the draft, is still available in Caleb Downs.
Starting point is 00:12:54 Now, his size is going to make him fall to this point, but Downs, I don't think that the Cowboys can pass up on Caleb Downs, not when they struggled to the extent that they struggled, stop in the pass. And this guy makes you better everywhere. And again, they've got a second pick. They can address corner later. And this is a guy that makes you better right away.
Starting point is 00:13:14 His instincts are off the charts. He can do everything. Downs is the smartest player that I've covered on the defensive side in my career, covering college football. And I think he could be the focal point of a. franchise and do big things there for the Cowboys. So they stay with downs at 12, which is exactly what I had them doing in my mock draft. Now the Rams, this is a pick from Atlanta at 13. The Rams are on the clock. So the Rams need some linebacker help. And in this case, because again,
Starting point is 00:13:42 you've got quarterbacks, you've got edge rushes, you got all this need up top. And this guy that has rocketed up, who is in this draft, has now fallen to you at 13 sunny styles from Ohio State, goes to the Rams at 13. Remember, one of the best combines, if not the best combine that we've ever seen. Great leader, great intangibles, versatility in his history at Ohio State, start at safety his first year, then comes back and he's an off-the-ball linebacker. He's the captain of the defense block all of the things, all of the things. He's versatile. He can defend the pass. He's a great run stuffer. And I think he fits with the Rams. That's a position of need, and you get great value for a guy that I think is probably going to be in the top six or seven picks in this year's draft. So Stiles at 13 to the Rams.
Starting point is 00:14:24 At 14, the Ravens are on the clock. And this is where it gets a little bit interesting because I'm going to start to have a lot of guys that are still going to be in college football that would be in my all-college football mock draft. If I could take anybody right now from college football last year, and I'm the Ravens, and I'm looking at my edge need, and I'm looking at Dylan Stewart from South Carolina.
Starting point is 00:14:43 I'm like, sign me up for Dylan Stewart, 6'5-245, going into his junior year. Now he was a freshman All-American, his first year in 2024, and he backed it up with a really productive sophomore campaign. I think he's going to be one of the top picks in the draft next year in in 2027. And in my all college football mock draft, here he lands with the Ravens of 14.
Starting point is 00:15:02 I love that pick. I think Dylan Stewart is a really good player. At 15, now the bucks are on the clock. They also need an edge. So now you're starting to think about a bunch of different guys on the edge. You've got Colin Simmons, Rubid, Bain, all these different players that you have available if you could take everybody.
Starting point is 00:15:19 And I think Simmons would be a guy with. really high upside that you could take here at 15, the edge rusher from Texas. Now, he came in day one as a guy that was a five-star player and I view him as a pure pass rusher that can impact the game right away. So Simmons at 15 provides value, talent, upside, all of it, all of it. I think that's a great pick for the Buccaneers at 15. 16, the Jets are on the clock. Now, this pick is from the Colts.
Starting point is 00:15:46 So earlier, remember, I've got them taking Dante Moore from Oregon. and so they get their quarterback, so that's more of a long-term answer at quarterback. I think that you now go and get him some more help on the outside. Why not Cam Coleman? Cam Coleman is an elite player coming out of high school. It was him and Jeremiah Smith that everybody talked about. And then he went to Auburn. And because of their struggles at the quarterback position and overall instability in the program,
Starting point is 00:16:10 he hasn't really materialized to the point that we expected him to. Physically, he's got all the tools. Now he's going to transfer to Texas next year. He's still being college football. He's going to be at Texas catching balls from Arch Manning. I think he could take off and be a great player next year. You could have two elite wide receivers, probably in the top six or seven. Next year was Smith and Cam Coleman.
Starting point is 00:16:33 But here at 16, Jets get him. And I think this is a good value pick right there. 17 with the Lions. I think that the Lions need some help on the edge defensive line-wise. I know that they have Aidan Hutchinson, but man, I tell you, I'm looking at all of college football right now, and I'm looking at Ruben Bain, and I'm like, hold on a second. I can have Hutch and Ruben Bain on my defense.
