Why we're planting our flags for these day 2 & 3 prospects

About this episode

The hosts discuss their favorite day 2 and 3 prospects ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.

Jalon Kilgore, Riley Nowakowski, Reggie Virgil, Peter Woods...what do these guys have in common? They're OUR guys. A week ahead of the draft, we're officially planting the flags for our favorite players in the 2026 NFL Draft. Dave Helman, Dane Brugler, and Derrik Klassen call their shot on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Host: Dave Helman Co-Hosts: Derrik Klassen and Dane Brugler Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social Follow Dane on X: @DPBrugler Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass 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: Dave Helman

Guests: Derrik Klassen, Dane Brugler

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• prospects
• player analysis
• sports commentary
• football

Keywords

• NFL Draft
• prospects
• Jalon Kilgore
• Riley Nowakowski
• Reggie Virgil
• Peter Woods
• player analysis
• Derrik Klassen
• Dane Brugler

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Acast, Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC

Books & works: Haunted

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