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With the First Pick: An NFL Draft Podcast from CBS Sports
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With the First Pick: An NFL Draft Podcast from CBS Sports
Author: CBS Sports, NFL Draft, Mock Draft, NFL, 2023 NFL Draft, NFL Combine, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud
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The NFL Draft is a year-round behemoth and we're here to bring you year-round coverage of the event every football fan cares about! Join CBS Sports senior draft expert Ryan Wilson and longtime NFL GM Rick Spielman, as well as a cast of characters, as they dive deep into Mock Drafts, prospect & position rankings, stock watch, notable interviews and much more.
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Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy joins Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman to discuss everything about the top college football All-Star game in the country.
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman are joined by Cooper Petagna as they evaluate college QBs after week 0, check in on some young NFL signal callers in the last week of preseason and break down Ryan's first 2025 mock draft.
Intro (0:00)
D.J Uiagalelei Week 0 CFB performance (1:59)
Preston Stone Week 0 CFB performance (7:57)
Anthony Richardson Preseason Week 3 (14:19)
Bryce Young Preseason Week 3 (20:03)
Drake Maye Preseason Week 3 (24:00)
Build a Dynasty Team with $10 (25:30)
Ryan's first 2025 Mock Draft | Good Pick (31:03)
Ryan's first 2025 Mock Draft | Too High (37:35)
Ryan's first 2025 Mock Draft | Player Left Off the Mock (41:15)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman give you their 5 favorite college prospects heading into the 2024 season, rank the rookie NFL QBs preseason week 2 performances and dive into Ryan's Top 50 Big Board.
Intro (0:00)
Rookie QB Rankings (2:10)
Rick's 5 Favorite Players (13:04)
Ryan's 5 Favorite Players (21:53)
Top 50 Big Board (31:56)
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You've gotten to know Mike Renner on our Summer Scouting series and now you'll get to hear more from him and former All Pro OL Kyle Long on CBS Sports' new NFL podcast called Pushing the Pile, launching Monday, August 19. Download and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else podcasts are found.
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You've gotten to know Mike Renner on our Summer Scouting series and now you'll get to hear more from him and former All Pro OL Kyle Long on CBS Sports' new NFL podcast called Pushing the Pile, launching Monday, August 19. Download and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else podcasts are found.
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman rank the rookie QBs after their first preseason action. Then they check out the rest of the newbies in a rookie roundup and check in on 2nd year QBs looking to prove themselves.
Intro (0:00)
Caleb Williams (2:30)
J.J. McCarthy (10:08)
Bo Nix (15:20)
Michael Penix Jr. (18:58)
Jayden Daniels (22:00)
Drake Maye (24:40)
Comparing to the 2023 Rookie QBs (27:38)
2nd Year QBs - Levis vs Richardson (28:37)
Injuries (36:10)
Rookie Roundup (42:38)
$1 Bet Recap (1:02:01)
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On the eve of preseason Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman ask 10 burning questions they want to see young players answer before the real NFL games get going.
Intro (0:00)
Which young QB 2s will prove to be legitimate backups? (2:08)
Can 1st round rookie OLs switching to OT handle it as Day 1 starters? (12:52)
Who emerges as WR1 in the '24 class? (23:40)
Which rookie UDFAs could make the team/make an impact? (29:00)
Who has the most productive Year 1? (34:47)
Can Caleb Williams “be 75% of CJ Stroud in Year 1?” (38:11)
Which rookie QB not named Caleb has the biggest impact? (40:47)
Name a player who will have a much bigger impact than people think? (43:35)
Who are the candidates for the “Branch award?” (46:06)
Which year 2 players are poised to breakout? (48:43)
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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 LBs and DBs in 2025 NFL Draft.
Intro: (0:00)
The LB List (3:25)
No.1 Harold Perkins Jr. (5:34)
No.2 Abdul Carter (13:52)
No.T3 Barrett Carter (20:44)
No.T3 Danny Stutsman (29:00)
No.5 Smael Mondon Jr. (33:52)
Honorable Mentions (37:00)
The DB List (39:20)
No.1 Will Johnson (40:21)
No.2 Travis Hunter (46:09)
No.3 Benjamin Morrison (54:27)
No.T4 Denzel Burke (1:01:12)
No. T4 Malaki Starks (1:06:32)
Honorable Mentions (1:12:37)
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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 EDGE and DL in 2025 NFL Draft.
Intro: (0:00)
The EDGE List (6:05)
No.1 James Pearce Jr. (7:55)
No.2 Mykel Williams (21:38)
No.3 J.T. Tuimoloau (29:18)
No.4 Nic Scourton (34:51)
No.5 Jack Sawyer (39:47)
Honorable Mentions (43:22)
The DL List (46:27)
No.1 Mason Graham (47:38)
No.2 Deone Walker (51:10)
No.3 Tyleik Williams (55:50)
No.4 Dontay Corleone (57:58)
No. T5 Kenneth Grant (1:01:21)
No. T5 Howard Cross III (1:04:02)
Honorable Mentions (1:08:28)
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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 TEs and OL in 2025 NFL Draft.
Intro: (0:00)
The TE List (2:55)
No.1 Colston Loveland (4:47)
No.2 Oscar Delp (9:36)
No.3 Mitchell Evans (16:29)
No.T4 Luke Lachey (22:51)
No.T4 Jake Briningstool (26:30)
Honorable Mentions (30:24)
The OL List (34:47)
No.1 Kelvin Banks Jr. (35:55)
No.2 Will Campbell (41:20)
No.3 Jonah Savaiinaea (47:52)
No.4 Emery Jones Jr. (54:41)
No. 5 Tyler Booker (1:00:20)
Honorable Mentions (1:02:00)
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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 WRs and RBs in 2025 NFL Draft.
