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 2022 NFL Draft. We've seen some breakout performers in 2022 and Episode 11 is dedicated to talking about just a few who have emerged in 2022.  Any conversation about players with soaring draft stock has to begin with Kenneth Walker III, who may now be the Heisman frontrunner after his 5 TD performance in a 37-33 win over Michigan.  Kenny Pickett has proved his decision to return to Pittsburgh was a smart one, elevating his play to a level that brings him into consideration among the top QB's in this year's draft class.  At WR, Drake London was always seen as a top-10 wideout, but what he has done in 2021, even after the devastating ankle fracture this past weekend that ended his season, has him knocking on the door as a top WR target.  At OT, Bernhard Raimann may have been a foreign exchange student from Austria in high school, but his athleticism coupled with his techniqu

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. The weekend of October 9th will go down as maybe the most exciting weekend of College Football in 2021.  Mississippi fends off Arkansas when the Hogs fail to execute a two-point conversion with no time remaining.  Iowa fights back to beat Penn State riding high with an opportunistic defense.  DOWN GOES BAMA!  Texas A&M was able to match the Crimson Tide's physicality and Jimbo Fisher became the first former Nick Saban assistant to win against their forner boss.  And how about the wild Red River Shootout, where Texas goes up 28-7 in the 1st quarter before freshman Caleb Williams is inserted into the mix, igniting life into the Sooner offense.  Gregg takes a look at all the draft prospects in these matchups.  The biggest question is what's up with Spencer Rattler?  Gregg explores what this game means for Rattler's future.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 9 is the last installment of Gregg's early season look at his top 10 lists by position as he reviews the secondary.  Derek Stingley is at the top of the CB list, but who will b the next corner off the board?  Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner?  Kaiir Elam?  Andrew Booth, Jr.?  And at Safety, Kyle Hamilton looks to be a lock in the top 10, but the position is deep at the top with Jaquan Brisker, Verone McKinley III, Daxton Hill and Brandon Joseph likely to hear their names called early in the 2022 Draft. Gregg also talks about what the top five picks might look like.  Evan Neal and Kayvon Thibodeaux feel like locks, while Derek Stingley coiuld be the first CB since Jeffrey Okudah to come off the board in the top 5 and Kyle Hamilton could be the top Safety to come off the board since Jamal Adams went No. 6 in 2017.  However, we all know the QB posi

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Gregg kicks off Episode 8 by using the first 20 minutes to recap the first three weeks of the college football season.  He then dives into his top 10 for both outside and inside linebackers.  Starting outside, who will emerge in the group that includes Drake Jackson, Adam Anderson, Amare Barno and Kingsley Enagbare. And on the inside, can the likes of Nakobe Dean, Mke Rose, Devin Lloyd or Owen Pappoe close the gap on Christian Harris? 

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 7 dives into the trenches on the defensive side of the ball and takes a look at Gregg's top ten along the DL.  At DE, Kayvon Thibodeaux is far and away the top prospect as an edge rusher.  The question that still needs to be answered is who's at No. 2 between George Karlaftis and Aidan Hutchinson.  And at DT, a pair from the SEC in DeMarvin Leal and Jordan Davis stand out in a group that looks to be deeper than 2021.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 6 focuses on Gregg's picks at the offensive line.  At the OT position, we know Evan Neal, the mammoth OT at Alabama, is the clear-cut No. 1 prospect in the draft class, but who is No. 2?  Is it Sean Rhyan?  Charles Cross?  Laxson Kirkland?  Rasheed Walker?  Where does Zion Nelson fit into the mix?  At OG, Kenyon Green, Ikem Ekwonu, Darian Kinnard and Zion Johnson will all be playing OT this season, but they project best inside.  And at the pivot, Tyler Linderbaum is expected to be the first center off the board, but will he be a 1st Rounder?  And how high will Neal and Green come off the board? 

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 5 is the fourth installment of the preseason edition where Gregg previews the TE position.  While this draft class doesn't have the firepower at the top like Kyle Pitts, there is depth at the position with plenty of potential playmakers.  Will it be Jalen Wydermyer or Jahleel Billingsley at the top of the class?  Will either be a 1st Round pick?  And who's next off the board?  Will it be Trey McBridge, Cade Otton, Charlie Kolar, Greg Dulcich, Austin Stogner, or will another prospect emerge?

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 4 is the third installment of the preseason edition where Gregg previews the WR position and offers his top 10 wideouts going into the season.  We've seen teammates at the top of Round One in each of the last two drafts, but both of those duos, Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy in 2020 and Jaylen Waddle and Devonta Smith in 2021, were from Alabama.  Could we see a duo from Ohio State make waves at the top of this year's draft class?  Some of the top wideouts in recent drafts have come off the board on Day 2.  Who could be next?

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 3 is the second installment of the preseason edition where Gregg previews his top 10 at each position and features the RB position.  In April, we saw Najee Harris and Travis Etienne were back-to-back picks in the 1st Round.  Will this crop of RB's produce a 1st Rounder?  Breece Hall finished 6th in the Heisman voting last year.  Can he build upon that performance?  Isaiah Spiller and Ainias Smith are dynamic, but will sharing the backfield impact their stock?  Who will emerge as the top prospect from the group that includes Zamir White, Kyren Williams, Kevin Harris, Tyler Goodson, Mohamed Ibrahim, CJ Verdell, Jerrion Ealy and Rachaad White?   And how much noise can Group of 5 backs like Sincere McCormick and Xazavian Valladay make on the national scene?

