‘Select’ fans, players to be allowed to attend draft … The NFL just its released its formal plans for the 2021 draft in Cleveland which gets underway in just 38 days. Unlike last year, when the event was almost entirely virtual, a select number of fans and top prospects will be allowed to attend. Each team will be… Read More »
FA signings could impact top ten picks … There have been a lot of free agent signings around the NFL since the new football year kicked off earlier this week, although until this weekend none appeared likely to have much impact on the early picks at the 2021 draft which is now just 39 days away. That may… Read More »
Saints to lose that pick for covid violations next year; Raiders don’t … Pro Football Talk is reporting at this hour that according to the NFL New Orleans will in fact be forfeiting a draft pick for violating the league’s covid policy but not until the 2022 draft. The Saints will lose their 6th round pick next year… Read More »
Saints, Raiders get picks back … It was reported last year that both New Orleans and Las Vegas had been forced to forfeit 2021 draft picks because of covid-related violations. However, when the NFL released the full selection order for next month’s draft those picks were still on the board. The Saints had reportedly lost a 7th-rounder for… Read More »
Bad back slows top S prospect pro day … All 32 NFL teams were in the Dallas area yesterday for the TCU on-campus workout. And almost all of them were there to see Horned Frogs’ FS Trevon Moehrig, the consensus top safety in this year’s draft class. Unfortunately, Moehrig may not have been completely healthy as he reportedly… Read More »
Texans trade for vet Bengals’ QB … Houston acquired QB Ryan Finley from Cincinnati earlier today. In exchange, the teams swapped late round picks with Cincinnati getting the 202nd pick overall in the 6th round, while Houston slides back to the 233rd pick in the 7th round. The Bengals were actually in the process of releasing Finley before… Read More »
Vikes lose pick for past cap violation … As noted in the previous report, Minnesota shares the lead with Philadelphia in terms of which team has the most picks for the 2021 draft. The Vikings actually would have led the pack, however, they were forced to forfeit their 7th-round selection this year – pick #242 – as a… Read More »
Full draft selection order released … The NFL has finally released the full selection order for the 2021 draft which is now just 41 days away. For those that haven’t seen it yet here is our version. We have also updated the picks by team file including the selections from all seven rounds.
La Tech DT gets pro day attention … Not since our old pal Billy Ryckman was a 10th round pick by Atlanta way back in 1977 has there been such a pre-draft buzz coming out of Louisiana Tech after DT Milton Williams turned in a really quite remarkable performance yesterday. Williams isn’t the biggest DT out there at… Read More »
Watson ‘masseuse’ caper plot thickens; NFL getting involved … The NFL has reportedly opened an internal investigation into the growing number of allegations of abuse and sexual harassment against Houston QB DeShaun Watson. By the latest count, three women have filed different civil suits against Watson, while there are reports that there could actually be as many as… Read More »
HBCU star game announced … The Black College Football Hall of Fame has announced that it will be establishing the HBCU Legacy Bowl college all-star game this coming year. The HBCU Bowl will showcase the draft-eligible players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The game will take place on the Saturday after Super Bowl LVI at be held… Read More »
Tigers’ WR Schwartz blitzes pro day 40 … Okay so let the debate begin: who’s the fastest player in the 2021 draft. Georgia CB Eric Stokes laid down a marker on Wednesday when he was timed in under 4.3 seconds at the Bulldogs’ pro day with a reported low clocking of 4.25. Today, Auburn WR Anthony Schwartz replied… Read More »
Mills, Cardinal solid at wet pro day … A steady rain fell throughout most of the Stanford pro day earlier today, but that didn’t appear to slow the Cardinal a whole lot as they had a pretty good workout overall. Rising QB Davis Mills, who measured in at 6-3.5, 217, in particular, showed off a really nice arm… Read More »
Pats stay busy; sent TE Izzo to Texans … No team has been busier this off-season than New England and the Patriots show no sign of slowing down as they completed another trade with Houston today. New England is sending TE Ryan Izzo to Houston in exchange for what is believed to be a 7th round pick in… Read More »
The shrinking of the Bulls RB … Its generally understood that college programs sometimes exaggerate how big their players are, but Buffalo may have taken it to a bit of an extreme as star RB Jaret Patterson, who is listed in the Bulls’ program as 5-9, measured in at only 5-6.5, 195 at their pro day today. Patterson,… Read More »
Small-school corner Rochell has outstanding pro day … Jim Nagy, executive director of the Senior Bowl is reporting via twitter that rising Central Arkansas CB Robert Rochell had an outstanding pro day performance earlier today. Rochell, who measured in with decent length at 5-11.5, 193 with 32.5 arms, had an explosive 43-inch vertical and 11-plus inch long jump.… Read More »
Pats-Texans deal for OT Cannon amended … Thanks to reader Terry G for the heads as the trade between New England and Houston for OT Marcus Cannon has been formally announced and the compensation the Patriots get is somewhat better than originally reported. Those earlier reports indicated that the two teams would be swapping picks in each of… Read More »
Busy day on pro day sked … Today is the busiest day so far this year on the annual pro day schedule with at least 8 on-campus workouts scheduled including those at Auburn, Stanford and West Virginia. Arguably the most intriguing prospect of the day is rising Stanford QB Davis Mills, one of the top 2-3 top prospects… Read More »
Raiders ship out another vet OL … Las Vegas were able to find a trade partner for another veteran offensive lineman that they were on the verge of releasing in a cost-cutting move. Earlier today, the Raiders got a 3rd round pick at the 2021 draft for C Rodney Hudson and this evening they acquired a 5th rounder… Read More »
Record-setting day at Illini pro day … While most NFL personnel people were focused on the Georgia and Pittsburg pro days today, there were some noteworthy performances at the Illinois workout. In particular, WR Josh Imatorbhebhe posted what is being reported as a 46.5-inch vertical leap; for the record, that would be an all-time best ever. And if… Read More »
Slow times at Pitt pro day … Kind of a disappointing day at the Pitt pro day workout earlier today. Safety Paris Ford, for example, had some downright terrible numbers as barely cracked the 4.9 mark in the 40 and couldn’t get over 30 inches in the vertical. DT Jaylen Twyman did impress with 40 reps in the… Read More »
Dawg CBs, LB sizzle at pro day … There was some major league speed on display at today’s pro day workout at Georgia. Both of CBs Eric Stokes and Tyson Campbell, for example, ran under the 4.4 mark for the 40. Stokes, who already had a major move up on draft boards around the NFL, in particular, had… Read More »
On further review, Raiders don’t cut C Hudson; trade him to Cards … Apparently after announcing that they were going to release veteran C Rodney Hudson earlier in the week, Las Vegas started receiving calls asking about a possible trade. In the end, the Raiders actually did pretty well getting a 3rd round pick (#79 overall) from Arizona… Read More »
Rams get future Lions pick in deal for DT Brockers … Updating that trade between Detroit and the LA Rams in which the Lions will acquire former first round DT Michael Brockers from the Rams. The compensation is expected to be a 7th round pick in 2023. That gives new meaning tothe phrase future late rounder, although its… Read More »
GBN projection tweaked … In honor of the start of the new football year, the GBN projection of the opening round of the 2021 draft has been updated. Note that our previous mock included several trades, this one doesn’t, although we still believe that there is a good chance there will be considerable movement in the early going… Read More »
