Joel Buchsbaum was the original NFL draftnik. Joe remembers hearing him on sports radio when Joe was a kid, before there was a BSPN, before America heard of Mel Kiper, and was mesmerized.

Since Buchsbaum died, Mike Mayock has picked up the mantle of NFL draft guru. Of course, real men enjoy Mayock as he is a regular on the NFL Network and is the backbone of the network’s exhaustive draft coverage, even that glorified track practice known as the NFL combine.

Today at 5:30 p.m., Mayock will make a rare appearance on local airwaves and will join Joe’s good friend, the dean of Tampa Bay sports radio, “The Big Dog,” Steve Duemig on WDAE-AM 620.

Football fans will want to hover around a radio for this. Mayock always brings the goods.

Those chained to a computer can hear the live audio streamed from the station’s website, or they can download the iHeartRadio app on their smartphones.