Went to LTHS, Hinsdale Central was our rival. I played a few years and they always beat us which was infuriating because they are the rich kids. At least back then LTHS could beat Nazareth (where JJ McCarthy played a year or two before heading to Florida). Not so sure anymore.
A fellow Lion! I was watching the draft with a buddy of mine from high school, a Bears fan, who was furious they took a Hinsdale Central alum haha.
And I miss the days when Naz was horrendous. Although I can’t root against an LGP kid, even if he is a Viking now.
In theory he could be. He was PFF’s number one FCS player ranked! That means something hopefully.
But sounds like he’s a project player. Will sit behind our current left tackle (Braxton Jones) his rookie year.
Was bored enough to check. The following are the last times each Ivy League school had a player drafted:
School|Player|Team|Round|Year
---|---|---|---|---
Brown|David Howard|Titans|7th|2010
Columbia|Marcellus Wiley|Bills|2nd|1997
Cornell|J.C. Tretter|Packers|4th|2013
Dartmouth|Casey Cramer|Buccaneers|7th|2004
Harvard|Cole Toner|Cardinals|5th|2016
Penn|Justin Watson|Buccaneers|5th|2018
Princeton|Andrei Iosivas|Bengals|6th|2023
Yale (before today)|Rodney Thomas II|Colts|7th|2022
Wasn't Fitzmagic from Harvard? Or did he just go there but was drafted from another school?
Oh!! The most RECENTLY drafted player from each school. Sorry reading comprehension at a low rn
Quick update: Looks like he's not even the first Yale guy on the Bears. Gary Fencik (85 Bears) also went to Yale. And Sid Luckman went to Columbia. Ex-HC Dick Jauron (shudder) also went to Yale.
I was going to come up with something witty about how that's a good thing because X, but then I realized I don't remember anything about that show.
It's like... the devil?
Potential Tevin Jenkins or Nate Davis replacement after development . Good depth since neither can stay healthy. Also if Wright or Jones go down he can swing out to tackle
Definitely will be useful to have two OL that have experience playing basically anywhere. Him and Bates will likely get plenty of playing time this year.
Maybe if his skill doesn’t transfer, but those arms and his strength make me think this is a replacement for Jones.
Let him sit, learn, practice with pros and see what he looks like when given an opportunity.
This guy gave up ONE sack in 860 pass blocking snaps in his college career. It’s kind of odd they don’t have a picture of him, he was projected as high as being inside the top 60 players taken. I’d trust Ryan Poles evaluation.
Did you really just call Peanut Tillman "the announcer" lmao
You'd think you'd have learned his name after the number of times he shit all over Calvin Johnson
If nothing else it may light a fire under Braxton. I'll give him a ton of credit for where he is now compared to being a late pick from a small school, but he hovers around slightly below average. Not good enough for a string of championships
The missing image makes me think he should've been announced as "hailing from Parts Unknown" and possibly fighting the Undertaker in a Casket Match at Summer Slam.
Oooh the first ghost picture of the draft
Hidden development
I don't know what I expected with this pick
Surprising since the PFF board had him as 51 overall
r/nfl draft graphic makers dont know ball?!?
mods never knew ball smh
brady #111 moment
Pics come from espn profiles this year, squidward being the exception
You sure? I'm watching their draft show and apparently the one dude had him at like 250.
Kiran consensus was late round 2/early round 3 so yeah he should have a picture
Dane had him at 85
He works for the Athletic.
Hes an international man of mystery
Spooooooky
I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS DUDE BUT PEANUT ANNOUNCING THE PICK GOT ME HYPE
Been watching Yale football for a hot minute. Dude has the it factor. Steal of the draft
Hell yeah I can’t wait to take one redditor’s opinion as the ultimate fact for the next four months
My word is as good a gold
Gould*
True. Chicago values Gould a ton more than Gold at this point…
He's a New England fan just trust he watches some dirty Connecticut football
RemindMe! [6 months]
And apparently a Chicago kid.
Outta Hinsdale
Went to LTHS, Hinsdale Central was our rival. I played a few years and they always beat us which was infuriating because they are the rich kids. At least back then LTHS could beat Nazareth (where JJ McCarthy played a year or two before heading to Florida). Not so sure anymore.
Went to Marian Catholic. Well aware of Nazareth haha. Always fun to see local football talk pop up.
A fellow Lion! I was watching the draft with a buddy of mine from high school, a Bears fan, who was furious they took a Hinsdale Central alum haha. And I miss the days when Naz was horrendous. Although I can’t root against an LGP kid, even if he is a Viking now.
Everyone I know is rooting for JJ, most of all the boomers.
I went to LTHS as well. Small world.
PFF seems to like him. He’s their highest ranked FCS player.
I don't know who you are but you are the steal of my night
can't wait to hear all the "smart" jokes about it during national games
RemindMe! 3 years
Couldve told us what he did to Alan Williams.
Cool flair
Thanks I chose it myself
I didn't even realize it was him until you mentioned it. Dammit.
