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Most Optimistic Time of Year: NFL Draft Season

Most Optimistic Time of Year: NFL Draft Season

Most Optimistic Time of Year: NFL Draft Season Bill Barnwell and Field Yates discuss the top quarterbacks in the draft and give their surprising first-round projections.

The Bill Barnwell Show · ESPN, Bill Barnwell

February 22, 20241h 3m

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Show Notes

On this episode of the Bill Barnwell Show, co-host of First Draft and The Fantasy Focus Football Show Field Yates joins the show to discuss his first mock draft of the season, why he is projecting Jayden Daniels as the second overall pick above Drake Maye, and how he evaluates players who have a tremendous spike their final season. Then, they discuss if the Patriots should draft a quarterback with their current infrastructure, why J.J. McCarthy will be a top-10 pick, and if the Giants will stick with Daniel Jones or draft a quarterback. Plus, they discuss what positions are the most undervalued. Later, Field shares his surprising first-round mock picks. 

8:07 Jayden Daniels as the second overall pick?

22:05 Should the Patriots draft a quarterback?

29:20 Will J.J. McCarthy be a top 10 pick?

34:00 Should the Giants draft a quarterback?

41:17 Undervalued positions

55:05 Surprising first round pick

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