Longtime NFL draft and college football analyst Todd McShay brings you inside his unique world as an NFL talent evaluator. From the college football season through draft night, Todd and his cohost, Steve Muench, track the top prospects, share insider intel, and break down their latest mock drafts.New episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as they prepare you for the NFL draft with in-depth analysis, player evaluations, and the latest buzz from around the NFL. Don’t miss special livestream coverage during the NFL draft, plus Saturday game day reaction shows throughout the college football season.
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Our 2027 Big Board, NFL Week 1 Rookie Reactions, and the SEC Is BACK! Plus, Are Oregon and Oklahoma Cooked?
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Todd and Steve put their first 2027 NFL draft top 50 under the microscope, debating which prospects they’re willing to fight for, which quarterbacks could go ahead of Jer
Sep 14 1 h 26 min
Manning's Moment, Oregon's Fall, More Michigan Magic, and Other Week 2 Reactions
Todd and Steve break down the biggest story lines in Week 2 of college football, from Arch Manning’s performance in a comeback thriller over Ohio State to Oregon’s stumbl
Sep 13 1 h 12 min
Ohio State vs. Texas Preview, Prospects Who Grabbed Our Attention, and NFL Rookie Watch
Todd and Muench preview (1) Ohio State vs. (5) Texas, give a scouting breakdown of Arch Manning vs. Julian Sayin, and go through the biggest positional battles and the co
Sep 10 1 h 19 min
Buying Chambliss, Selling Ole Miss in the Top 10, Holding Carr, and More CFB Sunday Reactions
Todd and Steve break down the Sunday of college football, starting with Trinidad Chambliss and Ole Miss surviving a scare against Louisville. They also dig into CJ Carr’s
Sep 7 46 min
Michigan’s “Miracle,” Kiffin’s Revenge, Dabo’s Inferno, and 2027 QB Overreactions
Todd and Steve break down Michigan’s controversial “miracle” finish, Lane Kiffin’s revenge game, and what LSU’s blowout of Clemson means for Dabo Swinney. Then they dive
Sep 6 1 h 03 min
The SEC Sues LSU: Making Sense of the Chaos With Bruce Feldman
Bruce Feldman joins Todd and Muench to break down the latest in the battle between the SEC, LSU, and athletes trying to return to CFB from the NFL. Plus, the guys get int
Sep 3 40 min
Ranking Week 1 CFB Matchups, a 2023 NFL Re-Draft, QB Start-Bench-Cut, and Debuting First Tape
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, Todd and Steve are drafting their favorite games from a loaded Week 1 college football slate. Then, they’re playing start-bench-cu
Sep 3 1 h 20 min
Todd’s CFB Power Rankings: Is Muench Buying the Hype or Calling BS?
It’s that time of year. On the eve of Week 1 in college football, Todd’s debuting his top 10 teams, and Muench has his red pen ready. Come for the Miami hype, stay for th
Aug 31 55 min
The 17 Players We Think Could Go No. 1 in the 2027 NFL Draft
At this time last year, no one would have predicted that Fernando Mendoza would go no. 1 overall. So how many players are reasonably in play for the first pick in next ye
Aug 28 1 h 04 min
Stanford GM Andrew Luck on Life After Football, Harbaugh Stories, 2027 QB Advice, and More
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Todd and Steve open by reacting to the news that the Big Ten and SEC voted to ban NFL players from returning to college after signing pro
Aug 26 1 h 04 min
The 10 Most Interesting Players in College Football, and the Curious Case of Dae’Quan Wright.
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are revealing the players they’re most intrigued by to start the 2026 college football season.
