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title: Raiders NFL Draft Podcast Features D1 Founder Will Bartholomew For Football Training Chat
description: D1 Training CEO/Founder Will Bartholomew joins NFL Network host Rhett Lewis on the Raiders Draft Podcast to talk combine stats, training, prospects & more
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# [Raiders NFL Draft Podcast Features D1 Founder Will Bartholomew For Football Training Chat](https://d1franchise.com/blog/raiders-nfl-draft-podcast-will-bartholomew-d1-training)

 Written by [D1 Training](https://d1franchise.com/blog/author/d1-training) | Mar 17, 2025 2:16:27 PM

NFL Draft season is in full swing, with the scouting combine in the rearview, college pro days happening daily and the big event looming in Green Bay on April 24-26.  

In that spirit, D1 Training Founder and CEO Will Bartholomew was invited to be a guest on the Raiders NFL Draft podcast, hosted by NFL Network's [Rhett Lewis](https://x.com/RhettNFL) and draft analyst [Bucky Brooks](https://x.com/BuckyBrooks). Among the topics discussed:

- The training focus for NFL Draft prospects in the weeks leading up to the combine 
- Will's own eye-popping combine numbers from 2002 and the statistic the NFL got wrong
- What NFL teams find valuable in looking at individual results from the combine and pro days
- How athletes have evolved over the past 20 years and what Will is seeing when they come to D1
- And much more!

Watch the full episode here on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StUy226qQt0):

<https://youtu.be/StUy226qQt0?si=SwXCIvCsupoS1a8j&t=1519>

The episode is also available in podcast form on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3J65EwVUgEv7k8dYWsW34y?si=7Ble_2-YTou0YFWC357Yjg) and [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2025-nfl-draft-rumblings-and-what-goes-into-combine/id1742252960?i=1000698185881).

[View full post](https://d1franchise.com/blog/raiders-nfl-draft-podcast-will-bartholomew-d1-training)

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