The messages teams sent in the 2026 NFL Draft
From The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL by The Athletic
April 28, 2026 · 1h 5m
About this episode
Robert Mays and Dave Helman discuss the implications of the 2026 NFL Draft and what it reveals about team strategies.
Sometimes, a draft class is more than a draft class. Sometimes, a draft class can tell the entire NFL world what you think about your team. Robert Mays and Dave Helman zero in on the messages some teams sent with their respective 2026 draft classes on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Host: Robert Mays Co-Hosts: Dave Helman Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_ Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Robert Mays
Guest: Dave Helman
Topics covered
- NFL Draft
- team strategy
- draft analysis
- 2026 NFL Draft
- football
- sports news
Keywords
- NFL
- draft class
- team messages
- 2026 NFL Draft
- Robert Mays
- Dave Helman
- football analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Athletic, Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC, Acast
Books & works: Haunted
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