Mina Kimes' Five Gems of the 2024 Draft 

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My gems of the draft is just brett in five different moods

The Bootleg and Stock exchange mock was on of the very best things I have seen in a while. Need to get Bengal and Connor Rodgers on the show where they have to team up🤣

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Brett reacting to Connor saying “I prefer Troy Franklin to AD Mitchell” is gold. Also, Mina ❤️

Latu has top-5 tape. Every bit as impressive as Aidan Hutchinson. Without the injury concern I am convinced he'd be much higher.

Love Mina Kines. She is great at a lot of things, but I appreciate most how open she is about her preferences.

So I decided to look, the last time there wasn’t a defensive player taken in the first 10 picks was back in the 1954 draft, in which featured 3 QBs, 3 HBs, 1 FB, 1 TE, 1 OT, and 1 OC

Hell yeah! Bootleg AND Mina?!?!? Best of all possible (football) worlds! Love what all y'all do: some of The Best insights into the football world that all of us outsiders can get, not just because of the special access y'all have in the football scouting/drafting ecosphere, but you're ability to explain your viewpoints in a clear, concise way that even casual fans like me can understand.

Thank you, squeezed Mina!

Mina and Duke are my favorite guests - absolutely love their insights

Brett, EJ, Mina; these are the voices of hope in a league of despair.

YES JA'LYNN POLK CONTENT

I’m so happy Mina mentioned Estime! He’s by far a better back than people think. I’ve watched lots of ND games and he is a true stud!

God I love Mina Kimes. Lady doing what she does in a pretty aggressively masculine space really speaks to her takes being just that good.

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Don’t forget, McMillan was recruited above Rome, he was their most coveted recruit when he joined the team.

Mina has been carrying ESPN for like 3 years at least

The 1st 6 games Stephon had 5 - 100 yard games and 5 touchdowns. That was a great start to the season. Afterwards he was bad the last 12 games of the year as he was at the end in 2022. Stephon: 42 receptions on 71 targets (most on the team), 388 yards, 59.2% reception rate, passer rating when thrown to 77.7, drop rate 12.5% and 2 touchdowns. Khalil: 28 receptions on 33 targets, 424 yards, 84.8% reception percentage, passer rating when thrown to 149.1, drop rate 3.4% and 3 touchdowns. Less than half as many receptions and more yards!!! Dalton Kincaide: 44 receptions on 56 targets, 406 yards, 78.6% reception percentage, passer rating when thrown to 99.9, drop rate 6.4% and 3 touchdowns. Gabe Davis: 17 receptions on 33 targets for 248 yards, reception percentage 51.5%, passer rating 71.3, drop rate 10.5% and 2 touchdowns.

I am a huge fan of Byron Murphy but I think his ascent has more to do with his body type/testing than better tape. Newton had more dominant performances, stacked two years of elite play, and was matched against much stouter lines than Murphy. I honesty think it's a little shocking that he's dropped, but the lack of workout data and the fire hydrant build are almost certainly the driving factors. With Newton you get elite hand use, very good strength at the point of attack, surprising bend, and really impressive instincts in both phases.

it's the most wonderful time of the year! All of the sports people I respect keep doing these colllabs!!!!

Latu is an absolute beast

OMG ITS HAPPENING EVERYONE STAY CALM

GOATS recognize GOATS

Mina talks about Newton's lack of size but then again Murphy who will probably be drafted ahead is actually even smaller than Newton.

Yessss Mina 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 from your lips to John & Mike’s ears 👂 GO HAWKS!! 💙💚

Great collab😮

LETS GO! Mina's the GOAT

My gem of the draft is whoever goes under on the 0.5 yard gimme on Underdog.

What a treat!!!!

Anyone else still convinced that it's Brett screaming at the end of the intro song? You can't unhear it

this is going to be incredible

A mock draft of Brett & EJ's favorite team/talent fits would be 🔥

Love Mina! Happy to listen to her both on NFL Live and here.

Mina is so insightful!! Love her descriptions and preferences, definitely up there as one of my favorite guests here

Nice JOB!

Slogan: catching balls and building walls

Looked forward to this video since she came on last year!

Most a video I was just listening so I had to do a double take every time a looked back because of Mina's camera lol Always a top guest

Mina!❤❤

LFG just got this notification while starting my lift

Mina Kimes! Woohoo! Probably my favorite female commentator, analyst, etc... E.J. and Brett? Both of you do a great job, and I really enjoy your format.

We love Mina!!!!

I like the gigantic WR on FSU, Johnny Wilson I think his name is.

