2023 NFL Draft LB & S rankings + Trey Lance | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep. 492)

2023 NFL Draft LB & S rankings + Trey Lance | Chris Simms Unbuttoned (FULL Ep. 492) | NFL on NBC

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The finish line is here! Chris (@CSimmsQB) reveals the final two positions of the 2023 Draft rankings: linebackers and safeties. Meanwhile, Ahmed (@ahmedNBC) debuts some robot poems. Plus, the guys react to the Trey Lance trade report. #NBCSports #NFLDraft #ChrisSimmsUnbuttoned
(0:00) Hello and welcome!
(4:00) LB scouting: Like RBs, should teams stop drafting linebackers in Round 1?
(11:30) #1 LB Daiyan Henley (Washington St): Chris' top LB is also a #1 press conference soundbite.
(21:50) #2 LB Trenton Simpson (Clemson): "Sideline to sideline, he might be the best in the NFL."
(30:00) #3 LB Jack Campbell (Iowa): "He's a pain in the ass in coverage."
(38:20) #4 LB Henry To'oTo'o (Alabama): "Ballhawk. He ATTACKS."
(45:00) #5 LB Ivan Pace, Jr (Cincinnati): "Whoa is he explosive."
(51:30) Robin Hood LBs: Drew Sanders (Arkansas) & Owen Pappoe (Auburn) get honorable mentions.
(55:50) Will Anderson, Jr: If he plays standup LB, where would he rank on this list?
(57:10) Safety Scouting: The free safety/strong safety lines have been blurred.
(1:02:00) #1 S Jartavius "Quan" Martin (Illinois): "He has AMAZING cover skills."
(1:10:10) #2 S Sydney Brown (Illinois): "Can Illinois invite me to their school this year?"
(1:17:05) #3 S Brian Branch (Alabama): "He's as good as it gets in slot coverage."
(1:22:40) #4 S Christopher Smith (Georgia): "No one told him he's 192, he plays like he's 292."
(1:27:10) #5 S Jay Ward (LSU): "True ballhawk, he's always around the ball."
(1:30:45) Robin Hood S: Ji'Ayir Brown (Penn State) is a "poor man's Budda Baker."
(1:33:30) Trey Lance trade talk: Him for Zach Wilson...who says no?
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@JayBe443 Жыл бұрын

A well deserved shower beer is in order, thanks for all the draft content to everybody on the team!

@HarryPalmer-P.I. Жыл бұрын

Bud light?

@casecracked8618 Жыл бұрын

What a sound byte haha “I gotta crank out 8 or 10 guys or I’m going to be in trouble”…

@BrettKollmann Жыл бұрын

I hit 270 players this year. What do I win.

@alonwigodsky5912 Жыл бұрын

the draft community's love

@Waghoba Жыл бұрын

You win a bootleg

@raheelrazvi8475 Жыл бұрын

Simms is for sure a top 5 analyst. Probably number one is his class.

@Bronk0Nagurski Жыл бұрын

Jack Campbell reminds me of Brian Urlacher. Im not saying he will be like 54 or be a HOFer. Im just saying he has similar size and agility. I can't wait to see how his career goes.

@sirblazing22 Жыл бұрын

Come on Chris. Ya gotta change how the video starts. “ Who is your favorite butt of all”? Big butts?? Haha I can’t play this aloud anywhere 😂

@shahmir5782 Жыл бұрын

Need two separate mock drafts! One of what Chris would do if he was each team but also one of what the prediction is in terms of what the front office of each team will do.

@FantasySportsZen Жыл бұрын

I like this idea.

@AtlasAdvice254 Жыл бұрын

How is branch "not that much of a tackler" when he had 74 tackles this past season and only missed 3 total tackles out of 13 games? xD

@larkwyll7351 Жыл бұрын

Right or wrong I love how Simms' ranking lists are agnostic to any other outlets or rankings anyone else puts out. I respect him doing his own homework and arriving at his own conclusions.

@bigbuicks64 Жыл бұрын

Ever thought of doing a show after the draft on how your ranked players fit with their drafted teams?

