Top takeaways from the NFL Draft conference call

Everything important referenced during Daniel Jeremiah's conference call with NFL Media

Author

Adam Chernoff
February 21, 2025

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Daniel Jeremiah held his first NFL Draft conference call with league media members yesterday afternoon.

I listened to the entire three-hour zoom call, and ranked each quote based on its relevance to first-round picks and the confidence in his responses.

—» Tap or click here to view a spreadsheet with a full breakdown of all 60 quotes and ratings.

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Here are some (summarized) quotes which I ranked as five stars.

  1. I think Jalon Walker (LB) is a lock to go top 10 in the draft.

  2. Both Emeka Egbuka (WR) and Matthew Golden (WR) would make a lot of sense at #25 for Houston. Both would be home run fits with CJ Stroud.

  3. I would have no problem if Pittsburgh picked Kenneth Grant (DL) at #21 and I would be pumped up about it if I was a Steelers fan. He is going to dominate against the run, I think he has more as a rusher. He is 340 and will run under 5 flat next week.

  4. (After chuckling at, “it’s offensive line season in Chicago”) there are some teams ahead of them that are TBD for offensive line, but considering their need is on the interior, Chicago will have their pick of offensive linemen, it’s not the sexiest thing to take a guard at #10, but if you watched the Bears play last year, they need it. Kelvin Banks (OL) and Grey Zabel (OL) were referenced as fits in a subsequent question.

  5. (The question asked was about Tampa Bay going defense at #19 which was met with full agreement) Jihaad Campbell (LB) would sure fit and be fun to watch with Bowles in Tampa Bay. That’s the first name. The second name is Mykel Williams (DL).

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