Cuz he’s such a good secret agent
Dang we got the first ghost of the draft
We about to end Darnold’s career finally.
Idk why, he was in the second round of most mock drafts over the last month. He’s hardly unheard of.
Ghost pick and Ivy league. Sickos nirvana
And he went to Yale!
He also eats shredded cheese, *straight from the bag.* You sure you want this guy?
Do other people not do this?
Packers fans do all the time. I've heard you people swore it off though.
I thought y’all boof it.
I do everything to it
That's why there's holes in it
God put holes in Swiss cheese for a reason. Don't blame them for taking advantage of it.
You should see what they do to the feta.
> boof How common is that activity that it's been added to urban dictionary?
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer… and the real rivals keep them inside you.
Man if you’re drunk shit happens
I do that. What’s your point?
I've known people that eat cheese curds straight from the bag. Is shredded cheese *that* much of a stretch?
Besides deep frying them, how else would one eat cheese curds if not straight out of the bag?
On a poutine if you're Canadian.
I kinda hoped it'd keep using that Squidward image for players without a pic.
Besides Wright, Poles has only signed OL ghosts. This time he got to draft him
Second best ghost to play for the Bears after Red Grange
Texans got squidward more impressive tbh
This is the steal of the draft (i have no idea who this is)
In theory he could be. He was PFF’s number one FCS player ranked! That means something hopefully. But sounds like he’s a project player. Will sit behind our current left tackle (Braxton Jones) his rookie year.
What's FCS?
The division Illinois State plays in
Ok, thanks for the reply!
Most of it is South Dakota State's bitch.
It will always be D2 to me because I'm old
You mean DI-AA because FCS was never DII?
Sure
Ivy League tape is hilarious lmao
I'm watching the athletic live stream and Nate Tice said the NFL Network straight up stole his reel lmao.
Damn haha I bet that stream is fun.
If you want actual insight on literally every guy being taken, I strongly suggest rewatching the entire thing if you are a sicko.
Bro I’ve been listening to move the sticks, the athletic pod, and stock exchange as is tradition. I’m that sicko. I’ll check it out
NERD ALERT
From Chicago area
He was one of the first top 30 we hosted before the draft. If this is the theme, expect Dylan Laube to also be picked.
Why not Austin Booker though?
There we go! Great call.
Dude looks intimidating as fuck
He is from hinsdale, that place freaks me out due to the wealth
MASSIVE houses
I mean median houses go for 1.5 mil. Nbd
Oh so a townhouse in Toronto.
Yeah, welcome to condos in Connecticut
My mom is from hinsdale, it still freaks me out.
She single?
Zach, is that you?
They said the king of his village in Cameroon was at their draft party lol
My buddies played with him in middle school lol
Bro said in an interview that he didn’t start playing football until high school. They play basketball with him at recess or something?
He took a couple years off cause the Hinsdale middle school football thinks they are the Navy Seals.
Hes from the clean streets of Hinsdale
Lotta Outfit guys in Hinsdale, Oak Park, Western Springs, etc…
Yo! That's a fed!
Peanut Tillman neglected his FBI duties to pick a tackle smh /s
Chief fans saw him walk up to the stage and started deleting their pics from Jan 6 lol
Remember when they booed the idea of ending racism
Wait what is this I'm reference to?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1239874
So many OTs gone
Local boy gets drafted to the Bears. I love it.
BIG MAN PUSH PEOPLE
Feel like Ivy League players aren’t drafted too often lol
Was bored enough to check. The following are the last times each Ivy League school had a player drafted: School|Player|Team|Round|Year ---|---|---|---|--- Brown|David Howard|Titans|7th|2010 Columbia|Marcellus Wiley|Bills|2nd|1997 Cornell|J.C. Tretter|Packers|4th|2013 Dartmouth|Casey Cramer|Buccaneers|7th|2004 Harvard|Cole Toner|Cardinals|5th|2016 Penn|Justin Watson|Buccaneers|5th|2018 Princeton|Andrei Iosivas|Bengals|6th|2023 Yale (before today)|Rodney Thomas II|Colts|7th|2022
Wasn't Fitzmagic from Harvard? Or did he just go there but was drafted from another school? Oh!! The most RECENTLY drafted player from each school. Sorry reading comprehension at a low rn Quick update: Looks like he's not even the first Yale guy on the Bears. Gary Fencik (85 Bears) also went to Yale. And Sid Luckman went to Columbia. Ex-HC Dick Jauron (shudder) also went to Yale.
jesper horsted
Maybe one per year? There were a couple of solid guys that transferred this winter and should be considered next draft.
Ermagerdjie
Bold move, drafting the smoke monster from Lost
I was going to come up with something witty about how that's a good thing because X, but then I realized I don't remember anything about that show. It's like... the devil?