@connormalan7993 Жыл бұрын

This dude takes every opportunity to shit on Will Anderson when talking about other positions even 😂

@GKA11111 Жыл бұрын

I mean everyone else is acting like he's the greatest prospect ever so

@M.Yigit1992 Жыл бұрын

He's speaking facts, people are talking like Anderson is the second coming of the Bosa brothers or Micah Parsons

@SlamTheSlammer Жыл бұрын

I asked this question. How did he shit on Will Anderson? He said he’d be by far the best LB prospect. Plus a top 5 edge guy? Seems like that is pretty high praise to me.

@sharonreel8678 Жыл бұрын

Omg Daiyan is hilarious. Great kid, I wish him well!

@TheHassan745 Жыл бұрын

jasmin Davis 🤣🤣

@M.Yigit1992 Жыл бұрын

He identifies as a she/her this season

@hawaiiguykailua6928 Жыл бұрын

Always entertaining and great personal breakdowns on what you see. Never apologize or defend for working hard.

@PStewart1984 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from London. Been a big time fan of Chris for a many years. Appreciate your eye for talent and honesty to just say it how you see it. Would love to see when all your top 5 position breakdowns are done, a Chris Simms top 10 pound for pound players in the draft.

@tonyrenghini6273 Жыл бұрын

I was a year below Henry To’o To’o in high school. The one thing that I always admired was his leadership and his resolve. Very special person

@robrob7140 Жыл бұрын

Love how Simms evaluates and breaks down prospects way better than anyone that's out there doing it.... Dude earned my respect during the mahomes draft...

@reezonnsportsnetwork Жыл бұрын

when i saw illinois play against wyoming in week 0 i knew they had nfl bodies all over the defense. people slept on them because it was “illinois” but they were great all season long

@franzdoreza5230 Жыл бұрын

Henley 😂😂😂awesome !! Great personality .. if chicago needed a LB I'd love him.. chicago fans and media would absolutely love him..

@BratatoChip Жыл бұрын

Came to my bolts 😏

@LyricalConqueror Жыл бұрын

Love Smith deserves credit getting all these studs at Illinois

@user-hw1qo2mu9e Жыл бұрын

I really hope Chris is right. If Jack Campbell gets to the Steelers at the top of the second round I'll be ecstatic.

@TheGifted0 Жыл бұрын

Daiyan Henley played QB in HS Also played WR at Nevada

@griffinellison3409 Жыл бұрын

I found it interesting he was listed as a pro passer too

@goonercolt7674 Жыл бұрын

You will probably never see this but Chris you are amazing at what you do and I want to thank you for not being a part of the sheep. One improvement suggestion is having more Tiers to where Tier 1 is Blue chip, Tier 2 onward to say in this draft we have no Tier 1 or 2 safeties but we got a Tier 1 rb for example

@sophisticatedthoughts...1638 Жыл бұрын

I'm in 100% agreement with Sims on His analysis of "Quan" Martin I believe the guy is possibly one of the most underrated players in this upcoming draft definitely top 50 for me. Safety/Nickel DB hybrid that's a freak athlete kinda reminds me more of a physical Byron Jones as far as physical tools go.

@FantasySportsZen Жыл бұрын

I want him to play corner and tbh if Witherspoon wasn't there I feel like I'd like him even more, which I know is weird. Lol. He's a little tight in his hips and transitions but he might be really good.

@airsoftBlaine Жыл бұрын

“Kenneth Murray has been good” WHAT

@_Yoda_Man Жыл бұрын

"Jasmin Davis" love you Chris but you need to get to grips with players names bit better! It did say Jasmin on the list though so guys in the back need to get their shit together too!

@glenrobinson10 Жыл бұрын

Brian Branch is a perfect fit for the Steelers defence if he falls to #32. They need both a slot corner AND a safety to go along with Minkah.

@FantasySportsZen Жыл бұрын

Whether I agree or disagree on his stuff (I do plenty of both) I love how excited Chris gets about the draft. Thanks man.