Definitely agree on the Bills. They knew that the previous iteration had peaked for probability to win a SB. That core was clearly set for regression, the majority of the subtractions won’t yield significant downgrades. However, they will have a limited ceiling in the short term. It seems logical for them to position themselves as a playoff team with a lower Super Bowl probability for 2024. So that they can have the subsequent 4-5 years (Allen’s athletic prime) as all in Super Bowl contender years. Especially considering that within that timeframe Kelce will retire in KC, Higgins will be depart Cincy, & a whole slew of the elite QB teams in the AFC will start their own “cap crunches” during that window. Needless to say, they do need to continue drafting well.

Lets go, Mina is awesome

Man, that Byron Murphy Seahawks connection!

Mina is top notch.T. thanks for having her on.

HYPE

As an ND Fan.. Estime did NOT strike me as a violent runner. More finesse than you would imagine with his size.

Mina is fuckin machine. Truly knows the game of football. What a mind!

Mina can really break shit down with ease 💯

Love Estime. Kimes is on point as always. I think the rest of these guys are pretty chalk, but Estime and to an extent Polk are fun shout outs. I think of Estime as deceptively fast Mike Davis -- PFF showed pretty convincingly that his game speed is much, much better than timed speed. And I think he might be the safest RB in the draft.

Feel like a “draft gem” is more like a day 3 pick you think will turn into a good to great pro, not really first round picks. IE a gem is buried deep under ground (or, found late in the draft). Caleb Williams and MHJ are therefore, “draft gems” by their definition.

Love listening to Mina, and if you get a chance seek out her cookie monster impression........

I agree with Mina about Estime’. He’s perfect for the punishment the Cowboys like to inflict on the opponents later in the game. He’ll be great paired with someone like Benson.

Man id let mina kimes talk to me all day about football.

I went to UWs first game against Boise where Jalen McMillan looked like their best WR.

To parrot George Constanza Bootlegging the football BABY!

Tory Taylor, legit excited.

Gabe Hall is my DL sleeper this draft, if the Steelers cant get Maason Smith with one of the 3rd round picks i love him in rd6

Regarding the commentary on the Bills. They’ve significantly upgraded from Gabe Davis by getting Curtis Samuel whose best season was with Joe Brady as his OC. Gabe was very good at getting open when Josh went off script but was otherwise ineffective. They moved on from Stephon but that not only gets them a 2nd next year and saves $25 mil next year and beyond BUT his declining numbers had more to do with play calls. I posted his stats in another comment here, he was done. Maybe he’s not done with his career but he was done in Buffalo. We don’t know what happened but he was taking himself out of games when healthy. The team is also looking to find guys that show up in the big games. It might surprise you but Stephon didn’t. His stats in the playoffs vs KC and Cincinnati were very bad. He caught a low percentage of passes and disappeared. KC won two of their three Super Bowls by beating the Bills but the Bills gifted those games to them. The Bills did foolish things to close out the games and allowed KC to win. 13 seconds resulted in the ST coordinator to be replaced as he was asked not to give them the touchback but still did, resulting in 0 seconds used and 25 yards, making the field goal range possible. The last matchup was illogical as they needed to get a 1st down to eat the clock but went for a touchdown which Stephon dropped and would have given Mahomes about two minutes to score - all this while there was a wide open WR that would have been an easy 1st down. The Bills defense has not shown up in the playoffs and they’ve moved on from some of those players. The toughest games KC had in the playoffs on their way to two of their three SB wins were the games against Buffalo and they both came down to the final seconds. The difference between the two teams comes down to coaching decisions, Stephon’s disappearance and their NFL top defense not playing well. Some of that credit goes to KC and Cincinnati but the team has identified the issues and has taken this offseason to fix them. Josh and others have mentioned that he was locked into targeting Stephon, meanwhile Stephon was not getting it done. They’re already working on him not locking into one guy, so the offense may be better just from that. The team purged its diva and biggest distraction. Everybody that remains is a team player. There are no big holes on the team besides WR1 but just as teams have gone away from a featured RB, the Bills have been taking the approach that they will do better by seeing the passing game go through their other very talented skill players. Curtis Samuel hasn’t had a good QB in his career but just as Cole Beasley and Stephon were much better in Buffalo than before, he will too. Khalil Shakir is a great slot WR - see posted stats other comment. He had more yards than Stephon with less than half the targets from game 7 onwards. Both TEs are very talented and receiving threats. James Cooke had a break out season but wore down towards the end but he’s a very good receiving RB too. So, Buffalo needs one WR that can improve upon what Stephon did his last 14 games last year and they’re a better team at that position. Given the talent in this draft, that seems highly likely. Meanwhile the Dolphins lost playmakers. The Jets have an old QB coming off a season ending injury. The Pats are no longer a threat.

