ARIZONA: The 2020 draft was a success from the Cardinals perspective even before the first picks started coming off the boards on Thursday after they stole veteran WR DeAndre Hopkins away from Houston for a second-round pick this year and a 4th next year. However, the breaks just kept falling the Cardinals way. They snapped up LB/S Isaiah… Read More »
Pigskin posts best undrafted list … GBN Associate Editor has just posted the list of his favorite undrafted free agents.
Only 364 days to go!!! … Until the 2021 draft. We hope! There will be football sometime this year. However, with the pandemic still raging around the world we may not know for a while when the respective college and pro seasons will start and what form they will ultimately take. There will also be a draft next… Read More »
It’s a young man’s game … Every year, there is something of a debate around football whether so many underclassmen should enter the draft with eligibility remaining. By and large, though, the numbers don’t really support the argument. This year, for example, 7 of the first ten players selected, and 23 of the 32 first round picks were… Read More »
COVID does number on small schools … One of the question surrounding this year’s virtual draft was whether NFL teams, which couldn’t work out or interview players as extensively as they had in the past because of limitations imposed of the pandemic, would play it safe and stick with the major programs when making their picks. And the… Read More »
LSU, SEC continue to dominate draft … After dominating the first two days of the 2020 draft, the SEC literally jogged to the finish line through the final rounds to lead all conferences with players chosen this weekend. In the end, the SEC had 63 players drafted throughout the 7 rounds, including 15 of 32 first round picks,… Read More »
That IS a wrap … The 2020 draft wrapped up at just after 7 PM this evening when the New York Giants selected former Georgia LB Tae Crowder with the 255th and final pick in tonight’s 7th round. However, there won’t be much of a break for NFL personnel types who are already busy contacting the top undrafted… Read More »
Redskins ship OT Williams to 49ers … Updating that trade in which Washington traded veteran holdout LT Trent Williams to San Francisco. The Redskins will receive a 5th round pick, #156 overall, later this afternoon and a 3rd round pick in 2021. There are reports that the 49ers want to add Williams because they have told that long-time… Read More »
SEC draft domination continued thru second day … The SEC dominated the opening round of this year’s draft when players from the conference made up almost half – 15 of 32 – of those selected in the first round. And that trend continued yesterday when 25 more players from the SEC were selected bringing the conference’s total to… Read More »
Bengals back on the clock … Cincinnati will be back on the clock when the third and final day of the 2020 draft gets underway at Noon ET later this morning. Teams will have 5 minutes to make their picks in the 4th, 5th and 6th rounds, and four in the 7th. That means the picks will be… Read More »
That’s a wrap: day two … The second day of the 2020 draft wrapped up just after midnight this evening when the Baltimore Ravens selected former Mississippi State OT Tyre Phillips with the 106th and final pick in tonight’s third round. However, there won’t be much of a break for NFL personnel types who are already busy re-stacking… Read More »
Observations from the opening round … With the morning to chew over what we witnessed in last night’s opening round, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some belated observations here.
LSU, SEC dominate opening round … No surprises here as LSU, the reigning national champions led all schools with 5 players selected in last night’s opening round, including QB Joe Burrow the first player selected overall. The Tigers edged out SEC West rival Alabama which had four players selected. Just how deep those programs are, both also had… Read More »
Bengals back on the clock … Cincinnati will be back on the clock with the 33rd pick overall later this evening when the second day of the 2020 draft gets underway at 7 PM ET. ESPN and the NFL Network will again be simulacasting the event, while ABC will have its own coverage. And after trading out of… Read More »
That’s a wrap … The opening round of the 2020 draft wrapped up just after midnight this evening when the Kansas City Chiefs selected former LSU RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire with the 32nd and final pick in tonight’s first round. However, there won’t be much of a break for NFL personnel types who are already busy restacking their boards… Read More »
Cincy, ‘Skins staying put; Lions ‘on the clock’ … With just over a half hour until the start of the 2020 draft, word around the league is that Cincinnati and Washington will be staying at the 1st and 2nd picks respectively. In fact, the Bengals have reportedly told LSU QB Joe Burrow that he’ll be the pick at… Read More »
Clock ticking on draft … There has reportedly been a lot of chatter so far today around the NFL, but with just over fours to go until the first picks start coming off the board nothing has changed. Which gives us a minute to review some of the basics. The opening round of the draft gets underway at… Read More »
Dolphins making push to get to #1 … With just over 6 hours to go until the start of the 2020 draft, the word around the league is that Miami is making a real push to trade up with Cincinnati in order to acquire the #1 pick in tonight’s draft, ostensibly to select LSU QB Joe Burrow. The… Read More »
ITS DRAFT DAY!! … Updated Where is everybody? Of course, the draft is still several hours away so folks will be excused if they sleep in a little, although the guess here is that most NFL personnel people have already been up and at it for hours. And I am not sure if anybody has asked the questioned… Read More »
Pigskin punks Packers draft … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette walks us through the upcoming draft options for every NFL team. And with time running out before the actual picks start coming off the board on Thursday he continues this year’s series with preview of the draft of the always interesting Green… Read More »
Final Larry Parker mock posted … With the clock ticking on the 2020 draft, GBN Chief Scout Larry Parker has posted his final mock draft for this year.
Wednesday afternoon draft buzz … Not the busiest day out there with the draft set to get underway in just over 24 hours. But there is stuff going on. Here’s the latest we are picking up.
Veterans on the block … With the draft now just over 24 hours away and phone lines around the NFL are reportedly starting to really heat up. Washington, for example, continues to get calls about the 2nd pick overall, and reportedly even have at least one solid offer on the table, but it is still not believed to… Read More »
Final detail in Gronk trade … Thanks to reader Terry G for the heads up as we go confirmation on the final details of yesterday’s trade in which Tampa Bay acquired TE Rob Gronkowski’s rights from New England in exchange for a 4th round pick in tomorrow’s draft. That was pick #139. To complete the deal, the Buccaneers… Read More »
Pigskin previews ‘Phins draft … As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette walks us through the upcoming draft options for every NFL team. And with time running out before the actual picks start coming off the board on Thursday he continues this year’s series with preview of the draft of the Miami Dolphins, who… Read More »
