Chris Simms Unbuttoned

(0:00) "I am the host who shows up when your favorite host isn't there" (2:00) Simms Mock Draft reactions: Where NFL coaches told Chris he was wrong. (4:25) WR buzz: Tetairoa McMillan, Matthew Golden & Emeka Egbuka (12:30) Pass rusher buzz: Jalon Walker, Mykel Williams, & Shemar Stewart (17:55) INTERVIEW: UNC RB Omarion Hampton on visiting teams & winning Chris a steak dinner (35:30) GUEST: NBC Sports Betting Analyst Jay Croucher: What do the betting markets indicate about the Draft? (41:50) Shedeur Sanders & QB Round 1 pick odds (48:40) Ashton Jeanty, Mason Graham, & Jaguars #5 pick (55:40) Offensive linemen in Top 10 (58:20) 49ers #11 pick (1:03:05) Tyler Warren & Bears #10 pick (1:07:05) Other Top 10 pick bets

(0:00) “It’s gonna be intimate on the couch” (2:00) Simms 2025 Mock Draft: What WILL happen, not what SHOULD happen (7:20) #1 Titans - QB Cam Ward (8:30) #2 Browns - WR/CB Travis Hunter (10:45) #3 Giants - EDGE Abdul Carter (13:15) #4 Patriots - OL Will Campbell (15:25) #5 Jaguars - DT Mason Graham (18:15) #6 Raiders - OL Armand Membou (21:40) #7 Jets - OL Kelvin Banks, Jr. (24:50) #8 Panthers - EDGE Jalon Walker (28:10) #9 Saints - LB Jihaad Campbell (32:00) #10 Bears - RB Ashton Jeanty (35:45) #11 49ers - EDGE Shemar Stewart (37:40) #12 Cowboys - RB Omarion Hampton (39:40) #13 Dolphins - CB Will Johnson (42:35) #14 Colts - TE Tyler Warren (44:05) #15 Falcons - EDGE Mike Green (46:25) #16 Cardinals - OL Grey Zabel (49:45) #17 Bengals - OL Tyler Booker (51:35) #18 Seahawks - OL Josh Conerly, Jr. (53:45) #19 Buccaneers - S Malaki Starks (56:15) #20 Broncos - WR Tetairoa McMillan (58:55) #21 Steelers - DT Derrick Harmon (1:02:30) #22 Chargers - TE Colston Loveland (1:05:40) #23 Packers - WR Matthew Golden (1:07:25) #24 Vikings - CB Maxwell Hairston (1:11:05) #25 Texans - OL Josh Simmons (1:13:45) #26 Rams - CB Jahdae Barron (1:14:50) #27 Ravens - EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku (1:16:30) #28 Lions - OL Donovan Jackson (1:18:50) #29 Commanders - EDGE James Pearce, Jr. (1:20:05) #30 Bills - CB Shavon Revel (East Carolina) (1:22:25) #31 Chiefs - DT Kenneth Grant (1:24:25) #32 Eagles - EDGE Mykel Williams (1:29:10) Missed Round 1: QB Shedeur Sanders, QB Jaxson Dart, S Nick Emmanwori (1:33:30) DraftKings: Position Totals for Round 1

(0:00) "You are my budddy" (2:05) Simms 2025 OL Breakdowns: How do you tell a guard from a tackle? (4:45) G Will Campbell (LSU) (14:05) T Armand Membou (Missouri) (18:40) G Kelvin Banks, Jr. (Texas) (23:10) T Josh Simmons (Ohio State) (27:50) G Josh Conerly, Jr. (Oregon) (31:05) T Aireontae Ersery (Minnesota) (35:20) GUEST: Orlando Brown, Jr. talks about protecting Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, & Joe Burrow (42:45) OB reflects on the lessons of his rough 2018 Combine experience (49:00) OB talks about the toughest thing for an OL transitioning from college to NFL (54:05) OB evaluates Will Campbell, Armand Membou & Josh Simmons (1:08:45) Simms 2025 OL Breakdowns: G Grey Zabel (North Dakota St) (1:13:25) G Tyler Booker (Alabama) (1:17:50) G Donovan Jackson (Ohio State) (1:20:30) T Jonah Savaiinaea (Arizona) (1:22:35) G Marcus Mbow (Purdue) (1:25:05) T Anthony Belton (NC State) (1:28:35) DraftKings: 1st OL drafted (1:31:50) Simms 2025 LB Breakdowns: Jihaad Campbell (Alabama) (1:36:40) LB Carson Schwesinger (UCLA)

