Favorite Player Comps For 2026 NFL Draft Prospects + How Trent McDuffie Trade Impacts The Draft

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In today’s episode CBS Sports Lead Draft Analyst Ryan Wilson and Former NFL GM Ran Carthon give their favorite player comps for prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft! They also break down the Trent McDuffie trade and discuss how it could impact the draft. (00:00) Intro (00:33) Trent McDuffie Trade (8:46) Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr  (11:32) Indiana CB D'Angelo Ponds (16:40) Alabama WR Germie Bernard (20:18) Oregon S Dillon Thieneman (26:17) Duke CB Chandler Rivers (28:40) Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields (31:50) Ohio State LB Sonny Styles (35:05) Alabama QB Ty Simpson (37:34) LSU LB Harold Perkins Jr (41:00) Auburn EDGE Keldric Faulk Watch With the First Pick on the CBS Sports YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CBSSports 'With the First Pick' is available for free on the Audacy app as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. You can listen to With the First Pick on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the With the First Pick podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the With the First Pick podcast." Follow the With the First Pick team on X: @nfldraftcbs, @ryanwilsonCBS, @E_DeBerardinis, @ryan__stryker Follow With the First Pick on TikTok & Instagram: @nfldraftcbs Produced by: Ryan Stryker For more NFL Draft coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcast

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