Jets , Giants still 1-2 in draft selection order … For the 6th time in 8 weeks a Giants game comes down to the last minute, but for the 7th time in those weeks the Giants lose, this week 25-23 to the surging Tampa Bay Buccaneers when a controversial final minute two-point conversion failed. As a result, the… Read More »
Chargers, 49ers get picks in vet trades … While we were warming up for tonight’s Giants’ game with the Buccaneers sitting in a dentist’s chair, there were a couple of trades in the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers, for example, sent veteran LB Kwon Alexander to New Orleans in exchange for LB Kiko Alonso and a conditional 5th… Read More »
Jets LB goes from worst to first … With tomorrow’s NFL trade deadline looming, the NY Jets continued their housecleaning by sending veteran LB Avery Williamson to Pittsburgh in exchange for a swap of picks in 2022. The Jets will get the Steelers’ 5th round pick that year, while the Steelers will get the Jets’ 7th round pick… Read More »
Jets still winless; hang onto top pick … Playing against the defending Super Bowl champs Kansas City, the NY Jets hung around for about as long as they could, but in the end it was another loss for the Jets dropping them to 0-8. As a result, the Jets will hold onto the #1 pick at the 2021… Read More »
As the college QB turns … The college rankings almost took a major hit on Saturday when top-ranked Clemson, playing without star QB Trevor Lawrence who was quarantined with covid symptoms, trailed Boston College by as many as 18 points during the first half of yesterday’s game. However, the Tigers’ defense stiifened after the break and Clemson was… Read More »
Worst versus first hilites weekly draft sked … The NY Jets, the NFL’s last remaining winless team who would have had the 1st pick overall were the 2021 draft held last week, have their work cut out for them today if they hope to get off the schneid as they face the defensing Super Bowl champion Kansas City… Read More »
UGA S LeCounte injured in post-game traffic accident … Star Georgia FS Richard LeCounte, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2021 draft, was injured in a multi-car traffic accident after the team returned to Athens from their game at Kentucky on Saturday evening. LeCounte was reportedly driving a motorcycle and was hit by at… Read More »
Cowboys acquire NT depth in rare in-state trade with Texans … After releasing veteran NT Donatri Poe earlier in the week, Dallas acquired some depth at the position by acquiring NT Eli Ankou from Houston in exchange for a 7th round pick. While Ankou is reportedly on his way to Dallas, the trade likely won’t be formally completed… Read More »
Shrine game cancelled … It kind of slipped under the radar a couple of days ago, but the East-West Shrine Classic, the oldest continous pre-draft all-star game has been cancelled for 2021 because of Covid concerns. This year’s Shrine game had been scheduled for January 23rd in St. Petersburg. As far as we can tell, the other major… Read More »
QB Lawrence tests positive … The world of college football is wobbling just a bit this evening with word that star Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive favorite to win this year’s Heisman Trophy as well be the #1 pick at the 2021 draft, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Saturday’s game against Boston College. Lawrence… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemete has posted the latest edition of his weekly college football prospects review report featuring games from October 24th. Here is the full report.
Mississippi State RB Hill opts out … It is being reported that Mississippi State RB Kylin Hill, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2021 draft, has opted out of the remainder of the current season and will be entering the upcoming draft. The 5-11, 215-pound Hill, who is the 7th ranked back on the… Read More »
Key Big Ten clash postponed … Just a week into their return to the college football wars, the Big Ten has been forced to postpone a game this coming weekend because of positive covid cases at Wisconsin. The Badgers were supposed to play at Nebraska this Saturday but that game has now been cancelled. As of this morning,… Read More »
Bengals send vet DE Dunlap to ‘Hawks for late pick … Cincinnati has reportedly sent disgruntled veteran DE Carlos Dunlap to Seattle in exchange for C B.J. Finney and a 7th round draft pick in 2021.
Cowboys send DE Griffen to Lions for late pick … As expected, Dallas has moved veteran DE Everson Griffen ahead of next week’s trade deadline. Griffen is off to Detroit in exchange for what is being described as a conditional 6th round pick in 2021. The pick reportedly can escalate to a 5th depending on unspecified conditions.
Is Trevor Lawrence hedging on draft … There is a bit of a buzz around the NFL this day about whether star Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive #1 pick this coming April, might be hedging on whether he will in fact turn pro this winter after an interview with a local source earlier this week. Lawrence was… Read More »
Jets stay # in updated weekly selection order … With this week’s games in the book, here is the updated first round selection order for this year’s draft if it were to be held today. Please note that the strength of schedule figures represent each team’s full-16 game schedule.
College football updates … Star Purdue WR Rondale Moore, who opted back in after he had originally opted out of the season, did not play in the Boilermakers’ season-opening win over Iowa on the weekend. No reason was given. Moore emerged as one of the most electric playmakers in the country as a freshman in 2018, but played… Read More »
Jets, Giants 1-2 in weekly draft … If the 2021 draft were to be held this week it would have a very big apple flavor as the two New York teams would be picking first and second. The Jets, the NFL’s lone remaining winless team, threw a scare into division-leading Buffalo when they took an early 10-0 lead… Read More »
Bucks’ Fields worth the wait … The Big Ten finally got back on the field this weekend and for Ohio State QB Justin Fields it seems the wait was worth it. Indeed, Fields was almost perfect as he completed 20-of-21 passes for 276 yards and a pair of TDs in the Buckeyes’ easy 52-17 win over Nebraska. For… Read More »
Jags-Bolts headline interesting week re draft order … There is a potentially interesting Sunday coming up when it comes to the early selection order for the 2021 day. The ‘feature’ draft game comes up when Jacksonville travels west to play the Chargers in LA in a late afternoon game. Coming into the week, the Jaguars were sitting on… Read More »
Star Tide WR Waddle out for year … Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle, a top 10-15 prospect for the 2021 draft, will reportedly miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious ankle injury on the first play of the team’s game against Tennessee. The good news for Waddle is that it’s not a knee, but ankle injuries… Read More »
Giants trade DE Golden to Cards for late pick … After last night’s disappointing loss in Philadelphia which pretty well knocked them out of contention even in the woeful NFC East, the NY Giants traded veteran DE Markus Golden to Arizona for what is being reported as a 6th round pick in 2021. Golden led the Giants with… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemete has posted the latest edition of his weekly college football prospects review report featuring games from October 17th. Here is the full report.
Former Jag DE Ngakoue now also former Vike DE; traded to Ravens … Minnesota made one of the splashier moves of the past off-season when they acquired disguntled DE Yannick Ngakoue from Jacksonville in exchange for a second round pick in 2021 and a 5th in 2022. Less that half a season later, though, Ngakoue is on the… Read More »
