Undrafted Rookie

We begin our divisional round up of the NFL for 2025 by looking at the AFC East. We're talking... Can the Buffalo Bills run it back without improving their wide receiver room? Can they get over the hump and finally beat the Chiefs in the playoffs? What do we make of the Miami Dolphins in 2025? With Jalen Ramsey apparently heading for the door, can Mike McDaniel and his team recapture the heights o...

This week we're looking at the players from around the league that we're all secretly rooting for for the upcoming 2025 NFL season. Can Christian McCaffrey bounce back and return to the top of the rushing charts? Will Louis Rees-Zammit prove himself in training camp and make active roster for the Jacksonville Jaguars? Can Xavier Legette live up to his first-round draft grade and emerge as a valuab...

This week we are ranking rookies for the upcoming 2025 NFL fantasy season. It's not a well defined exercise and it doesn't entirely work, but we give it a go. We're talking... How high can you draft Jacksonville Jaguars' Travis Hunter this year? How good can Cam Ward be in a limited Titans team? Can Tyler Shough be fantasy relevant this year if he holds onto the New Orleans Saints starting job? In...

Second week in a row we are ranking stuff. This week it's wide receivers and tight ends - for fantasy football of course - for the upcoming NFL season. We debate... Brock Bowers or George Kittle to be TE1? How far can Tyreek Hill fall? Will Davante Adams' presence in LA impact Puka Nacua's fantasy production? Lots of questions, no answers. Instagram: @UndraftedRookie Bluesky: undraftedrookie.bsky....

NFL Fantasy season is almost here (kind of), so we're ranking the top 10 quarterbacks and running backs for you upcoming fantasy drafts. We're talking... Jared Goff or Brock Purdy? How good can Bucky Irving really be? Is Ashton Jeanty a safe bet? Instagram: @UndraftedRookie Bluesky: undraftedrookie.bsky.social Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

The second half of our NFL Draft Review, this one focussed on the NFC. We're talking... New York Giants trading back in to the first round to acquire Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart Atlanta Falcons giving up a future first round pick to take Tennessee's James Pearce Jr. Detroit Lions having a typically questionable draft - but it's worked out alright for them in recent years so who are we to judg...

Our post- NFL Draft review is here. We've divided it into two halves (for our own sanity as much as anything) - so this week we're only discussing the AFC. A couple of big storylines that we're talking about: Shedeur Sanders falls all the way to the fifth round(!) before getting taken by the Cleveland Browns Jacksonville Jaguars gives over some serious draft capital to trade up to draft unicorn pr...

The perfectly on-time and not at all late Mock Draft episode. Technically, this episode came out before the first round of the NFL Draft so it still counts. We take it turns to make selections for what we are calling the Final Mock Draft (trademark pending) - because it comes out only 1 hour before the draft actually starts. It is not at all scientific and is just based on vibes and whispers. In i...

The final episode before the NFL draft! We're talking about some key prospects that will no doubt be drafted, they are... Tyler Shough - experienced Louisville quarterback Emeka Egbuka - another star wide receiver out of the wide receiver factory that is Ohio State. Jihaad Campbell - elite versatile defender who can play linebacker and edge rusher out of Alabama Crimson Tide. Shemar Stewart - edge...

We rebound from our disaster episode last week with a bumper edition of everyone's favourite nook - prospects corner. We're discussing some of the more intriguing prospects for the upcoming NFL Draft this week.... Travis Hunter - A truly unique cornerback AND wide receiver who shone playing for Sanders' Colorado Buffaloes. Mason Graham - An elite defensive tackle who was a key part of the national...

Someone forgot to record this week's episode at the first time of asking. It was me. So this is a drastically reduced, in both length and quality, version 2 of our episode that we had planned. We are, extremely briefly, discussing... Colorado Buffaloes' signal caller, Shedeur Sanders; Alabama quarterback, Jalen Milroe. LSU's star offensive Tackle, Will Campbell; Michigan's elite corner back, Will...

We're back in prospects corner this week reviewing a few more of the top prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft. This week we're talking... Potential number 1 overall pick out of Penn State, edge-rusher Abdul Carter; One of the best running back prospects of all time, Boise State's Ashton Jeanty; A title-winning tight end, Michigan's Colston Loveland; Texas Longhorns' intriguing quarter back prospect, Q...

