NFL Draft Chaos Scenarios With Danny Kelly & Draft Sleeper Chris Johnson

About this episode

Kevin Clark and Danny Kelly discuss potential chaos scenarios for the NFL Draft and interview sleeper prospect Chris Johnson.

The Ringer's Danny Kelly joins Kevin Clark for a deep dive into NFL Draft chaos scenarios that could completely flip the board. They kick things off with the Seahawks locking up Jaxon Smith-Njigba and what it says about the future of the salary cap, before diving into what unexpected moves could shake up the draft. Topics include: Why Ty Simpson could be the surprise QB that shakes up the entire top 10 How “conventional wisdom” fails every single draft cycle The ripple effects of a quarterback going earlier than expected What happens if Jeremiyah Love falls into contender territory Why elite running backs only matter for good teams The growing importance of offensive tackles, and why teams may reach early What are the chances a superstar gets dealt on draft day? Kevin and Danny also debate draft philosophy, landing spot importance, and why some prospects rise or fall despite what the tape says. Then sleeper cornerback prospect Chris Johnson joins the show to discuss what the draft process has been like from him this far. Chris details what his visit was like with the Steelers & why he was a fan of them growing up. Plus, what he's seen on his scouting report that he believes is…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Clark

Guests: Danny Kelly, Chris Johnson

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• draft scenarios
• quarterback prospects
• draft philosophy
• offensive tackles
• running backs
• draft process

Keywords

• NFL Draft
• chaos scenarios
• Ty Simpson
• Jeremiyah Love
• draft philosophy
• offensive tackles
• running backs
• Chris Johnson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer, Steelers

Products: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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