Starting point is 00:16:56 You talk about like the all motor edge NFL team. These guys would wear tackles out. Where am out? Where are you sliding now? You can't slide to Hutch. You can't slide to Bain. Somebody's going to get a one-on-one. And with each of them in their get-off in their effort, someone's going to win.
Starting point is 00:17:16 So Bain to the Lions, I love this pick. This one's a creative one that I'm like, okay, if you got that value up early in the draft and all that position need up early in the draft, Bain to the Lions, I'm in. Sign me up for that. Brings up the Vikings, they need a lot of help. I toyed around with a defensive tackle here.
Starting point is 00:17:33 I toyed around with safety here, but downs is off the board. And then I'm looking around and I'm like, hold on a second. You can grab an elite, elite corner in Leonard Moore from Notre Dame. Minnesota needs that help on the interior and down the middle of their defense, but Leonard Moore can solidify the outside of their defense. Moore is going into next year as the top candidate for the Thorpe Award, unanimous All-American.
Starting point is 00:17:56 He's excellent, man. I tell you, Leonard Moore is an absolute ball player. And here, I think he gets the nod over Mansour Delane in terms of top corner in the draft, and he would go to 18 because, again, of all that need in front of him. If you're just joining us or if you've scrolled ahead on YouTube or if you fast forwarded, here's what we're doing today, all college football mock draft. If the NFL this year could take anybody that played college football last year, everybody's eligible, who would they take?
Starting point is 00:18:22 That's what we're doing right now. It's a fun experiment. 19, the Panthers. So the Panthers would be on the clock. And Bryce Young, I think, needs a little bit of help. And I think Bryce Young needs some help in the Red Zone. So where am I going? Red Zone help for Bryce Young.
Starting point is 00:18:36 Say it with me, Kenyon, Sadiq, tied in from Oregon. I love this pick, go along with a game changing. tied in in the middle of the field. Now he's going to be paired up with Ted McMillan, who I think is a really good outside wide receiver. Love that pick for the Panthers. Sadiq provides a lot of balance to your offense because he's an elite level blocker and he's an elite level pass catcher with great athleticism. Just look at his numbers from the combine. Now the Cowboys are back on the clock. This is their second pick of the first round. So I had Caleb Downs to the Cowboys earlier. I think he improves that past defense right away.
Starting point is 00:19:13 overall defense. And now they can go more specific to the past defense and get outside help because now you're starting to get great value. This year's top corner in this scenario, still on the board, Mansour Delane, the All-American from LSU goes to the Cowboys and they get downs and Delane to fix that past defense. You bet. Give me a Jerry wants the all college football mock draft. You bet. I'm absolutely on this. Those two immediately fix that defense, at least from the past defense perspective. What's up, Clatch Show fans? If you're looking for a way to get out of the house or for a gift for your friends and family, I have your solution.
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Starting point is 00:20:50 Shout out to Seatgeek for sponsoring today's show. 21 Steelers, here we go. Guys, is anyone else tired of waiting around for Aaron Rogers? I'm sure the Steelers are. Do you want a long-term solution at the quarterback position? Yes. Here's a guy I love. I love his mentality, his leaving.
Starting point is 00:21:12 leadership in the face of adversity with his head coach leaving. Lane left him. Come on. Lane, you know you left him. I know you're trying to say like, oh, I would have coached. Lane left him. And Ole Miss still battled on. And they played so well.
Starting point is 00:21:30 Trinidad Chambliss. Let's go. Come on. Trinidad Chambliss was excellent down the stretch. And he's the type of guy that I think is just scratching the surface. Remember, he transferred in from Fair State. wasn't even the starter to begin the year, and then played that well down the stretch. I'm in. I'm in.
