Evaluating bowl opt outs Jaxon Smith-Njigba & Michael Mayer, best QB prospects of past 6 years and drafting Stefon Diggs (NFL Draft 12/12)

Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman gather as they do each Monday to discuss the NFL Draft. This week the guys analyze bowl game opt outs and if not competing impacts the evaluation process (3:30). Ryan and Rick comment on Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy and his status as a potentially great QB prospect in 2024 (24:00). Then they rank their Top 10 draft prospect QBs of the past 5 years and where Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and Will Levis fit into the mix (31:00). Spielman describes when you know to give up on a highly-drafted QB (44:00) before detailing how the Vikings landed Stefon Diggs in the latest edition of Rick's Picks (51:30). 

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