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2026 Rookie Pass Catchers Preview | Tate, Lemon, Tyson, Cooper & Sadiq Fantasy Outlook
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The Bush League Huddle breaks down the top pass catchers in the 2026 NFL Draft class and what their fantasy football futures could look like.
We dive into scouting reports, mock draft landing spots and fantasy projections for:
• Carnell Tate
• Makai Lemon
• Jordyn Tyson
• Omar Cooper Jr.
• Denzel Boston
• Kenyon Sadiq
Which rookie WR could become the next fantasy WR1?
Which prospects are safer dynasty picks?
We also discuss honorable mentions like Casey Concepcion, Zachariah Branch and Elijah Surratt.
🎙 Full breakdown with comps, stats and landing spot predictions.
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Transcript
00:00:11
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Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back. Welcome back to another episode of the Bush League Hutto Fantasy Football Podcast. How's everybody doing? We hope that you guys are excited for the NFL draft like we are. We've got some episodes coming up right now where we're going to be previewing position by position on a lot of interesting, interesting draft potential profiles and how they can assist you in your 2026 draft.
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00:01:02
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00:01:40
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00:02:05
Speaker
i like, is it Dane Bulger? Is that his name? for being brugler Dane Brugler. He's great too. Yeah. But Todd McShay is really the the GOAT when it comes to this stuff. So I guess without further ado, Roger's going to kick us off right now. We're going to jump into a wide receiver at one at a time.
00:02:21
Speaker
And we're going to see where they're going, where they're mocked to, where they're gonna end up, the nice spots. So Roger, take us take it away, Roger. Yeah, so I'm going to start with Carnell Tate. So we we use Mock Draft Database, great website to kind of see. It does a composite of all the mock drafts that are on the on the internet and where players going to go. So I started off with Carnell Tate.
00:02:43
Speaker
He's the, I think, quintessential receiver one in this class out of Ohio State. I think one thing I really like about him, has he has really good prototypical size, 192.
00:02:55
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McShay Compton as Devontae Adams. And when I looked at his highlights, you see it. Not only the the release at the line of scrimmage, but what really stood out the most was the contested catch. I think he had an 80% contested catch rate.
00:03:08
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you look at all the highlights in the Big Ten, in the big moments, he goes up and gets it. So I i love that about him. And if even from a production standpoint, 51 catches, 875 yards, yards per catch nine touchdowns.
00:03:24
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Even though the combine, um the 40 wasn't great, I think he ran like 4.540, you see the production, you see in that ability to get the ball. So the mock draft scenario that we saw the most in mock draft database actually was to the Giants at five. i don't know. It might be too rich for the for the Giants. I know they're thinking maybe Jeremiah Love. There's been some talk about Stoney Styles, maybe...
00:03:50
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God, if if maybe one of the the the the edge rushers drops down, maybe they go edge again. i think from a complementary standpoint with Malik Nabors, this would be awesome. This would allow him, Tate, to play X receiver. I see him as a prototypical X that could really set up on one side of the so one side of the field and allow Malik Nabors to maybe to move around a little bit more maybe play off the line, maybe play even more so in the slot. We've seen Malik neighbors get dinged up and get banged up over the past few years or his first two seasons, actually. So I actually think this would be a really good option for them. And they just lost Wondale Robinson.
00:04:30
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obviously. So other teams that are showing up, the Browns, going to see the Browns a lot in in my co-hosts with the summer players they have. The Saints would be interesting one too with Chris Olave, with Tyler sch Shuck, with that offense. And the Rams, there's been talk about you know, Devante Adams may be being on the trade block. He's getting older.
00:04:50
Speaker
There's a lot of stuff going on with Puka Nakua. The Rams typically run an 11 personnel, so three wide receiver offense. That would be an amazing, amazing. Can you imagine that? Can you imagine that? like yeah So Devante Adams, Devante Adams Jr., and then Puka in the slot?
00:05:06
Speaker
Exactly. that offense exactly and And the thing I like them the most about Tate, to me, he has the fewest question marks. I feel his worst case scenario is...
00:05:18
Speaker
you know, still probably like a WR2. He might not necessarily be the alpha WR1 that you typically see, you know, going, you know, second, third overall, like a Justin Jefferson, and even he went 18 or more, more specifically a Jamar Chase. But I think he has a very, very high floor. And I think his ceiling is is pretty, pretty decent as well. So, um, i This is a very good wide receiver class. like Again, maybe no bona fide stars, but a really a lot of good second player secondary type WR2 players. so I love Tate. i think i would love As a Giants fan, i would I would love if they they drafted him.