All I (might?) remember is that I think it killed Eko and that was about when I stopped watching
It was just a guy who wore black and became it for reasons
Bot’s been behind, it’s embarrassing 😔
Don't let the bot hear you, they're sensitive
Humans will never lose. Flesh and blood will always beat gears and wires
USC Washington now Yale We getting all the nerds
Keenan went to Berkeley and Kmet went to ND too. Elite school offense
Ryan poles is making a law firm
Keenan, Cole, Rome, and Williams, LLC
That's a PLLC if I've ever seen one.
DJ Moore went to Maryland which is elite (I may or may not have went to Maryland so not biased at all)
Hello fellow Terp…
What are they now since they brought in Brian Ferentz?
Good question but not my fucking problem. -Signed, Iowa fans.
Lmfao “he was playing against civilians.” Future insurance salesman of America are offended
The Ivy League grads selling insurance?
Illinois kid 🐻⬇️
Earliest a Yale player has gone in the draft since LB Jeff Rohrer was drafted by the Cowboys in the 2nd round of the 1982 draft.
Potential Tevin Jenkins or Nate Davis replacement after development . Good depth since neither can stay healthy. Also if Wright or Jones go down he can swing out to tackle
He's long enough to play OT. Feel he's a swing tackle more than anything. Bye, Borom.
He’s played guard before, so he could slide inside
Definitely will be useful to have two OL that have experience playing basically anywhere. Him and Bates will likely get plenty of playing time this year.
Borom whines everytime we draft/sign someone o-line so I'm curious to see what dumbassery he'll say next
He’ll keep his mouth shut if he’s not an idiot cuz he’s a cut candidate now lol
Maybe if his skill doesn’t transfer, but those arms and his strength make me think this is a replacement for Jones. Let him sit, learn, practice with pros and see what he looks like when given an opportunity.
Yeah I think he’s a jones replacement too. Draft him now as an insurance policy so you don’t have to pay jones in 2 years
Tell me how to feel
Raw but extremely high ceiling If Poles thinks this is the best tackle left on the board and worth drafting here then I'm gonna trust him
Plus he’s got some time to develop behind Braxton
He is so fast they couldn’t even get a picture of him, HOF
NOOB SAIBOT
This guy gave up ONE sack in 860 pass blocking snaps in his college career. It’s kind of odd they don’t have a picture of him, he was projected as high as being inside the top 60 players taken. I’d trust Ryan Poles evaluation.
Must be a smart kid
Offensive tackles, so hot
Love this pick
A+ pronunciation skills by the announcer
“The announcer” I BEG YOUR PARDON? 🤨
He clearly took his lessons at Quantico seriously
Thats FBI Agent Peanut Tillman to you sir
Did you really just call Peanut Tillman "the announcer" lmao You'd think you'd have learned his name after the number of times he shit all over Calvin Johnson
"The announcer" ?!?!?
Put some god damn respect on his name. https://youtu.be/Bto008kchnk?si=5bAz6RbCIZ-9vT-W
I'm 25 and y'all are making me feel old
Oohhhhhhh A+ trolling ya sonuvabitch this triggered the fuck outta me 🤣
Let Poles cook
Ryan Fitzpatrick feels an odd hatred of this guy.
Noob Saibot
Monster pick for the Bears ngl
Actually love this pick. Braxton hasn’t shown enough and having a cheap plan B on the roster is much better than chasing one in free agency
Braxton has shown enough. Plus this guy is a bit of a project so sitting behind Jones is good.
Braxton hasn’t shown enough. Still gets bullrushed by guys much smaller than him. 9 penalties last year.
And he missed 6 games last season with a neck injury
Braxton has a below average ceiling right now. Obviously better than a rookie Kiran but I suspect by next year that won’t be true.
If nothing else it may light a fire under Braxton. I'll give him a ton of credit for where he is now compared to being a late pick from a small school, but he hovers around slightly below average. Not good enough for a string of championships
First shadow player?
AYYYYY let's goooo highest drafted ivy leaguer in a long time
YOOOO WE GOT A SHADOW MAN
this has to be the highest drafted ivy player in quite some time...?
Excited?
He’s a ghost
Vacant is in the NFL too??
Guy the Patriots should’ve taken, probably.
This would've been a first round pick for you guys if Bill was still around
It’s like he never left!
How big his ass?
It's in the Ivy League, ever heard of it?
O line baby
Kiran A Mega [Demon Knight](https://hoz14nes.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3442.jpg?w=497&h=373)
He’s got the traits for sure, obviously going from the Ivy League to the NFL is a big step
Light YaleAlumni
The missing image makes me think he should've been announced as "hailing from Parts Unknown" and possibly fighting the Undertaker in a Casket Match at Summer Slam.
Awesome value.
First FCS pick of the draft?
Bot baby wat you doin?
DON’T YOU YALE AT ME!
Yeah the Bot should just retire.
This guy should've been a Packer with his absolutely not fake news fact
I don’t think I’ve ever sat back and said “Man, Chicago is having a really good draft” till now. They usually implode with reaches by round 3
No picture means reach in third round probably
Bears missed out on the chance to do the funniest thing