Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 1m
Quarterback prospects face defining tests in a crowded draft class
Building the Beast: Austin Simmons and C.J. Carr get their turn in the QB Corner
The episode shows how early-season tape, upcoming matchups, and developmental context are reshaping evaluations across the 2026 college football draft landscape.
- 1Austin Simmons and CJ Carr offer contrasting evaluation cases as their traits and schedules come under closer scrutiny.
- 2Emerging edge rushers and defensive backs are gaining attention through athletic upside, positional versatility, and consistent production.
- 3The new Green Room narrows first-round discussion by elevating prospects whose status already appears difficult to dispute.
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Jeremiah Smith enters the Green Room after an extraordinary start marked by production, reliability, and success against double and triple coverage.
The brief
Dane Brugler and Dave Helman open by looking for breakout prospects before consensus forms, then turn to a quarterback class deep enough to make every evaluation consequential.
Austin Simmons draws praise for arm talent, anticipation, accuracy, mobility, and his response to pressure, while his schedule and transfer-portal path add context to the projection.
CJ Carr’s five-touchdown performance against North Carolina sparks a tape-based evaluation, with upcoming tests against BYU and Miami positioned as evidence still to come.
The hosts widen the lens to emerging edge rushers, Oregon’s quarterback depth, and the character questions that complicate Dylan Stewart’s evaluation beyond raw talent.
Jeremiah Smith becomes the first Green Room selection after dominating double and triple coverage, establishing a standard for prospects whose first-round status feels settled.
A loaded weekend preview tests the class across Alabama-Georgia, Texas-Oklahoma, UCLA-Oregon, Indiana-Nebraska, and LSU-Kentucky, where new evidence could reorder the board.