Undrafted Rookie

Our big bad (emphasis on bad) AFC North preview for 2024 is here. We're talking quarterback decisions for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Patrick Queen leaving Baltimore for their arch-rivals, and why the Cleveland Browns moved on from thier star QB - Joe Flacco. Also Paul tells us all about some game he's playing on his phone. Apologies, but the audio isn't great on this one - it sounds a little bit lik...

We have a look at the AFC East this week and make predictions for the 2024 NFL season. Can Josh Allen keep winning without any wide receivers? How long can Aaron Rodgers stay healthy? Can the patriots be at least okay? We know the answers to none of these questions. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've all had enough fun with the quarterbacks and receivers, now it's the turn of the defense/defence! Paul ranks his predicted top and bottom five defensive units for the upcoming 2024 NFL season. John is also there. There's chat about: Can the Jets offense help out their already impressive defense? How will the Kansas City Chiefs fare without star defensive back L'jarius Sneed? and how can you...

As the long NFL off-season continues, we scrape the barrel of podcast features and come up with some "Would you rather?"-type questions for each other. In a move that will prove unsurprisingly to regular listeners, it all gets a bit silly. But hey, who cares? Not me that's for sure. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Following up from last week's discussion of running backs and quarterbacks, we've now turned to the pass-catchers: wide receivers and tight ends! Find out who we rate most highly, will it be Kelce or LaPorta? CeeDee Lamb or Tyreek HIll? Although, to be honest in turns out that we've mainly ranked them based on vibes so perhaps not all that useful. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepod...

Unsure who to draft in your upcoming NFL fantasy drafts? Well, you've come to the right place. Our Undrafted Rookie experts* break down the top 10 quarterbacks and running backs for the 2024 season. *both our experts placed top 5 in their 6-person fantasy league in 2023. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who are we rooting for next season? Who makes us stand up and point (DiCaprio-style) and shout "that's my boy"? Well, I'm glad you asked, because this podcast answers some of those questions. How incredibly convenient. Play along and see if you can guess who we're talking about as we go and find out who your favourite podcast hosts will be rooting for next year. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: und...

The second half of our big draft review - this time looking at every team in the AFC. We're talking about the Los Angeles Chargers taking Joe Alt, the Patriots' Drake Maye, and the Buffalo Bills selecting Basingstoke's finest Travis Clayton (and all sorts of other draft picks by a bunch more teams). Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

An NFL Draft review show so big we had to split it in two. We review the draft picks team-by-team for the entire NFC, including Caleb WIlliams to the Chicago Bears, Michael Penix Jr. to the Atlanta Falcons and Ricky Pearsall to the San Francisco 49ers. Plenty to discuss - as well as our Mock Draft which officially (by John's measure) performed better than those of top NFL analysts. Read into that...

The NFL Draft 2024 is finally here, and this is our final pre-draft episode. Recorded before the start of the draft, we do a live (well, it was live at the time) mock draft between us. Come and listen to our thought processes and hear our ridiculous decision-making as it happens. We've got trades for quarterbacks and big names falling out of the first round - all kinds of drama. Twitter: @Undrafte...

For the final time (for now), we step into Prospects Corner as we review 6 prospects for the upcoming NFL Draft. This week contains discussion of mid-round quarterbacks Spencer Rattler and Michael Pratt, Georgia Bulldogs stars Ladd McConkey and Brock Bowers, Oregon centre Jackson Powers-Johnson, and cornerback Nate Wiggins from Clemson. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail....

Prospects corner is back... and this time it's personnel! (as with every other time) Under the microscope, or reading glasses perhaps, this week are wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr and Adonai Mitchell, star offensive lineman Joe Alt, Missouri's defensive lineman Darius Robinson, Heisman finalist QB Michael Penix Jr., and championship winning running back Michigan's Blake Corum. Twitter: @Undraft...

