2026 Live Draft Thread As It Happens

[Motor City Sonics]

6 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Well in fairness, Connor Stallions relayed where his feet would be before the play...............

[Hongbit]

I would’ve preferred other players and don’t believe they needed to trade up but I don’t hate the Moore pick.  He fills a need and I have my fingers crossed he’s not the new Levi or Paschal.  

[Motown Bombers]

Levi and Paschal were busts because of injuries. Levi was actually good when healthy. 

[Jason_R]

3 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Zion Young was rated higher on every board or mock that I saw.   The only exception would be those that took him off for the DUI which we know was not the case for the Ravens. 

 

[Hongbit]

Obviously 

[Motown Bombers]

Obviously the Ravens didn't have Moore as their top available edge. 

[RedRamage]

4 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Obviously 

Well, there were a few edges taken before Moore, so it's possible that they could have been ranked higher and Moore was just the highest rated left.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Does Brad think about trading up for McCoy?

[MichiganCardinal]

I still think Brad wants McCoy. If we get into the 90s, 118, one of our 5ths, and a 2027 day three pick would probably get it done.

Hard to imagine he falls all the way to 118. The 4th round is the beginning of the lottery.

[Hongbit]

What’s the value of a guy that will miss consecutive seasons for surgeries on the same knee?

[Mr.TaterSalad]

 

 

[MichiganCardinal]

1 minute ago, Hongbit said:

What’s the value of a guy that will miss consecutive seasons for surgeries on the same knee?

My understanding wasn’t that he would miss 2026. It was more that there were concerns the knee was a ticking time bomb and would eventually shorten his career.

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

3 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

What’s the value of a guy that will miss consecutive seasons for surgeries on the same knee?

What was the value of Emmanuel Mosley, Ennis Rakestraw, or Marcus Davenport? Brad obviously took a gamble on the talent of all three guys. I'm not saying I'd take him at this point, maybe later on in the 4th or 5th I'd gamble on him. But Brad clearly gambles with injuries when he feels the talent is there.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I think the Cardinals are having the worst draft thus far. Picking a RB in the 1st at the 3rd overall pick and then drafting Carson Beck who has ligament problems in his arm is terrible. Arizona has had such a bad draft.

[Motown Bombers]

2 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What was the value of Emmanuel Mosley, Ennis Rakestraw, or Marcus Davenport? Brad obviously took a gamble on the talent of all three guys. I'm not saying I'd take him at this point, maybe later on in the 4th or 5th I'd gamble on him. But Brad clearly gambles with injuries when he feels the talent is there.

Moseley and Davenport were cheap one year contracts on players who had proven track record when healthy. Rakestraw didn't have the injury McCoy. Mosley and Davenport weren't gambles. 

[Hongbit]

4 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

My understanding wasn’t that he would miss 2026. It was more that there were concerns the knee was a ticking time bomb and would eventually shorten his career.

 

I had not seen this report.  The last I heard was the one that was posted here a few days back saying some teams felt he’d need another surgery to fix something that hadn’t healed right with the first. 

[Hongbit]

Interesting take on the pick from someone outside the Lions beat.

 

[MichiganCardinal]

13 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

I had not seen this report.  The last I heard was the one that was posted here a few days back saying some teams felt he’d need another surgery to fix something that hadn’t healed right with the first. 

The worst I’ve seen was one from a Twitter doctor (who are very hit and miss because they’re literally providing medical opinions on individuals who are not their patients). The good ones tend to merely make informed opinions based on video. This seems like nonsense based on media reports to maximize engagement. Only the team docs know for sure I guess.

 

[sagnam]

46 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

I assume the reports that he will need another surgery are accurate. 

I was told it's a smoke screen when I shared the story 😉

[sagnam]

 

University of Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy missed all of last season with a torn ACL in his right knee. He could miss “extensive” time in 2026 as a rookie in the NFL.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that team medical staffs are concerned McCoy could need another surgery to repair a bone plug in McCoy’s knee. The bone plug was used to repair a cartilage defect.

[Jason_R]

 

[RedRamage]

1 minute ago, Jason_R said:

 

I mean... he was right in the sense that the Ravens took and Edge right after the Lions... we'll never know for sure if they would have taken Moore over Young if they were both on the board. Probably the most telling would be how the Ravens draft room reacted... not sure if they release any of the video or not.

I said before and I'll say it again: At this point I'm still in the "in Brad we trust" camp.

[RedRamage]

Just noticed this while scanning through the second round... why isn't TCU listed as the school for Bud Clark?

[Mr.TaterSalad]

**** off Matt Millen. ABSOLUTELY NO ONE respects your draft insights. You drafted Mike Williams and Jordon Dizon.

[Mr.TaterSalad]