On the eve of preseason Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman ask 10 burning questions they want to see young players answer before the real NFL games get going.

Intro (0:00)

Which young QB 2s will prove to be legitimate backups? (2:08)

Can 1st round rookie OLs switching to OT handle it as Day 1 starters? (12:52)

Who emerges as WR1 in the '24 class? (23:40)

Which rookie UDFAs could make the team/make an impact? (29:00)

Who has the most productive Year 1? (34:47)

Can Caleb Williams “be 75% of CJ Stroud in Year 1?” (38:11)

Which rookie QB not named Caleb has the biggest impact? (40:47)

Name a player who will have a much bigger impact than people think? (43:35)

Who are the candidates for the “Branch award?” (46:06)

Which year 2 players are poised to breakout? (48:43)

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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 LBs and DBs in 2025 NFL Draft.

Intro: (0:00)

The LB List (3:25)

No.1 Harold Perkins Jr. (5:34)

No.2 Abdul Carter (13:52)

No.T3 Barrett Carter (20:44)

No.T3 Danny Stutsman (29:00)

No.5 Smael Mondon Jr. (33:52)

Honorable Mentions (37:00)

The DB List (39:20)

No.1 Will Johnson (40:21)

No.2 Travis Hunter (46:09)

No.3 Benjamin Morrison (54:27)

No.T4 Denzel Burke (1:01:12)

No. T4 Malaki Starks (1:06:32)

Honorable Mentions (1:12:37)

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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 EDGE and DL in 2025 NFL Draft.

Intro: (0:00)

The EDGE List (6:05)

No.1 James Pearce Jr. (7:55)

No.2 Mykel Williams (21:38)

No.3 J.T. Tuimoloau (29:18)

No.4 Nic Scourton (34:51)

No.5 Jack Sawyer (39:47)

Honorable Mentions (43:22)

The DL List (46:27)

No.1 Mason Graham (47:38)

No.2 Deone Walker (51:10)

No.3 Tyleik Williams (55:50)

No.4 Dontay Corleone (57:58)

No. T5 Kenneth Grant (1:01:21)

No. T5 Howard Cross III (1:04:02)

Honorable Mentions (1:08:28)

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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 TEs and OL in 2025 NFL Draft.

Intro: (0:00)

The TE List (2:55)

No.1 Colston Loveland (4:47)

No.2 Oscar Delp (9:36)

No.3 Mitchell Evans (16:29)

No.T4 Luke Lachey (22:51)

No.T4 Jake Briningstool (26:30)

Honorable Mentions (30:24)

The OL List (34:47)

No.1 Kelvin Banks Jr. (35:55)

No.2 Will Campbell (41:20)

No.3 Jonah Savaiinaea (47:52)

No.4 Emery Jones Jr. (54:41)

No. 5 Tyler Booker (1:00:20)

Honorable Mentions (1:02:00)

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Ryan Wilson, Rick Spielman and Mike Renner continue their Summer Scouting series looking at the top 5 WRs and RBs in 2025 NFL Draft.

Intro: (0:00)

The WR List (5:35)

No.1 Luther Burden (6:05)

No.2 Tetairoa McMillan (12:40)

No.3 Emeka Egbuka (17:12)

No.T4 Evan Stewart (23:44)

No.T4 Isaiah Bond (28:21)

The RB List (36:24)

No.1 Quinshon Judkins (38:00)

No.2 Ollie Gordon (43:27)

No.T3 Ashton Jeanty (49:37)

No.T3 TreVeyon Henderson (54:50)

No. 5 Omari Hampton (59:00)

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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman kick off the Summer Scouting series looking at the top 10 QBs in 2025 NFL Draft.

Intro: (0:00)

Making the List (3:00)

No.1 Carson Beck (5:30)

No.2 Shedeur Sanders (13:47)

No.3 Quinn Ewers (23:45)

No.4 Conner Weigman (31:26)

No.5 Riley Leonard (39:08)

No.6 Jalen Milroe (45:56)

No.7 Cam Ward (56:22)

No.8 Drew Allar (59:55)

No.9 Jaxson Dart (1:06:05)

No. 10 Garrett Nussmeier & Noah Fifita (1:08:50)

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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman react to CBSSports.com's list of the Top 25 Players, 25 and Under for 2024. Where do the Lions rookie phenom duo rank? Did Justin Jefferson's injury see him slide from No.1? Find out.

Intro: (0:00)

Pickleball Gym Bro (1:42)

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (3:19)

Justin Jefferson No.1 Again (7:26)

Aging Out (10:12)

Ranked Too Low (15:00)

Ranked Too High (21:59)

Ranked Just Right (24:51)

Snubbed Off the List (32:35)

Rookie Lock to Make the List Next Year (37:10)

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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman sift through the reports coming out of minicamp to find out how all the rookie QBs are REALLY doing. Plus injury updates, position changes, holdouts and much more.

Intro (0:00)

Caleb Williams Camp Report (7:00)

Rome Odunze's Fantasy Flex (13:46)

Last Years Minicamp QB Evals (23:30)

Patriots Worried About Maye Picks? (22:17)

J.J. McCarthy sits behind Sam Darnold (24:49)

Jayden Daniels and Luke McCaffrey in EARLY (27:45)

Bo Nix Pushes Downfield (30:50)

Rams Attempted Trade Ups (37:04)

Anthony Richardson Shoulder Update (40:31)

Kamari Lassiter Impresses Texans (41:45)

Aaron Rodgers Absence Meaningful? (45:03)

Changing Positions (47:35)

Holdouts (52:18)

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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman are joined by Chris Spielman former linebacker, broadcaster, current Special Assistant to President/CEO and Chairperson of the Detroit Lions... and Rick's little brother. They'll discuss the Lions' resurgence, the fine art of scouting...and wild "mental toughness" exercises.

Intro (0:00)

Offseason Schedule (4:42)

How Chris Got the Job (14:00)

Is Dan Campbell REALLY Like That? (20:12)

Chris' Hand Written Contract (25:03)

Do Fans Recognize You? (26:20)

Best Part of the Job (29:40)

The Secret to Targeting Great Players (33:50)

What Testing Actually Means (39:19)

Amon-Ra St. Brown (41:20)

Dealing With Increased Expectations (48:27)

Barry Sanders (51:42)

Chris Spielman the Linebacker (55:28)

The Art of Mental Toughness (1:02:25)

Chris' Draft (1:04:25)

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Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman predict which QBs are ready to take "the Leap" and switch things up with a 2021 draft do-over.

Intro (0:00)

Justin Jefferson's MASSIVE contract extension (2:10)

Who took "the QB Leap" in 2023 (14:40)

Who will take "the QB Leap" in 2024 (24:48)

Ready for the next step (33:20)

Did we get the "Leapers" right last year? (39:17)

Best draft classes from 2021 (41:40)

Worst draft classes from 2021 (46:40)

2021 draft do-over (50:57)

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