Opening Day Has Come And Gone. What Did We Learn? | NFL Draft TE/OL Rankings | E372: The Korner Booth Podcast
MAR 31, 202665 MIN
Opening Day Has Come And Gone. What Did We Learn? | NFL Draft TE/OL Rankings | E372: The Korner Booth Podcast
MAR 31, 202665 MIN
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Baseball is BACK, and the Korner Booth Podcast has ALL the thoughts from one of the wildest Opening Day weekends in recent memory! 🎙⚾🏈
We kick things off by breaking down everything that went down across MLB Opening Day 2026, and there was NO shortage of storylines. The Mets kicked things off by chasing Paul Skenes after just two outs in the first inning — yeah, you read that right. The reigning NL Cy Young winner lasted less than an inning, and the Mets went on to win 11-7. Chaos from the jump. Meanwhile, the Dodgers did exactly what everyone expected, held down for a few innings by Zac Gallen before erupting with eight runs and coasting to a comfortable victory over the Diamondbacks. Same Dodgers. Same story.
This Opening Day may have featured the most impressive collection of MLB debuts ever, with 20 top-100 prospects on Opening Day rosters. The kids did NOT disappoint. Tigers top prospect Kevin McGonigle roped the very first pitch he saw for a two-run double, then went on to collect four hits total in his debut, just the second Tiger to ever do that in franchise history. Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt launched a solo home run on an 0-2 fastball to center in only his second big-league at-bat, sending it a projected 425 feet. Mets outfielder Carson Benge homered for his first career hit, becoming only the second Met ever to go deep on Opening Day in his debut.
We talk about who's already looking like a contender, who's in early panic mode, and what performances have us buzzing heading into Week 1 of the 2026 season.
Then we shift gears to the NFL Draft 🏈 , and we're revealing our Tight End and Offensive Line rankings for the 2026 class! Kenyon Sadiq out of Oregon is the one tight end with legitimate first-round upside, but how high does he actually go? We rank the entire TE room and tell you who has the most NFL-ready skillset beyond just Sadiq. On the offensive line side, this class is stacked at interior OL with a clear Big Three at guard headlined by Vega Ioane, Chase Bisontis, and Emmanuel Pregnon, plus legitimate starting center depth that we haven't seen in years. We dig into the tape, debate the sleepers, and tell you which OL prospects could immediately change a franchise's fortunes on Day 1.
This is the episode you do NOT want to miss on the Korner Booth Podcast. Hit that subscribe button and drop your Opening Day takes in the comments below! 🔥
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