Intro: (0:00)
The WR List (5:35)
No.1 Luther Burden (6:05)
No.2 Tetairoa McMillan (12:40)
No.3 Emeka Egbuka (17:12)
No.T4 Evan Stewart (23:44)
No.T4 Isaiah Bond (28:21)
The RB List (36:24)
No.1 Quinshon Judkins (38:00)
No.2 Ollie Gordon (43:27)
No.T3 Ashton Jeanty (49:37)
No.T3 TreVeyon Henderson (54:50)
No. 5 Omari Hampton (59:00)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman kick off the Summer Scouting series looking at the top 10 QBs in 2025 NFL Draft.
Intro: (0:00)
Making the List (3:00)
No.1 Carson Beck (5:30)
No.2 Shedeur Sanders (13:47)
No.3 Quinn Ewers (23:45)
No.4 Conner Weigman (31:26)
No.5 Riley Leonard (39:08)
No.6 Jalen Milroe (45:56)
No.7 Cam Ward (56:22)
No.8 Drew Allar (59:55)
No.9 Jaxson Dart (1:06:05)
No. 10 Garrett Nussmeier & Noah Fifita (1:08:50)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman react to CBSSports.com's list of the Top 25 Players, 25 and Under for 2024. Where do the Lions rookie phenom duo rank? Did Justin Jefferson's injury see him slide from No.1? Find out.
Intro: (0:00)
Pickleball Gym Bro (1:42)
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (3:19)
Justin Jefferson No.1 Again (7:26)
Aging Out (10:12)
Ranked Too Low (15:00)
Ranked Too High (21:59)
Ranked Just Right (24:51)
Snubbed Off the List (32:35)
Rookie Lock to Make the List Next Year (37:10)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman sift through the reports coming out of minicamp to find out how all the rookie QBs are REALLY doing. Plus injury updates, position changes, holdouts and much more.
Intro (0:00)
Caleb Williams Camp Report (7:00)
Rome Odunze's Fantasy Flex (13:46)
Last Years Minicamp QB Evals (23:30)
Patriots Worried About Maye Picks? (22:17)
J.J. McCarthy sits behind Sam Darnold (24:49)
Jayden Daniels and Luke McCaffrey in EARLY (27:45)
Bo Nix Pushes Downfield (30:50)
Rams Attempted Trade Ups (37:04)
Anthony Richardson Shoulder Update (40:31)
Kamari Lassiter Impresses Texans (41:45)
Aaron Rodgers Absence Meaningful? (45:03)
Changing Positions (47:35)
Holdouts (52:18)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman are joined by Chris Spielman former linebacker, broadcaster, current Special Assistant to President/CEO and Chairperson of the Detroit Lions... and Rick's little brother. They'll discuss the Lions' resurgence, the fine art of scouting...and wild "mental toughness" exercises.
Intro (0:00)
Offseason Schedule (4:42)
How Chris Got the Job (14:00)
Is Dan Campbell REALLY Like That? (20:12)
Chris' Hand Written Contract (25:03)
Do Fans Recognize You? (26:20)
Best Part of the Job (29:40)
The Secret to Targeting Great Players (33:50)
What Testing Actually Means (39:19)
Amon-Ra St. Brown (41:20)
Dealing With Increased Expectations (48:27)
Barry Sanders (51:42)
Chris Spielman the Linebacker (55:28)
The Art of Mental Toughness (1:02:25)
Chris' Draft (1:04:25)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman predict which QBs are ready to take "the Leap" and switch things up with a 2021 draft do-over.
Intro (0:00)
Justin Jefferson's MASSIVE contract extension (2:10)
Who took "the QB Leap" in 2023 (14:40)
Who will take "the QB Leap" in 2024 (24:48)
Ready for the next step (33:20)
Did we get the "Leapers" right last year? (39:17)
Best draft classes from 2021 (41:40)
Worst draft classes from 2021 (46:40)
2021 draft do-over (50:57)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman break down which team's draft classes have franchise altering potential.
Intro (0:00)
2023 Impact Class Look Back (4:34)
Commanders' Class (22:30)
Lions' Class (29:50)
Cardinals' Class (33:27)
Packers' Class (38:40)
Colts' Class (43:17)
Steelers' Class (46:22)
NFLPA Proposed Offseason Overhaul (48:30)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman break down which NFL rookies will make the biggest impact.
(1:34) - Preamble
(2:47) - Biggest Impact rookie QB
(09:05) - NBA vs. NFL guys
(11:03) - Caleb Williams
(12:06) -Most productive non-QB rookie - WR
(18:11) - Most productive non-QB rookie -RB
(24:52) - Most productive non-QB rookie - TE
(30:00) - Most productive non-QB rookie - OL
(34:24) - Day 3 offensive player who will have an impact as a rookie (Puka Nacua award)
(37:11) - Offensive Rookie
(39:14) - Most productive defensive rookie - Edge/LB
(41:29) - Most productive defensive rookie - DL
(43:20) - Most productive defensive rookie - DB
(46:06) - Day 3 defensive player who will have an impact as a rookie (Ivan Pace award*)
(48:00) - Your Defensive Rookie Of The Year
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman dish out draft grades for the AFC East and NFC East.
Intro (0:00)
Bills (3:01)
Dolphins (11:45)
Patriots (18:46)
Jets (27:04)
Cowboys (33:15)
Giants (40:27)
Eagles (44:17)
Commanders (48:20)
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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman dish out draft grades for the AFC North and NFC North.
Intro (0:00)
Ravens (3:50)
Browns (13:25)
Bengals (19:55)
Steelers (28:22)
Bears (33:12)
Lions (40:50)
Packers (48:15)
Vikings (53:50)
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