Starting point is 00:21:46 Steelers take Trinidad Chambliss. If he has another year like he did a year ago, remember, there was some question about where he would be, where the eligibility was going to land. So Trinidad Chambliss in the all college football mock draft, 21 to the Steelers, he's in the first round. At 22, the Chargers would be on the board. The Chargers need help on the interior of their offensive line. Well, in this scenario, the best interior offensive lineman in college football from last year is
Starting point is 00:22:09 available to you. You've got Vanga, Yawangay from Penn State. Here he is. Boom, athleticism, toughness, physical, run the football. Jim Harbaugh loves it. I think he loves this type of guy. He's versatile. He can play different positions. They put him in motion. I think this is the prototypical Harbaugh, interior offensive lineman. Yawangay is the guy at 22 to the L.A. Chargers. At 23, the Eagles are on the clock. And here we go, like, they need to replace Lane Johnson. And my top offensive tackle on the board for this season is still available if this is an all college football mock draft. And Francis Maui Noah from Miami goes to Philly and replaces Lane Johnson.
Starting point is 00:22:57 Taylor made. I love that. Like, absolutely. If they could do that, they would run to the podium if he was available. And he would be the selection for Philadelphia. Love him as a run blocker. I think he will continue to develop and get better as a pass blocker. That's a really fun pick for the Eagles right there, Maui Noah to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Starting point is 00:23:16 I think Sequin would love that, by the way, in front of him. He can own that line of scrimmage. 24, the Browns. Okay, so the Browns earlier in the first round, we've got them taking Jordan Seton. And in this one, I think that you go with offensive threat. I think you go with dynamic playmaking ability. I think about Shador Sanders as your quarterback as more of a point guard. get that guy, someone that can win in space.
Starting point is 00:23:40 This might be my favorite pick in the all-college football mock draft because this guy is unreal. Malachi Tony from Miami, absolutely. I wish his foot would have hit inbound in that playoff when he had that insane one-handed catch. Like we would have been talking about that catch forever. Malachi Tony is so good. And they were creative with the way that they try to get him to football.
Starting point is 00:24:06 the offense was stagnant at times for Miami, not all the time, but at times, until they would try to get the ball, Tony. This guy is outstanding. I love this and I love this pick. He was a dynamic playmaker as much as anybody in the country. And here he is at 24 to the Browns. 25 to the Bears. Okay, so the Bears, they need help on the defensive line. They can land a guy who could be a top defensive tackle in next year's draft.
Starting point is 00:24:30 I look at the defensive tackles for this year. I'm not as in love with them as I am with a guy. guy like David Stone from Oklahoma, David Stone would be a really solid pick for them. He's been a monster for Brent Venables and OU. He's only getting better. Big reason why they were so dominant on the defensive side. I think the three best defenses in college football last year were Ohio State, Indiana, and Oklahoma.
Starting point is 00:24:55 Those three were outstanding, dominant defenses. Every one of those teams did a great job with their defensive line in different ways and creative ways, but Stone was that key for Oklahoma and Venables. I've got him going to the Bears here at the 25th pick. 26 to the bills. I still like the idea of safety here. Jim Leonard running the defense. And there's a guy here that I'm like, oh, man, if this guy was about, again,
Starting point is 00:25:24 all college football mock draft, KJ. Bolden's available. I would take KJ. Bolden here from Georgia. He's outstanding. He played a ton of football already. Played a lot as a true freshman for Kirby. The starter last year as a sophomore was the number one safety recruit out of high school.
Starting point is 00:25:40 He's six foot, 195 pounds, only going to get better high upside. Bills take KJ Bolton. Love that pick right there. 27, the 49ers. Great example about how fit matters here. During this process, I had Monroe Freeling as the best left tackle in this year's draft. So I have him getting selected all the way up inside of the top 10 to the Browns at number six. but here he's more adequately positioned, or I say appropriately positioned at about 27,
Starting point is 00:26:11 which is I think where he should get drafted. And the San Francisco 49ers can start to prepare for the long-term outlook of their offensive line. And Monroe Freeling is going to come in as a true left tackle and take over eventually that left tackle spot for the 49ers. They need to do that in a hurry with Trent Williams. 28 to the Texans. I still like offensive line here in particular with the way that they
Starting point is 00:26:34 played down the stretch and they could not protect C.J. Stroud. And then he did not play well under that duress. So solidifying the offensive line would be a huge point of emphasis if I was making decisions for the Texans. And that's where Spencer Fano comes up from Utah. You can take him. He's got position versatility. He can play tackle. He can play guard. I like that selection right there for the Texans. Again, the all college football mock draft. And now all of a sudden, these guys that have great value are getting selected here late in the 20s. At 29, the Chiefs picked. This is from the Rams.
