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NFL draft risers: Will measurables matter for Chambliss?
ESPN lists the Ole Miss quarterback as a possible first-round pick, while another outlet projects him in the fourth; he turns twenty-five before next season starts.
At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “NFL draft risers, notes off Saturday's college games: Will measurables matter for Chambliss?”
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:33 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: NFL.
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLet's start with the crisis.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTrinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss quarterback, was officially measured by scouts in the spring at five-foot-eleven and seven-eighths, and the NFL world is panicking.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeven-eighths of what?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOf an inch! He is one-eighth of an inch from six feet, and other listings just give him six-oh.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that is a family in crisis.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the height changes depending on which website you open. Some profiles even say six-one, and that's a thumbnail with a filter.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAn NFC assistant general manager told ESPN, quote, he's smaller and won't be for everyone that has a need there.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWon't be for everyone. He's a quarterback, not a sourdough.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd ESPN has him going in round one while another outlet says round four.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's three rounds apart, over an eighth of an inch, and a ruler.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo somebody's wrong by three rounds.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOne-eighth of an inch, and a grown man gets his draft stock decided by a tape measure and a rounding habit.
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