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It's double-feature day! On the main Bootleg YouTube channel, we talked through 9 draft classes that made the most sense to us. On the Bootleg Patreon, we dropped a bonus episode talking through 4 more classes that we thought deserved honorable mentions. youtu.be/mfB5FRfUWzU?...

New pod! Had a ball talking about 20 of the most intriguing picks in the draft with my pal Lance Zuerlain. Many teams discussed…. 🎧: apple.co/4vWefck 📺: youtu.be/zflFvJFcX-U?...

How would Graeme Lowdon describe Cadillac's start? "Historic." Ahead of this weekend's Miami Grand Prix, I sat down with the boss of F1's newest team to talk about their journey to the grid, their driver lineup, and what lies ahead. www.sbnation.com/formula-one/...

Meanwhile, back in Indy at the Combine… 🎲

Cardinals have $63.7M in fully guaranteed money in their RB room between Love ($52.5M) Allgeier ($8M), Conner ($2.1M) and Benson ($1.2M). My new crusade: Get Trey Benson to Ben Johnson in Chicago. Lowball Monti (AZ clearly doesn't love Benson) and let’s roll.

Favorite pick of the night: Bears getting Dillon Thieneman at No. 25: “I think Dillon Thieneman is pretty special. He’s ready right now. I think he’s the best tackler I’ve seen in years, but he’s also got the speed and flexibility to turn and run…”

Tick tock... it’s almost Draft-o’clock: www.youtube.com/live/z3HCmEB...

Merry Draftsmas Eve! As is tradition, we'll be live on the Bootleg YouTube channel tonight at 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET for a couple of hours. Bring a beverage and your favorite draft takes/questions/wishcasts/etc. and celebrate with us!

This year's final Bluechip Committee episode is live. With just days to go to the NFL Draft, we're highlighting trends we think will shape this draft and dropping our bold-ish predictions. Get some! youtu.be/_NLIFC8RqcY?...

Afternoon bump

Let’s go!

I wrote about what might be the most stacked group of players in this year's draft: the kick/punt returners. Touched on the growth of returns in the NFL and why the immediate impact of these returners shouldn't be overlooked. snapsandstats.ghost.io/looking-for-...

Our final episode of On the Clock for the 2026 NFL Draft is LIVE on YouTube! ⏰ @robertmays.bsky.social is joined by @brettkollmann.bsky.social and @footballej.bsky.social to mock picks 26-32 of the first round. Watch the show here. youtu.be/_SdX22mVfVs

Unreal. Four out of the last ten #10 overall picks… are now Chicago Bears.

One of our favorite pre-draft traditions at Bootleg: the incomparable Daniel Jeremiah joins us to share some of his team-building truisms. DJ is the best... and he drops some of the funniest scouting one-liners you've ever heard at the end of this one: youtu.be/YbqxSlXcrQY?...

A safety, a linebacker, and a running back are in the consensus top five of the 2026 draft. In this economy? Wrote about if we're talking about positional value correctly, the current market, and why surplus value shouldn't be limited to second contracts. snapsandstats.ghost.io/are-we-frami...

Hey so yeah I know there's ... a lot going on but still getting to do some cool things for now. Like chatting with 2022 Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson. www.sbnation.com/indycar/1111...

How about an #NFLDraft preview from @billtzimmerman.bsky.social and his special guest, @footballej.bsky.social! Bill & EJ get into the overall positional strength of the draft, some options for the #Bears, and so much more in a jam-packed show! 🐻⬇️@🔊⬆️ right here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

The Bootleg Football Defensive 10 Gems have arrived... and they are glorious. youtu.be/x5R8YpC9Rjk?...

I wrote about Fernando Mendoza. sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...

Bright lights, big city, cool series. 😎 You should check it out:

Wrote about the increasing usage of tight ends leaguewide, how there are so many in this draft class, and the different roles a bunch of them could play in NFL offenses snapsandstats.ghost.io/2026-nfl-dra...

Talking NFL Draft misses over at @sbnation.bsky.social today. Share yours. You're among friends. www.sbnation.com/nfl/post/CCC...

A draft season tradition at this point: the Bootleg 10 Gems on Offense have arrived. Let the celebrations begin: youtu.be/COi0tUuxHu0?...

