Jets snatch defeat from jaws of victory; keep #1 pick … It appeared for just a moment that the NY Jets would finally get their first win of the season playing against Las Vegas this afternoon, but, alas, it was not to be as Raiders’ QB Derek Carr hit rookie WR Henry Ruggs with a game-winning 46-yard scoring… Read More »
Upset required to shuffle draft order … Just about every week to date in the season there has been at least one match-up between teams sitting on top ten picks. Not so this week, though, meaning there will have to be some upsets for there to be changes in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’… Read More »
Random notes from college football … Arizona State junior FS Aashari Crosswell has opted out of the rest of the college season and has declared for the 2021 draft where he will likely be considered to be a third day type prospect. At the same time, Florida State junior DT Cory Durden has also opted out, but will… Read More »
Senior Bowl confirms another 5 … The Senior Bowl confirmed in the past 24 hours or so that another 5 players have accepted invitations to this year’s game including Ohio State ILB Baron Browning, WR Frank Darby of Arizona State, Texas DT Ta’Quon Graham, CB Mark Webb of Georgia and Coastal Carolina DE Tarron Jackson. That brings the… Read More »
UGA C Hill out for the year … Georgia junior C Trey Hill, who is ranked just outside the GBN Top 100, but who some scouts view as a legit second day prospect, will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on both knees to repair meniscus tears. As of now, it is unknown whether Hill… Read More »
ECU WR Proehl enters draft; Mizzou duo may not be far behind … East Carolina junior WR Blake Proehl has confirmed that he has opted out for the remainder of the season and will be declaring for the 2021 draft. The 6-0, 190-pound Proehl, who figures to be a 3rd day or free agent candidate this coming spring,… Read More »
Another trio added to Senior Bowl … The Senior Bowl announced the addition of three more players to this year’s roster including Washington CB Elijah Molden and DEs Jonathon Cooper of Ohio State and Houston’s Payton Turner.
Steelers win completes week; selection order updated … They finally got that Ravens-Steelers game in the books this afternoon with Pittsburgh remaining perfect with a surprisingly tight 19-14 win over a short-handed Baltimore side that had to play without star QB Lamar Jackson among others. The rare Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh finally completes arguably the most disrupted week… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted the latest edition of his weekly college football prospects report featuring games from last weekend. Here is the full report.
Ravens-Steelers still on this afternoon … Despite a couple of more positive tests in Baltimore, today’s on-again, off-again game between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers is still on. Note, though, that the kick-off is set for 3:40 PM ET this afternoon with coverage on NBC. Also note that we will be updating the weekly opening round selection order… Read More »
Hands up anyone who figured the Giants would be in first place on the first day of December after they started the season 0-5. And no, none of you guys who were bitching that the Giants ‘would never win a game this year!’ don’t get to put your hands up. Yet here we are on December 1st and… Read More »
More players opting out … With the college season winding down, five more players from team’s no longer in contention for the national playoffs have announced they are opting out of the remainder of the season and declaring for the draft including Texas safety Caden Sterns, Central Florida WR Marlon Williams, Kentucky CB Kelvin Joseph, Arkansas RB Rakeem… Read More »
Two Buckeyes headline latest Senior Bowl additions … The Senior Bowl has confirmed that four more players have accepted invitations to this year’s game including veteran ILB Tuf Borland and RB Trey Sermon of Ohio State, along with Washington CB Keith Taylor and Southern Methodist TE/FB Kylen Granson.
Weekly selection order updated … There is still one more game to be played this week when Baltimore and Pittsburgh play on Wednesday, but for now here is the updated opening round selection order for the 2021 draft were it to be held this week.
OK State OT opts out … Oklahoma State OT Teven Jenkins, a second-day prospect for the 2021 draft, has formally opted out of the current season and will be entering the upcoming draft. The 6-6, 320-pound Jenkins, who is currently rated as the #9 OT on the GBN positional ranking and the 75th top prospect overall on the… Read More »
Update to Ravens-Steelers pushed back another day … The on-again, off-again game between division-rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh has been moved again and is now scheduled for Wednesday afternoon with kick-off at 3:40 PM ET. The game was originally scheduled to be played last Thursday as the night-cap to the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day triple-header, but it was first postponed… Read More »
Rising Hoosier QB out for year with torn ACL … Indiana QB Michael Penix, one of the emerging stars of the 2020 college season, unfortunately will miss the rest of the year after suffering a torn ACL in Saturday’s win against Maryland. Its the second time Penix has has torn the ACL in that knee as he suffered… Read More »
NFL announces Xmas sked updates … The NFL revealed this morning the three games that will be played on Saturday, December 26th. Tampa Bay will be in Detroit to start that day with a 1 PM ET kick-off, followed by San Francisco at Arizona at 4:30 PM and Miami in Las Vegas at 8:15 PM ET. There is… Read More »
Four more college opt outs … With the college season winding down, more players from teams that are essentially out of contention for the playoff are choosing to opt out and get a head start on preparations for the 2021 draft. Indeed, four more players confirmed this weekend that they are opting out of the season and will… Read More »
Jags fire GM Caldwell … Jacksonville became the second team to fire its general manager this weekend when the Jaguars cut ties with G.M David Caldwell after the team’s 27-25 loss to Cleveland that dropped their record to 1-10 this fall. Caldwell has been in the job since 2013, but the Jaguars have a 39-87 record in his… Read More »
As easy as 1-2-3 … The top three picks in the opening round selection order for the 2021 draft will remain unchanged for at least another week as the NY Jets, Jacksonville, and Cincinnati, who had picks 1 through 3 coming into the week, all lost this afternoon, although neither of the Jags nor Bengals went down easily.… Read More »
Saints lose pick for maskless celebration … The New Orleans Saints have been forced to forfeit a 7th-round pick at the 2021 draft because they didn’t wear masks during their postgame celebrations after beating Tampa Bay earlier this month. The Saints are the second team to lose a pick for breaking covid protocols. Earlier this year, Las Vegas… Read More »
Will Jets, Jags continue chase to #1 Sunday … That actually appears to be the question for the NFL at this hour as the league is buzzing with rumors that Sunday’s entire schedule could be cancelled or postponed. Among the problems the league is dealing with with less than 15 hours until the first games kick-off: more Baltimore… Read More »
Lions fire GM Quinn, coach Patricia … Less than 48 hours after a depressing home loss on Thanksgiving Day, Detroit pulled to plug on G.M. Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will take over heading coach duties on an interim basis, while front-office executives Kyle O’Brien, Mike Disner, Rob Lohman and Lance Newmark… Read More »
Broncos QBs all ruled out of Sunday game … Its the doomsday scenario that has kept NFL execs awake at all season. Denver, which is scheduled to play New Orleans tomorrow afternoon, won’t have an NFL QB available as everyone in their positional room has been ruled out of the game by the NFL as they were in… Read More »
