Pigskin’s all-Shrine team … With the players at this week’s East-West Shrine all-star game in St. Petersburg taking a break today to rest up for tomorrow’s actual game, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has reviewed his notes and chosen his Shrine all-star team from the week’s practice sessions here.
Deadline day for underclassmen … Time has just about run out for underclassmen thinking about entering the 2020 as juniors and redshirt sophomores who want to enter the draft must file paperwork with the league by the end of business later today. In fact, most underclassmen intending to go pro this winter have already made their intentions known,… Read More »
Shrine, NFLPA star game measurements … For those that are interested, Scott Wright over at NFL Draft Countdown has posted the heights and weights and other key measurement data from both the East-West Shrine all-star game and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
Three Tigers staying put … After losing 7 underclassmen to the 2020 draft over the past day or so, LSU got some better news as a pair of juniors, SS Jacoby Stephens and CB Kary Vincent, along with redshirt sophomore DT Tyler Shelvin all indicated that they will be back for the upcoming season. One other player who… Read More »
USC OT enters draft … With the clock ticking for underclassmen to file paperwork for early entry to the 2020 draft, Southern California junior OT Austin Jackson has announced that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the upcoming draft where he projects as a late first or early second round prospect.
Rumor that Dolphins targeting top pick … With the 2020 draft now just 98 days away the thinking around the NFL has been that Cincinnati was pretty much locked in on LSU QB Joe Burrow for the #1 overall pick this year. However, there is a rumor making the rounds that Miami could make a serious offer to… Read More »
Two more LSU Tigers enter draft … A couple of more LSU juniors have indicated they will be entering the 2020 draft including LT Saahdiq Charles and RB Clyde Edwards-Hillaire. Both are considered to be second day prospects for the upcoming draft. That brings to 7 the number of LSU undergraduates to enter this year’s draft in the… Read More »
Day three Shrine report … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette is on the ground in St. Petersburg at the East-West Shrine All-star game. Here is his report from the third day of Shrine practices.
Five LSU Tigers enter draft; others too … While the national championship celebrations continue in the bayou, 5 LSU underclassmen have announced that they will not be back to defend their title next fall, but rather will enter the 2020 draft. The five include FS Grant Delpit, WR Justin Jefferson, LBs Jacob Phillips and Patrick Queen, and C… Read More »
Tua to throw before draft … The agent for Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa reported in an interview earlier this week that he expects Tua to be able to participate in a throwing workout for prospective NFL teams sometime before the draft. Leigh Steinberg was also quoted as saying that Tagovailoa definititely wouldn’t be participating in next month’s combine,… Read More »
Draft clock ticking … Just did a quick count and it turns out there are now just 99 days to go until the start of the 2020 draft! Hang in there guys!!
Redskins shuffle top scout staff … The full staff makeover continues in Washington in the wake of hiring Ron Rivera as the team’s new head coach. In separate moves this week, the Redskins announced that Kyle Smith has been promoted to VP of player personnel from director of college scouting, while Tim Gribble has been moved up to… Read More »
Day one shrine report … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette is on the ground in St. Petersburg at the East-West Shrine All-star game. Here is his report from the second day of Shrine practices. And for those that missed here is Pigskin’s report from the first day of practice.
Iowa OT Wirfs enters draft … Just hours after teammate DE A.J. Epenesa announced that he would be entering the 2020 draft, Iowa lost another top 10 prospect with confirmation that All-America junior RT Tristan Wirfs has also applied to the NFL for early admission to this year’s draft where he has a chance to be the first… Read More »
Another lawsuit against Penn State; prospects involved … A former player at Penn State football and now at California has has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the school and head coach James Franklin of ignoring reports of hazing within the program. According to the lawsuit, former Penn State DB Isaiah Humphries was the target of hazing conducted… Read More »
GBN Big Board tweaked, expanded … With the college season now fully in the books, our scout staff has updated the GBN Big Board based on the latest intel, as well as expanded the coverage to include the top 150 prospects for the 2020 draft. The top of the board remains relatively static with LSU QB Joe Burrow,… Read More »
Iowa DE Epenesa declares … One of the two Iowa draft dominos fell earlier today with the news that star Hawkeyes’ junior DE A.J. Epenesa will be entering the 2020 draft where he projects to be selected within the first 10-15 picks. Meanwhile, the NFL is still waiting to hear from junior OT Tristan Wirfs who has top… Read More »
Two enter draft; one not … Two more players announced earlier today that they would be entering the 2020 draft including Baylor DT James Lynch and Iowa SS Geno Stone. Lynch was the Big XII Defensive player of the year this past season when he led the conference with 13.5 sacks. The 6-4, 295-pound Lynch lined up primarily… Read More »
Clock ticking for underclassmen … The deadline for underclassmen planning on entering the 2020 draft to apply to the NFL for early entry is rapidly approaching. Indeed, juniors and redshirt sophomores who want to enter the draft must file paperwork with the league by the end of business on Friday, the 17th. Note that we, along with several… Read More »
Loss nets Seahawks final weekend pick … The final pick to be decided this weekend – #27 overall – goes to Seattle in the wake of a tough 28-23 loss in Green Bay. The Seahawks will also get pick #59 in the second round, while Cleveland has Seattle’s third round pick, the 91st overall. The 29th and 30th… Read More »
It will be Tigers versus Tigers in CFP title game … It all comes down to this in college football as the LSU Tigers will face the defending national champion Clemson Tigers for the national title later this evening in New Orleans. Kick off is set for 8 PM ET on ESPN. And its not hard to figure… Read More »
Texans loss settles one more pick … For about 20 minutes or so it looked like the AFC would have a second huge playoff upset this weekend after Houston raced to a 24-0 lead over Kansas City early in the second quarter of their conference semi-final earlier thsi afternoon. It was not to be for the Texans, though,… Read More »
More observations from the bowl prelims … With college football fans counting down the hours until tomorrow night’s national championship game between LSU and Clemson in New Orleans, GBN Associate Editor Pigsin Paul Guillemette has weighed with some additional comments on who caught his eye in some of the earlier bowl games.
Two picks settled; two more up today … Two more picks in the opening round selection order for the 2020 draft were settled as a result of yesterday’s playoff games, while two more spots will be decided after today’s games. Minnesota, for example, will have the 25th pick in every round after losing in San Francisco yesterday afternoon,… Read More »
Two more enter draft … A couple more juniors announced today that they would be entering the 2020 draft including Illinois DE/OLB Oluwole Betiku and TE Dalton Keene of Virginia Tech. Betiku was once a big-time recruit at Southern Cal but barely played for the Trojans before transferring to Illinois. At Illinois, though, Betiku had a breakout year… Read More »
