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Diante Lee

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2910 total appearances

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The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Right.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

So those are the things for me that are kind of hang ups.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And then you package that in physically with a smaller frame.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Right.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And hey, maybe this is going to be the quarterback who comes in and that kind of six foot to six one range exception.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And less than 220 pounds.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And he's the new Drew Reese, right?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Maybe he's a Brock pretty smaller guy, but he's able to extend once he gets in the league, you get them with the right offensive coordinator and you're able to kind of dial it up and really cut this guy loose.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And he continues to grow physically once he gets into the league.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I don't want to rule that out because we genuinely don't have enough tape on the guy to say what he can or can't be.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Right.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I just know from what we saw last year, once he did start taking hits, once he did start getting banged up, what we saw physically was really alarming.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And you're not going you never make a pick banking on injuries happening or not.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

But I will say that over the physical rigors of a 17 game season, knowing how often these quarterbacks are going to get hit,

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

knowing how many times you're going to be under duress and having to play through pain, having to throw the ball into tight coverage when you're dealing with a Myles Garrett rushing you or a Max Crosby rushing you or a Trey Hendrickson rushing you.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I do have some questions about what Ty Simpson is going to be like, not only over a 17-game stretch season, but over an 85-game stretch if you were to take him in the first round and you've got to give him that five-year runway, right?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

So that to me, I think, is a little bit more precarious.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

That's not to say that

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

If you're at the back end of the first round or maybe you're a second round team or team early in the second round, you want to trade up with Seattle or with the team after, you know, pick 25 or so to get access to this guy in case he is good enough to merit paying him on a fifth year option.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I don't think I will poo poo that.