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. The college football season is right around the corner, so it's time for Gregg's preseason breakdown of each position where he takes a look at the top players, offers up his top ten rankings as well as some other names to be aware of as the season begins. Episode 2 begins with the QB position, where Spencer Rattler and Sam Howell are widely considered the top two QB's in this draft.  But who will be the next 2-3 QB's off the board?  Carson Strong?  Malik Willis?  Matt Corral?  Where do four-year starter Desmond Ridder and USC transfer JT Daniels fit into the mix?  And which Kedon Slovis will we see in 2021?

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2022 NFL Draft. Episode 1 of the 2022 Podcast Series puts a bow on the 2021 NFL Draft with the introduction of Schutze's Spotlight, Gregg's "All-Schutze Team" that is comprised of his favorite players at each position that he is expecting to make an impact at the next level.  Expect rookies selected during all three days of the draft along with a few UDFA's sprinkled in that Gregg expects to see action. Going forward, Gregg will break down each position to give you names to be acquainted with prior to the start of the College Football season.  The QB position will be up first on Episode 2 in a couple of days.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Through the years, from John Randle to London Fletcher to Wayne Chrebet and Wes Welker, the league has been impacted by players who went undrafted.  Just a season ago James Robinson, who finished with over 4,000 career rushing yards while at Illinois State, went on to be Jacksonville's unquestioned starting RB after going undrafted in the 2020 draft. In the  third installment of the post-draft edition of the Ready for the Draft podcast.  Gregg takes a look at the undrafted free agents for all 32 teams and gives his thoughts on which UDFA's have a shot to make a roster. Gregg also reviews his "By the Numbers" segment where he tried to predict the number of players drafted in each round by position based on the historical data of the last five drafts.  Do the numbers help predict the outcome?  Gregg also took it a step further and tried to plug players i

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Episode 37 is the second installment of the post-draft edition of the Ready for the Draft podcast.  Gregg takes a look at the AFC and NFC North and West divisions and gives his take on each of the draft picks.  

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Episode 36 is the first installment of the post-draft edition of the Ready for the Draft podcast.  Gregg takes a look at the AFC and NFC East and South divisions and gives his take on each of the draft picks. Stay tuned for Episode 27 when Gregg breaks down the picks for the AFC and NFC North and West.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Gregg breaks down his final 1st Round Mock Draft. We know Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are going No. 1 and No. 2, but will it be Mac Jones or Trey Lance No. 3 to the Niners?  Is Kyle Pitts a Falcon?  Will the Bengals give Joe Burrow a weapon like Ja'Marr Chase or someone to protect him in Penei Sewell?  And will Bill Belichick look to trade up to get his QB of the future? Gregg also plays "NFL Draft - By the Numbers" where he attempts to predict not only how many players at each position will come off the board in each round using historical data from the last five drafts, but will also attempt to predict the names of the players coming off the board in each round.  No teams involved....just playing 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 2021 NFL Draft. This is the third of four podcast released each day leading up to Draft Day.  Recorded on Tuesday, April 27th, Gregg tackles the team needs and draft selections for the AFC and NFC North and West.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's podcast where Gregg talks about his 1st Round mock draft and plays "NFL Draft - By the Numbers" one last time.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. This is the second of four podcast released each day leading up to Draft Day.  Recorded on Monday April 26th, Gregg tackles the team needs and draft selections for the AFC and NFC East and South.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's podcast where Gregg tackles the AFC and NFC North and West. 

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Episode 32 takes a look at the secondary as Gregg breaks down the CB and Safety prospects.  Who is the top CB prospect - Patrick Surtain II?  Caleb Farley?  Jaycee Horn?  Where does Greg Newsome II fit in the conversation?  And who tops the second group of corners that includes Eric Stokes, Kelvin Joseph, Ifeatu Melifonwu, Tyson Campbell, Asante Samuel, Jr., Aaron Robinson, Elijah Molden and Rodarius Williams?  After not seeing a Safety drafted in Round 1 in last year's draft, will Trevon Moehrig be the safety to hear his name called on Thursday?  And where will Richie Grant, Jevon Holland and Andre Cisco come off the board on Day 2?  And then there's Jamar Johnson, Tyree Gillespie, James Wiggins, Divine Deablo, Caden Sterns, Darrick Forrest and Damar Hamlin who all have a chance to come off the board by the end of Round 5. This is also

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. Episode 31 takes a look at the LB position, a position that has some depth for all three days of the draft.  Just how many LB's will go in Round One?  Micah Parsons, Azeez Ojulari, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Jamin Davis and Zaven Collins should hear their names called on April 29.  What can we expect from Nick Bolton, Baron Browning and Jabril Cox?  Gregg also looks at sleepers at the LB position, including Purdue's Derrick Barnes.

Readyforthedraft.com's Gregg Schutze shares his passion for the NFL draft and takes you on a journey leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft. After a quick rundown of his latest 1st Round Mock, Gregg takes a look at the DT position, where Christian Barmore may be the only interior D-lineman taken in Round 1.  Gregg notes the depth of this year's draft class is really in the middle rounds, which is why guys like Levi Onwuzurike, Daviyon Nixon and Milton Williams may come off the board even sooner than expected on Day 2.  From Darius Stills and Jay Tufele to Jaylen Twyman and Bobby Brown III, Gregg takes a look at the DT's he's expecting to see come off the board during all three days of the draft.