Ready For The Draft Podcast

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. The third installment of the rapid-fire podcasts providing positional breakdowns is all about the WR's.  This is a deep draft class, but how many receivers will come off the board in Round One?  Is the best value in the 2nd and 3rd Rounds?  And who are the Day Three sleepers who to keep an eye on?

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 27 is the second installment of the Rapid-Fire Podcasts and it's all about the RB's.  Is there a RB worthy of a 1st Round Pick, or will we have to wait until Day 2 to have the first RB taken for the first time since 2014?  Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery, Darrell Henderson, Damien Harris, Trayveon Williams, Devin Singletary are all guys you can expect to come off the board in the first two days of the draft.  Gregg will talk about some Day 3 steals and looks at what the market looks like for Bryce Love and Rodney Anderson, both of whom have serious durability concerns.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 26 begins Gregg's rapid-fire podcasts of positional breakdowns with the Quarterback position.  Gregg not only looks at 1st Round QB's in Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins and Drew Lock, but also the next tier of Daniel Jones, Will Grier and Ryan Finley.  Is Brett Rypien the most underrated of the QB's in the draft?  Who are the developmental QB's who might hear their names called late on Day 3?  And Gregg breaks down the numbers of the QB position in the NFL Draft over the last five years. The rapid-fire podcasts will be released every couple of days and will feature a different position in each podcast.  The goal will be to get you prepared so you are ready for this year's draft.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. After taking a look at teams with top 20 picks in the 1st Round and analyzing his four-round mock for each of those teams, Gregg reviewed the remaining nine teams with 1st round selections as well as the four teams (Cleveland, Dallas, New Orleans and Chicago) without a pick on the 1st day of the draft.   Stay tuned as Gregg plans to release a podcast every couple of days that will feature positional breakdowns to help prepare you for the draft.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. In Episode 24, Gregg breaks down how the first four rounds will shape up for teams in the top 20 of the 1st Round.  Next episode will cover the remaining teams and will  begin the positional breakdown that will help you prepare for the draft, which is set to begin in three weeks!

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Gregg starts breaking down his two-round mock for each NFL team, starting with those in the Top 10.  Is Kyler Murray really the best fit for Kliff Kingsbury's offense in Arizona?  Will the 49ers pass on Nick Bosa for Quinnen Williams?  How did Ed Oliver's Pro Day performance affect his draft stock? Also, keep an eye out for Episode 24 later this week, which will break down how the first two rounds might play out for teams not in the top 10.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. It's the Post-Combine Edition of the Ready for the Draft Podcast.  Gregg breaks down his observations by position group and how the Combine performances affected draft rankings.  He also takes a look at Kyler Murray and where Josh Rosen might wind up if the Arizona Cardinals do take Murray with the No.1  overall pick.  

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 21 is the the Pre-Combine edition of the Ready for the Draft Podcast.  Gregg goes position by position taking a look at what to expect, who to watch for and who has the most to prove while also taking a look at the NFL Draft by the numbers.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. A lot has taken place since last week's Podcast - Kyler Murray has officially committed to football, Joe Flacco was traded to the Broncos and 1st Round hopeful Jeffery Simmons tore his ACL.  Gregg takes a look at how all three impact the draft.  Which teams will likely be eyeing Kyler Murray?  What does the Flacco trade do for Denver?  Will they turn their focus to defense or still look to find their QB of the future at No. 10 overall?  What will the ACL tear do to Simmons' draft stock, especially with his checkered past? Last episode, Gregg broke down the top 16 picks of his mock draft.  However, things have already changed.  He looks at the changes and why they happened before breaking down the final 16 picks of the 1st Round Mock. The NFL Combine begins early next month.  Gregg will be taking a look at who to watch out for, propsects

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Now that the New England Patriots have been crowned Super Bowl LIII champions, it's time for the pre-draft process to really pick up.  The Combine is in less than a month, so Gregg takes a look at the first 16 picks of his mock draft, breaking down why certain players are the right value for each pick and the proper fit for each organization. Gregg also provides an update on his rehab plan for his torn Achilles tendon suffered just over a month ago. Stay tuned next week for the back half of Gregg's 1st Round mock.  Still to Come - What to watch for at the Combine.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft.  Episode 18 is Part 2 of a look at all Underclassmen declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft.  There are 103 underclassmen forgoing their remaining eligibility, another 32 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements and are entering the draft early and finally 9 players who inquired about their draft status and elected to make themselves eligible for the draft rather than return for their final season.  That's 144 new players added to this year's draft class.   Last episode covered the 59 underclassmen in alphabetical order by school, which means Gregg touched on prospects from Alabama through Kentucky.  That means this podcast will take a look at the final 85 underclassmen who made themselve eligible for this year's draft, covering prospects starting with Ed Alexander of LSU and finishing with Youhanna Ghaifan of Wyoming.   Gregg also

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 17 kicks off a look at the Underclassmen who have declared for the NFL draft.  A record 135 underclassmen have declared for the draft.  Gregg takes a look at the 82 offensive and 53 defensive players that make up the class.  Skill position players make up 61 of the total offensive players, while CB and ILB top the charts on defense.  Gregg also beging a look at each of the underclassmen, working through the prospects alphabetically by school, covering the first 56 from Alabama through Kentucky. Tune in again later in the week for Episode 18 when Gregg takes a look at the remaining 82 undeclassmen, from LSU to Wyoming,  He also takes a look at who's helping themselves in Mobile during Senior Bowl week.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Gregg discusses an Achilles tear he suffered over the holidays while on vacation that kept him from reviewing bowl game footage.  He outlines his prognosis and next steps.  From there, Gregg discusses one of his favorite times of year- Bowl Season.  Who stood out and made an impact?  Later this week, Episode 17 will address all early entrants to the NFL Draft.  What does this do to the draft class as well as the college football landscape?

