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COVID-19 has put the 2020 college football season in jeopardy and several top 2021 NFL draft prospects have already opted out. Luke and Bryan breakdown what it all means and how next April's draft (if it's in April) will be impacted.
Easterling and Perez discuss how players like Rondale Moore (Purdue) and Gregory Rousseau (Miami) could be impacted by their decision to sit out the season and whether Trevor Lawrence's stance on the state of college football in 2020 makes sense.
 

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In this week's episode of It's Always Draft SZN, Luke and Bryan have an in-depth chat about COVID-19 and how it could impact the 2021 NFL Draft. Specifically, they discuss whether this year's top prospects should risk playing this season.
The guys take a big-picture look at Bruce Feldman's 2020 Freak List as well and talk about how much the freakish size, strength, and speed data should impact your preseason scouting.

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Derrick Henry just got paid by the Tennessee Titans, so do running backs matter now? Luke and Bryan let you know how Henry could impact how running backs are valued moving forward.
A new segment is introduced in this episode, too: Unsolved Bust Stories (inspired by Unsolved Mysteries). First up? Aaron Curry.
And we start diving into the 2021 draft class with a look at Alabama WR Devonta Smith, Florida tight end Kyle Pitts and Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy.

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It's almost Madden season, and with word spreading about Madden 21's limited updates to its franchise mode, Luke and Bryan let their passion for the game (and frustration with it) run wild.
They talk football, too, and list the top five candidates to lead the NFL in rushing in 2020.
Finally, it's back to the 2020 NFL Draft. Luke and Bryan pick five non-quarterbacks (sort of) from this year's draft that they'd build a team around.

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It's never too early for a good mock draft. After all, it's always draft season, right?
In Episode 4, Luke and Bryan read through a new 2021 mock draft and give their takes on each pick. Spoiler alert: Not every pick was a good one.
The show closes with another Ratio segment, this time on Daniel Jeremiah's player comps for LSU WR Ja'Marr Chase.
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The NFL Draft is an inexact science. The first round is a hit-or-miss proposition, with more than half of the top 32 picks usually flopping before they reach a second contract. In Episode 3 of It's Always Draft Season, Luke Easterling and Bryan Perez identify five players from the first round of the 2020 draft who could be headed down that ominous path.
And what about those first-round quarterbacks? When should teams play their hand-picked next-gen passer? Luke and Bryan discuss this topic in a new segment titled 'Ratio.' 

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