Wait, Bosa is "way back"?! Man I'm old. Thanks Mina. 😣 So is Latu Bosa in Phillips body (and injury history)?

Mina mentioned Keaton Mitchell. He was my Gem/ my guy who went undrafted. That is example that proven and highly talented college players don’t get drafted!

Polk is gonna be good. When 1st looked at Wr I thought he might end up with 1 of the teams at the end of the 1st that may take a Wr. I would love it if the Bengals end up with him. I feel similar about Pearasal.

Y'all get great guests. Game respects game. Edit 17:40 Kaliakmanis most likely if that was a game from last season. Go Gophers! (They didn't most likely if it was last season :-( )

I wonder what Baltimore will do with that #93 pick at the tail end of the 3rd round. They have King Henry, but he's old, and after that they have Keaton Mitchell who is oft injured, and Justice Hill who's tiny. Would they snap up Audric Estime to be thunder #2 behind Henry and as an insurance policy? I love the Gus Bus comp and he ain't in town anymore.

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Ladd Mccconkey comp: Davante Adams. Read his scouting report, watch some tape, then look up reps of Adams shaking defenders right off the line, especially up inside the 10.

I got a comp for Newton, La'Roi Glover.

Is there a reason, this isnt on spotify (yet)?

At least Brett gave Lenny the shoutout. Can't believe Mina forgot her #1 gem.

Me that my sleeper from two months ago is out of the bag (Gurrendo), I’ve found another guy that is getting zero buzz and looks amazing. Aidan Robbins from BYU. Big back that reminds me of Derek Henry. I hope the Dolphins grab him.

It's time for Brett to just get an Underdog face tattoo so he can wear different hats.

I'm an expert for sure, i would take Alt, and the center from Oregon.

I’d love to see my Raiders draft Newton. Have him in there with Wilkins and Maxx

It's funny to me that I always end up wondering how each of these gems would do on the chiefs. On Ladd McConkey, while he would be a good fit, I think it would be better for them to take an OT at that slot. The only WR who I believe is worth it for them in round 1 is AD mitchell. Otherwise, they can get a good reliable WR in round 2 anyway, so they don't need to get too desperate.

Polk replacing Josh Reynolds in Detroit would be a fit

As a Jags fan who likes Walker as a lunch pale, edge-setting player...yes, Hutchinson should have been the pick and yes we all know it lol. Imagine Hutchinson and Allen on the same line. Travon is a good player, but there's still an argument his best role would be base 4i and interior sub package rusher.

Can someone explain to me why Laiatu Latu is not Joey Bosa without mentioning the word injury?

Mina!

& to think u'd be rubbing shoulders w/disney 6yrs or so later👏

I think there need to be a new NFL rule. If you're a young WR drafted to an AFC east team, you aren't allowed in the front seat of a moving vehicle.

Jaylynn Polk didn't miss any time this season. Jalen McMillan missed time.

Latu would be up there if it's not for his serious injury.

McConkey was hurt for a lot of the year which is why his targets were lower

I feel like a lot of these offensive tackles are going to end up at guard.

Chargers need a quarterback’s best friend. I’d be happy with Polk

Laiatu might go lower than his talent and production command but some organizations may not want to worry about him getting paralyzed on their watch.

Man ESPN is making her WORK

For me a gem means someone who is getting no hype that is going to out perform his daft position . I know how you like Malik Washington so that’s what I’m talking about. I really like Jalen Coker out of Holy Cross. He has amazing ups and actually was tied for the highest vertical among WR and ran a 4.38. I was disappointed he didn’t do the shuttle ,3cone or Bench press but he does not reall show much small area quickness on his film. Won’t give you much after the catch but what he does have is great hands and a knack for scoring tds in the red zone I think he can use his speed and leaping ability to be a good possession guy and red zone threat at the next level

QJ does have things he is better than most and that is YAC and can catch balls other players can’t even if they have better hands and consistency

Huskies WR coaches are among the best LSU guys aregettin by with less coaching and more god given ability

What about a McConkey = McLaurin comp?

Ladd McConkey sounds like a prime Cole Beasley clone...

I think the Bills will be fine in 2024 & armor up in 2025.

Chargers will probably spend most of their time with two safety’s deep and have a Nickle.

Mina is great, excited for this one

I don’t see how you watch estimes tape and not have him near the top