00:05:54
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they said what do i What do Ohio State do very well? Wide receiver factory. Wide receivers, man. Like, I would not be upset if the Giants draft him at five. I really wouldn't. Opposite Malik neighbors all, like you said, Roger, like I'm fully on board with this too. And and and I'm not too, like his stats don't jump off the page, right?
00:06:12
Speaker
But at the same time, he the pedigree that exists with Ohio State wide receivers is is all that you need. And he is he's an alpha number one. I'm fully on board, 100%.
00:06:24
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hundred percent Like we mentioned the other other teams, and I'll let you guys go after with your other your players. But, I mean, obviously the Giants, Cleveland, TBD, I know they need offensive line help. I don't see him getting past, you know, Miami was one. We didn't put on the on the graphic, but Miami was mocked quite a bit. I don't see him getting past Miami. Maximum, it would be Dallas. There's been some talk about Dallas as well with George Pickens on ah on a franchise tag. So I think he goes top 12 for sure.
00:06:51
Speaker
And I think the best option would be the the Giants. from a production standpoint to, to really maximize his, his first year. It's crazy. That would be, that would be what two wide receivers and three drafts top drafted in the top five for the Giants.
00:07:06
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. That's why I can't see it almost that they would draft a wide receiver this high, but, Man, it would be a pretty nice tandem with Malik Neighbors, that's for sure. So it's always been Harbaugh's Achilles heel, kind of figuring out that that you know that second wide receiver. And yeah, you know they did sign Darnell Mooney, but is that the long-term answer? Yeah.
00:07:29
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not Not too sure about that. um Another really good wide receiver, another kind of bulldog type wide receiver, Nak. Talk to us about Makai Lemon. Yes, he was the 2025 Milinkoff winner. Best wide receiver in college football. A little bit undersized for a wide receiver. 195 pounds.
00:07:53
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But he had a huge breakout year last season. 79 receptions, almost 1,200 yards, 11 touchdowns. Big 10 leader in receiving TDs which with 10. And he had yards 49.
00:08:07
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yards after contact ah yeah arthur catch sorry also led in first downs with forty nine And breakout game was against Rutgers, 256 all-purpose yards, and also led – I believe he led the Big Ten in return average as a returner, 27-yard – 27.1-yard average. So this guy kind of has like trickster also kind of ah in in his in his game.
00:08:38
Speaker
He's being comped to Aminran Sebran, and I think we've talked about it – you know, off pod that that's like the perfect comparison to Makai lemon. He's got his strengths to me is gotta be elite hands and contested catches. So, uh, he had catch rate of 87% and 10 for 15 uncontested balls in 2025. As you mentioned, he is a yak monster and his versatility. So he's a, he's a slot ace for sure. Like he's going to be a a slot guy, uh, in the NFL for sure. And he could return kicks. So,
00:09:11
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He's definitely got a two-way game to him. The only weaknesses I kind of see is is he struggles a bit with ah press coverage off the line. So with physical QCBs, but he might not hit, you now he will not have to worry about you know the top guys if he's playing directly in the slot.
00:09:29
Speaker
His run blocking, is not as great. He's got inconsistent technique and kind of shows occasional disinterest in run blocking. So that might be... We know how NFL head coaches don't like that.
00:09:43
Speaker
um He definitely, like I said, the bottom line, he's a yak king. He's like um I know we said Amaranth, but even Golden Tate comp to me seems pretty um pre legit. and republican yeah yeah he's gonna ease he's Honestly, if he goes to an offense, he's going to thrive in an option offense that has a lot of motion. and Honestly, that you could use this guy anywhere. and He's going to be very shifty. Like I said, 49 first downs. He gets open and he moves the chains.
