Nick Shook · May 13, 2025

Shook's picks in the best-position-group draft: Buccaneers receivers (over the Bengals), Lions tackles, Ravens tight ends, Steelers interior offensive line, Lions running backs, Giants edge rushers, Ravens safeties, Commanders quarterbacks, Lions defensive tackles and Texans safeties. He also called Jordan Addison one of the league's best No. 2 receivers.

“That's the best receiver group in my opinion. It's not the Bengals, it's the Buccaneers.”

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Depth Chart Calls Jordan Addison Minnesota VikingsMay 13, 2025
“you know what you have in Jordan Adison, who I think is one of the best number two receivers in the NFL”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
MIN
skill:
0
player:
Jordan Addison
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
position:
WR
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
2
measured by:
receptions
naive basis:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
2
weeks left when called:
18
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“But I love what the Ravens have in safety right now... But we're gonna go safeties because the top tier, you know, potential with these guys and who they have at safety in Houston”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
best:
HOU
unit:
safety
skill:
-200
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
2
weeks left when called:
18
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“That's the best receiver group in my opinion. It's not the Bengals, it's the Buccaneers... Okay, let's go receiver again... come on down, Minnesota Vikings.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
best:
NE
unit:
wide_receiver
skill:
200
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
2
weeks left when called:
18
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“So we're going to start with the Giants, and we're going to go with their edge rushing group”
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“I'm going to keep it a quarterback... We know what Jaden Daniels did as a rookie offensive Rookie of the Year... But it's the presence of Marcus Mariota back there as well.”
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“for me, they're defensive tackles are among some of the deepest in the NFL... You've got DJ Reader, You've got Alee McNeil, you keep Levi on Wuzourique. That's a great four”
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“I'm gonna go back to tackles, and I'm gonna go with the Detroit Lions... And I'm going with this tackle group if I can't have the Eagles.”
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Position Group RankingsMay 13, 2025
“I'm going to tight Ends... The leader is the Baltimore Ravens, and it's Mark Andrews and it's Isaiah Likely.”
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“we're going to interior offensive line, and we're going with the Pittsburgh Steelers”
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“So that's my next pick, Lions running backs. First running backs group off the board... No group, I think, and the top two is better rounded, just more complete than the Lions running backs.”
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