UGA OG latest to enter draft … Georgia junior OG Solomon Kindley is the latest undercklassmen to announce that they will be entering the 2020 draft. The 6-4, 335-pound Kindley is considered to be an early third-day prospect and is currently listed as the #9 guard on the GBN positional ranking. Kindley is also the third Georgia offensive… Read More »
Two more enter draft; Horns QB staying put … From the ‘punters are people too!’ file, Arizona State redshirt sophomore P Michael Turk has become the first specialist to declare for the 2020 draft where he has a chance to be the first punter selected this coming April. Turk, the nephew of long-time former NFL punter Matt Turk,… Read More »
Clock ticking on underclassmen … Time is running out for college juniors and redshirt sophomores thinking of entering the 2020 draft, with the deadline for underclassmen to apply to the league for early entry into this year’s draft now less than two weeks. For the record, those applications have to be in to the NFL by the end… Read More »
One more Tide WR in draft; one not … While Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa got most of the headlines when he announced earlier today, a couple of his former favorite targets also made their own news. On the one hand, junior WR Henry Ruggs, one of the fastest players in college football who figures to be a… Read More »
Tua to enter draft … It was a little hard to follow live, but Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa did just confirm at a press conference at the school that he will indeed be entering the 2020 draft where he figures to be a top 2-3 pick IF he checks out at pre-draft medical testing after undergoing hip… Read More »
Cowboys hire former Packer head coach McCarthy … Dallas has reportedly hired former Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy to replace Jason Garrett who was released over the weekend.
Four more selection order slots confirmed … With the wild card weekend of the NFL playoffs now in the books four more spots in the opening round selection order have been settled. Philadelphia will have the 21st pick, while Buffalo will pick 22nd, New England 23rd and New Orleans 24th. In fact, those four teams will have those… Read More »
Pigskins prospects review; late bowls edition … While we wait for next week’s CFP championship game between LSU and Clemson, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in some observations on who stood out and who didn’t in some of the other recent bowls.
Another Tide star heads to draft … Alabama junior FS Xavier McKinney, a potential mid-to-late first round pick at the 2020 draft, has confirmed that he will be turning pro this winter.
Tide WR Jeudy; three others enter draft … While the NFL had the football world mesmerized late yesterday with two dramatic AFC wild card games, four more juniors announced they would be entering the upcoming draft including star Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy. Jeudy has been considered to be one of the top overall prospects for the 2020 draft… Read More »
Tide RT Wills enters draft; OSU CB Wade staying put … Alabama junior RT Jedrick Wills is the latest underclassman to announce that they will be entering the 2020 draft. The 6-5, 320-pound Wills is a late riser who is now being talked about as a possible top ten pick this coming April. Indeed, the GBN has him… Read More »
Another half dozen enter draft; three stay in school … Its been a busy day on the college wire with 6 more players indicating that they will be entering the 2020 draft, while another three have said they will be staying in school. Today’s draft entries are headlined by star junior RBs Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin and Georgia’s… Read More »
The chase is on! Chase declares … It should come as a surprise to no one as Ohio State junior DE Chase Young has announced that he will be entering the 2020 draft. Young, of course, is the consensus top-rated non-QB in the upcoming draft class and is expected to be off the board within the first 2-3… Read More »
Bengals, Lions to coach Senior Bowl sides … The Senior Bowl has announced that the staffs from Cincinnati and Detroit have agreed to coach the two teams at this years game later this month. The Senior Bowl has traditionally invited the teams with the worst record with returning coaching staffs from each conference to coach one of the… Read More »
Tide gets LT back; ILB wavering … In a bit of surprise Alabama LT Alex Leatherwood announced today that he will be returning to school for his senior season next fall. While he started all 13 games at LT this fall for the Tide, Leatherwood was projected to be selected somewhere near the end of this year’s opening… Read More »
Three more enter draft … Three more juniors have confirmed they will be entering the 2020 draft including Oklahoma ILB Kenneth Murray, Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet, and Florida Atlantic CB James Pierre. Murray is the top-rated ILB on the GBN positional ranking and the 19th overall prospect on the GBN Big Board after he lead the Sooners… Read More »
Ducks’ QB Herbert goes out winner; draft grade still fuzzy … No doubt one of the most polarizing players at the 2020 draft is going to be Oregon QB Justin Herbert who wrapped up his college career yesterday leading his Ducks’ to a 28-27 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Herbert was named the game’s MVP after… Read More »
Bruins TE to enter draft … UCLA junior TE Devin Asiasi has become the latest underclassmen to announce that he will be foregoing his final year of college eligibility and entering the 2020 draft. The 6-3, 250-pound Asiasi isn’t exactly a household name, but he is coming of a very productive season in which he hauled in 44… Read More »
Cowboys WR Wallace to stay in school … Its been an interesting draft-related day college football’s OSU programs. Just hours after Ohio State junior CB Jeff Okudah confirmed that he would be entering the 2020 draft, star Oklahoma State WR Tylan Wallace indicated that he will be returning to school for his senior season. Wallace was one of… Read More »
OSU CB Okudah enters draft … No big surprise here as Ohio State junior CB Jeff Okudah has confirmed that he will be entering the 2020 draft where he is projected to be one of the first 5 players off the board.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! … A very safe and prosperous New Year’s wish to everyone. Of course, if it is New Year’s Day it means football and there are four major college bowls on the schedule for today including two of the so-called NY6 games: the Rose and the Sugar Bowls. For the record, 6th ranked Oregon plays #8… Read More »
Four more enter draft … Four more juniors have announced within the past day or so that they will be entering the 2020 draft including Texas A&M WR Quartney Davis; RB Tony Jones and S Alohi Gilman of Notre Dame, and Penn State WR K J Hamler. The 5-9, 175-pound Hamler, who had 56 receptions in 2019 for… Read More »
Wake QB Newman to transfer; Ducks possible landing spot … It wasn’t all that long ago during this past season when there were whispers that Wake Forest junior QB Jamie Newman was one of THE players to watch for the 2020 draft. Newman confirmed today that he won’t be back at Wake next fall, but it won’t be… Read More »
Dorsey out as Browns’ G.M. … What is the old saying: the more things change the more they stay the same! Seems to be the case in Cleveland where the Browns will be starting over all over again with news that John Dorsey is out as general manager. Dorsey was told earlier today during a meeting with Browns’… Read More »
Selection order extended to three rounds … For the record, with the 2019 regular season now in the books, we now know – at least unofficially – the selection order for the first three rounds of the 2020 draft, at least for the non-playoff teams. For the playoff teams, the selection order will be determined by their post-season… Read More »