00:10:15
Speaker
USC has a type in terms of their wide receivers. Like this is like the comp to St. Brown is is a perfect one. And they've had similar type of wide receivers before, like Michael Pittman Jr. and And, you know, bigger, obviously, but even Drake London, yes, bigger, but physical. And like, I find he's a physical style of Amon Ross St. Brown, shorter and smaller, not as like athletic as a burner. But I really liked watching watching his his highlights. Sorry, Fab, sorry cut you are no i just wanted to know nak would you be able to give us makai lemon uh interview um impression before uh before we move on
00:10:54
Speaker
wait where is this where where is he gonna go man what rogers roger is doing pretty well bet right soon i'm a i'm a ross same bro but Funny enough, he's he's he's being mocked mostly to the Rams. So I know you mentioned, Raj, the issues with Puka Nakua. So they might need another you know slot receiver to come in and play play for them. But also seeing a lot of Jets, a lot of Dolphins, a lot of Saints. This definitely has yeah um Dolphins and and and Jets, I think, written all over it. But...
00:11:30
Speaker
um What do you see being the best option? like Aside from the Rams, I think like the Rams is like the perfect option for any wide receiver. like where do you What do you think is the best option for him? I think the Jets would be nice because Geno Smith did have a lot of success with Jackson Spin the Jigma who played the slot, whatever. So he could use potentially a receiver like that in that offense to help him out. So I definitely do see a good fit with the Jets.
00:11:57
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I like it.
00:12:02
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Fab, we want to keep this party moving with, um who you got here? Mr. Jordan Tyson. Yeah, Jordan Tyson. This is probably the most polarizing wide receiver, I think, in the first round. um I don't think anyone's going to dispute the the skill set that he has, the quality of the prospect that he is.
00:12:20
Speaker
But there's ah definitely a high ceiling versus high risk with and would Jordan th Tyson just for the injury ah aspect, right? I mean, so right off the bat, like this guy comes off as a bit of a blend of Amari Cooper and Stefan Diggs.
00:12:35
Speaker
You know, like yeah he really has that polished route running skills. ah Great with separation. He's really viewed as a true wide receiver one. And with that type of skill set, he's not just really a role player. So this is really going to be a QB's go-to option from...
00:12:50
Speaker
from, I guess, from a production standpoint, right? I mean, if you look at the last two years, and the last two seasons, at 136 yards, yards, 136 catches, excuse me, 1,800 yards, receiving 18 touchdowns.
00:13:03
Speaker
So this guy's a red zone threat. He's a chain mover. He's going to be featured in basically every single possible target package in NFL offense, right? So there is a wide receiver one ability that exists right there. And he's looking really as a mid-first-round pick. So you guys, you you look at...
00:13:18
Speaker
Spots like the jets at 16, the browser at 20, obviously is a good spot for him to go. ah But you know durability is the biggest question mark. And and and i mean we're the so it's the biggest red flag. This guy's missed 33% of his college games due to injuries. And we're talking about injuries like knee injuries, collarbone injuries, and and recently hamstring problems. And the hamstring problems to me when it comes to wide receiver are the ones that I'm most scared of. you know and And I'm sure that this is going to take a knock on his draft capital, i think. on on night one. You know, then he also skipped the combine because of his testing injury and all that stuff. So these are all realistic ah considerations that teams are going to have to think about when they get to call his number, because although the talent is there,
00:14:04
Speaker
How serious are these injuries concerned and will they lead on into the pros and all that? Right. Which is pretty much a realistic consideration for any, any team, I think, but considering the injury history that Jordan Tyson has had, you know, and it's unfortunate because he, he seems to be like projected as an, as a potentially high end wide receiver one.
00:14:27
Speaker
We're talking about elite route runner with with excellent, excellent, excellent comps to Stefan Diggs and Amari Cooper. Right. So at the same time, like. Where would I like him to go?
00:14:40
Speaker
i think the Miami Dolphins is a perfect spot for him, considering the fact that they're also void of wide receivers in right now. They do have a new quarterback, and Jordan Tyson being there could add a little bit of stability in the wide receiver room.
00:14:52
Speaker
um I like that spot a lot for him. and you know You think about the wide receiver that he could be. i mean Assuming that you know he's perfectly healthy and there's no injury issues and all that stuff, like let's just work within a nice bubble over here.
00:15:04
Speaker
I think it would be great for... ah Who's a new quarterback? Malik Willis. Malik Willis, thank you. forgot about already. I forgot about him already. Well, the guy's only playing. There's no one to play with. yeah but but I think it would be a very, very nice very nice addition to that team.
00:15:19
Speaker
You know, the fact the durability thing concerns me. know else concerns me? you don't really see wide receivers going in the first round who've played four years. like He's been in college for four years. He only really broke out after the the third and the fourth. And that fourth year, again, he missed like three or four games. right So yeah that concerns me as well.
