There goes the Judge!!! … In something of a surprise, the NY Giants have fired head coach Joe Judge after just two seasons. While Giants’ G.M. Dave Gettleman ‘retired’ earlier this week, it was believed that Judge was safe at least another season, but obviously the Giants ultimately felt otherwise. Judge, who came to the Giants from the… Read More »
QBs still in demand … The general consensus around the NFL these days is that 2022 is not necessarily going to be a great year to be looking for a potential elite QB at the draft. However, that probably won’t stop teams from at least kicking the tires on the top prospects at the position this year as… Read More »
Lions, Jets to coach Senior Bowl squads … The Senior Bowl announced this morning that the coaching staffs of the Detroit Lions and New York Jets will be handling the coaching duties at this year’s game in Mobile.
Irish duo to return … In the ‘clock ticking for underclassmen’ post earlier today, it was reported that DE Isaiah Foskey and C Jarrett Patterson of Notre Dame were among the juniors the NFL was waiting to hear from about their intentions to enter the 2022 draft. Turns out both had announced over the weekend that they would… Read More »
MRI for star Tide WR dinged in national title game … Everyone has their fingers crossed as star Alabama WR Jameson Williams, a top ten prospect for the upcoming draft who had to be helped off the field after falling awkwardly in the process of hauling in a long pass mid-way thru the 2nd quarter of last night’s… Read More »
UCLA OT enters draft … UCLA junior OT Sean Rhyan is the latest underclassman to announce they’ll be entering the upcoming draft. The 6-5, 320-pound 3rd year junior is considered to be an early-to-mid second round prospect.
Clock ticking even louder for underclassmen … With college football’s national championship in the books juniors and redshirt sophomores thinking of entering the 2022 draft have less than a week to file paperwork with the with the NFL in order to be eligible to be selected. In fact, they have until the end of business in New York… Read More »
Another CB joins draft fold … Florida junior CB Kaiir Elam has become the third quality corner to announce in the past 24 hours that he’ll be entering the 2022 draft. Elam is currently rated as the 3rd best CB and the 18th best overall prospect on the GBN Big Board. He joins Andrew Booth of Clemson and… Read More »
Giants GM ‘gits while the gittin’s good!’ … NY Giants G.M. Dave Gettleman announced his retirement just a few minutes ago. Presumably, the Giants gave Gettleman, a long-time good soldier, the option of retiring rather than being fired. Gettleman has been the giants G.M. the past four years after a short stint at Carolina, but he’s over 70… Read More »
Vikes, Bears clean house … Both the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears will have new administrations in place when the 2022 draft rolls around as both have fired their G.M. and head coach. No surprise in Chicago where the Bears fired G.M. Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy, both of whom have been kind of dead men walking for… Read More »
Three more juniors enter draft … The 2022 draft got a little more more interesting at CB with news this morning that two more junior corners will be turning pro this winter including Andrew Booth of Clemson and East Carolina’s Ja’Quan McMillian. Booth, currently #12 on the GBN Big Board, in particular, figures to be very much in… Read More »
Selection order updated … With the regular season in the books, the selection order for the first three rounds of the 2022 draft has been updated. As noted, the first 18 picks in each round are final, while the order for the remaining 14 in each round will be determined by results in the playoffs. Please note, that… Read More »
First 6 picks remain unchanged; Jags, Lions to pick 1-2 … The NY Jets hung around in Buffalo, but eventually lost to the Bills meaning their were no changes in the first 6 picks in the 2022 selection order, despite a couple of upsets. Jacksonville and Detroit, for example, both posted surprise wins Sunday with the Jags knocking… Read More »
Tide, Dawgs to battle for CFP title … After a full, 12-game regular season, the conference championships and two national semi-finals it’ll be the two best teams in college football facing each other for the CFP national championship tomorrow night when Alabama plays SEC rival Georgia in Indianapolis. And there’ll be plenty of talent for the 2022 draft… Read More »
Giants Report: Season wrap – looking forward. not back … Normally, at this time of the year, we’d do a traditional season’s review grading positions and the like. At this point, though, what’s the point. There really isn’t much to said that hasn’t been said already. We do have some general thoughts, though, on the past season, as… Read More »
Upsets needed to change early selection order … Where does the time go? The 2021 NFL regular season winds up today and for 18 teams its on to next year’s draft. In fact, the early selection order for the upcoming draft is pretty much set, although an upset or two today could cause a minor shuffling. Jacksonville will… Read More »
Steelers’ ‘ GM Colbert to retire … It will be an off-season of change in Pittsburgh. Not only will QB ben Roethlisberger be retiring, but there are reports this morning that long-time G.M. Kevin Colbert, one of the most respected personnel guys in the league will be retiring after this year’s draft. Colbert joined the Steelers in 2000… Read More »
Three more juniors enter draft … With just over a week for underclassmen planning to enter the 2022 to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible, three more juniors have announced that they will be entering this year’s draft including Michigan CB Vince Gray, Iowa S Dane Belton and San Diego State OG William Dunkle.… Read More »
Rising B10 FS does join Irish … Just to update last night’s note that rising Northwestern redshirt sophomore FS Brandon Joseph, one of the best safeties in college football, will be back in college next fall, but would be transferring, has in fact, committed to Notre Dame.
Bisons battling Bobcats for FCS title … Fans can warm-up for today’s NFL doubleheader with a little championship football as the FCS title game between Montana State and perennial champion North Dakota State is just kicking off in Frisco, Texas on ESPN2. And while ND State are the heavy favorites, Montana State may have the best pro prospect… Read More »
One more enters draft; star safety returning to college, transferring … East Carolina junior WR’RS Tyler Snead is the latest underclassman to announce that he’ll be entering the 2022 draft. Snead is somewhat undersized at just 5-7, 175, but he’s quick and has decent receiving skills. However, he’s still pretty much a very late round candidate or free… Read More »
LSU CB Stingley heads list of half dozen draft entries … A half dozen more underclassmen have announced that they will be entering the 2022 draft including LSU CB Derek Stingley, a potential top 5 prospect for the upcoming draft. The other announcements came from Michigan FS Daxton Hill, Clemson WR Justyn Ross, Washington CB Kyler Gordon, Mississippi… Read More »
Four more juniors enter draft … Four more juniors have indicated that they will be foregoing their remaining college eligibility and entering the 2022 draft including Kentucky WR Wan’Dale Robinson, UCLA TE Greg Dulcich, Maryland safety Nick Cross and Michigan DT Christopher Hinton. Of the four, Robinson, who rates as one of the best kept secrets in college… Read More »
BREAKING!! … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, whom they describe as a ‘Draftnik Living Legend!’ will be guesting on a live chat over at Draft Countdown at 9 PM ET tonight where they’ll be previewing the upcoming Senior Bowl and more.
Hutch declares for draft; sort of! … There are several media outlets with the headline today that Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson had ‘declared’ for the 2022 draft where he is among the 2-3 players likely to the #1 pick overall. Fact is that Hutchinson is a senior who doesn’t need to declare. The proper context is that he… Read More »