@franzdoreza5230 Жыл бұрын

I love Pace.. he's a Singletary type of player. Hits hard, very physical for a smaller guy who play big.. his heart and football IQ are great..'22 he had great production..137 Tackles, 21.5 TFLs, 10 sacks, 3FFs

@sharonreel8678 Жыл бұрын

I love To'o To'o! Will miss seeing him on the field at Bama!

@franzdoreza5230 Жыл бұрын

I'd love Jack Campbell for the bears.. he's got the old school seek and destroy style that works in Chicago..great instincts and football IQ and leadership.. can he learn more edge moves to play a more versatile role? He's not a heavy hitter but a sure tackler.. but very good in coverage because of length and smarts..

@sirblazing22 Жыл бұрын

Last video!! 😢 awesome job guys!! Less big butt talk…

@chrissnape9537 Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not Jack Lambert was drafted at 220lbs

@rjharrold2907 Жыл бұрын

It's so funny and him talking about old school linebacker as well as this comment is so funny to me because offensive linemen in the 1980s averaged at like 280 lbs lmao. It was just a different style game and not the same caliber athletically like it changed to in the 90s-2000s and kept evolving. Players are on average both bigger and more athletic in the modern NFL

@rjharrold2907 Жыл бұрын

And like he was talking about Banks (I'm a giants fan as well) everything I can find says about 235

@solarbear8888 Жыл бұрын

Chris can you do a draft sleepers show?

@Ramfreak23 Жыл бұрын

Took over 6 minutes to actually get into the topic of the post which is this years prospects. Draft review of previous years could be another show perhaps. 🤷‍♂️

@Ramfreak23 Жыл бұрын

7 minutes and counting

@GKA11111 Жыл бұрын

You're complaining about 6 to 7 minutes of recap? Do better

@tonyevers2663 Жыл бұрын

Simms, noticeably didn't mention Antonio Johnson, Battle & JL Skinner. The consensus on them is 2, 4, 5 respectively. Either way, safety is difficult to figure out, especially without all-22.

@larkwyll7351 Жыл бұрын

Simpson reminds me a bit of Jarrad Davis who the Lions drafted our of Florida. If he develops better awareness on the field he'll be special. Jarrad unfortunately was lost often on the field for us and a liability in coverage. If Simpson can be a coverage backer he'll have a good pro career.

@poojan21 Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, love the pod. I appreciate that you don’t just go with consensus/groupthink and have popular names that you don’t just buy into hype on. We’ve seen a few be right (Jeff Okudah, Blake Bortles) and a few be wrong (Pat Surtain, Matt Corral). If there is a player in the draft that you may be wrong on, who are you most scared it would be? What would be the reason players like Will Anderson, Brian Branch, or Will Levis would exceed your expectations? PS my mind races when I’m trying to sleep too. I play music with a sleep timer and that helps

@poojan21 Жыл бұрын

Also curious, we’ve also seen teams put players in multiple and new positions that you may not expect, like Micah Parsons as a pass rusher and Deebo as a RB. If there is a player in this draft with that kind of position versatility or possibility to be put in different roles, who would it be and why?

@RKGrizz Жыл бұрын

I think Simms is being a little generous with calling a few of those 1st round LBs good, half of them have been benched in the past year. I have Henley as my #1 LB too but I expect Jack Campbell to go first.

@BratatoChip Жыл бұрын

Glad my bolts got Henley ⚡️

@franzdoreza5230 Жыл бұрын

Pappoe is like a Warner/Leonard,,,combo..speed/Power.. with good coverage ability..

@lightxgrenade Жыл бұрын

I'm kinda surprised no one has made any London Fletcher comps for Ivan Pace Jr. I don't expect Pace to have the career Fletcher did but you how can you see a tiny but insanely thick LB that is basically a rocket and not think of Fletcher.

@httr94 Жыл бұрын

Who tf is Jasmin Davis? It's JAMIN. And he improved quite a bit from his rookie year for Washington.