00:15:41
Speaker
One of the things I... And again, I'm not not like a huge tape watcher, but one of the one of the things I saw from a scouting report perspective is that he tends to dance around a lot at the line. kind of like a Like, Naki, remember Deontay Johnson? like you know Almost like like an end-one crossover type guy. like Just... And that kind of messes up your timing. honest Johnson used to go backwards too when he caught the ball. Stevie Johnson used to do that a lot. So that was kind of a bit of a negative where if you're able to cross the guy off like out, like,
00:16:14
Speaker
like he's gone, right? Like, forget it. But that's not going to happen in the NFL. You're going to get jammed at the line. Like, they're not going to fall for that, like, N1 mixtape type release at the line. So, I think it's important also to, like, talk about what are what are the worst case scenario scenarios for these guys because, yes, a lot of them are...
00:16:30
Speaker
we We could have five wide receivers in the first round, but not all of them are going to be good in year one. Like as much as we think like, no, ay these are great comps, right? Like there's going to be some worst case scenarios with them. And it's kind of trying trying to see which ones have the highest floor as much as possible.
00:16:48
Speaker
Yeah. I mean, um in in Todd McShay's mock draft, they have the Rams trading up to to the 13th pick with Atlanta to actually draft them. So there is, even though the durability big question mark over there, but like you throw him into that offense. And i feel like that would probably be the best case scenario for him.
00:17:05
Speaker
I mean, I think it would be the best case scenario for any single wide receiver to go to the Rams off. that But considering the injury history, like they can afford to have them like not necessarily play all the games right away. And then he sort of like eases into it and he gets healthy enough. Yes. and all thats like that So like that, that could be super interesting. And again, you know, like it's,
00:17:23
Speaker
Injuries are always going to be there and it could just be something that happened in college. And then maybe when it gets to the pros, because he's in a professional facility and all that stuff. I'm just saying, I'm just saying the professional facilities and all that. I think that is legit.
00:17:36
Speaker
Um, facilities are a lot, a lot of the times better in college. Yeah, okay. you think the Arizona State's facility is better than the LA Rams' medical facility? No, NAC is right. There's some facilities in Cal State. They put a ton. Like, look at the Cardinals.
00:17:52
Speaker
ah The Cardinals are, like, the worst team in the league in terms of facilities. And probably even the Steelers. um The Steelers are terrible from a facility standpoint. They still have wood lockers. Yeah. But the doctors, man. The doctors know. yeah Anyways, that's just my two cents. I think the Rams would be very interesting. Yeah.
00:18:12
Speaker
So I think it's still me, right? So moving on from Jordan Tyson, we're going to go on to, a ah honestly, a quite quite completely different um profile in Omar Cooper Jr. um So this guy's like basically a yak monster. That's pretty much his calling card. he's one of He's been described as one of the toughest receivers to bring down.
00:18:32
Speaker
He's pretty much a catch-and-run weapon in the modern offense. He's built like a little compact tank, as I like to call The guy's 6'1", 199 pounds, and has a 2-speed.
00:18:40
Speaker
So he's not catching passes. He's like turning eight yards into 20, which is really the thing that, you know, a lot of offenses are going to look for. um So he's great with contested catches, traffic situations, has strong hands, physical route finishes.
00:18:52
Speaker
And he's been obviously, and this is not a surprise, I suppose, he's been really compared to Debo in that regard too. We have other comps to Jarvis Landry as well.
00:19:02
Speaker
So you're looking at a really high volume slot option um and really a safety blanket for that wide receiver. ah His stats coming out of 2025 is 70 receptions, 961 yards, 13 touchdowns.
00:19:15
Speaker
But really a strong balance and body control throughout contact. He does lack elite top-end speed, but he's highly reliable. And he would be an excellent, excellent slot weapon in that West Coast type of offense.
00:19:28
Speaker
So he's more of a lower-end wide receiver one pick. And you look at who's drafting towards the end of the first round. I mean, you have the Eagles that can always use a wide receiver, especially now what's going on AJ Brown. You have the Browns who picking again in the first round, but like later on, they have Buffalo at 26. And imagine pairing this guy with Josh Allen, like that reliable slot receiver.
00:19:53
Speaker
mean, I don't know, man. Like that, that sounds very nice to me. And DJ Moore. Like you're talking about an offense that just completely transformed in one off season.
