Best Player Available or Draft For Need w/ Bucky Brooks

Jourdan Rodrigue of the Athletic joins Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus to discuss the Combine and the processes behind team building 0:04: Introduction 3:00: Technology in Scouting 5:58: Is the Combine still important? 10:30: Market Trends 12:54: Can you copy Mike Macdonald's Defense? 18:30: Analytics 20:30: Rise in Heavy Personnel

Bucky Brooks from the NFL Network joins Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus to evaluate the draft processes of best player available vs drafting for need and why two different team boards should never look the same. Plus, Jeremiyah Love to the New Orleans Saints and why Caleb Downs is the best player in the draft.

Charles Davis joins Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus to discuss the Travis Hunter situation in Jacksonville, the multi-position players at the top of the draft and how owners impact the draft

Sam Schwartzstein of TNF PrimeVision joins Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus to talk about the evolution of the TE position, which offensive line workouts matter and how Fernando Mendoza compares to Andrew Luck

Mike Renner of CBS Sports joined Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus to reveal his hardest and easiest positions to scout in the NFL Draft. Plus, how he describes the 2026 NFL Draft.

Brett Kollmann and EJ Snyder of the Bootleg Football Podcast joins Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus to debate Jeremiyah Love and the value of a star running back. Plus, the offensive tackle class, quarterbacks and the wide receivers. --- 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Jeremiyah Love 03:15 - RB Value 22:27 - Emmett Johnson 30:52 - Offensive Tackle Class 32:27 - Spencer Fano 41:41 - QB Sack Avoidance 46:00 - Wide Receiver Clas 49:42 - Skyler Bell

Bruce Feldman of the Athletic and Fox, joins Lindsay Rhodes and reveals his freak athletes in the 2026 NFL Draft.

ESPN's Jordan Reid joins Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus to reveal who he believes QB2 in the NFL Draft is. Plus, a look at who he think is a top day 2 player & a look at the cornerback class

Should Travis Hunter be a full-time CB in 2026? Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus dive in and figure it out

The host of "The Evaluation" Ettore "Big E" Ewen joins Lindsay Rhodes to preview the new show.