@rjharrold2907 Жыл бұрын

Hes ass

@yuhman2894 Жыл бұрын

Illinois really had Rondae and Tiki

@ref233 Жыл бұрын

Jack Campbell should be #1

@carlofranco6600 Жыл бұрын

Chris is too kind those guys look more at stats they dont do much of the work anymore they go to PFF for scouting

@sjoukenauta1278 Жыл бұрын

You know that Kwesi Adofo Mensah has links with San Fran, right? And that Kyle Shanahan has always liked Cousins, right? Apart from that, Lance fits the mould of kind of players the Vikings management like and he is from the area.

@FantasySportsZen Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Wild, but makes a lot of sense.

@franzdoreza5230 Жыл бұрын

It's stressed differently mid in the beginning , middle is harder last syllable is soft . toe"-OTO"-oh. He's not built like the other guys but because he's Polynesian he plays very physical if you've noticed the other Polynesian players… They're always really physical.

@IAMLove33 Жыл бұрын

🙏💜

@shanem3843 Жыл бұрын

I think its a mind numbing take to imagine thinking Zach Wilson has anything going for him that would make a team unsure if they wanna trade him away vs Trey who simply hasnt had his chance yet due to injury and the team he was on having a former starting QB still on the roster when he got there. If I was any of the 31 other NFL teams I would rather have Trey than Zach and its not even really close.

@GKA11111 Жыл бұрын

Trey Lance sucks dude give it up

@FantasySportsZen Жыл бұрын

Zach Wilson has been hurt AND in an awful, awful situation. Not defending him here but people in general are too anxious to write guys off. Dont know where he is right now but the kid could sling it at BYU. He's too small (like..cough cough ..BY) but he could throw. Trey was always a project. Just sayin.

@shanem3843 Жыл бұрын

@@FantasySportsZen See I can tell by the points you made that youre just repeating he same points you hear from people on TV. The awful awful situation where the Jets had the OROY DROY in the same draft, almost made the playoffs in a competitive division with a significantly worse roster than SF AND the one that Mike White played in and actually looked much better than Wilson? Wilson didnt get so hurt he wasnt able to start all season they just didnt want to start him even when he was healthy. Wilson only looked that good his very last season in college, one good season from Lance and Wilson but Lances college season was better. They are both a "project" by that logic only Lance looked good in his few starts Wilson looked awful.

@anthonyblakely399 Жыл бұрын

I like Jack Campbell....I like his speed.....I like his legs 🦵 and calves.....the way he moves his feet. I like his physical body. He's a good fit for the 49ers defense 💪

@yesiam4610 Жыл бұрын

off the line LB’s in the NFL that can’t play the pass get exposed, it’s becoming increasingly more mandatory to have playing time. Henley #1 I support completely, but its Campbell #2 simply for the pass coverage. I love me some Brandon Spikes but that build is only working in select packages/assignments sadly.

@JeramieW Жыл бұрын

Drew Sanders, Daiyan Henley, Ivan Pace Jr top 3 LBs 2023.

@larkwyll7351 Жыл бұрын

Agreed on Branch, nickle CB, under-sized, slow for his size and as a nickle cb. Pro game is more about passing than running so a box nickle LoS guy is a pretty niche role for most teams.

@Biz613 Жыл бұрын

Damn Will Anderson catching strays 😂 Simms better hope and pray Will Anderson does not become an All-Pro

@anthonyblakely399 Жыл бұрын

I mean....Darn! What a FANTASTIC STORY! Last in the 2022 Draft..Brock Purdy, Mr. IRRELEVANT....right? And comes into the 49ers Miami game wins...and wins greatly...takes the 49ers to NFC Championship...gets hurt. The 49ers lose. Right? And he earns his way to be their guy!!! Their Quarterback!!! Right? And I keep hearing Nick Bosa's answer when a reporter asked him what did he think about Brock Purdy....and he said, "We got us a Quarterback. " And he was absolutely correct. The 49ers got their Quarterback. And it's Brock Purdy. What a FANTASTIC STORY! And Brock will come back like Joe Burrows stronger than EVER!!!

@anthonyblakely399 Жыл бұрын

Jartavius is a great fit for Steve Wilkes 49ers Defense. I think the 49ers draft him.

