Tag day in NFL … The deadline for teams to apply either a franchise or transition tag comes up at 4 PM ET later this afternoon. So far, two players – Cincinnati WR Tee Higgins and Kansas City OG Trey Smith – have been tagged to date with both receiving the franchise designation meaning they can negotiate with… Read More »
Pro day sched kicks off at Indiana … The annual pro day schedule gets underway in earnest on Tuesday with a work out at Indiana. And the big question there is whether QB Kurtis Rourke is able to participate. After transferring from Ohio last winter, Rourke emerged as one of the most prolific passers in college football this… Read More »
Post-combine QB thoughts … We still have just over 50 days to go until the actual draft gets underway next month and there is still plenty of sorting out to be done, but a couple of trends at the QB position seem to be emerging. On the one hand, it is pretty clear that Cam Ward is now… Read More »
Imagine a chessboard where you plot out every move, secure in your strategy, yet a sudden sideways shuffle by the opponent’s knight alters the entire game—welcome to the 2025 NFL Mock Draft. To repeat an often used phrase – it’s complicated. You’ll notice quarterbacks like Shedeur Sanders headlining discussions, reminiscent of past gambles on future franchise leaders. Defensive… Read More »
All 40 combine 40 times … In response to the several readers who wondered if it was possible to get all the 40 times from this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis in one place here you go: RB; WR; TE; OT; OG; C; DE; DT; LB; CB; S.
No rest for weary scouts as pro days loom … Even though the scouting combine is now pretty much in the books, there won’t be much of a break for NFL personnel people as they’re already starting to fan out for the annual pro day schedule which gets underway this coming week. In fact, some scouts will just… Read More »
That’s a wrap as OL finish off combine 40s … The final group of offensive linemen are now going thru their positional drills having completed their 40s. And while the group may lack prototype length, it looks to be a very athletic group with 20 of the 30 OTs, OGs or Cs who did run today clocked in… Read More »
Stumpy arms hi (or low)-lite OL weigh-in … The offensive linemen are set to wrap up the on-field workout sessions at the scouting combine in Indianapolis starting in just a few minutes on the NFL Network. In many ways, though, with the OL group, what scouts see during the morning weigh-in session can be more important than what… Read More »
Thoughts from combine throwing session … As usual, much of the focus on the on-field workouts of the skill position players focused on the QB throwing session. As usual, though, no one should read too much into what happened on the field yesterday as it is hard to say that anyone’s grade moved much at all by the… Read More »
‘Horns Golden golden in in fast WR sprint … Texas WR Isaiah Bond boldly predicted that he’d break Xavier Worthy’s epic combine 40-time set last year, but in the end wasn’t even the fast receiver at this afternoon’s on-field workout for the QBs, RBs and WRs. Heck, in the end, Bond wasn’t even the fastest former Longhorn at… Read More »
Niners sent WR Samuel to WashComs for 5th rounder … NFL teams still can’t formally make trades for another couple of weeks, but San Francisco has reportedly agreed in principle to send star WR Deebo Samuel to Washington in exchange for a 5th round pick. That means Washington, which does have plenty of cap space, will have to… Read More »
WR times posted … With the second of WRs having completed their 40 runs, here are the overall results for all the receivers who ran today. We’ll have a more detailed analysis just a little bit later.
Jeanty sits combine run; others fast; some slowish … Interesting that most of the RBs in Indianapolis this week opted to run at their on-field testing today. Indeed, 24 of the 31 backs at this year’s combine ran today. Unfortunately, Ashton Jeanty, the one that everyone wanted to see, chose not to. One could also sense watching the… Read More »
Notes from morning measurement session … While we wait for the start of today’s on-field workouts for the QBs, RBs and WRs, there are a couple of notes from this morning’s measurement. Shedeur Sanders actually came a little bigger than some had anticipated; there were concerns that the Colorado star wasn’t much over 200 pounds but he came… Read More »
Skill position day at the combine … It will be the QBs, RBs and WRs on the field at the scouting combine in Indianapolis this afternoon. And just a gentle reminder that today’s work out starts at 1 PM ET with coverage on the NFL Network. As usual, there will be a lot of focus on the QBs,… Read More »
TEs slow at combine 40 run … After all the speed we saw earlier today when the defensive backs did their on-field physical testing, the TEs looked almost like they were running with lead weights in their shoes when completing their 40s. In fact, only a couple of TEs running this evening – Oregon’s Terrance Ferguson who posted… Read More »
Emmanwori sizzles in safety run … South Carolina S Nick Emmanwori stole the show, quite literally, in this afternoon’s physical testing for the safeties. Already considered to be a potential opening round pick, Emmanwori blitzed a 4.38 40 running at 220 pounds; that was afer he had posted an almost equally ludicrous 43″ vertical leap. It was not… Read More »
Notes from CB weigh-in … When you’re hot you’re hot. Iowa State CB Darien Porter, for example, wowed earlier this afternoon when he clocked a very quick 4.30 40 clocking. And that was after he also aced the eyeball test at the weigh-in/measurement session as Porter measured in at 6-3, 195 with long (for a corner) 33″ arms.… Read More »
Hairston, Porter steal show at CB combine run … With Will Johnson and Travis Hunter, the top-rated corners for this year’s draft, sitting out today’s on-field testing for CBs, it fell to a couple of intriguing second-tier guys to steal the show as Max Hairston of Kentucky posted a blistering 4.29 clocking, while 6-3 Darien Porter of Iowa… Read More »
Rams, QB Stafford make up; QB stays in LA … Just hours after it appeared that he was on his way to Las Vegas, QB Matt Stafford has signed a contract extension with the LA Rams. The Rams had given Stafford permission to seek a trade despite the fact he has two years left on his current contract… Read More »
DBs, TEs up next at combine … It will be Day 2 of on-field activities at the scouting combine in Indianapolis with the defensive backs and tight ends scheduled to their physical testing and positional drills starting at 3 PM ET again with coverage on the NFL Network. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen and LBs will wrap up their… Read More »
LBs get their runs in … The LBs, the third and final group of the day, have completed their 40 runs; here are the unofficial numbers as we have them, although there wasn’t necessarily a lot of news to report on the LB workout. Two of the top LBs in this year’s draft – Alabama’s Jihad Campbell and… Read More »
Pearce, Stewart shine in DE 40 runs … The DEs are now going thru their positional drills at the combine as we speak after running their 40s. And while there were some decent performances the word that maybe best summarizes the results is ‘peedestrian.’ Indeed, only three edges were able to get under the 4.6-second mark this afternoon… Read More »
Huskers’ Robinson leads DT sprint; Alexander, Harmon also run well … The DTs were the first group to run their 40s at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. And according to the so-far unofficial results Nebraska’s Ty Robinson posted the fastest time of those that did run with a very quick – for a 300-pounder – 4.83 clocking.… Read More »
DT Graham, DE Green go full on ‘gator’ … While today’s on-field physical testing for the defensive linemen and LBs at the scouting combine will get most of the headlines, the weigh-in/measurement session earlier this morning may be just as important. In fact, one of the things we were most curious about the whole combine is how long… Read More »
