Big uglies underwhelm in weight room … It was kind of a disappointing day for many of the top offensive line prospects when they did the bench press earlier today. One would kind of like to see the top OT prospects manage something in the 27-28 reps range in the bench press, however, the numbers today for the… Read More »
WRs check more boxes … Sounds like a bit of a broken record, but through the first two days of the combine there really haven’t been many shocks or surprises during the weigh-in/measurement sessions. And that was pretty much the case again today when the receivers’ measurables were tested. If one thing did stand out it was that… Read More »
Top QBs take care of business at combine weigh-in … As noted earlier today, the big story out of this morning’s measurement session for the QBs was that Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray was able to check off most of the important boxes. Projected to be barely 5-9, Murray came in at a tad over 5-10, about the same height… Read More »
QB Murray checks off boxes … He’s still not all that big, but Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray was able to check off some pretty important boxes when he was measured in at the scouting combine in Indianapolis this morning. Projected to be barely 5-9, Murray came in at a tad over 5-10, about the same height as Seattle’s… Read More »
Second full day of combine to hilite hand size of one QB … The second full day of the 2019 scouting combine is underway with the offensive linemen and RBs scheduled to do the bench press among other things, while the QBs, WRs and TEs will go through the measurement process. The only thing that anybody seems to… Read More »
Few surprises at combine RB weigh-in … Along with the offensive linemen, the RBs did their measurables thing at the scouting combine in Indianapolis, although there wasn’t a whole lot to report that wasn’t pretty much expected. Alabama RB Josh Jacobs, who has emerged recently as the consensus top back in the 2019 draft class and the only… Read More »
More thumbs down than up at big uglies weigh-in … The offensive linemen went through their weigh-in and measurement session earlier today at the scouting combine in Indianapolis and courtesy of the Steelers Depot here are the basic numbers for this year’s offensive line class. In fact, there weren’t a whole lot of surprises in the measurables for… Read More »
No tag for Eagles FA QB Foles … Philadelphia G.M. Howie Roseman announced at his combine presser earlier today, that the Eagles will not be tagging QB Nick Foles with either a franchise or transition tag. There had been speculation that the Eagles could franchise Foles, who is set to become a free agent next month, with the… Read More »
Top DT prospect to have finger surgery; won’t lift in Indy … NFL Media is reporting this morning that Alabama DT Quinnen Williams, one of the top 2-3 prospects overall for the 2019 draft, will have surgery on a finger after the combine. As a result of the injury, Williams will not be able to do the bench press… Read More »
Pigskin posts pre-combine top 250, mock … The scouting combine doesn’t really get into high gear until tomorrow when the offensive linemen and RBs get weighed and measured. To help wile away the hours, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his pre-combine ranking of the top prospects for the 2019 draft as well as his first… Read More »
Big uglies; backs get combine underway … The first group of players at this week’s scouting combine, including the offensive linemen and RBs, have begun arriving in Indianapolis for their first day of activities. Today’s arrivals will go through registration and orientation, will undergo preliminary medical tests and will begin the interview process before going through the measurement phase… Read More »
Welcome to Indianapolis … Draft hopefuls begin arriving in Indianapolis on Tuesday for the start of the NFL’s annual scouting combine in what is arguably the most important week of the pre-draft testing period. A total of 338 college prospects will be poked and prodded, as well as tested both mentally and physically as they go through what… Read More »
Path to the draft runs thru Indy … The NFL’s annual scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis later this week with over 330 of the top prospects for the 2019 draft set to be poked, prodded and tested. And while the importance of the combine sometimes gets overstated, no question it is one of the key elements of… Read More »
Pats owner Kraft formally charged; NFL watching … Officials in Palm Beach have confirmed that New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft has been formally charged with two misdemeanor counts of first-degree solicitation. If convicted, Kraft could face one year in jail, a $5,000 fine, plus 100 hours of community service. The bigger questions for football fans is whether… Read More »
Two months and counting to draft … The 2019 draft gets underway two months to the day – 59 days to be exact – from today. Hang in there guys!!!
Wrist to keep star Tide FS out of combine, pro day … Sources in Alabama are reporting that star Tide FS Deionte Thompson will not be able to participate in on-field drills and testing at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis after undergoing surgery on Friday to repair a torn ligament in his wrist. Thompson will reportedly be… Read More »
Draft order set; Patriots with most picks … Now that the NFL has announced the assignment of 32 compensatory picks for the 2019 draft, the full selection order is also now available for the full seven rounds. And in one of those the rich get richer scenarios, the team currently with the most picks this year is the… Read More »
Combine notes: ban gets less banny; Haskins to throw … The NFL has reportedly further tweaked its decision to bar Mississippi State DT Jeffrey Simmons, Louisiana Tech DE Jaylon Ferguson and Colorado State WR Preston Williams from participating in next week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis because of off-field incidents involving violence in their past. After originally indicating that… Read More »
Comp picks announced … The NFL has announced that 32 compensatory picks have been assigned to a total of 15 teams for the 2019 draft. Washington, Arizona and Super Bowl champion New England lead the way with 4 comp picks, while Minnesota, Cincinnati and the LA Rams get three extra picks each. At the same time, Atlanta and… Read More »
Star WR Brown officially on market … The often stormy marriage between Pittsburgh and star WR Antonio Brown appears to be finally on the verge of collapse. Brown met Steelers’ owner Art Rooney and G.M. Kevin Colbert earlier this week and while there were some differences in the specifics coming from the two sides about the meeting, both… Read More »
Clemson QB Lawrence caught in intramural shoving match … It isn’t likely to change the trajectory for the 2021 draft, but there is a video out there today in which Clemson sophomore QB Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive favorite to be the #1 pick that year, is seen shoving another player to the floor during an intramural basketball game… Read More »
Legend of Kyler Murray growing … When we posted that article earlier this month about our hesitation to update our mock draft, the main reason as noted was that we just had no idea how the QB situation was going to play out on April 25th. And while there’s still a lot of sorting out to be done… Read More »
Banned combine players not so banned … For those that didn’t see the report over the weekend, but the NFL has reportedly sent a memo to all teams stating that while Missiissppi State DT Jeffrey Simmons, Louisiana Tech Jaylon Ferguson and Colorado State WR Preston Williams will still not be allowed to participate in on-field drills at next… Read More »
Rising Sooners’ WR Brown out of combine; OU pro day … While we were off the grid the past couple of days. Oklahoma confirmed that star WR Marquise Brown, one of the top prospcets at the position for the upcoming draft, will miss both scouting combine later this month as well as the Sooners’ pro day early in… Read More »
No mock today!!! … We have had several queries over the past few days about why our latest mock is a seriously outdated one going way back to December 5th. The simple answer is we haven’t done one since. The reason we haven’t done one since is that we simply have no clue at this time how the… Read More »
