Episode Details

The Draft Room goes deep into the most overlooked — and most fun — position group in the 2026 NFL Draft: special teams. Ryan breaks down every kicker, punter, long snapper, and returner worth knowing, using his custom-built PFF database merged with the consensus big board to find the prospects others are missing.

🔑 Key Discussion Points:

• Drew Stevens (Iowa) and Will Farron (BYU) lead a kicker class the Packers could target with their three seventh-round picks — plus a rant on why NFL teams keep ignoring production for "tools"
• Ryan Eckley (Michigan State) profiles as a day-two punter with elite hands and a quarterback background that coaches love
• Long snappers Bo Gardner (Georgia) and Luke Basso (Oregon) get their full scouting profiles, including Gardner's Mannelli Award win
• Barrian Brown (LSU) is a six-touchdown kick return machine who hit 22.6 MPH on a 100-yard score, and Caden Wetjen (Iowa) posted a 95.4 PFF punt return grade with teams literally drawing penalties trying to avoid kicking to him
• Caller Drew from Green Bay makes his case for Jake Slaughter as the top center in the class, plus quarterback talk on Mendoza and Trinidad

Plus all of today's prospects are being added to the interactive scouting guide and big board — subscribe for full profiles and the new special teams tag filter.

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