40s and Free Agents: Week 1 College Football Standouts and Lookahead to 2027 NFL Free Agents

About this episode

The episode discusses top free agent wide receivers for 2027, mid-tier quarterback valuations, and highlights from Week 1 of college football.

On this episode of 40s and Free Agents, Bucky Brooks and Lance Zierlein are joined by Gregg Rosenthal to talk the top free agent wide receivers in 2027, how much teams should be willing to pay for mid-tier quarterbacks, and what's next for Baker Mayfield. Then, Bucky and Lance discuss Week 1 college football standouts, whether or not WR Jeremiah Smith is "generational," and what matchups they're most excited for in the first week of the NFL season. NFL Daily YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nflpodcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Gregg Rosenthal

Guests: Bucky Brooks, Lance Zierlein

Topics covered

• NFL Free Agents
• College Football Standouts
• Quarterback Market
• Baker Mayfield
• Jeremiah Smith
• NFL Season Matchups

Keywords

• NFL
• Free Agents
• College Football
• Quarterbacks
• Baker Mayfield
• Jeremiah Smith
• 2027

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Organizations: NFL

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