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I thought that there were a handful of coach interviews in football, but there’s really not. As an aside, the softball & baseball post is updated first thing in the morning, softball lost an unexpected game and baseball won yesterday. We continue with links, even though it is pretty light for a Sunday!

On the Gridiron

ESPN’s Matt Miller has his final rankings prior to the NFL Draft and he’s got the following Red Raiders ranked:

6. David Bailey
37. Jacob Rodriguez
47. Lee Hunter
79. Romello Height
175. Reggie Virgil
244. Caleb Douglas
297. Skyler Gill-Howard
311. Cole Wisniewski
371. Behren Morton

ESPN has some thoughts on the upcoming NFL Draft and a bold prediction:

Reid: Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez will be the second linebacker off the board … inside the first round. To be clear, I’m placing Arvell Reese (Ohio State) at edge rusher here. It’s fair to assume that Sonny Styles (Ohio State) will be the first linebacker drafted, sometime in the top 10 picks. After Styles, there aren’t many second-level defenders as accomplished as Rodriguez. Teams absolutely love his mental makeup, instincts and playmaking ability (seven forced fumbles, four INTs in 2025).

Rodriguez has continued to check all boxes during the predraft process, and many evaluators have strong second-round grades on him. But don’t be completely shocked if someone takes the leap late on Day 1.