(0:00) “It’s a PG-13 podcast” (1:30) Scouting DBs: “It’s not like the old days” (8:20) #1 CB Will Johnson (Michigan) (17:10) #2 CB Travis Hunter (Colorado) (31:15) #3 CB Maxwell Hairston (Kentucky) (40:00) #4 CB Darien Porter (Iowa State) (50:00) #5 CB Shavon Revel (East Carolina) (56:50) CB Honorable Mentions: Jahdae Barron, Jacob Parrish (1:03:40) What about…Trey Amos, Benjamin Morrison, Azareye'h Thomas (1:09:40) Before or After: S Malaki Starks (Georgia) (1:12:50) S Nick Emmanwori (South Carolina) (1:17:15) S Xavier Watts (Notre Dame) (1:19:30) S Andrew Mukuba (Texas) (1:23:10) S Kevin Winston, Jr. (Penn State) (1:26:00) S Billy Bowman, Jr. (Oklahoma) (1:30:50) S Caleb Ransaw (Tulane) (1:34:05) DraftKings: DB favored to go Round 1

(0:00) "You've become a full-fledged pervert lately!" (2:50) Connor Rogers GM Mock Draft: Shedeur Sanders not in Round 1? (7:50) Picks 1-10: Top 3 set? Patriots, Jets, Raiders go offense (18:40) Cowboys & Colts get top tier TEs (20:55) Edge rushers galore in Round 1 (32:00) Emeka Egbuka & Omarion Hampton landing spots (37:00) Simms questions Jahdae Barron & Walter Nolen (42:25) 2025 Draft DTs: What is a 3-technique vs a nose tackle? (45:40) Mason Graham (Michigan) (49:45) Walter Nolen (Ole Miss) (53:40) CJ West (Indiana) (57:35) Darius Alexander (Toledo) (1:01:45) Omarr Norman-Lott (Tennessee) (1:06:25) Kenneth Grant (Michigan) (1:11:25) Derrick Harmon (Oregon) (1:14:55) Alfred Collins (Texas) (1:19:00) JJ Pegues (Ole Miss) (1:21:45) Tyleik Williams (Ohio State) (1:24:20) Top 5 DT Rankings (1:25:15) DraftKings: Odds to be 2nd DL drafted

(0:00) We are bringing Ahmed down to low levels (3:15) Shedeur Sanders pats the ball…does it matter? (14:45) Simms 2025 Draft EDGE Rankings: "There's more depth than I had heard about" (17:20) #1 EDGE Abdul Carter (Penn State) (29:35) DraftKings: Abdul Carter landing spot odds (32:10) #2 EDGE Shemar Stewart (Texas A&M) (45:20) #3 EDGE Mike Green (Marshall) (55:50) #4 EDGE James Pearce, Jr. (Tennessee) (1:03:45) #5 EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku (Boston College) (1:12:45) Honorable mentions: Mykel Williams, Jalon Walker, Nic Scourton, JT Tuimoloau, Princely Umanmielen, Jordan Burch (1:26:55) What about…Jack Sawyer, Landon Jackson

(0:00) Syracuse QB Kyle McCord (34:05) Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian

(0:00) "Do chickens roost?" (3:30) 2025 RB overview: “A phenomenal class” (6:55) #1 RB Ashton Jeanty (Boise State) (18:55) DraftKings: Which team will draft Ashton Jeanty? (21:30) #2 RB Omarion Hampton (UNC) (30:45) #3 RB RJ Harvey (UCF) (39:15) #4 RB Bhayshul Tuten (Virginia Tech) (45:50) #5 RB TreVeyon Henderson (Ohio State) (53:50) GUEST: Chris “CJ2k” Johnson breaks down the 2025 RB class (1:27:00) Simms 2025 RB Honorable Mentions: Quinshon Judkins, Cam Skattebo, Kaleb Johnson, Damien Martinez, Raheim Sanders, Jo'quavious "Woody" Marks

(0:00) "If you had Travis Hunter out of your Top 5, Phillip wasn't coming home" (10:30) NEWS: Giants sign Russell Wilson (17:30) Stefon Diggs to Patriots (21:05) 2025 Draft TE Breakdowns: Tyler Warren (Penn State) (34:05) Colston Loveland (Michigan) (47:45) Mason Taylor (LSU) (53:55) Elijah Arroyo (Miami) (58:20) Harold Fannin Jr. (Bowling Green) (1:06:05) Gunnar Helm (Texas) (1:12:10) DraftKings: Odds to Draft TE with 1st Pick (1:15:15) WR Rankings Reactions: Chris takes questions on Travis Hunter, Kyle Williams, Jayden Higgins, Luther Burden III, Matthew Golden, Isaiah Bond, Jalen Royals, Savion Williams

(0:00) "Dad! My friends think you're an idiot!" (2:20) Victory Lap: We kept receipts from the reaction to Chris’ 2024 WR rankings (22:15) #1 WR Travis Hunter (Colorado) (37:05) #2 WR Kyle Williams (Washington State) (47:15) #3 WR Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona) (58:00) #4 WR Jaylin Noel (Iowa State) (1:08:40) #5 WR Tre Harris (Ole Miss) (1:16:00) Honorable Mentions: Luther Burden III, Isaiah Bond, Matthew Golden, Jaylin Lane (1:22:20) DraftKings: 1st WR Drafted odds (1:24:05) What about…Emeka Egbuka, Elic Ayomanor?