A hat-trick of prospects corners! John and Paul discuss a bunch more prospects for the upcoming NFL draft, including (and limited to) star quarterbacks Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels, Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, defensive nuisance Jer'Zahn Newton, promising LSU wideout Rome Odunze, and Oklahoma (and TCU) offensive lineman Tyler Guyton. N.B. this was recorded before news of Stefon Diggs'...

The return of John's favourite feature - prospects corner! We share findings of some (frankly insufficient) research and discuss some of the biggest prospects in the 2024 NFL draft! This week we talk about USC quarterback Caleb Williams, Toledo corner Quinyon Mitchell, edge-rushers Dallas Turner and Jared Verse, as well as Offensive linemen Graham Barton and Amarius Mims. What an excellent bunch....

As promised, this week John and Paul dive deep on a few of the prospects heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. We talk star receiver Malik Nabers from LSU, impressive defensive back Cooper DeJean from Iowa, Washington offensive-lineman Troy Fautanu, Edge-rushing talent Chop Robinson, and Oregon and Michigan quarterbacks Bo Nix and JJ McCarthy. Also, for some reason Paul gives some NFL players food-base...

Huge news week this week, with the new league year officially starting and so many players on the move. Your friend and mine Kirk Cousins lands in Atlanta, Saquon Barkley goes to the Philadelphia Eagles and Derrick Henry signs with the Ravens. Listen as Paul learns about all these moves live on the podcast, and for the most part is fairly indifferent. Twitter:@UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookie...

On our 50th episode we have a real treat in the form of Paul's favourite thing a nice long quiz. Test yourself against Paul and see how you compare, you'll probably like the results. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reflecting on the 2023 NFL season, we rank the 32 starting quarterbacks from 1-32 with the next season in mind. Where does Brock Purdy sit after his stellar campaign? How can you evaluate Anthony Richardson? Where will Justin Fields even be playing next year? All good questions. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Definitely not re-drafting the 2023 rookies. More of a casual ranking of the rookies based on their 2023 performance and their prospects for next year. Will Bryce Young, former number one overall pick, make it into the top 32? Has Rashee Rice done enough to become a premier wide receiver? Do John and Paul know the names of any offensive lineman? Listen to find out. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email:...

The NFL season comes to a dramatic finale at Super Bowl LXIII (58), as such the Undrafted Rookie podcast's biggest episode of the season is here, and Paul decides to give this one a miss. Luckily, our buddy (and Undrafted Rookie Fantasy Football Champion) Jake comes to the rescue as we review the San Francisco 49ers agonising loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. We talk about how John is totally fine a...

Paul and John (me) select their own pro-bowl teams, although they do miss out some of the less-glamorous positions they don't understand. They also review their preseason predictions for the NFL Honours ("Honors"), some of which have aged better than others. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE SAN FRANCISCO FORTY-NINERS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL! Also, so are the Kansas City Chiefs. A momentous time for the podcast, with the 49ers making it back to the Super Bowl after coming back from 17-point deficit to defeat the Detroit Lions. In the AFC title game, the Chiefs defeat the Baltimore Ravens to get to the big game once again. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@...

Is the divisional round the best weekend of football? It just might be! We talk about Lions' historic win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco narrowly avoiding defeating against the Packers, and of course we talk about Jason Kelce taking his shirt off. Sounds lovely. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

The NFL play-offs are here and they're beautiful! We talk about how CJ Stroud continues to look like one of the league's best, how the Dallas Cowboys managed to choke in the playoffs yet again, and how the Philadelphia Eagles went from one of the best to one of the worst teams in football in a matter of weeks, truly remarkable. Twitter: @UndraftedRooky Email: undraftedrookiepodcast@gmail.com Hoste...

The NFL regular season is officially over and division winners have been crowned. The Houston Texans manage to sneak the AFC South thanks to some help from the Tennessee Titans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers secure the NFC South. Elsewhere, the big showdown on Sunday Night Football saw Josh Allen lead the Buffalo Bills to the AFC East title and the #2 seed in the AFC. Plenty of football worthy of gr...