Breakout Performers: Who Won the NFL Combine?

About this episode

The episode discusses the standout performances from the 2026 NFL Combine and other college football news.

Tate, Joel, and Van take a look back at the 2026 NFL combine and other college football headlines. (0:00) Intro (4:25) Sonny Styles's combine workout (17:12) Who won the combine? (21:50) Joel disses the world? (43:14) Joel’s Beyoncé story (46:55) Van’s dad’s Halle Berry story (50:50) Top QBs (54:03) Sneaky underdog QBs (59:07) A Fernando Mendoza question (1:14:35) NIL tax breaks in Mississippi Hosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, and Joel Anderson Producers: Jonathan Frias, Alysha Tsuji, and Donnie Beacham Jr. Additional Production Support: Billy Gil The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, Joel Anderson

Topics covered

• NFL Combine
• college football
• breakout performers
• quarterbacks
• NIL tax breaks

Keywords

• NFL Combine
• Sonny Styles
• quarterbacks
• NIL
• college football

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