2026 Rookie Positional Rankings: Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price, Carnell Tate

2026 Rookie Positional Rankings: Jeremiyah Love, Jadarian Price, Carnell Tate

Author: NBC Sports, Matthew Berry May 7, 2026 Duration: 51:56

Summary:

May 7: Matthew (@MatthewBerryTMR) details his time at the Kentucky Derby which included a strange interaction at dinner to Jay (@croucherJD) and Connor (@ConnorJRogers), then the trio dive into where Matthew is placing rookies in his positional rankings this season. Jeremiyah Love, Jordyn Tyson, and Fernando Mendoza are among the players discussed. The crew also highlights A.J. Brown, Jaxson Dart and other veteran movers in the rankings along the way and wrap up the show with their favorite bets to win Super Bowl LXI.

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(1:45) – Matthew recaps his time betting Churchill Downs and shares an unusual story going out to dinner

(7:30) – Rookie RB Rankings: Jeremiyah Love (RB11), Jadarian Price (RB27)

(18:45) – Rookie WR Rankings: Carnell Tate (WR25), Jordyn Tyson (WR32), Makai Lemon (WR44), KC Concepcion (WR46), Omar Cooper Jr. (WR55) + Germie Bernard, Antonio Williams intrigue

(31:40) – Notable Veteran WR Movers: A.J. Brown (WR11), DeVonta Smith (WR14), Terry McLaurin (WR22)

(37:20) – Jay reveals why he is feverishly rooting for Arsenal to win the Premier League

(40:50) – Rookie QB Rankings: Fernando Mendoza (QB28) + Jaxson Dart (QB9), Tyler Shough (QB17) among top veteran movers

(44:40) – Rookie TE Rankings: Kenyon Sadiq (TE20) + Mark Andrews (TE12), Dallas Goedert (TE13) headline veteran shifts

(50:05) – Last Call: Way too early Super Bowl LXI Champion bets

 

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