Bowl prelims continue Friday … Just two more sleeps until the two national semi-final playoff games on Saturday and folks can warm up Friday with a triple header of preliminary games in two of which both opponents are ranked. Friday’s games also include some pretty good prospects for the 2019 draft. Here is a preview of the players… Read More »
It is also no surprise that the dual between top-ranked Alabama and #4 Georgia will have – by far – the best array of likely prospects for the 2019 draft. Indeed, Alabama itself has as many as 4 top 15 prospects for the upcoming draft. Redshirt sophomore DT Quinnen Williams (#92, 6-3, 295) for example is the fastest… Read More »
Bowl fest continues … The bowl preliminaries continue later today with three more games on the docket. And as we get closer to Saturday’s national semi-finals, the only games that really count, the talent level of the preliminaries is ticking up sharply. Here’s GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s quick preview of who to watch in Thursday’s bowl… Read More »
PURDUE (6-6) vs AUBURN (7-5); Music City Bowl; Nashville; 1:30 PM ET; ESPN … This is the first of several head-to-head SEC/Big Ten bowls, although no one in either conference is likely staking any bragging rights on this one. In fact, Auburn probably had expectations of being in just about any of those other bowls, whereas Purdue is… Read More »
Buffalo QB Jackson looking to transfer … Along with the news (see below) that Oregon junior QB Justin Herbert, one of the top 1-2 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, will be returning to school for his senior campaign next fall, comes news that Buffalo junior QB Tyree Jackson, who had also been expected to declare… Read More »
Breaking news: Duck QB Herbert to stay in school … The 2019 QB class just took a hit with the announcement by Oregon junior QB Justin Herbert that he will be returning to school for his senior season next fall. Herbert was considered to be one of the top 1-2 QB prospects for the upcoming draft with top… Read More »
Hawaii WR enters draft … Expect a rush of underclassmen announcing their 2019 NFL plans at this time next week. For now, though, the latest underclassman to indicate they will be turning pro this winter is Hawaii junior WR John Urua, one of the most productive receivers in the country over the past couple of years. This year… Read More »
Boxing Day bowls prospects preview … The preliminary bowls get back underway on Boxing Day with a triple header of games that includes at least one solid first round prospect for the 2019 draft. Here is a preview of who to watch in the Boxing Day bowls with an eye toward the upcoming draft.
Boston College (7-5) vs #25 Boise State (10-3); First Responder Bowl; Dallas; 1:30 PM ET; ESPN … This is another one out of the ‘saving the best for first’ file as the BC-Boise State match-up in the First Responder Bowl in Dallas easily has the best line-up of draft prospects of any of the the three Boxing Day… Read More »
Selection order updated … With Oakland upsetting Denver this evening in what is expected to be the final game at the storied Oakland Coliseum, the top of this week’s selection order for the opening round of the 2019 draft has been shuffled. With the win, the Raiders will drop down to the 4th pick, with San Francisco moving… Read More »
Miami (OH) WR enters draft; FSU CB stays put … Miami (Ohio) WR James Gardner is the latest player to confirm that they will be entering the 2019 draft with college eligibility still on the table. Gardner was a senior this fall, but missed all but three games with an undisclosed injury; because he had never redshirted Gardner… Read More »
NT Lawrence one of 3 Tigers’ under PED cloud … Star DT Dexter Lawrence, a potential first-round prospect for the 2019 draft, is one of three Clemson players who tested positive for a banned substance earlier this month and likely won’t play in this weekend’s national semi-final in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington. The three will have b-samples… Read More »
OSU QB Haskins gets 1st round grade … There are several reports out of Ohio State that star redshirt sophomore QB Dwayne Haskins got a first-round grade from the NFL’s select draft advisory committee. Not clear what it means, but it is unlikely that Haskins would consider entering the upcoming draft if he had received a grade lower… Read More »
Wake WR/KR Dortch enters draft … Wake Forest redshirt sophomore WR and return ace Greg Dortch has announced that he will forego his final two years of college eligibility and enter the 2019 draft. Sunday he would enter the 2019 NFL Draft. Dortch isn’t all that big at 5-8, 170, but he has explosive quickness. This past season… Read More »
Cards keep top pick heading into final week; #2 still up for grabs … Arizona will head into the final week of the NFL regular schedule sitting on the #1 pick overall for the 2019 draft. And with a tough road date at Seattle to wrap up the year next week, the odds are looking pretty good that… Read More »
Cards have top pick heading into final week … Arizona will head into the final week of the NFL regular schedule sitting on the #1 pick overall for the 2019 draft. The Cardinals dropped to 3-12 with a loss to the LA Rams in a late afternoon game today. and with a tough road date at Seattle to… Read More »
Underclassmen in draft hits 1/2 century mark as Ole Miss TE enters draft … The unofficial GBN count of underclassmen indicating in one way or another that they will be entering the 2019 draft hit the half century mark earlier today when Mississippi junior TE Dawson Knox announced that he will be turning pro this winter. Know is… Read More »
Michigan QB, Duck OT to return … While those confirming planned departures to the NFL have dominated most of the news about underclassmen and the 2019 draft, there were a couple of major announcements of players opting to return to school for their senior seasons next fall. Michigan junior QB Shea Patterson, for example, has decided that he… Read More »
Bowl fest continues … The bowl preliminaries continue later today with four games on the docket. However, unlike almost all the earlier games which had very few legit prospects for the 2019 draft, each of Saturday’s games has at least one really good player that pro scouts are eager to check out one more time. Here’s a quick… Read More »
MEMPHIS (8-5) vs WAKE FOREST (6-6); Birmingham Bowl; Noon ET; ESPN … From a ‘who ya gonna watch’ for the draft perspective, the Birmingham Bowl match-up between Memphis and Wake Forest should have been #1 on everybody’s list for today. Indeed, the guy that just about every NFL scout wants to see today is Memphis junior RB Darrell… Read More »
Two more bowl games this afternoon … There are a couple of more preliminaries on the bowl schedule this afternoon with Toledo and Florida International set to battle in the Bahamas Bowl at 12:30 PM ET, while BYU and Western Michigan will play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise at 4 PM ET. Both games are… Read More »
Early bowl prospects review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted some thoughts on players who caught his eye during the early bowl games.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (8-4) vs TOLEDO (7-5); Bahamas Bowl; 12:30 PM ET; ESPN … Hey if you are an 8-4 C-USA team or a 7-5 MAC squad you could do worse than having to play your bowl in the Bahamas. Not sure how much beach time the players are actually going to get, but at least it ain’t snowing.… Read More »
MSU DT Simmons latest to enter draft … Mississippi State junior DT Jeffrey Simmons is the latest underclassman to announce that they will be entering the 2019 draft. Simmons is a rising star who has top 15-20 potential at the upcoming draft.
Bowl sched continues … The bowl schedule preliminaries continue later this evening with the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa between host South Florida and Marshall. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has a quick preview of who to watch in tonight’s game here.
