Alright, so I got into watching the Pat McAfee Show quite a bit lately. It’s pretty wild, lots of energy. But after a while, I started wondering, you know, who are all these other guys always hanging around with Pat? It’s not just him talking into a camera. There’s a whole crew there, laughing, shouting, chiming in.
My first move, pretty obvious, was just to look it up online. I typed in stuff like “Pat McAfee Show members” or “who are the guys on Pat McAfee’s show”. You find Pat McAfee straight away, naturally. But getting a clear list of everyone else? That was a bit trickier than I thought. It wasn’t like looking up the cast of a TV sitcom, where you get a neat list with photos.
Digging a Little Deeper
So, searching gave me some clues, but it wasn’t super clear. My next step was just paying closer attention when I watched the show. I started trying to catch names when Pat or someone else said them. You hear names thrown around constantly, like “Tone” or “Boston Connor”. You see certain faces regularly sitting at the desk or nearby.
I realized AJ Hawk is on there a ton. He seems like the main other guy, the regular co-host, sitting right there with Pat most days. Makes sense, former NFL guy, knows his stuff.
Then there are the other guys, the ones Pat calls “the boys”. I started piecing together who was who from watching and listening over time. It took a bit, but here’s who I generally figured out are the mainstays:
- AJ Hawk: Like I said, seems like the primary co-host.
- Tone Digs: You hear Pat yell “Tone!” a lot. Often involved in betting talk and other segments.
- Boston Connor: Another regular face, always seems to be in the mix.
- Ty Schmidt: Often hear his voice or see him involved.
- Nick Maraldo: Another one of the core group, usually there.
- AQ Shipley: Former player, seems to pop in pretty regularly too, sometimes remotely, sometimes in studio.
- Darius Butler: Another former player, frequently joins the conversation.
There might be others popping in and out, producers or behind-the-scenes folks who get on camera, but those seemed like the core group I kept seeing and hearing.
It’s More Like a Vibe Than a Cast List
Honestly, the whole thing feels less like a structured show with assigned roles and more like just Pat hanging out with his buddies. Yeah, AJ Hawk is clearly a co-host, but the others? They chime in, they run segments, they laugh, they argue. It’s part of the chaos. Trying to pin down exact job titles for everyone based just on watching felt kinda pointless. They’re just… the crew.
I also checked out some social media stuff related to the show. Sometimes you see posts tagging the different guys, which helped confirm some of the names I was hearing. It reinforced that feeling of it being a tight group.
So yeah, that was my process. Started with basic searching, then paid close attention to the show itself, listened for names, watched who was talking, and eventually got a pretty good handle on the main members. It’s not a formal cast list you’d find for other shows, but you figure out the key players soon enough just by watching them hang out and do their thing. It’s just a bunch of dudes having a good time, and I guess that’s the point.
