NFL Draft: Evaluating What's a Hit and What's a Miss

We're a week out from the draft and all signs point to Fernando Mendoza being the first pick off the board. Who will be QB2? The consensus seems to be Alabama's Ty Simpson - but where does he end up and when is he drafted? #2026nfldraft #nfldraft

Former NFL General Manager, John Idzik, and longtime NFL scout, Jeff Robinson, join Sam Bruchhaus and Matt Stopsky on the SumerSports Show to take a nuanced look at draft hits and misses. How do these former NFL executives view the players in the gray area? 1:44 - Travon Walker 16:35 - Trevor Lawrence 30:17 - Justin Jefferson & Jaxon Smith-Njigba 39:15 - Kyle Pitts

SumerSports Show hosts Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus break down their 2026 Top 10 NFL mock draft. 0:03:05 - Las Vegas Raiders 0:04:50 - New York Jets 0:12:08 - Arizona Cardinals 0:19:25 - Tennessee Titans 0:33:50 - New York Giants 0:40:45 - Cleveland Browns 0:51:38 - Washington Commanders 0:55:00 - New Orleans Saints 0:59:39 - Kansas City Chiefs 1:05:10 - Cincinnati Bengals

Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus take a look at some of the value players you can later in the 2026 NFL Draft. Skyler Bell, WR UCONN – 3:47 Gracen Halton, DL Oklahoma – 17:50 Keylan Rutledge, G Georgia Tech – 26:07 Jacob Rodriguez, LB Texas Tech – 32:00 D’Angelo Ponds, CB Indiana & Keionte Scott, CB Miami – 40:30

Current SumerScouts and former NFL Scouts, Joel Patten & Jeff Robinson, join Lindsay Rhodes and Sam Bruchhaus to discuss NFL Pro Days and the details behind the workouts. 0:00 – Intro 2:02 – Pro Days for Scouts 6:30 – Asset Allocation at Pro Days 8:20 – Information Gathering 11:30 – Making a Guy Fall 13:30 – Pro Day Surprises 18:05 – Comfortable vs. Uncomfortable for Players 23:00 – QB Personalities 25:40 – Film vs. Pro Day 30:00 – Workout Warriors 32:00 – Information Sharing 33:40 – Formatting the Pro Days 38:00 – Running a Workout for a DB 44:00 – Quenton Nelson’s Pro Day 46:00 – Antoine Winfield’s Pro Day 47:00 – Lamar Jackson’s Pro Day 48:30 – Team Specific Pro Day Requirements 52:00 – Old School Combine 56:00 – Deciding Who Attends Pro Days

Former NY Jets General Managers, John Idzik & Mike Maccagnan join Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus to discuss the Maxx Crosby/Baltimore Ravens fallout. Then Shawn Syed joins the show to talk about his favorite free agency moves.

Greg Cosell of NFL Films joins the SumerSports Show to breakdown his evaluation process for the 2026 NFL Draft

Kyle Crabbs of AtoZ Sports joins Lindsay Rhodes & Sam Bruchhaus to discuss the strengths of the 2026 NFL Draft #calebdowns #calebbanks #peterwoods #kenyonsadiq #jeremiyahlove #jordyntyson

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.