Byes fuzzy race for top pick … We still plan to post the first weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the 2020 draft after tomorrow night’s Monday nighter. However, IF the draft were to be held this week, it would be a tough call as to which team would have the #1 pick overall.… Read More »
Defensive positional rankings posted … The initial GBN positional rankings have been posted for the defense including DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, and F/SS.
Offensive positional rankings posted … The initial GBN positional rankings have been posted for the offense including QB, RB, WR, TE, OT, OG and C. The defensive rankings will be posted tomorrow.
‘Phins back back into top pick; Jets lurking … We are still a week or so away from starting to post the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for 2020; however, IF the draft were to be held this week, it would be a tough call as to which team would have the 31 pick… Read More »
Happy Birthday #29!!! … Big day around our house as Grandson #2 Austin, an emerging hockey star in his own right, turns 9 today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!!!
Senior Bowl again dominates star games on NFL rosters … The all-star game season is still almost 4 months away, but it is not to early to review how the different star games did when it came to putting its players on NFL rosters this fall. As he does every year, GBN Associate Editor/Scouting Director Pigskin Paul Guillemette… Read More »
Phins sneak into top pick; Monday niter to decide #2 … We are still a week or so away from starting to post the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for 2020; however, IF the draft were to be held this week, Miami would be have the top pick after the Dolphins lost to the… Read More »
Monday nite ‘Ofer’ hilites draft sched … We are still a couple of weeks away from starting to post the weekly updated selection order for the 2020, but there a number of games this weekend which look like they could have an impact on the eventual final selection order. The folks who put together the Monday night lineup,… Read More »
Seahawks got Steelers 5th for TE Vannett … In a deal that kind of slipped under the radar earlier in the week, Seattle acquired a 5th round pick at the 2020 draft from Pittsburgh for veteran TE Nick Vannett. What isn’t clear is whether the Seahawks will get the Steelers own 5th rounder or a 5th Pittsburgh received… Read More »
Bucks DE hilites players to watch in college football this week … Kind of middling fare on this weekend’s college football schedule, although there are a couple of top 25 match-ups including #18 Virginia at #10 Notre Dame and #21 Southern Cal at #17 Washington in a Pac-12 dual. In the end, though, the most intriguing match-up this… Read More »
#5 OHIO STATE (4-0) at NEBRASKA (3-1); 7;30 PM ET; ABC … Ohio State barely broke a sweat as the Buckeyes sailed thru their first 4 games of the season, but could face a real test when they play a quality opponent in Nebraska on the road on Saturday evening. It will also be the first time the… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly college football observations … Every week, GBN Associate Editor/Scouting Director Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his observations from the past weekend’s college football highlights focusing on players that stood out with an eye toward the 2020 draft. Here is this week’s post.
Top C-USA WR out for year … North Texas has confirmed that emerging WR Rico Bussey tore an ACL in the Mean Green’s game with California on September 14th and will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2019 season. The 6-2, 190-pound Bussey was considered one of the better receiver prospects for the 2020 outside the ranks… Read More »
And then there were 6 … With the third week of the NFL schedule in the books the number of remaining totally winless teams through the first three weeks of the season is down to 6. The half dozen teams at 0-3 include Miami, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Denver, Washington and the NY Jets. Arizona is also technically winless, but… Read More »
Utah, BYU RBs dinged … These are not good days to be a RB playing in the state of Utah as the starters for both Utah and BYU are dealing with significant injuries. Zack Moss of Utah, for example, one of the top RB prospects for the 2020 Draft, suffered a separated shoulder in Friday night’s loss to… Read More »
Houston QB to redshirt; future to be decided … In a move that is sure to shake up the college football world, star Houston QB D’Eriq King has confirmed that he will not play again this fall and instead will use this season as a redshirt. Most observers expect King to then transfer somewhere as a grad transfer… Read More »
Dolphins name Rosen starter; claim DE Charlton … Tanking! Not us seems to be the rally cry in Miami this week. One of the main storylines of the early NFL season has been how bad Miami, which lost its first two games by a combined score of 102-10. However, the Dolphins at least looked like they were trying… Read More »
Key games on college football docket … Over the course of the first 2-3 weeks of the college football schedule there has been an absolute dearth of big games. However, that changes this weekend as conference play kicks off this weekend, although this week’s biggest game – #7 Notre Dame at #3 Georgia on Saturday evening – is… Read More »
#7 NOTRE DAME (2-0) at #3 GEORGIA (3-0); 8 PM ET; CBS … Expect plenty of fireworks on Saturday evening when traditional powers Notre Dame plays at Georgia in a game with significant national playoff implications for both teams. Athens will also be a must stop for NFL scouts as both teams also have plenty of likely talent… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly college observations … Every week, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his observations from the past weekend’s college football highlights focusing on players that stood out with an eye toward the 2020 draft. Here is this week’s post.
College football injury update … So far, the major players for the 2020 draft have avoided the dreaded injury bug, however, there were still a number of injuries of note over the weekend. Rising Florida State junior DE Joshua Kaindoh, a legitimate early round draft prospect for either the 2020 or 2021 drafts, for example, is out for… Read More »
Giants pull plug on Eli; to start rook QB Jones … The writing appeared to be on the wall yesterday when Giants head coach Pat Shurmur declined to commit to having Eli Manning start this weekend’s game at Tampa Bay and this morning. And this morning the Giants announced that rookie QB Daniel Jones, the 6th player selected… Read More »
More picks involved in Steelers-Dolphins deal for DB Fitzpatrick … Multiple NFL sources are reporting that Miami and Pittsburgh actually flipped four other picks in last night’s trade in which the Steelers acquired DB Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Dolphins in exchange for a first round pick in 2020. The Dolphins also get the Steelers’ 5th round pick this… Read More »
Dolphins ship S Fitzpatrick to Steelers for #1 pick … Miami has reportedly traded S/CB Minkah Fitzpatrick to Pittsburgh for the Steelers’ first-round pick at the 2020 draft. The teams have also agreed to swap lundisclosed later-round picks to complete the deal. With the acquisition of the Steelers first rounder, the Dolphins now control three opening round selections… Read More »
Vet QB carousel spinning; Big Ben, Brees out, Eli wobbling … There will be some big changes at QB across the NFL this coming weekend and more could be coming with news that both Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees are out for extended periods. In fact, Pittsburgh’s Roethlisberger is out for the rest of the year as he’ll… Read More »
