John Middlecoff

Halsey, the safety they took in the third round from LSU.

Who transferred, you know, I think he's played at... So, the guy they drafted in the third round, pick... What pick was he?

Pick 78, which...

If you're a third-round pick in the NFL, that's pretty good.

He started his career at New Mexico, and then he transferred to Houston.

And then he played his last season at LSU, which, while they had a disastrous season with Brian Kelly, they've been good on defense the last couple years.

So I think it's fair to say...

If it's 2009 and the same player just plays at New Mexico, instead of pick 78, he might be pick 158.

And instead of being a third rounder, he's a fifth rounder.

And let's just say, for argument's sake, that AJ goes on to be a 10-year NFL starter and get a second contract and become a really good player.

I think a big reason that they were probably all over him and willing to use the 78th pick is because of his year at LSU.

So even if he had been at Houston, maybe he goes 50 picks farther.

Because it's not quite the same of playing Georgia, of playing Miami, of playing whoever, Clemson.

Like all the high-end teams that you play at LSU.

And if you just go to a practice, you watch LSU practice, they got NFL players everywhere.

It's not the same in New Mexico and Houston.

So I think transferring has a much more...

is much more impactful to the draft than NIL money.

Now they're directly connected because I'm sure LSU paid him to transfer from Houston.

But I think once you get to these programs and I'm paying you $750,000, my expectations are pretty high.