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Mocking the Draft podcast, Episode 27: Rookie of the Year picks and underclassmen tracker

The Mocking the Draft podcast is back for the first episode of the new year.

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After a week off, the Mocking the Draft podcast returned for the first episode of the New Year. On Episode 27 of the show, we broke down which prospects impressed and which did not during the college football bowl games. We took a close look at the National Championship Game, the Cotton Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.

Like we have on nearly every episode, we got into a discussion about the quarterbacks. We each revealed our No. 2, 3 and 4 quarterbacks and had plenty of words about both Blake Bortles and Johnny Manziel.

We also examined the list of underclassmen who have already declared for the NFL Draft and spent a segment talking about who the most surprising names on the list were. Dan and I also made our picks for offensive and defensive rookie of the year. To finish the show, we answer questions from listeners.

You can listen to the full episode below or find us on iTunes by searching “Mocking the Draft.”

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