It's the return of draft season in the NFL and that means the return of Prospects Corner - our returning feature, with its own theme music, where we examine some of the most promising prospects for the upcoming NFL draft. This week we're talking... Miami Hurricanes quarterback, and number 1 overall pick contender, Cam Ward; Potentially the best wide receiver in the draft, Tetairoa McMillan; Maybe...

The new NFL league year is officially here and there have been a lot of moving pieces to keep up to date with. Luckily for Paul, John has kept up to date with all the movers and shakers to shout at him over an hour of podcast recording. Strap in. We're talking... The shock trade that saw Geno Smith go to Vegas, DK Metcalf going to join George Pickens and a quarterback TBC in Pittsburgh. We're also...

Final episode before the new league year officially begins next week so we're doing a little quiz. John wrote it, Paul hates it, usual shtick. We also catch-up on some of this week's news including Deebo Samuel's trade to the Washington Commanders, and Matthew Stafford's decision to remain at the Los Angeles Rams for another year (or more). Also Paul's flat might be haunted. Instagram: @UndraftedR...

With the NFL still in full off-season mode (sorry NFL combine), we're looking back at the 2024 season and ranking all 32 of the starting quarterbacks. We debate long over Geno Smith or Brock Purdy, Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins (easy), Bo Nix or CJ Stroud. All vibes-based really but honestly who cares. Follow us on bluesky and IG please: bluesky: UndraftedRookie.bsky.social Instagram: @UndraftedRo...

It's episode number 100 this week. We only realised this last minute so it's just a normal episode. This week we're ranking / re-drafting the 2024 NFL draft class. We're not necessarily on the same page with this one and have not entirely understood the assignment. Not necessarily a bad thing in this case. Bluesky: Undraftedrookie.bsky.social Instagram: @UndraftedRookie Email: undraftedrookiepodca...

The Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LIX (59)! A big day for Paul as his beloved Eagles take the NFL crown. A completely dominant display from the Eagles, where the defense was really the star of the show. We talk about the game, about staying up late, and also about how Big Dom always seems to know where the cameras are. What more could you want? Instagram: @UndraftedRookie Bluesky: undraftedro...

No real NFL football this week. You think that's going to stop us? Well it ruddy isn't. We're committed to this cause. Seeing as it's pro-bowl week we're undertaking a pro-bowl-like exercise (more of an all-pro exercise actually) where we select our NFL Team of the Year. We also give our nominations for the NFL end of season awards. It's a nice one imo. Bluesky: undraftedrookie.bsky.social Email:...

The AFC and NFC Conference Championships have been and gone. But not without the requisite drama and controversy. We're talking about how both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs produced their best performances of the season to book their place in the Super Bowl. We also talk about how over-matched the Washington Commanders were - and hence how well they've done to even get this fa...

This week we're reviewing the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. That means we're talking about how the Washington Commanders shocked us all by eliminating the number one seed Detroit Lions. We're also talking about the mistakes that cost the Baltimore Ravens against the Buffalo Bills. There were also wins for Kansas City and Philadelphia, which we, of course, also mention. Next up: Title games...

The NFL playoffs are finally here! We're talking about how the LA Rams shocked the world by thoroughly dismantling the Minnesota Vikings in Arizona, how the Philadelphia Eagles managed to comfortably beat the Green Bay Packers without really getting out of first gear, and we've also got some coaching updates including the news that Mike Vrabel has taken the job as New England Patriots Head Coach....

The NFL regular season is over! Done. Finished. It's the end. Thankfully before she left she gave us a huge Sunday Night Football match-up between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. We're talking about that match-up, how the rest of the play-off slate came to be, as well as discussing all the Black Monday nonsense with multiple teams now looking for new head coaches. What a delight. Blue...

This episode is all about the penultimate week of the NFL season. Some of it is also about the ultimate week of the NFL season. Ultimately, it's about the end of the season. We're talking about how the Washington Commanders came back to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in a huge match-up in the NFC. Speaking of, there's a huge NFC North showdown coming up with the Lions and Vikings going head to head in...

Paul and I recorded a lovely episode about all the festive NFL football we've been enjoying, but mysteriously that recording went missing. This episode explains that a gives a quick run through of what's been going on in the league. Bluesky: undraftedrookie.bsky.social Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.