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Scouts say Jeremiah Smith may give QB-needy teams pause at No. 1
Scouts and executives surveyed by The Post say the Ohio State receiver is the clear top prospect, even as teams desperate for a quarterback hesitate; the draft is still months away.
Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance, Dale Bearman and Brock Thunderson on this story, from The Couch Panel at 12:15 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Ohio State star Jeremiah Smith’s case to get drafted No. 1 is undeniable — and sign of a changing NFL”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:15 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Gloria Vance, Dale Bearman and Brock Thunderson.
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What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Post reports that scouts and executives say Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith has a case to go first in the draft, though quarterback-needy teams may pause.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo is it ever okay to take a receiver number one?

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAbsolutely not. A team that needs a quarterback and takes a receiver has just bought a very fast man to stand near the problem.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI disagree, because I was picked first once, and it ruined me. Every Thursday since, the pressure of being obvious.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPicked first for what?

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA pub quiz in Leeds. I knew the capital of Peru. Then the other team brought a dog and we lost.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA dog. That's the whole league's problem, Brock. Someone always brings a dog.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have covered many hard decisions, and this is not one.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIf the player is the best on the board, you take him and sort out the quarterback later. Anything else is cowardice with a spreadsheet.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFine, you've convinced me, and I resent it. Take him first, and let the quarterback sit at home wondering.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNow I've switched sides, because Dale agreed with Gloria and I can't be on the same team as that. Take the quarterback.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShow of hands: receiver first. Two to one, and the one is angry about a dog.
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