00:20:05
Speaker
And you have Josh Allen throwing in the ball to what seems to be a very reliable slot receiver and great yak after we great yak guy. And you have DG more to take the top off the defense. Could be interesting.
00:20:17
Speaker
I like that one. the The Eagles being there is interesting as well. Kind of if you think of like his type of profile, it's similar to to AJ Brown. You know, does does that are we thinking there might be an AJ Brown trade maybe, you know, in in the later part parts of the offseason?
00:20:34
Speaker
um This type of wide receiver, though, kind of, you know, for like ah from a one to three year perspective, they always look really good. yeah But it it reminds me of Debo where they they run themselves really, really heavy. And then at some point, you got to be able to run actual routes. You can't just be a crossing route, like run over people type of guy. So it'll be interesting to see where he goes. And that could be one of for from a dynasty Dynasty perspective. Maybe his ceiling isn't as high, but you could see him being good for the first like two two or three three years.
00:21:08
Speaker
you So again, not to go back to Tom McShale the time, but he has been mocked 16 to the Jets, yeah which is high considering that we just mentioned he should go in the draft in the lower end of the first round.
00:21:19
Speaker
I mean, again, this goes to show you that as far as mockers are concerned, like we like to think that we know we're talking about. Not that that we like to think we know it's to, we like to think we know what's going happen, but on draft day, we have no idea.
00:21:30
Speaker
So I wouldn't even be surprised if this guy drops into the second round and makes some team very, very happy at the top of the second. He was, um i think it was McShay's, probably one of his, like when I listen to McShay's pods, like one of his favorite wide receivers in this class. He really likes, and is very high on omar Omar Cooper, Cooper Jr. Another guy who also played four years as a wide receiver, really only like big breakout year, the senior year, like this past year where they just won the championship. So. You know, if I can just interject for a second, the more we've been doing this, ladies and gentlemen, this is year three now that we're doing this, and i think we're all getting a little bit more acclimated. What I've appreciated the most whenever we do draft reviews and like prospect reviews and all that stuff, the players that have a lot of college tape and a lot of college games underneath their belt.
00:22:13
Speaker
It just sounds like a more ah safer and pick that just makes sense. like You want these guys to get reps in college that will become the NFL. They're a much more polished product.
00:22:25
Speaker
And the guys that play there for four years, sign me up. To me, that is a massive, massive benefit. Yeah, ah especially for quarterback. Yeah, I think there's there's two ends of that spectrum. I do agree with with your point. I think that the flip side could be that.
00:22:38
Speaker
like if if they didn't go earlier than Tyler Shuck played seven years is there yeah but that's that's a QB yeah like stay longer I think I think a wide receiver is more of a red bigger red flag staying longer in college yeah like is there like a lack of upside is there like I could see both ends of the spectrum though I could yeah fine I can understand that perspective I do but i'll never I'll never think that having too many games under your belt, especially it's like your first year that you're declaring, is like a negative. I don't know. That's just me.
00:23:16
Speaker
ah Mind you, it also helped that you know his quarterback was a future first overall pick and future quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders. you forget his name? Fernando Mendoza.
00:23:28
Speaker
Fernando, I'm open to work Mendoza. Yeah, that's very simple.
00:23:34
Speaker
I will um continue along with Mr. Denzel Boston. This is one of my favorite receivers in the draft coming out of Washington. He is a beast of a human 212 pounds. This is your prototypical x receiver His stats don't you know necessarily jump off the page last year. 62 catches, 881 yards, and 11 touchdowns, though. This guy, all he does is score touchdowns.
00:24:05
Speaker
ah Signature plays, it's it's high point fades, contested grabs. This guy is literally your number one guy. um He had that big L.A. Bowl game against Boise State. Six catches, 126 yards. That 78-yard TD bomb he had was a thing of beauty.
00:24:24
Speaker
Strength of his, I would say, is catch radius, 32-inch arms, elite contested catches. He had he has a 61% career rate on um on connect on contested catches. sorry He's sure-handed, only 3.1% rate.
00:24:40
Speaker
drop rate should i say So fights for yards after catch, definitely a chain mover. This is like your sandpaper type receiver also that like you want on your team. And he's just a ah red zone, like red zone king, spatial awareness and and body control. Like he's he's just a TD magnet, this guy. He gets into the end zone.