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Aug 24 1 h 03 min
The Best Wide Receivers in College Football Not Named Jeremiah Smith
Welcome back to The McShay Show! It’s a simple formula today: The guys reveal who their top non-Jeremiah-Smith college receivers are for the 2026 season, and Todd preview
Aug 21 40 min
Heisman Picks, Breakout Coaches, and AP Poll Takeaways With Stanford Steve
Welcome back to The McShay Show! The guys are joined by "Stanford Steve" Coughlin to discuss the preseason AP poll rankings, the head coaches who could take a Cignetti-li
Aug 19 1 h 04 min
SEC and Big Ten QB Rankings, Ty Simpson’s Debut, and More NFL Preseason Rookie Reactions
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Summer’s over, and the guys are dusting off the mics to reveal their Big Ten and SEC QB rankings. They also dip their toes into the NFL w
Aug 17 1 h 08 min
Can Indiana Become a Dynasty? Plus, Scouting QB Josh Hoover.
Welcome back to The McShay Show! The guys are wrapping up the first leg of their summer scouting series by answering the following question: Can Indiana become a dynasty
Jul 20 47 min
Demond Williams Jr. vs. Drew Mestemaker: Who’s the Better NFL Prospect?
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are concluding their Building the Board series with Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. and Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemak
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are continuing their Building the Board series with UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava and USC QB Jayden Maiava. To close the show, t
Jul 13 1 h 12 min
John Mateer vs. Trinidad Chambliss: Making the Case for Smaller QBs
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are continuing their Building the Board series with Oklahoma QB John Mateer and Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss. They talk
Jul 9 59 min
Sam Leavitt vs. Darian Mensah: Which QB Transfer Is the Better NFL Prospect?
Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are continuing their Building the Board series with LSU QB Sam Leavitt and Miami QB Darian Mensah. Todd shares why he’s s
Jul 6 1 h 12 min
CJ Carr vs. Julian Sayin: Talking Traits, NFL Comps, Ceilings, and More
Welcome back to the McShay Show! In the aftermath of CJ Carr’s impressive Manning Passing Academy showing, Todd and Steve are rewinding the game tape and handing out thei
Jul 2 1 h 05 min
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It’s a great show, your draft coverage and takes on prospects are better than anyone out there. The constant talk every episode about how you need to wrap it up, or move quicker, or it’s gotta only be an hour or whatever doesn’t work. Todd likes to riff, and sure some stories drag a bit long.. however, most of it is awesome. The cool part about podcasting is you can make it as long as you want. Your boss, bill, has 2+ hour shows constantly and I listen to the whole thing. Joe Rogan , 3+ hours… I and many others listen to the whole thing. This isn’t espn where you’ve gotta hit commercials at the right time and only have an hour. We want as much content as we can get, so don’t shorten things intentionally. We will listen, and we want the longer content. The show is great outside of that
Kid Kingdom · Apr 2026
I have been listening for a year and this is the most comprehensive deep dive into player and team evaluations. Todd and Steve “Mensch” understand college football and prepare the draft like I’m sitting in a scouts meeting. Love their insights. And their ability to discuss what they are seeing on tape. During the season they break down the teams and aren’t afraid to go deep into obscure references and players. My only complaint. Let Mensch talk more.
Jschkesis · Mar 2026
Elite Pod. Love the segments with the different GM’s. McShay and Muench give the best insight and focus on all players, not just the big schools.
TML Sports · Mar 2026
I love this podcast for the insight and film breakdown. I’ve actually started using it for prospecting in the sports card industry. Thank you for all you guys do and bring to the listeners. Name idea for your slot/nickel underrated player segment: Slot Machines (brought to you by FanDuel?)
DougNid · Feb 2026
I generally like McShay, but this podcast spends too much time talking about the podcast, the draft guides you can get elsewhere, newsletters you can sign up for, and then patting themselves on the back for the amount of work they are putting in. Add to that the very poor audio techniques and lack of voice control and this just isn’t a good listen despite the actual football talk being decent when it actually happens.
I’ll check back in several months from now when maybe this thing is presented better.
K55A · May 2025
I love the amount of information Todd has but the podcast episodes leading up to the draft was just one big infomercial mixed in with two guys patting themselves on the back about how great they are and how much work they put into their big draft board which you can get for the low low cost of $1. This show has advertisers you’re already making money just please dispense the information. Thank you
jfunds1 · Apr 2025
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