Top prospect Williams struggles in SC loss to Irish … For those who missed it last evening, Southern Cal’s bubble burst with a disappointing 48-20 loss to Notre Dame in South Bend. It was also a particularly disappointing day for Trojans’ star QB Caleb Williams, the consensus favorite to be the first player selected at the 2024 draft,… Read More »
Draft order to get shake up today … When the dust settles on week 6 of the NFL schedule, there will definitely some changes in the early selection order for the upcoming draft as Chicago, which currently sits on both the first (Carolina’s) and second (the Bears’ own) picks, will play at Minnesota, which owns the 4th pick,… Read More »
Huskies survive Pac-12 thriller; edge Ducks; QBs shine … This afternoon’s Pac-12 showdown between #7 Washington and #8 Oregon more than lived up to the billing as possibly one of the best games of the year when the Huskies came away with a 36-33 win as the Ducks missed a potential game-tying FG as time expired. For the… Read More »
Top 5 TE dinged; other college injury notes … All-America Georgia TE Brock Bowers, a top 5 prospect for the 2024 draft, has been forced out of today’s game with Vanderbilt after he suffered an apparent ankle injury. Bowers had his ankle rolled up tried to avoid a tackle and limited off the field after staying down for… Read More »
QBs on parade in intriguing week on college sked … Fans of NFL teams looking to select a QB early in the 2024 draft may want to keep their clickers handy on Saturday with several of the best prospects at the position featured in key nationally televised college games. On Saturday evening, for example, the consensus two top… Read More »
Draft race goes prime time … It probably isn’t exactly what the NFL schedule makers had in mind when they scheduled Denver to play at Kansas City on this week’s Thursday night prime time game, but what we’ll get is the AFC’s worst team in the Broncos, who would have the 3rd pick in the 2024 draft were… Read More »
#8 Oregon (5-0) at #7 Washington (5-0); 3:30 PM ET; ABC … This will be the 115th meeting between these two programs – and last as members of the Pacific conference – but its the first one ever in which both teams are ranked in the top ten. In fact, Saturday’s match-up between the Ducks and Huskies has… Read More »
Mid-season mock posted … With the college football season technically at its mid-point and the initial weekly first-round selection for the 2024 draft now on the board, it seemed like as good a time as any to post an updated projection for the upcoming draft. And no real surprises at the very top of the mock as Chicago… Read More »
Falcons add vet WR Jefferson from Rams for future late-round pick swap … Atlanta has reportedly acquired WR Van Jefferson from the LA Rams in a deal involving one of those proverbial late-round draft pick swaps. To complete the deal, the Rams will get a 6th round pick in 2025 from Atlanta while the Falcons get a #7… Read More »
Bears 1-2; Broncos 3 in first full weekly selection order …Chicago will have the first two picks in the initial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for the opening round of the 2024 draft here.
Bears still at #1; likely also at #2 in updated 2024 selection order … Despite winning their first game of the year on Thursday, Chicago will still have the #1 pick in this week’s first round selection order as they also own Carolina’s first-round pick courtesy of a 2023 draft trade and the Panthers remained the NFL’s only… Read More »
Injuries of note in today’s college football … There were several injuries/issues of note in this afternoon’s college football games.Ohio State RB Tre’Veyon Henderson, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the positions for the 2024 draft, was a surprise late scratch from today’s 37-17 win over Maryland. The Buckeyes still haven’t said definitively why Henderson play, but… Read More »
Fox draft analyst posts mid-season top 25 … For those that haven’t seen it yet, Rob Rang, Fox’s lead draft analyst has posted his mid-season Top 25 for the 2024 draft. We note it because Rang has proven in the past to be one of the better analysts in the business; we also note it because he has… Read More »
49ers get vet DE Gregory from Broncs for late round pick swap … San Frncisco added a littel depth to its already very good defensive front by acquiring veteran DE Randy Gregory from Denver. In exchange the two teams will swap late 2024 draft picks with Denver getting a 6th from the 49ers and San Fran getting a… Read More »
Utah QB Rising knee worse than first reported; other QB updates … Star Utah QB Cam Rising, who has yet to play this fall, indicated during a local interview yesterday that the knee injury he suffered during last season’s Rose Bowl was more serious than has been reported to date. Rising tore his ACL during the bowl game… Read More »
Bears ship disappointing WR Claypool to Dolphins for late future pick swap … Chicago apparently got another monkey off their back this morning as they have traded disappointing WR Chase Claypool to Miami in exchange for a swap of 6th and 7th round picks in 2025. The Bears, who ended their team record 14-game losing streak last night… Read More »
Bears win; drop out of first pick; move back to top pick … As a result of last night’s 40-20 win over Washington which ended the Bears’ 14-game losing streak, Chicago has dropped out of the #1 pick in the current selection order with their own first-round selection for the 2024 draft. However, the Bears would still have… Read More »
Red River Rivalry hilites weekend college sked … Its been awhile since the Red River Rivalry has meant much outside the two states, but in this, their final meeting as members of the Big XII, the stakes are more what he came to expect of Texas and Oklahoma: both are unbeaten and both are ranked with the winner… Read More »
Oklahoma (5-0) vs Texas (5-0); Dallas; Noon ET, ABC … Its been awhile since the Red River Rivalry has meant much outside the two states, but in this, their final meeting as members of the Big XII, the stakes are more what he came to expect of Texas and Oklahoma: both are unbeaten and both are ranked with… Read More »
Big Board updated; expanded … In response to several queries from readers, we have updated the GBN Big Board for the 2024 draft; its also been expanded to now include the top 120 or so prospects for the upcoming draft.
Pats lose top pick likely for year; reacquire vet CB in trade with Chargers … New England has confirmed that rookie CB Christian Gonzales, the Patriots first-round pick this past April, will likely miss the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the team’s loss to Dallas on Sunday. To help fill the void, the… Read More »
Positional rankings updated … For the record, the GBN positional rankings for the upcoming draft have been updated as per the drop-down menu above. Again, we point out that these rankings are meant to reflect as best as we can, not necessarily our own grades for the different players, but where we hear that NFL teams have them… Read More »
For the record, the GBN positional rankings for the upcoming draft have been updated as per the drop-down menu above. Again, we point out that these rankings are meant to reflect as best as we can, not necessarily our own grades for the different players, but where we hear that NFL teams have them ranked. And it is… Read More »
Bears own top two picks; rest of top ten for week set… With apologies to Charles Dickens it may have been both the worst of times, but also the best of times in Chicago for the Bears who looked like they finally had a win in the bag pretty much all Sunday afternoon against Denver. Alas, though, it… Read More »
Update on Duke QB Leonard good news … Team officials at Duke were fearing the worst after star QB Riley Leonard left last night’s heart-breaking loss to Notre Dame on crutches. However, the school announced earlier this evening that Leonard, who has started to generate some first-round buzz for the 2024 draft, suffered only a high-ankle sprain, not… Read More »
