Senior Bowl director/draft analyst Jim Nagy talks process in COVID times, what he sees in U-M prospects

On a bonus episode of the Maize n Brew podcast, we chat with Senior Bowl executive director and NFL Draft analyst Jim Nagy about how they pulled off the event in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased importance of it during this draft cycle. Other topics covered include:

How NFL front offices, prospects, and evaluators have had to adjust to the current state of the world

If teams are going to be more willing to trade draft picks for proven players given the uncertainty of the scouting cycle

How opted-out players are being viewed in this stage of the evaluation process

How a limited amount of 2020 game film will help or hurt prospects

How the Michigan prospects (Ambry Thomas, Nico Collins, Chris Evans, Ben Mason, Camaron Cheeseman) performed during Senior Bowl week

Production vs. measurables

The traits he sees from Jim Harbaugh-coached players at Michigan

You can follow Jim on Twitter at @JimNagy_SB

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