Final Big Board posted …. The final GBN Big Board ranking the top 350 prospects for the 2016 draft has been posted. Again, please note that while this ranking is based to some degree on our internal evaluations of the various players, for the most part we have tried to represent what might approximate an ‘average’ board around… Read More »

Final GBN positional rankings posted … With just 5 days to go until the 2016 draft, the final GBN positional rankings have been posted as per the drop-down above. Meanwhile, the final GBN Big Board ranking of the top 300 prospects for this week’s draft should be up sometime within the next 24 hours.

Possible AFC East arms race shaping up … Normally NFL G.M.s don’t say much of anything at their pre-draft pressers, but New York Jets G.M. Mike Maccagnan somewhat surprisingly admitted at his that he called Tennessee about moving all the way from the 20th pick to the first overall before the titans traded the pick to Los Angeles.… Read More »

Draft likely finding new locale for 2017 … NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell indicated earlier this weekend that it is “very likely” that the draft will be held in a different city in 2017. After a 50-year run in New York, the draft was held in Chicago this year and last. And while the Chicago venue has been hugely… Read More »

LSU TE appeal denied; to enter draft …. The NCAA has denied the appeal for an extra year of eligibility by LSU TE Dillon Gordon who will now be entering next week’s draft. Gordon was limited to just three games last fall by an Achilles injury that ultimately required surgery. At over 30o pounds, Gordon isn’t much of… Read More »

So you think we got too much draft info already!!  For those that haven’t seen it already, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has an interesting piece this morning on the growth of analytics in the draft business. Thoughful stuff, although we wonder if it would be adding just another layer of information and analysis on an activity that is ultimately… Read More »

2017 LB Nickerson to leave Cal; joins dad with illini … California LB hardy Nickerson, a leading prospect at the position for the 2017 draft plans to transfer to Illinois for his final season where he will play for his father. As a graduate transfer, Nickerson, who has one yera of eligibility remaining, will be eligible this fall.… Read More »

The draft starts here … With Los Angeles and Philadelphia pretty much expected to select QBs Carson Wentz of North Carolina State and Cal’s Jared Goff with the first two picks at next week’s draft – in one way or another – in effect the draft really starts with San Diego on the clock with the 3rd pick.… Read More »

More GBN mocks … With the big Cleveland-Philadelphia trade yesterday, GBN Investigative College football Reporter and Quality Control Officer Larry Parker has updated his first-round projection with some surprising picks.

Mocking the mocks … Just when one thought one could take a couple of days off from doing mock drafts, along comes Cleveland and Philadelphia with a big trade that makes everybody’s latest mock obsolete. And truth be told we really don’t like doing mocks at this time of year. Needless to say they are almost mandatory for… Read More »

Another domino falls; Eagles get #2 pick from Browns … The conventional thinking around the NFL was that any deal for the 2nd pick overall at this year’s draft might only occur when Cleveland actually got on the clock next Thursday evening. However, with other teams lurking, Philadelphia pulled the string today and acquired this year’s second pick… Read More »

Draft buzz still centered on #2 pick … In fact, it may very well be the story of the next 8 days as most of the chatter related to the 2016 draft focuses on the 2nd pick overall and whether Cleveland will ultimately deal the pick. Certainly, it appears that the Browns want to move the pick as… Read More »

Second pick ‘in play’ … It wasn’t all that long ago that the 2016 draft was being considered as quite possibly the most boring, buzz-free draft in the modern era. No more. And it all seems to start in Cleveland where it appears that the Browns, who have the second pick overall in next week’s draft, have pretty… Read More »

Trades mock posted … Every year, we put together a draft projection including a number of possible or potential trades. Here is this year’s. Note that these trades aren’t necessarily based on any intel or rumors, but as much as possible we do try and include only trades that make some sense. Again, we also note that the… Read More »

Who’s calling the shots … For those that haven’t seen it, ESPN has a feature running in which they document who makes the ultimate draft call for all 32 NFL teams. Interesting reading, although we note that there is one team that we have a pretty good idea how draft decisions are made and the reporter for that… Read More »

Chiefs pick forfeiture appeal denied … Kansas City has announced that the Chiefs’ appeal to have their forfeited picks re-instated has been denied by the NFL. Kansas City was forced to give up its third-round pick this year and a 6th rounder next year after the league found they had tampered with WR Jeremy Macklin when he was… Read More »

Ten days to go until draft … Hard to believe there are just ten days to go until the start of the 2016 draft. In fact, this is the last week in which teams can have out of town prospects in for for on-site visits with the Thursday the actual final day for such visits. and while nobody… Read More »

College notes … With the 2016 draft looming we have been a tad remiss in keeping up with developments affecting next year’s draft class. among stories that have crossed the collegiate wire over the past week or so, oft-injured Arkansas RB Kody Walker, who was expected to be the Hogs’ starter this coming season, will miss the rest… Read More »

Fallout from Rams-Titans trade still percolating … The buzz from Thursday’s blockbuster deal in which Los Angeles acquired the #1 pick at this month’s draft from Tennessee for a package of picks, including the Rams’ first-round pick in 2017, continues to reverberate around the league. For example, while just about everybody agrees that the Rams made the deal… Read More »

Medical rechecks completed … Over the past couple of days, 38 prospects for the upcoming draft with significant injury histories were back in Indianapolis for final pre-draft medical tests. Included in the group were star LBs Jaylon Smith of Notre Dame and UCLA’s Myles Jack. Due to privacy concerns, the NFL does not release any information about the… Read More »