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Who to watch

Who to watch in college football this weekend … There are a couple of huge games in the SEC this weekend with #4 Texas hosting #11 Oklahoma, while #5 Georgia greets #10 Texas on Saturday. Needless to say, though, with those programs there’s be plenty of top prospects to check out. In many ways, though, the most interesting… Read More »

GBN Big Board, positional rankings updated

Big Board, positional rankings updated … The GBN Big Board has been updated and expanded to include the top 100 prospects overall for the upcoming draft. For the record, so have the positional rankings as per the drop down menu above.

Jags Hunter done for year

Jags Hunter done for year … Jacksonville has confirmed that star WR/CB Travis Hunter, the 2nd player selected overall at the 2025 draft, will miss the remainder of the season after he underwent surgery to repair an LCL injury. Reportedly there was no additional damage to the knee and the Jaguars are hopeful that Hunter will be available… Read More »

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Selection order posted

Titans, Saints, Giants 1-2-3 in weekly selection order … With another week in the books, the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft were it to be held this week has been updated here.

Dolphins bounce top personnel execs

Dolphins bounce key personnel execs … Despite posting their best win of the season this past weekend, Miami continued the major shake up of its front office as the Dolphins parted ways with long-time personnel execs Adam Engroff and Anthony Hunt who had been the team’s co-directors of player personnel since 2019. The moves come just over a… Read More »

Giants fire head coach Daboll

Giants fire head coach Daboll … He was a ‘dead man walking’ anyway so the NY Giants have fired head coach Brian Daboll after yet another meltdown loss yesterday that dropped the team’s record to 2-8 and left them sitting on the 3rd pick overall at the 2026 draft were it held this week. Interesting that the Giants… Read More »

Wins by Saints, Jets, ‘Phins to shuffle draft order

Wins by Saints, Jets, ‘Phins to shuffle draft order … There will be some shuffling at the top of this week’s selection order for the opening round of the 2026 draft as teams sitting on three of the top 4 picks going into the week each won their respective games earlier today. New Orleans, which had the #1… Read More »

LSU QB Nussmeier benched in Tide loss

LSU QB Nussmeier benched in Tide loss … There was a somewhat surprising development in LSU’s loss at Alabama last night when the Tigers pulled QB Garrett Nussmeier early in the 3rd quarter with the game still very much in the balance. Nussmeier had led LSU on a long march down to inside the Alabama 10-yard line after… Read More »

Montreal versus Saskatchewan in CFL final

Montreal to play Saskatchewan in CFL final … It will be the Montreal Alouettes against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 112th edition of Grey Cup game next Sunday evening in Winnipeg.  Montreal beat Hamilton 19-16 in the CFL’s Eastern final earlier today, while Sask came from behind late to defeat the BC Lions to punch their ticket to… Read More »

Plenty for scouts to chew on after wild and wacky B1G finish

Plenty for scouts to chew on after wild and wacky B1G finish … It was indeed as #2 Indiana got a last minute TD pass from QB Fernando Mendoza to star WR Omar Cooper to beat Penn State 27-24 to stay unbeaten and tied with Ohio State atop the conference standings. It was a particularly wild and wacky… Read More »

Who to watch

Who to watch in college football this week … Interesting week on the college football schedule with one game involving top 10 teams facing each other, as well as programs ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th facing quality opposition. For the record, that one game involving top 10 teams is actually in the Big XII as #7 BYU faces… Read More »

FCS showcase event announced

FCS showcase event announced … The NFL and NCAA, in collaboration with the American Football Coaches Association, announced late last week that they will be hosting a showcase for FCS draft prospects in junction with the Division I national championship in Nashville early in January. The actual FCS DI title game is slated for January 5th. Around 50… Read More »

Buckeeyes top seed in first official CFP ranking

Buckeyes top seed in first official CFP ranking … To nobody’s great surprise, defending national champion and current top-ranked college team Ohio State is the #1 team on the initial CFP playoff rankings released last evening. The other top seeds, if the playoffs started this week, are Indiana at #2, Texas A&M at #3 and Alabama at #4,… Read More »

Two more late trades

Couple more late trades to note … There were a couple of trades that weren’t officially announced until after the deadline passed earlier today as Chicago acquired ER Joe Tyron-Shoyinka and a 2026 7th rounder from Cleveland in  exchange for a 2026 6th round selection, while the LA Chargers get a conditional 7th round pick in 2028 from… Read More »

Jets shake up draft adding three firsts in big deals

Jets shake up draft adding three firsts in big deals … Normally most years there’s a lot of buzz around the NFL in the days leading up to the trade deadline, but then pretty much crickets on the day. This year was an exception, though, thanks in large part to the NY Jets who consummated two major deals,… Read More »

Cowboys get vet LB from Cincy as trade deadline looms

Cowboys get vet LB from Cincy as trade deadline looms … The NFL trade deadline comes up at 4 PM ET later today. Last night, Dallas acquired veteran LB Logan Wilson from Cincinnati for what is being reported as a 7th round pick in 2026.

Selection order posted

Saints, Titans 1-2 in weekly selection order … With another week in the books, the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft were it to be held this week has been updated here.

Ravens get vet ER from Titans for consitional pick

Ravens get vet ER from Titans for conditional pick … Baltimore has acquired veteran edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones from Tennessee i exchange for what is being described as a conditional 5th round pick in 2026. The pick reportedly can escalate to a 4th depending on production. Jones is a versatile player who has lined  up at DT, DE… Read More »

Niners top pick out for year

Niners top pick out for year … San Francisco has confirmed that rookie DE Mykel Williams, the team’s first round pick at the 2025 draft, will miss the rest of the season after tearing an ACL in yesterday’s win over the NY Giants. Williams was the 12th player selected at this past April’s draft; he had been considered… Read More »

As the QB turns

As the QB turns; college edition … A couple of stories we’re following regarding the QB position for the upcoming draft and beyond. There’s something of an interesting situation at South Carolina where the Gamecocks fired offensive co-ordinator Mike Shula over the weekend, Shula, of course, had been the coach of star South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellars, who… Read More »

With trade deadline looming Egles get Phins’ DE Phillips

With trade deadline looming Eagles get Phins’ DE Phillips … The NFL trade deadline comes up at the end of business on Tuesday. In fact, there were several deals last week in anticipation of the deadline and there was another overnight as Philadelphia acquired veteran DE Jaelan Phillips from Miami for a 2026 3rd round pick. The Eagles… Read More »

Sints back to #1 with Jets idle

Saints back to #1 with Jets idle … With the NY Jets on their bye week, the New Orleans Saints will move back into the #1 spot on the weekly if the draft were held this week selection order for the first-round of the 2026. The Saints lost 34-10 loss to the LA Rams earlier today which drops… Read More »

eagles get vet CB, future pick for Ravens’ 6th

Eagles get vet CB, future pick for Ravens’ 6th … Philadelphia has acquired veteran CB Jaire Alexander from Baltimore in exchange for a 6th round pick this coming April. To complete the deal, the Eagles will also get a 7th rounder in 2027.

ASU QB Leavitt out for year

ASU QB Leavitt out for year … Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt, who has been mentioned as a potentially interesting prospect for the 2026 draft, will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a lingering foot injury. Leavitt originally injured the foot back in September and has been in and out of the lineup since. Leavitt, is a third-year sophomore… Read More »