Dolphins lead NFL with dozen picks … The NFL still has to announce which teams get which compensatory picks for the 2020 draft, but as of now, at least according to our unofficial count, Miami has the most picks for the upcoming draft with an even dozen. The dolphins also lead with 6 picks within the first three… Read More »
Cardinal CB Adebo to return … Stanford got a little bit of good news earlier today when star junior CB Paulson Adebo confirmed that he’ll be returning to school for his senior season next fall. Adebo had been considered a lilely late first round pick had he opted to enter the 2020 draft.
Bruins WR Howard headed to OU … Former UCLA WR Theo Howard announced some time ago that he would be transferring for his final year of eligibility and after talking with what seemed like half the schools in the country has confirmed that he’ll be an Oklahoma Sooner next fall. As a grad transfer, Howard will be eligible… Read More »
Hawaii QB; Baylor S enter draft … Hawaii junior QB Cole McDonald is one of two players to announce late yesterday that they have decided to forgo their final season of college eligibility and apply for the 2020 draft. The 6-4 McDonald was third nationally this past fall with over 4,100 passing yards as he completed 64% of… Read More »
Vols’ OG Smith set to return to school … Tennessee junior OG Trey Smith surprised just about everyone earlier today when he announced that he will be returning to school for his senior season next fall. Smith looked all the part of a future top NFL prospect when he started all 12 games for the Vols as a… Read More »
Pair of A&M Aggies enter draft … We neglected to note it yesterday when two Texas A&M juniors indicated they were planning on declaring for the 2020 draft including WR Kendrick Rogers and CB Debione Renfro. Both have good size with Rogers listed at 6-4 and Renfro at 6-2, but neither was overly productive in college and neither… Read More »
GBN projection updated; expanded … With the NFL playoffs now well underway, it seemed like as good as a time as any to update the GBN 2020 draft projection which has also now been expanded to two rounds. Again, the idea here is not necessarily to predict which individual players will be taken by particular teams at whatever… Read More »
Pair of top B10 prospects enter draft … Two more intriguing underclassmen announced their intention to enter the 2020 draft earlier today including Wisconsin junior C Tyler Biadasz and sophomore Minnesota FS Antonie Winfield. Biadasz is one of the top 1-2 centers in this year’s draft class along with Oklahoma’s Creed Humphrey and figures to come off the… Read More »
Ducks’ QB Herbert heading to Mobile … The Senior Bowl has announced that Oregon QB Justin Herbert has agreed to participate in this year’s game. Herbert, of course, is one of the more polarizing prospects for the 2020 draft; he’s got all the physical skills in the world including prototype size, special athleticism and terrific arm strength, but… Read More »
UGA QB Fromm to enter draft … Another piece of the 2020 darft puzzle is now in place with word that Georgia junior QB Jake Fromm has announced that he will be turning pro. Fromm is coming off a bit of a disappointing year in which he completed only 61% of his pass attempts for just under 2,900… Read More »
Two more enter draft … A couple of more players have reportedly announced they will be entering the 2020 draft including Auburn P Arryn Siposs and Virginia Union RB Tabyus Taylor. Neither is likely to be drafted, although Siposs could conceivably get a free agent tryout after averaging 43.8 yards per punt this past season, although the former… Read More »
UGA OG latest to enter draft … Georgia junior OG Solomon Kindley is the latest undercklassmen to announce that they will be entering the 2020 draft. The 6-4, 335-pound Kindley is considered to be an early third-day prospect and is currently listed as the #9 guard on the GBN positional ranking. Kindley is also the third Georgia offensive… Read More »
Two more enter draft; Horns QB staying put … From the ‘punters are people too!’ file, Arizona State redshirt sophomore P Michael Turk has become the first specialist to declare for the 2020 draft where he has a chance to be the first punter selected this coming April. Turk, the nephew of long-time former NFL punter Matt Turk,… Read More »
Clock ticking on underclassmen … Time is running out for college juniors and redshirt sophomores thinking of entering the 2020 draft, with the deadline for underclassmen to apply to the league for early entry into this year’s draft now less than two weeks. For the record, those applications have to be in to the NFL by the end… Read More »
One more Tide WR in draft; one not … While Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa got most of the headlines when he announced earlier today, a couple of his former favorite targets also made their own news. On the one hand, junior WR Henry Ruggs, one of the fastest players in college football who figures to be a… Read More »
Tua to enter draft … It was a little hard to follow live, but Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa did just confirm at a press conference at the school that he will indeed be entering the 2020 draft where he figures to be a top 2-3 pick IF he checks out at pre-draft medical testing after undergoing hip… Read More »
Cowboys hire former Packer head coach McCarthy … Dallas has reportedly hired former Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy to replace Jason Garrett who was released over the weekend.
Four more selection order slots confirmed … With the wild card weekend of the NFL playoffs now in the books four more spots in the opening round selection order have been settled. Philadelphia will have the 21st pick, while Buffalo will pick 22nd, New England 23rd and New Orleans 24th. In fact, those four teams will have those… Read More »
Pigskins prospects review; late bowls edition … While we wait for next week’s CFP championship game between LSU and Clemson, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in some observations on who stood out and who didn’t in some of the other recent bowls.
Another Tide star heads to draft … Alabama junior FS Xavier McKinney, a potential mid-to-late first round pick at the 2020 draft, has confirmed that he will be turning pro this winter.
Tide WR Jeudy; three others enter draft … While the NFL had the football world mesmerized late yesterday with two dramatic AFC wild card games, four more juniors announced they would be entering the upcoming draft including star Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy. Jeudy has been considered to be one of the top overall prospects for the 2020 draft… Read More »
Tide RT Wills enters draft; OSU CB Wade staying put … Alabama junior RT Jedrick Wills is the latest underclassman to announce that they will be entering the 2020 draft. The 6-5, 320-pound Wills is a late riser who is now being talked about as a possible top ten pick this coming April. Indeed, the GBN has him… Read More »
Another half dozen enter draft; three stay in school … Its been a busy day on the college wire with 6 more players indicating that they will be entering the 2020 draft, while another three have said they will be staying in school. Today’s draft entries are headlined by star junior RBs Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin and Georgia’s… Read More »
The chase is on! Chase declares … It should come as a surprise to no one as Ohio State junior DE Chase Young has announced that he will be entering the 2020 draft. Young, of course, is the consensus top-rated non-QB in the upcoming draft class and is expected to be off the board within the first 2-3… Read More »
Bengals, Lions to coach Senior Bowl sides … The Senior Bowl has announced that the staffs from Cincinnati and Detroit have agreed to coach the two teams at this years game later this month. The Senior Bowl has traditionally invited the teams with the worst record with returning coaching staffs from each conference to coach one of the… Read More »
