The under-26 non-QB player draft

About this episode

<p>The NFL, as always, is in good hands going forward with all the young talent across the league. Just how good? Well, Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman help lay that out by selecting the 24 best players that are 25 years old or younger, not including QBs, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.</p><br><p>Rundown: 0:00 Welcome to the show</p><p>1:35 We’re so back</p><p>5:50 Stacking the under-25 QBs</p><p>6:05 Jayden Daniels vs Caleb Williams</p><p>9:03 Will Anderson Jr</p><p>10:27 Anderson a top-5 NFL player?</p><p>11:13 Puka Nacua</p><p>16:00 Byron Murphy II</p><p>20:03 Jaxon Smith-Njigba</p><p>22:27 Kyle Hamilton</p><p>25:26 Jared Verse</p><p>29:40 Joe Alt</p><p>31:27 Derek Stingley Jr</p><p>34:06 Darnell Wright</p><p>37:23 Abdul Carter</p><p>40:20 Brock Bowers</p><p>43:57 Drake London</p><p>46:44 Bijan Robinson</p><p>48:00 Robert has mind control powers</p><p>49:28 Jahmyr Gibbs</p><p>52:36 Jalen Carter</p><p>56:45 Quinyon Mitchell</p><p>58:27 Tyler Smith</p><p>1:00:30 Christian Gonzalez</p><p>1:00:45 “Why do you hate Christian Gonzalez?”</p><p>1:02:07 Malik Nabers</p><p>1:04:44 Carson Schwesinger</p><p>1:07:25 Devon Witherspoon</p><p>1:08:31 Colston Loveland (who is surprised?)</p><p>1:10:51 Armand Membou</p><p>1:12:55 Jeremiyah Love</p><p>1:14:15 George Pickens</p><p>1:16:38 Travis Hunter</p><br><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Senior Producer: Katy Duffy</p><p>Social Producer: Scott Krinch</p><br><p>Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays</p><p>Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_</p><br><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>