How much does college production matter for edge prospects?

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast

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We're likely to see six or seven edge players selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Some of them, like Abdul Carter, were wildly productive in college. Others, like Mykel Williams and Shemar Stewart, weren't. That reality naturally leads to this question...how much does college production matter for edge prospects when it comes to their effectiveness at the NFL level? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Justis Mosqueda from Acme Packing Company dive deep into that question on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The Athletic's listener survey: theathletic.com/athletic/survey25 Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Derrik Klassen With: Justis Mosqueda Executive Producer: Michael Beller Producer: Michael Beller Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Justis on Bluesky: @jumosq.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @robertmays Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass Follow Justis on X: @JuMosq Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices