Kurt Warner on this QB Draft Class and the differences between the College Game & NFL

03/10/25 • 60 min

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The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt welcomes in Hall of Famer and NFL Network Analyst Kurt Warner to the show! The two discuss the top Quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft and Kurt reveals who he has as his #1 QB in this year’s class. He also breaks down why playing quarterback in the college game is so different than the NFL and the challenges that presents for Draft day and beyond. They discuss some of their favorite QBs in the league from Joe Burrow to Jayden Daniels and what makes them so special. Klatt wraps the show with his thoughts on the last Head Coaching hire of the CFB offseason after Heisman Trophy-winner Eddie George was hired by Bowling Green.

0:00-1:52 Intro

1:53-3:31 Kurt Warner joins the show!

3:32-5:22 Evaluating top QBs in NFL Draft

5:23-7:09 Has Cam Ward separated himself as the clear No. 1 QB in the draft?

7:10-10:00 Evaluating the top QBs in the NFL Draft

10:01-14:24 Best landing spots for QBs in the NFL Draft

14:25-19:03 How high should Shedeur Sanders go in April’s Draft?

19:04-32:01 important traits for young QBs to have in the NFL to be successful

32:03-43:04 Football play breakdown with Joel and Kurt

43:05-48:47 Taking stock of where QB play is in the NFL today

48:48-56:58 Advice for QBs entering the NFL

56:59-58:49 Eddie George named head coach at Bowling Green

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0:00-1:52 Intro

1:53-3:31 Kurt Warner joins the show!

3:32-5:22 Evaluating top QBs in NFL Draft

5:23-7:09 Has Cam Ward separated himself as the clear No. 1 QB in the draft?

7:10-10:00 Evaluating the top QBs in the NFL Draft

10:01-14:24 Best landing spots for QBs in the NFL Draft

14:25-19:03 How high should Shedeur Sanders go in April’s Draft?

19:04-32:01 important traits for young QBs to have in the NFL to be successful

32:03-43:04 Football play breakdown with Joel and Kurt

43:05-48:47 Taking stock of where QB play is in the NFL today

48:48-56:58 Advice for QBs entering the NFL

56:59-58:49 Eddie George named head coach at Bowling Green

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5 Takeaways from the NFL Combine, Travis Hunter vs Shohei Ohtani & the future of the CFP

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FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt gives his biggest takeaways from the NFL Combine over the weekend including which players improved their draft stock. He also reacts to Travis Hunter’s comments when he was asked to compare his two-way feats to the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani. Klatt dives into the debate of whether it’s more impressive to play both ways in football or baseball. He also discusses the recent College Football news and lays out why the Big Ten and SEC’s emergence as the two power brokers in the sport can lead to an improved Playoff along with other secondary benefits for the sport as a whole. He also weighs in on several programs electing to cancel Spring Games this season and why the fans are the ones getting the short end of the deal. Klatt wraps up the pod by discussing recent GM hires in CFB and how that’s the latest evolution in a sport that is going through a lot of change.

0:00 Intro

2:00 NFL Combine Takeaways

3:40 Texas WR Matthew Golden

6:30 Jalen Milroe's Draft Stock

8:50 Shedeur Sanders & Cam Ward

14:43 Travis Hunter vs. Shohei Ohtani

21:53 Future of CFP

36:40 Spring games no more?

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Joel Klatt’s Post-Free Agency Mock Draft

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FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel takes stock of the Free Agency moves in the NFL and reveals his latest Mock Draft for the 2025 NFL Draft. He explains where he believes the top prospects like Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter and Mason Graham will land on Draft Day and whether Shedeur Sanders will be selected in the Top 3 or slide down in the First Round. Ohio State, Michigan, Texas and Georgia’s programs are all well-represented with multiple selections in the First Round including former Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh selecting one of his former players. Klatt has the Dallas Cowboys adding a dynamic playmaker on Offense while the Super Bowl Champion Eagles find another potential game-wrecker on Defense.

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