Sheil and The Ringer’s own Billy Gil shine a light on the upcoming 2026 NFL draft and talk about some of the biggest draft topics that are currently buzzing around the football media sphere.

(00:59) The NFL draft story lines that do and don't matter
(03:28) Fernando Mendoza buzz
(25:17) Story lines that don’t matter to the average fan
(30:10) Is it possible to have predraft fatigue?
(33:25) Qualifications for an accurate mock draft
(43:44) Overall thoughts on the NFL draft-day presentation

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Billy Gil
Producer: Chris Sutton
Video Editor: Stefano Sanchez
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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