Ahead of our next big rankings update for the 2027 draft class, JJ, Carlos and Jacob try to make the case for three of the favorites to be the first overall pick. Unlike a year ago with Roch Cholowsky, there’s not a slam dunk 1-1 favorite—but which player has the most compelling, iron-clad case to be the first pick? And whose minds are changed after the cases are made?

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Time stamps:
(0:00) What our next draft update is capturing
(7:00) Explaining our case for 1-1 exercise
(10:00) The case for Dylan Seward
(25:00) The case for Tomas Valincius
(38:00) The case for Brendan Lawson
(50:00) The Dax Whitney factor

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Ahead of our next big rankings update for the 2027 draft class, JJ, Carlos and Jacob try to make the case for three of the favorites to be the first overall pick. Unlike a year ago with Roch Cholowsky, there&rsquo;s not a slam dunk 1-1 favorite&mdash;but which player has the most compelling, iron-clad case to be the first pick? And whose minds are changed after the cases are made?
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Time stamps:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">(0:00) What our next draft update is capturing</li>
<li aria-level="1">(7:00) Explaining our case for 1-1 exercise</li>
<li aria-level="1">(10:00) The case for Dylan Seward</li>
<li aria-level="1">(25:00) The case for Tomas Valincius</li>
<li aria-level="1">(38:00) The case for Brendan Lawson</li>
<li aria-level="1">(50:00) The Dax Whitney factor</li>
</ul>
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Draft Podcast: Who Should Be The First Pick In The 2027 Draft?

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