00:25:00
Speaker
the only thing he's kind of lacking, little bits of speed and explosiveness. So not really like elite speed or or or burst. And less effective actually in zone coverage. Prefers the man-to-man matchup. So I guess depending on what kind of defenses he's playing week in and week out.
00:25:18
Speaker
But honestly, bottom line, big, big X receiver. He kind of reminds me of... I know McShay has him come to Michael Pittman and Corlin said he kind of reminds me of Mike Williams also that big big touchdown behemoth type of receiver Yeah, hopefully he's not one of that, but he's likely, you know, he'll feast in like play action, red zones. Honestly, team that's like lacking in red zone TDs, like a team named the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is one of the guys I really, really hope they go and grab. I think he's in the realm there. And I know he's looking like he's in that 16 to 31 range and you have
00:26:02
Speaker
mostly being mocked to the Browns, but like every player is being mocked to the to the Browns, every wide receiver. But then you got also the Jets. The Bills would be an interesting one as well, but that would probably signal the end of Coleman if Denzel Boston is drafted there, in my opinion.
00:26:22
Speaker
The Dolphins also, if they go with their their their later pick, maybe the Dolphins go ahead and and and can get them can get them late. They obviously need wide receiver help as well. But um yeah, big, big boy. One of my one of my favorites coming out of coming out of the draft.
00:26:44
Speaker
I feel like he needs to go to a situation where he's he's a WR to not not like the Dolphins. that's the best option for him. I feel like he needs to be like ah an X receiver that kind of draws attention so that someone underneath can can can eat.
00:26:59
Speaker
Reminds of Jayden. Remember, he's from last year's draft, but he has Jayden Higgins vibes for me with the Texans. Oh, yeah. 6'4", big body Yeah.
00:27:10
Speaker
I like that. I agree with that, Raj, 100%. I think he should be going to a team where he'll be the very reliable wide receiver, too, for the exact reasons that you mentioned. So that's why I don't really know. Yeah, the Steelers make a ton of sense. He'd be wide receiver three at the moment right now, right? But still, you know, there wouldn't be too much to be asked of him.
00:27:28
Speaker
um I can see it even working in Philly. I can see it working in Philly, to be honest with you, man. Like, especially with, like, Devontae Smith eventually will take over the role over there, and we can't forget how good a wide receiver he really is.
00:27:39
Speaker
And you like that pair that with Denzel Boston. Like that's also, that's also legit, especially if I got, and this is all contingent that AJ Brown is, is on his way out. Well, I think their, their draft is going to be very telling to what happens to AJ Brown.
00:27:53
Speaker
That's like, it's going to be the, you know, we we say it's the, the, this the, the worst kept secret, but their draft is going to be the worst kept secret after it's, after it's done with. What's the dead cap on, on AJ Brown?
00:28:08
Speaker
i'm not sure but it it significantly lowers after june first and for reason yes that's the reason why and you can't it's not like when you drop a player and you you give them a post june 1st designation so a that you you keep the cap on until June 1st, and then it comes off, and then your cap kit comes off.
00:28:27
Speaker
Because it's a trade you have to take on, you can't like poach that cap, that dead cap until then. like yeah the The team trading for him has to take on that that full cap, and the team that's trading him has to take on his whole dead cap.
00:28:43
Speaker
it. Trading AJ Brown before June 1st, which also I'm assuming if you cut AJ Brown June 1st, same implications apply. $43.5 million dollars in debt cap hit. You trade him after June 1st for 16.4. Yeah, that's that's why they're not trading him before.
00:29:01
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Yeah. So it's... um very tiny right There's a lot of June... I think June 1st is a big day for a lot of contracts. if I'm not mistaken, like even, yeah even guarantees and all that. So I think there's still going be, I think that's going to, they're going to see a lot of movement around that. It's because it's because a lot of roster bonuses are paid out in March. So it's significantly lowers it after. and Unless you play for the Detroit lions and you're clawing back your roster bonuses. Yeah. They've been doing that forever. They've done that to Barry Sanders. They've done that to Megatron. Yeah, they they paid them their guarantees and then they retired and then they asked for the money back. like
00:29:39
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You're franchise players and you're asking for money back. I can't believe they did it. Your guys are going to your ambassadors for the next 20 years. Yeah, exactly. Not anymore. Not unless you pay me, I'll be an ambassador. yeah Crazy. ah Crazy.