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 15 is part two of the two-part series dedicated to Bowl Season.  Gregg takes a look at the second half of the bowls beginning on December 28 and calls out the draft-eligible prospects to watch out for along with a few underclassmen of note.  The 28th will feature the likes of Derrick Brown and Jarrett Stidham of Auburn, David Sills V of West Virginia and Iowa State's David Montgomery and Hakeem Butler.  Before we get to the CFP semifinals on the 29th, the Peach Bowl features defensive standouts Jachai Polite, Jabari Zuniga and Chauncy Gardner-Johnson of Florida and Chase Winovich of Michigan.  Deebo Samuel, Jake Bentley and South Carolina look to take out the Virginia Cavaliers in the Belk Bowl, while Justice Hansen leads the Arkansas State offense against Malik Reed and the Nevada Wolfpack defense in the Arizona Bowl.  New Year's Eve bowls fea

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. The end of college football's regular season means the CFP Committee has its playoff set, a Heisman Trophy has been awarded and it's Bowl Season.  Gregg takes a look at the matchups in the CFP and discusses why the Committee got it right.  He also looks further into Kyler Murray's Heisman win and why the most deserving did receive the honor, even with the dynamic performances of Tua Tagovailoa and Dwayne Haskins throughout the season.  Episode 14 is also the first of a two-part series geared at looking at the Bowl matchups and discussing the draft-eligible prospects to watch for in each game.  Gregg breaks down the first 21 bowls, from the Celebration Bowl through the Texas Bowl, and offers his opinion on the outcome of each of the bowl games.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 13 kicks off with Gregg taking a look at Duke's Daniel Jones.  Is he a sure-fire 1st Round pick in 2019?  Should he come back for his senior season?  Another year under head coach David Cutcliffe saw the Manning brothers become a more complete prospect.  It may behoove Jones to do the same.  Gregg also looks at players flying under the radar.  Trayveon Williams and Darrell Henderson are putting up huge stats, but aren't getting the notoriety they deserve, while Ryquell Armstead and Karan Higdon lead the charge for seniors in the backfield.  Andy Isabella is a viable possession WR while Preston Williams, Antoine Wesley and Jonathan Duhart can be weapons on the outside.  TE Donald Parham of Stetson could be the sleeper of this year's draft while Max Scharping and Andre Dillard are sneaky good OT's up front.  Jaylon Ferguson is

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 12 starts by taking a look at how Week 10 affected the College Football Playoff.  With LSU's loss to Alabama, Notre Dame an Michigan are behind Alabama and Clemson with Georiga and Oklahoma the first two teams out.  Gregg notes that Tua Tagovailoa has put up insane stats on the year while just playing in three quarters.  However, while he's the odds-on favorite for the Heisman Trophy, could it be argued that fellow QB's and likely Heisman finalists Kyler Murray and Will Grier are more valuable to their teams? Gregg also talks quarterbacks for the 2019 Draft.   Ryan Finley, Drew Lock and Will Grier are the front runners at the top of the draft class.  Gregg also removed all underclassmen from his rankings until January when we know exactly who will be entering the draft.  However, he does discuss why he feels Justin Herbert, Dwayne Has

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. In Episode 11, Gregg talks about the upsets that shook up the college football landscape as 11 ranked teams lost in Week 9.  How did this impact the Selection Committee's first College Football Playoff rankings?   Alabama, Clemson, LSU and Notre Dame are at the top with Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma, Washington State and Kentucky on the outside looking in.  Gregg looks at the remaining schedules to see what each team needs to do to contend for a playoff spot. Gregg also takes a moment to cover his secondary rankings.  Greedy Williams and Deandre Baker are clearly the class of the cornerback position, though Damon Arnette should draw some 1st Round consideration, his absence was definitely felt in Ohio State's loss to Purdue.  Byron Murphy and Kendall Sheffield are the future of the position, but are they ready for the next level yet?   At

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. Episode 10 takes a look once again at the quarterback position and how this draft class is losing steam each week.  Gregg also reveals his updated inebacker rankings, where Devin White appears to be the Roquan Smith of this year's draft patroling the middle of the defense, while Josh Allen is emerging as the top edge rusher.  At inside backer, expect Devin Bush, Mack Wilson, TJ Edwards and Te'Von Coney to garner early consideration, but don't cont out the likes of Khalil Hodge, Ty Smmers and Jahlani Tavai.  Pass rushers Brian Burns, Oshane Ximines and D'Andre Walker are names to watch coming off the edge.  Gregg also breaks down the 15 games he watched in Week 8, including Purdue's upset win over Ohio State.  He also talks about NC State and Cincinnati falling from the ranks of the unbeaten and Washington State's emergence in the Pac-12 North.  

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft. In Episode 9, Gregg reveals his updated rankings up front defensively, both at defensive and and along the interior at defensive tackle.  Nick Bosa and Ed Oliver are at the top of the draft class, but there is a ton of depth at both positions.  Be sure you also keep an eye on the likes of Clelin Ferrell, Montez Sweat, Zach Allen, Dre'Mont Jones, Jerry Tillery and Dexter Lawrence throughout the pre-draft process.  Gregg also takes a look at the 13 games he broke down during a chaotic Week 7 of the College Football season.  Four top ten teams were beaten; Georgia, West Virginia and Colorado suffered their first losses of the season; and Buffalo is 6-1 for the first time since 1959.  Top QB prospects Will Grier, Drew Lock and Jarrett Stidham had rough weeks.  What does this mean for their draft stock?