Starting point is 00:27:09 Chiefs traded away Trent McDuffie. They lost Jalen Watson to Free Agency. They're two starting corners. They replaced them with Ellis Robinson out of Georgia. He was my number one overall recruit in the country out of high school. And then he was a second team all C, all SEC as a redshirt freshman last year. I think he's got tremendous upside. remember earlier in the first round, they've got two first rounders.
Starting point is 00:27:33 I took R. Val Reese in this all college football mock draft because you just can't pass him up right there at number nine. But they do need corner. They need corner desperately after they've been decimated here in the offseason at corner. Ellis Robinson, he's a guy that I really, really like. And you don't have to, you don't have to jump into that Jermad McCoy, like, is he healthy type of projection. You get a guy that you know can come in and play right away.
Starting point is 00:27:56 So Ellis Robinson would be the pick right there. Dolphins have this 30th pick. Remember, they got this pick from Denver, the Jalen Waddle deal. So now all of a sudden they've got a second pick. They got Julian Sayin earlier in this all college football mock draft. Now you can go out on the edge. They need help everywhere. This is a roster that's been decimated.
Starting point is 00:28:15 They've got all that cap money that's just dead. What is it, 99 million because of the two of debacle. So they need help everywhere. Best player available. My best player available in this scenario would be the edge rusher from Auburn, Keldrick Falk. And again, I think Keldrick Falk checks a lot of boxes here. There's value.
Starting point is 00:28:32 There's a guy that can get after it. He's got good length and athleticism on the outside. I think his NFL career could be better than what his college career was at Auburn. Now you get in the last two picks here in the all college football mock draft. Patriots on the board. Both Texas tackles are going to be highly thought of next year. I think that they need help on the offensive line. That was apparent in the Super Bowl in particular.
Starting point is 00:28:55 We're going to see what they do long. term at the left side, but I've got Brandon Baker from Texas. I think Brandon Baker is a heck of a player. I remember seeing him when he was really young. I went down and saw some spring football there in Austin, and I saw Brandon Baker and I immediately thought to myself, this guy is going to be an outstanding player for a long time. And he would get into my first round in all college football mock draft right here, the tackle from Texas, Brandon Baker. Then the Seahawks have the last pick in the first round. Kenneth Walker was was vital. to them offensively, and I think they would need to replace him.
Starting point is 00:29:31 There's a guy that I've really, really liked in college. Ahmad Hardy has been so productive at Missouri, and Hardy is a really perfect selection here. Hardy started out at Louisiana Monroe. He ran for 1,350 yards as a true freshman. He then transferred to Missouri, and all he did was lead the power for in rushing, 1,750 yards.
Starting point is 00:29:54 Give me a productive guy, man. And like, I think it's, it's in the vein of Kenneth Walker right here. Very difficult to bring down. He led the power for by forcing 97, 97 missed tackles. And that was even in the SEC. So Ahmad Hardy from Missouri gets in the all college football mock draft at 32. Fun exercise here. Again, if you could draft from anybody that played college football a year ago,
Starting point is 00:30:20 what would this year's mock draft look like? Well, there you have at the all college football mock draft. Hey, listen, before we get out of here really quickly, this is a really special show today. This is our last show with our fearless leader. Catherine Cordage has been our producer in the chair for every single Joel Clatch show since we started. And I can't tell you how much she means to me and the work and the tireless work and the care that she has had for this show. really leading our team in such an amazing way. And her husband, Adam, got a great opportunity,
Starting point is 00:31:01 and we are so thrilled for them. They're going to be moving to Tennessee. And I just want all of you to know that she cares about you, the college football fan. She works tirelessly to make this show what it is. I could not be more proud to work with her, and I wish her nothing but the best. Catherine, you are the best.
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