00:29:57
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and So we'll move on to Mr. Kenyon Sadiq. He was the darling of the combine. He broke the record for the 40 time at tight end at 4.39. I believe, i think it was Vernon Davis who had it previously, but not just the 40 time. He had a 43 and a half vertical jump, an 11 foot broad jump, 26 reps on the bench press. If you are following on YouTube and you see the picture of Kenyon Sadiq right now, he looks like Jax from Mortal Kombat.
00:30:26
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like He is he is he's yoked, man. he is yoked. What's interesting, though, is like when you typically see those types of profiles, you assume you know not a not a willing blocker, more of a move tight end, not an inline tight end. But he is a he's a quite physical player.
00:30:44
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has pretty good blocking, ah willingness, and willingness to get down and dirty and play in line. So from ah from a production standpoint, very solid. 51 catches, 560 yards, 11 yards per catch, 8 touchdowns. So in college or in the NFL, he's going to used as an absolute mismatch.
00:31:04
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McShay had him as more of a, even more athletic Brock Bowers with potentially better blocking. i I comped him more so as like, I just saw Vernon Davis. Like I'm sure you guys remember that combine that Vernon Davis had. He was an athletic Marvel and even knack John who Smith,
00:31:21
Speaker
John who is like one of the most athletic tight ends that has ever been in the league. The issue being that he's he's a bit of a bonehead and' from ah from a just like plays perspective and he's a zero as a blocker. Like he is not going to play in line. So um i think I think the ceiling is very high for Sadiq. He could be a high end tight end one.
00:31:43
Speaker
obviously depends where it goes, but from a mock perspective where he's mocked, where he's been mocked the most, according to mock draft database is to the Panthers at 19. That would be an awesome get pairing him with Tedro McMillan, Jalen Coker. let's see what happens with, uh, Xavier Leggett, but I love that pairing with, with him and and McMillan. and And there's, there's a lot of other interesting teams where he's been mocked to obviously the chiefs. That would be interesting as a eventual, um,
00:32:10
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Travis Kelce replacement, the Rams, you know, we saw some good stuff out of Cody Parkinson and the Tyler Higby. Sorry, Higby and Ferguson, I believe. Terrence Ferguson, um who I believe also went to Oregon.
00:32:26
Speaker
um And then there's the Ravens who just lost as Isaiah Likely. They stopped Mark Andrews. Again, they gave that Mark Andrews that huge contract and explicitly. explicitly ah The Buccaneers and then the 49ers as well. 49ers is an interesting one because of George Kill and and his injuries. So... um The thing with the tight end is maybe the positional value might be too high at 19 because they from what the scouts are saying, they don't see him as a Tyler Warren or even a Colston Loveland compared to last year.
00:32:59
Speaker
So it will be interesting to see where he goes. He'll definitely go first round for sure. ah Yeah, like a lot of the a lot of the the reports I read and the scouting I read says that they still see Loveland as a higher higher pick and even Warren. so Apparently, Jerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that the Steelers are doing their homework on him. And if he falls to them, they have ah there's a shot that they grab him.
00:33:23
Speaker
There's going to be an interesting market on him, man. i states Yeah, exactly. That's what I think. is he's He's like the wild card of the draft because he could go as high as like top 10 and then he could go as low as 30.
00:33:36
Speaker
Yeah, and i don't know if you're going to, sorry Fabio, I don't mean to cut you off, but like the amount of teams running 12 personnel, two tight end sets has increased exponentially over the past year so. Just because you have a tight end doesn't behoove you to draft another one. like Especially you have this type of guy who could play in the slot, could play out wide, could play in line, pairing with your other tight end. ah like Man, imagine the question the Raiders him.
00:34:01
Speaker
Holy moly, that would be insane. That would be insane. No, that would be stupid. That would be pretty smart. would be stupid. No, that would be fine. Do they have two firsts? They have two firsts?
00:34:11
Speaker
Are they 16th? are they sixty are they sixty Are they 16? No, they only have... No, they have one. Sorry. No, no, no. They'd have to trade up. They'd have to trade up. Yeah, yeah. They'd have to trade They have 36, which is like the fourth pick in the second round.
00:34:27
Speaker
Yeah, they only have two picks and in in the first two rounds. i thought they'd have more. You know what i thought interesting for Cedee? Yeah, because because Max Crosby went back there.
