Iowa OT Wirfs enters draft … Just hours after teammate DE A.J. Epenesa announced that he would be entering the 2020 draft, Iowa lost another top 10 prospect with confirmation that All-America junior RT Tristan Wirfs has also applied to the NFL for early admission to this year’s draft where he has a chance to be the first… Read More »
Another lawsuit against Penn State; prospects involved … A former player at Penn State football and now at California has has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the school and head coach James Franklin of ignoring reports of hazing within the program. According to the lawsuit, former Penn State DB Isaiah Humphries was the target of hazing conducted… Read More »
GBN Big Board tweaked, expanded … With the college season now fully in the books, our scout staff has updated the GBN Big Board based on the latest intel, as well as expanded the coverage to include the top 150 prospects for the 2020 draft. The top of the board remains relatively static with LSU QB Joe Burrow,… Read More »
Iowa DE Epenesa declares … One of the two Iowa draft dominos fell earlier today with the news that star Hawkeyes’ junior DE A.J. Epenesa will be entering the 2020 draft where he projects to be selected within the first 10-15 picks. Meanwhile, the NFL is still waiting to hear from junior OT Tristan Wirfs who has top… Read More »
Two enter draft; one not … Two more players announced earlier today that they would be entering the 2020 draft including Baylor DT James Lynch and Iowa SS Geno Stone. Lynch was the Big XII Defensive player of the year this past season when he led the conference with 13.5 sacks. The 6-4, 295-pound Lynch lined up primarily… Read More »
Clock ticking for underclassmen … The deadline for underclassmen planning on entering the 2020 draft to apply to the NFL for early entry is rapidly approaching. Indeed, juniors and redshirt sophomores who want to enter the draft must file paperwork with the league by the end of business on Friday, the 17th. Note that we, along with several… Read More »
Loss nets Seahawks final weekend pick … The final pick to be decided this weekend – #27 overall – goes to Seattle in the wake of a tough 28-23 loss in Green Bay. The Seahawks will also get pick #59 in the second round, while Cleveland has Seattle’s third round pick, the 91st overall. The 29th and 30th… Read More »
It will be Tigers versus Tigers in CFP title game … It all comes down to this in college football as the LSU Tigers will face the defending national champion Clemson Tigers for the national title later this evening in New Orleans. Kick off is set for 8 PM ET on ESPN. And its not hard to figure… Read More »
Texans loss settles one more pick … For about 20 minutes or so it looked like the AFC would have a second huge playoff upset this weekend after Houston raced to a 24-0 lead over Kansas City early in the second quarter of their conference semi-final earlier thsi afternoon. It was not to be for the Texans, though,… Read More »
More observations from the bowl prelims … With college football fans counting down the hours until tomorrow night’s national championship game between LSU and Clemson in New Orleans, GBN Associate Editor Pigsin Paul Guillemette has weighed with some additional comments on who caught his eye in some of the earlier bowl games.
Two picks settled; two more up today … Two more picks in the opening round selection order for the 2020 draft were settled as a result of yesterday’s playoff games, while two more spots will be decided after today’s games. Minnesota, for example, will have the 25th pick in every round after losing in San Francisco yesterday afternoon,… Read More »
Two more enter draft … A couple more juniors announced today that they would be entering the 2020 draft including Illinois DE/OLB Oluwole Betiku and TE Dalton Keene of Virginia Tech. Betiku was once a big-time recruit at Southern Cal but barely played for the Trojans before transferring to Illinois. At Illinois, though, Betiku had a breakout year… Read More »
Dawgs get Wake QB newman in transfer … Georgia reportedly moved quickly to replace junior QB Jake Fromm, who announced earlier this week that he’d be entering the 2020 draft, with news that former Wake Forest QB Jamie Newman has enrolled at UGA where he will be eligible immediately as a grad transfer. The 6-4, 230-pound Newman, a… Read More »
Two in; two out of draft … In a bit of a surprise, Oklahoma redshirt sophomore C Creed Humphrey, one of the top offensive linemen in college football, has announced that he will be returning to school for the 2020 season rather than entering the upcoming draft where he was projected to be a mid-to-late first round prospect.… Read More »
Dolphins lead NFL with dozen picks … The NFL still has to announce which teams get which compensatory picks for the 2020 draft, but as of now, at least according to our unofficial count, Miami has the most picks for the upcoming draft with an even dozen. The dolphins also lead with 6 picks within the first three… Read More »
Cardinal CB Adebo to return … Stanford got a little bit of good news earlier today when star junior CB Paulson Adebo confirmed that he’ll be returning to school for his senior season next fall. Adebo had been considered a lilely late first round pick had he opted to enter the 2020 draft.
Bruins WR Howard headed to OU … Former UCLA WR Theo Howard announced some time ago that he would be transferring for his final year of eligibility and after talking with what seemed like half the schools in the country has confirmed that he’ll be an Oklahoma Sooner next fall. As a grad transfer, Howard will be eligible… Read More »
Hawaii QB; Baylor S enter draft … Hawaii junior QB Cole McDonald is one of two players to announce late yesterday that they have decided to forgo their final season of college eligibility and apply for the 2020 draft. The 6-4 McDonald was third nationally this past fall with over 4,100 passing yards as he completed 64% of… Read More »
Vols’ OG Smith set to return to school … Tennessee junior OG Trey Smith surprised just about everyone earlier today when he announced that he will be returning to school for his senior season next fall. Smith looked all the part of a future top NFL prospect when he started all 12 games for the Vols as a… Read More »
Pair of A&M Aggies enter draft … We neglected to note it yesterday when two Texas A&M juniors indicated they were planning on declaring for the 2020 draft including WR Kendrick Rogers and CB Debione Renfro. Both have good size with Rogers listed at 6-4 and Renfro at 6-2, but neither was overly productive in college and neither… Read More »
GBN projection updated; expanded … With the NFL playoffs now well underway, it seemed like as good as a time as any to update the GBN 2020 draft projection which has also now been expanded to two rounds. Again, the idea here is not necessarily to predict which individual players will be taken by particular teams at whatever… Read More »
Pair of top B10 prospects enter draft … Two more intriguing underclassmen announced their intention to enter the 2020 draft earlier today including Wisconsin junior C Tyler Biadasz and sophomore Minnesota FS Antonie Winfield. Biadasz is one of the top 1-2 centers in this year’s draft class along with Oklahoma’s Creed Humphrey and figures to come off the… Read More »
Ducks’ QB Herbert heading to Mobile … The Senior Bowl has announced that Oregon QB Justin Herbert has agreed to participate in this year’s game. Herbert, of course, is one of the more polarizing prospects for the 2020 draft; he’s got all the physical skills in the world including prototype size, special athleticism and terrific arm strength, but… Read More »
UGA QB Fromm to enter draft … Another piece of the 2020 darft puzzle is now in place with word that Georgia junior QB Jake Fromm has announced that he will be turning pro. Fromm is coming off a bit of a disappointing year in which he completed only 61% of his pass attempts for just under 2,900… Read More »
Two more enter draft … A couple of more players have reportedly announced they will be entering the 2020 draft including Auburn P Arryn Siposs and Virginia Union RB Tabyus Taylor. Neither is likely to be drafted, although Siposs could conceivably get a free agent tryout after averaging 43.8 yards per punt this past season, although the former… Read More »