(7:40) NEWS: Vikings not pursuing Aaron Rodgers (15:55) Giants plans at #3 pick (25:50) YouTube comments: The homies clear up our missed "lamb & tuna fish" reference (28:40) C-Throw-PO: Which QB prospect has the strongest arm? Best accuracy? (56:30) Cam Ward: Could he have a C.J. Stroud-type rookie year? (1:01:20) Shedeur Sanders: Why shouldn't a team draft him Top 10? (1:08:35) Jaxson Dart: Is he the most system-dependent QB? (1:11:30) QB comps: Chris judges a homie’s NFL comparisons for the 2025 QB class (1:20:20) Joe Milton: What is his trade market? (1:23:10) 2026 QB Class: Is Arch Manning overhyped?

(0:00) Chris talks about his hits & misses (9:00) 2025 vs 2024 QB class (16:00) #1 QB Cam Ward (Miami) (33:30) #2 QB Shedeur Sanders (Colorado) (53:35) #3 QB Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss) (1:08:10) #4 QB Kyle McCord (Syracuse) (1:18:00) #5 QB Quinn Ewers (Texas) (1:30:30) Honorable Mentions: Tyler Shough (Louisville) (1:34:00) Dillon Gabriel (Oregon) (1:36:00) Graham Mertz (Florida) (1:37:30) Jalen Milroe (Alabama) (1:45:10) Riley Leonard (Notre Dame) (1:49:05) What about...Brady Cook (Missouri) (1:50:00) Will Howard (Ohio State)

(05:25) GOING FOR IT: Vikings adding defensive players to take the burden off Brian Flores. Could Aaron Rodgers be the missing piece? (15:00) Commanders give Jayden Daniels some veteran help with trades for Deebo Samuel & Laremy Tunsil (20:25) Texans get better, and always have an eye on the future (27:20) QB CEILINGS: Was Sam Darnold really an upgrade over Geno Smith in Seattle? (32:15) Geno Smith makes the Raiders instantly better, until Brady finds his guy (36:50) Justin Fields signing still gives the Jets some flexibility (40:45) Why Daniel Jones is in a sticky situation with the Colts (47:45) FROM BAD TO ... LESS BAD? MEDIOCRE? GOOD? (48:00) Caleb Williams should benefit from the Bears beefing up the interior OL (51:15) Patriots splurge on D (54:40) Nowhere to go but up for the Giants secondary (58:30) The Panthers spent, but at what cost? (1:02:30) The Jaguars spent, but at what cost? (1:06:00) MASS EXODUS: 49ers have lost talent in droves. So how come the sports books don't reflect that? (1:14:35) Maybe now everyone will realize how great of a roster the Eagles have built (1:18:50) RETOOLING: Broncos, Bills, and Bucs have been sneaky good

(0:00) The NFL offseason is already interrupting Chris' dinners (4:50) Panthers: Courting DT Milton Williams, CB Jaycee Horn extension (8:45) Giants sign CB Paulson Adebo (10:15) Patriots sign CB Carlton Davis & LB Robert Spillane (16:20) Commanders sign DT Javon Kinlaw (18:15) Bengals re-sign DT B.J. Hill (19:40) Falcons cut DT Grady Jarrett (23:00) Chiefs sign RB Elijah Mitchell (23:45) Vikings re-sign RB Aaron Jones (25:00) Best free agent RB on the market? (28:20) Buccaneers sign EDGE Haason Reddick, re-sign WR Chris Godwin (33:30) Patriots sign T Morgan Moses (34:25) Titans sign T Dan Moore (41:00) Lions sign CB D.J. Reed (42:40) Jaguars sign CB Jourdan Lewis (44:45) Vikings sign CB Isaiah Rodgers (46:55) Milton Williams plot thickens as Cardinals & Vikings get involved (49:40) Ravens re-sign T Ronnie Stanley (51:00) Bears sign C Drew Dalman (54:20) Rams re-sign QB Jimmy Garoppolo & sign WR Davante Adams (58:00) Steelers acquire WR DK Metcalf from Seahawks (1:03:25) Raiders acquire QB Geno Smith from Seahawks (1:08:30) Chargers re-sign EDGE Khalil Mack (1:09:20) Panthers sign S Tre’von Moehrig (1:10:15) Milton Williams finally signs with…the Patriots! (1:13:50) Cowboys re-sign LS Trent Sieg (1:14:20) Josh Allen signs monster extension with Bills (1:19:40) Rams sign DT Poona Ford (1:22:20) Steelers cut DT Larry Ogunjobi (1:23:45) Seahawks sign QB Sam Darnold (1:31:45) Jaguars sign QB Nick Mullens (1:33:00) Steelers sign CB Darius Slay (1:34:00) Early Winners & Best Remaining Free Agents (1:39:05) Myles Garrett signs monster extension with Browns (1:43:15) Jets sign QB Justin Fields (1:46:25) Colts sign S Cam Bynum (1:47:10) Jaguars sign S Eric Murray (1:50:40) Bears sign DL Dayo Odeyingbo

