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How the NFL Draft Really Works with NFL Scout Dan Hatman

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:57:40
Publish Date: 2026-04-02 09:00:00
Description:

An an NFL Scout, Dan Hatman's job is to predict the future. He's got to sort through hundreds of players and thousands of hours of games because when it comes to drafting players, millions of dollars are on the line.


We talk how NFL Scouts evaluate players for the NFL Draft, why teams draft the wrong player and the hardest and easiest positions to draft.


Then, we unveil a new Candle of the Month and countdown the Top 5 Most Annoying Ads of All Time.


00:00: Introducing Dan Hatman

01:39: What NFL Scouts Do

04:05: Why Off the Field is as Important as On the Field

05:53: Scouts and the NFL Draft

09:06: Finding the Diamond in the Rough

10:45: Why Teams Draft the Wrong Player

15:05: The Hardest and Easiest Players to Draft

19:01: Big Schools vs. Small Schools

24:05: Marketability and the Draft

25:24: The Hardest Draft Round to Get Right

27:07: Pointless

42:22: Candle of the Month

47:39: Top 5 Most Annoying Ads

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