2024 breakthrough candidates: the obvious and the obscure | Football 301

Nate Tice and Charles McDonald join forces to give their top prospects to watch for the 2024 NFL season. The duo kicks things off with their takeaways from Week 2 of preseason action, as they discuss the debacle of Michael Penix Jr., Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Brian Thomas Jr., and more impressive rookies.

Nate and Charles move on to their breakout contenders, starting with the bigger, more obvious names like Drake London, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tre McBride, Derek Stingley Jr. and more. Then they move on to the less obvious, “hipster” contenders and unsung heroes like Keanu Benton, Alim McNeil, Roy Lopez, Joey Porter Jr, Tyrique Stephenson, Charles Cross, Bernhard Raimann and more.

Nate closes out the show by diving into his preseason 2025 Big Board for the 2025 NFL Draft, which goes down later this week. Nate discusses his top 10 picks, while Charles discusses some of the more interesting picks.

(3:30) Preseason Week 2 Takeaways: Top Rookie Players

(26:30) Obvious Candidates for a Breakout

(42:30) Obscure hipster candidates for a breakthrough

(59:30) Nate’s Preview of the 2025 Preseason Big Board

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