Chatting draft crushes -- and a whole lot more -- over at our new dedicated NFL Feed at @sbnation.bsky.social. Come join us if that's your sort of thing: www.sbnation.com/nfl/post/1W3...

Occasionally, Terion Stewart (RB, Virginia Tech) just randomly buries a DB on the field. *BOOM*

Prospects who will be added to the #ReceptionPerception site on Monday morning: Chris Brazzell Omar Cooper Jr. Elijah Sarratt Chris Bell Germie Bernard Prospects who are already on the site: Jordyn Tyson Makai Lemon Carnell Tate KC Concepcion Denzel Boston receptionperception.com/category/pla...

🏈 for your Sunday: New Bluechip Committee episode: we're tackling the classic football chicken & egg question: Grab the QB & build around them, or build the team & then get the QB. Plus: players we are ⬆️ (and ⬇️) on than the consensus, and tools we love for draft prep. Might be the best one yet!

Death, taxes, and me getting an idea - that’s going take a boatload more work (but produce better results) - during what is already the busiest time of year. Just like clockwork.

New Drive Time is up! I went through all the successful second round WR picks Sully was a part of in GB and found the commonalties, then applied that to this year's class. Plus, my five FA picks to earn building block status for the Fins. Wherever you get your pods.

New Bootleg episode is live! We're diving into whether the "bad' label that keeps getting thrown around for this class is accurate... or if it's really just a lazy label masking the strengths this class does have. Check it out: youtu.be/HBgWIvsYHQI?...

First batch of prospect profiles dropping Monday morning. More from a fun class will be added every week. Can confirm at least Carnell Tate, Makai Lemon, Jordyn Tyson and KC Concepcion profiles will be among the first drop 👀 Get your subscription set up receptionperception.com/subscription...

Typical Spring NW travel day. This was sunrise at 6:30 about 2 hours north of Eugene, OR:

Free De’Von Achane

Bo Nix gets a new weapon and the Dolphins get some serious draft capital to rebuild their roster.

Traveling for work isn't all wine & roses… but it does have it’s moments. Sunrise in OR:

The new NFL market efficiency is getting quarterbacks who other teams are so sick of that they're willing to pick up the tab

Back on the road this week: At Washington's pro day on Monday and at Oregon's on Tuesday. Excited to see both of these groups in person and catch up with the West Coast area scouts, making their final swing through for this draft season.

This WBC game between Venezuela and Japan has been fantastic. Also reminded what a terrific play by play guy Adam Amin is. Every sport he calls, he's outstanding, hitting all the right notes at just the right times.

Happy Pi Day. 😋

New Bootleg episode is live, covering: "The Crosby Situation", favorite values in FA, and biggest overpays. Check it out! youtu.be/usDCgtS02_Q?...

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Whoa. Talk about tossing a wrench in the offseason works…

Interesting. 2 good young tackles, Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall, even a fun young TE in Mason Taylor. Geno Smith could rebound pretty quickly if the offensive plan is decent.

A “Why not?” shot: SEA should toss a Day 3 pick at PIT for Kaleb Johnson. Last year’s 3rd-rounder doesn’t fit what PIT’s new staff wants in the run game (Dowdle does), AND Johnson could be a star in the wide-zone, Shanahan run game new SEA OC Brian Fleury brings from SF. 🔄

We legally tampered a little bit harder than the NFL teams, and snuck the new Bluechip Committee in under the wire before free agency *officially* kicks off. In this episode: drafting for need or BPA - plus our faves from the Combine: youtu.be/EgUQAN4HMH8?...

New Bluechip Committee podcast dropping tomorrow (on the Bootleg Football channel). This time we're diving into the age-old debate: how to attack BPA vs. Need. Plus: favorite performances from the Combine and answering fan questions. 2 hours of top-shelf draft content incoming!

Well-deserved for a player who flew under a lot of fans’s radars, but was deeply important to what the Hawks did on defense. Really happy for Drake: gets to keep playing in a system that’s great for him.

Does an increase in heavy TE packages mean an increase in TE draft value? @kylecrabbs.bsky.social has some names to watch on the ▶️SumerSports Show w/ @lindsayrhodes.bsky.social @bruchhaus.bsky.social 🔗: youtu.be/081AJvJBmpM?...