Giants report: Some initial thoughts on new G.M. Joe Schoen … Now that the Giants have their guy in new G.M. Joe Schoen we went looking for clues as to what direction, specially as it relates to the draft, he might take to try and get the team back to respectability. Here are some initial thoughts on what… Read More »
One of the popular refrains in the media and among fans the past few weeks was that the Giants were such a dysfunctional organization that no reputable candidates for G.M. or head coach would want to come here. So much for that refrain as the Giants were in fact the first team off the mark signing Buffalo assistant… Read More »
Giants first off the mark; name Schoen G.M. … The Giants became the first team looking for a new G.M. this off-season to get their man as they announced earlier today that they had hired Joe Schoen as their new general manager; Schoen had been the assistant G.M. with Buffalo. He replaces Dave Gettleman, who retired last week… Read More »
NFL releases list of underclassmen eligible for 2022 … Pretty much right on schedule, the NFL has released official list of underclassmen eligible for the 2022 draft. In total, 73 juniors and redshirt sophomores were granted special eligibility for this year’s draft, while another 27 who have remaining eligibility, but have already graduated will also be available to… Read More »
Another #1 controversy??? … Its hard not to imagine that we’re not going to be hearing a lot about whether ‘Aidan Hutchinson or Kayvon Thibodeaux is the top DE prospect in this year’s draft’ over the next few months. In fact, we’ll probably be talking a lot about whether Hutchinson or Thibodeaux is the best prospect in this… Read More »
Evan Neal, Alabama; 6-6.5, 350, 5.40, JR … Experienced third-year junior with 41 career starts who progressed from LG in 2019 to RT in 2020 and LT this year. He’s a massive guy with exceptional length who is quite simply a long, long way around. And while he’s no gazelle, Neal is a surprisingly good athlete for someone… Read More »
Withdrawal deadline coming up … We got a little bit ahead of ourselves yesterday but today IS the final day for underclassmen who filed paperwork with the NFL to be eligible for the 2022 draft to withdraw their applications. The deadline is 4 PM ET this afternoon. So far, though, there is no indication that any prominent prospect… Read More »
Eagles’ GM commits to QB Hurts, but will still be looking at all options … During his season-ending news conference earlier today, Philadelphia G.M. Howie Roseman said that QB Jalen Hurts has earned the starting job for 2022 and the Eagles would be focusing on building the rest of the team around him. Hurts led the Eagles to… Read More »
Two more juniors entering draft … The deadline for underclassmen to withdraw their name from the 2022 draft comes up tomorrow without any major breaking stories so far. However, we have been able to confirm that a couple of more juniors did in fact file paperwork with the NFL including Boston College OT Tyler Vrabel and Georgia TE… Read More »
Withdrawal deadline coming up … The window of opportunity for underclassmen who filed paperwork with the NFL to be eligible for the 2022 draft but wish to withdraw their applications comes up at 4 PM ET this afternoon. So far, though, there is no indication that any prominent prospect who did declare is having any serious second thoughts.… Read More »
Bucks head Pigskin’s ‘way too early’ top15 for 2022 … With the 2021 college season now very much in the rear view mirror, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has taken his crystal ball and assessed the top returning rosters in the country and put together a very early top 15 power ranking for next year’s college season.… Read More »
Who’s #1: Hutch or Thibo … That’s going to be the debate for the next little while as DEs Aidan Hutchinson of Michigan and Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux are generally considered to be the top two prospects for the upcoming draft. Right now it appears that Hutchinson has a bit of an edge as we head into the pre-draft… Read More »
Selection order updated … With the NFL’s wild card weekend in the books, picks 19 thru 24 in the opening round selection order for the 2022 draft have been been confirmed. Here’s the updated selection order for the first three rounds. Also note that the write ups for the losing teams in this weekend’s wild card games have… Read More »
OSU RT Jones returning to school … Just to confirm, Ohio State RT Dawand Jones announced earlier today that he would not be entering the 2022 draft and will be back with the Buckeyes next fall.
Raiders fire G.M. Mayock … Former lead draft analyst for the NFL Network and now former Las Vegas G.M. Mike Mayock just found out why life in TV may be better than in the actual league. TV guys almost never get fired cause nobody cares whether you get it wrong. Mayock, though, was just released by the Raiders… Read More »
Star Tide LB last man to declare … The deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible for the 2022 and the only name added to the list at the deadline was Alabama ILB Christian Harris. Harris is considered to be at least a late first round prospect. As noted earlier, underclassmen… Read More »
UGA LB Smith to return … With the deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork in order to be eligible for the 2022 just over a coupe of hours away, there have been no new announcements of players planning to enter this year’s draft. However, Georgia junior LB Nolan Smith did confirm that he will be back with the… Read More »
Four more draft spots confirmed; one still to to come … With Pittsburgh going down to defeat in Kansas City in the Sunday evening wild card game, we can confirm four more spots in the opening round selection order for the 2022 draft have been settled.. The Steelers will pick 20th after Philadelphia, which will have the 19th… Read More »
Decision day for college underclassmen … The deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible to enter the 2022 draft comes up at 4 PM ET on Monday afternoon. The fact is, though, all the top names have already declared their intentions for this year’s draft, although the number who have declared… Read More »
Eagles clinch 19th pick … With their loss in Tampa Bay in today’s early game, we can confirm that Philadelphia’s own pick at the 2022 draft will be the 19th. That will actually be the Eagles’ third pick, assuming no trades, in the opening round as they also have the 15th and 16th picks acquired from Miami and… Read More »
Today’s games to decide more picks … No picks in the selection order for the 2022 draft were decided as the result of yesterday’s two playoff games. However, we could see as many as 5 more picks determined by the three games today starting with Philadelphia playing at the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the… Read More »
As the QB turns … We are still over 100 days away from the 2022 draft – and the first round of the playoffs is barely underway – but there already appears to be some chatter out there as it relates to the QB situation around the league. There is an unconfirmed report by Jordan Schultz of Yahoo… Read More »
Bama CB enters draft … Another Alabama junior has confirmed that they will be entering the upcoming draft. The latest to declare is CB Jalyn Armour-Davis, a mid-to-late second-day pick who is currently rated as the 80th best overall prospect for the upcoming draft on the GBN Big Board.
Tide S Battle to return … Alabama got one back last night when junior safety Jordan Battle announced that he would be returning for his senior season. Battle had been considered to be a mid-to-late second day prospect for the 2022 draft.
UGA WR in draft; OSU DE out … Georgia junior WR George Pickens became the 4th underclassman from the national champion Bulldogs to announce for the 2022 today. Pickens looked like an emerging top 15 prospect during a breakout season in 2020, but barely played this past season after tearing an ACL in spring practice. Pickens did return… Read More »