(0:00) Tom Pelissero & Bud Bundy make an appearance (4:55) #1 Where does the QB Carousel stop? (31:00) #2 Where do Cam Ward & other rookie QBs go? (41:30) #3 Who makes the #1 pick? (46:35) #4 Will the Bengals keep it together? (52:50) #5 What will the Eagles & Chiefs do? (1:06:10) #6 Which teams will splurge in free agency? (1:17:40) #7 Where does Myles Garrett end up? (1:21:45) #8 Who is this year’s Saquon Barkley (missing piece for a contender)? (1:27:20) #9 Who is this year’s Zack Baun (free agency bargain)? (1:31:00) #10 How will teams approach the RB position?

(0:00) Welcome to Episode 700! (12:10) 49ers trade Deebo Samuel to Commanders (22:10) Jets shopping Davante Adams before release (24:10) Rams give Matthew Stafford (& Alaric Jackson) new contract (29:15) Giants interested in Aaron Rodgers (33:20) Titans shopping #1 overall pick (37:00) Sam Darnold destination? (40:50) Eagles interest in Myles Garrett (46:30) Combine QB throwing sessions: Jaxson Dart, Brady Cook, Quinn Ewers, Tyler Shough, Kyle McCord, Will Howard, Dillon Gabriel, Riley Leonard, Jalen Milroe, Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward (1:19:10) Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter, a can't miss prospect? (1:21:45) Texas wins the Combine (1:26:50) Workout Monsters: RB prospects, Nick Emmanwori, Shemar Stewart, James Pearce Jr.

(0:00) Prospects wow Chris with their charisma (4:40) Georgia's Malaki Starks leads a surprising safety group (16:25) Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter won’t get surgery...should he? (23:40) Tyler Warren & Colston Loveland are top tier TEs (32:45) Colorado's Travis Hunter is a dug into playing both CB & WR (40:50) Michigan's Will Johnson leads the rest of an intriguing CB class (47:50) Who are the combine freaks to watch for? (50:45) Chris & Nicole break down the DL & LB prospects they interviewed (1:03:20) Chris gives his first film impressions of the QB class

(0:00) Chris is ready to embrace technology (10:30) Offseason News Kickoff: Matthew Stafford, Sam Darnold, Myles Garrett, & Bengals contracts (31:35) Scouting Combine value (36:10) How to Watch the Combine (51:45) Should QBs throw at the Combine? (1:01:45) O-line: scouting interior vs tackles (1:07:40) Odds to be #1 pick (1:10:40) 2025 QB Prospects: Cam Ward vs Shedeur Sanders, and Jaxson Dart (1:16:20) Standout Big Ten prospects? (1:18:10) Travis Hunter & LSU OT Will Campbell

(0:00) "That was a bad memory, more like a nightmare" (1:20) Deion Sanders on Shedeur's maturity & if he’ll ever coach in the NFL (14:05) Eli Manning on the Hall of Fame & the Giants' outlook (23:10) Emmitt Smith has his doubts about the Cowboys' chances (35:15) Ed Reed roasts Simms for a pick back in 2006 (47:45) Chris Johnson & LenDale White have some Chris locker room stories (1:01:55) Pacman Jones has a unique present for Simms

(0:00) "We've got some BALLERS" (1:10) Vikings WR Justin Jefferson on when he knew Sam Darnold was special (13:30) Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill regrets saying he wanted to leave Miami (27:45) Packers RB Josh Jacobs says the Packers need a “proven” WR1 (42:05) Giants WR Malik Nabers says what he wants from the Giants next QB (54:20) Rams WR Puka Nacua on the Cooper Kupp trade talks (1:00:40) Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs & David Montgomery on losing Ben Johnson (1:10:45) Bears WR Rome Odunze on what he’s expecting from Ben Johnson