@rjharrold2907 Жыл бұрын

With what pick lmao

@user-dr7md1fm3x Ай бұрын

Reviewing this in 2024, Campbell statistically outperformed the two preferences of Simms. The best part is that Campbell is nowhere near a finished product. Simms saw his athleticism in this take but overvalued the other guys????

@namenotavailable7365 Жыл бұрын

Where LB Noah Sewell?

@PickpocketJones Жыл бұрын

Jasmin Davis??????? JASMIN? LOL.

@see-me-9255 Жыл бұрын

Devin Lloyd got bench for mumba how did he have a good year lol and walker had 100 plus tackles

@trechasin Жыл бұрын

Simms you deserve a better co host the draft guy was better

@GKA11111 Жыл бұрын

Don't ever disrespect Ahmed like that again, he the goat

@ChrisHasak Жыл бұрын

Jack Campbell has the Devin Bush bust factor written all over him

@losauce521 Жыл бұрын

He had literally nothing Similar to devin bush

@GKA11111 4 ай бұрын

You were wrong

@icetroll734 Жыл бұрын

Guys, i THINK it is 2-ew 2-ew... Thanks for all the work!

@ericbickford Жыл бұрын

Man, I could not disagree more with Simms on who has panned out at LB in the last 6 drafts. Murray, White, Queen have not been good. And especially not worthy of a first round pick.

@GKA11111 Жыл бұрын

Devin white has been good you're trippin

@JeramieW Жыл бұрын

Should have drafted Drew Sanders over the DT from Alabama.

@Jo555hn--g1m Жыл бұрын

Bret khollman agrees with simms about brown and branch

@joshthoughts6177 Жыл бұрын

Please do 5 to 1 next year, ruins the suspense

@bobthecpaontheloose4141 Жыл бұрын

👍

@bodhisfattva7462 Жыл бұрын

i dont think Chris watched pace in the Tulane game...he was made to look stupid all day...later rounds pace is a good grab but when tulane makes you look bad there is an issue that needs to be addressed.

@GKA11111 4 ай бұрын

Ivan Pace was a beast this year. You were wrong, Chris was right

@bodhisfattva7462 4 ай бұрын

no what i said is still true. He was made to look stupid by tulane. He would have been a solid later round value...you just dont know how to read and thinks to troll ineptly 10 months later you scrub.@@GKA11111

@jonkebler7372 Жыл бұрын

Look I understand if your not a Jaguar fan , so we r down 2de,s and we r taking Brian branch ? U non jags fans keep wishing.

@robrob7140 Жыл бұрын

I don't see how you can call Trey Lance a failed QB prospect...last yr dude played one game in a hurricane then broke his leg in the second game.... How does that equate to a failed QB prospect?

@GKA11111 4 ай бұрын

How’s trey lance looking? Lol he’s a career backup. You were way off

@gemillgraham5858 Жыл бұрын

Henley is my spirit animal 😅I hope the falcons draft him just cuz he's a dude! 💪🏾

@GKA11111 Жыл бұрын

If he falls to us in the second round that would be awesome

@souriyunchheun656 Жыл бұрын

Brian branch

@Jawnderlust Жыл бұрын

Eagles are drafting everybody good!

@8bitsamurai6 Жыл бұрын

If Atl doesnt tank for Caleb than they as dumb as I thought. Ive been hardcore fan for whole life since life in GA they are really testing my patience and ive very loyal person. Thankfully Chiefs fan cus my grandma so their success helfs the sting of the Falcons incompetence of late.

@GKA11111 4 ай бұрын

What you thinking now?

@Daniboi971 Жыл бұрын

So edgy. Always has to be different

@thawkereynolds Жыл бұрын

If I would’ve crashed my car, I would’ve sued this channel because it’s difficult to drive and cringe that hard while listen to the poetry. This is coming from a huge fan of the channel but please don’t do that anymore.

@stevenalexander4235 Жыл бұрын

I can maybe see Martin over Branch, but Sydney Brown? No. Misses too many tackles especially for a S. To say oh well hes faster, so thats why is lazy evaluating. He can break to the ball faster but can’t tackle so what does that mean? Also, Brown has been playing for 2 years and has had a DECENT not even good season…every season before this season hes been terrible. Prove im wrong.