Episode Details

Phil Perry takes a second shot at his Patriots seven-round mock draft:

3:04 - Phil opens up his mock draft with the Patriots first pick at No. 32: Dexter Lawrence, DT out of Clemson.

4:14 - In the 2nd round, Phil has the Patriots making two picks. At No. 56: Charles Omenihu, DL out of Texas. And at No. 64: Rylie Ridley, WR out of Georgia.

7:40 - Phil has New England making three picks in the third round. At No. 73: Juan Thornhill, DB out of Virginia. Next up, at No. 97: Kahale Warring, TE out of San Diego State. And at No. 101: Daylon Mack, DT out of Texas A&M

10:13 - Phil finishes up the remainder of the draft with a look at a quarterback, a big running back and even a fullback.

15:24 - Vice President of business development from Zebra Sports John Pollard joins Phil to discuss his player tracking technologies and the use of 'Next Gen Stats' data in the NFL.

18:36 - Pollard reveals two of the most valuable pieces of data for NFL teams: miles per hour and distance of separation.

21:46 - Phil asks if teams have found the data useful for injury prevention? Pollard explains how data being tracked throughout a game or even an entire season helps a team.

28:46 - What's the next big breakthrough in data tracking and how will it change the league? Pollard tells a story about how a player was uniquely evaluated during the 2018 season.

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