00:34:37
Speaker
Yeah, that's true. Yeah, that's right. that's Yes. They were supposed to have 14 and one. That's it. That would have been crazy. Mendoza and Sadiq the first round. That'd be a crazy draft. Well, you know, it also be crazy. Sadiq going to ah the Eagles.
00:34:54
Speaker
in replacement for Dallas Gader, who just resigned, think, like one one year deal. Yeah. Yeah. that would be very interesting. And it's likely that he falls there. And also I saw potentially to the Chargers too. Chargers have never had a good tight end for a while now. Well, they just drafted that Gatson.
00:35:08
Speaker
That Gatson. Yeah, but Gadsden is... Yeah, fine. But again, you know but but again like they they did sign a blocking tight end. I don't remember the name. so i you You never know. Again, like the way teams run two tight end sets, every team is a ah possibility. Even the Browns. I mean, they have Fannin. And he's also a specimen. Charlie Kohler.
00:35:29
Speaker
Charlie Kohler, yeah. Exactly. He's a specimen. Charlie Kohler from the Ravens. Yeah. Exactly. The Ravens have no tight ends, eh? And they have like a ninja of Mark Andrews. And that's it. They should be drafting Kenny City. Yeah.
00:35:41
Speaker
So move on to the honorable mentions, Zach? Yeah, fi I'll get get to the honorable mentions right before the end here. We have um a Casey Conception out of Texas A&M. So comping him to Luther Burden.
00:35:55
Speaker
Most common mock places have him going to the 49ers, the Steelers, the Bills. I also saw a lot of Kansas City um for for him as well. elite uh yak a ability slot weapon you know shanahan style fit he did have an issue with drops though in college 19 drops in um in college so uh definitely got to fix um fix that up then you've got uh zechariah branch out of zechariah zechariah zechariah branch out of georgia so comps i have him as z flowers and marvin mims type um
00:36:33
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um type player most common Patriots Broncos even the Giants if they trade back into the first round if they didn't get their the receiver explosive playmaker gadget motion weapon so that's why i kind of see the Marvin Mims comparison and massive big play upside he's one of those big plays waiting to happen And then we'll end it off here with Elijah Surratt out of Indiana.
00:37:00
Speaker
My comparison would be Keenan Allen, ah progress ah possession receiver, big frame, chain moving target. So those are all the traits you hear of when you hear Keenan Allen. He was a chain mover his whole career.
00:37:16
Speaker
Most mocks have them going to the Pats, Broncos, and Browns as well. Obviously, the Browns back on that on on the most commonly mocked.
00:37:27
Speaker
Out these three guys, who's your favorite? KC Conception. Conception? Conception! Conception! Conception! Yeah, he was ah potentially being mocked at a Giants in the second round, and I was like looking at some tape of him and all that. I like him a lot. Like, that's… I'd be very happy with that as a… especially from a Yak perspective and a slot weapon after we we lost Wandale in free agency.
00:37:54
Speaker
I'd be very happy with Casey. Concepcion. Concepcion. ah Elijah Seurat for me, 15 touchdowns in his senior year. The chemistry he had with Mendoza was insane, and they looked amazing together ah in Indiana. So he he would be he would be the one for me. i like those types of wide receivers, like possession guys, big frames.
00:38:17
Speaker
We get the back shoulder catches. And, you know, speaking of the Raiders, if they could get him with the fourth pick in the second round, playing him with Mendoza, slam dunk. Like, right there your draft is already, you know, like, lights lights in a way the best draft.
00:38:31
Speaker
100%. Yeah. yeah That'll do it guys for another edition of the Bush league huddle fantasy football podcast. That was the pass catchers coming up in the 2026 draft. We will see you in two weeks when we take on another position. Maybe the running backs, maybe the QBs. You'll have to wait and see at the same time. Maybe at the same time.
00:38:57
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Got to tune in, tune it in to find out more. Same bad time. Same bad channel. i totally asked batman I looked at the... like If you compare it to last year's class, I think this class is better. yeah like Really? It was not that great. Macmillan and in Golden was not very good. Burden came Burden was at the end. Burden came on later. harris The tight ends were were were really good last year. yeah ti ends Tight ends were the were the steel of the the class of the show. of Of the steel of the class of all that stuff last year.
00:39:31
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That's when you know it's perhaps tired. I have to have supper. know how the you of the collapse and The steel of the class of the show, which is switched on the other foot when when the tables have turned.
00:39:42
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o Good night, everyone. night, everyone. Peace. Goodbye.