Combine surprises … Much has been made of the fact that an inordinate number of the very top-ranked prospects for the 2019 draft, including Alabama DT Quinnen Williams, Ole Miss WR D.K. Metcalf, LSU LB Devin White and Mississippi State ER Montez Sweat, excelled. However, they weren’t the only players to excel at this past weekend’s combine. And… Read More »
QB Murray goes #1 in latest Larry Parker mock … With the combine in the book, GBN Investigative College Football Reporter Larry Parker has updated his first-round projection for the opening round of the 2019 draft.
Where to from here … A most fascinating combine just came to a conclusion in Indianapolis earlier this afternoon. What made this year’s combine truly unusual, in addition to all the swirling rumors about Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray, was the fact that while we get top prospect or two blowing the top of the drills every year, it… Read More »
Pro day sched next up in draft process … NFL folks might be headed home from this weekend’s scouting combine in Indianapolis, but there won’t be much rest for the league’s scouting community as the annual pro day schedule gets underway almost immediately. In fact, there will be pro days at Purdue and Miami (Ohio) as soon as… Read More »
Tag day in NFL … NFL teams actually have until tomorrow to designate franchise and/or transition players prior to the start of free agency next, however, several got the jump on proceedings today with 5 teams naming franchise players. Dallas, for example, franchised All-Pro DE Demarcus Lawrence, while Houston tagged DE Jadeveon Clowney, Seattle franchised DE Frank Clark,… Read More »
OSU CB Sheffield tears pec in combine injury … Ohio State CB Kendall Sheffield, who had a chance to be the fastest player at this year’s combine, suffered what is believed to be a torn pectoral muscle during the bench press phase of the combine. Sheffield had an MRI to confirm the diagnosis and will likely have to… Read More »
Foles to Jags done deal: report … Multiple sources here and here around the NFL are indicating that Jacksonville will almost assuredly sign former Philadelphia QB Nick Foles when the league’s free agency period begins on March 13th. According to the sources, a market never developed for Foles outside Jacksonville and as a result the two parties team… Read More »
DBs to wrap combine … The defensive backs are warming up as we speak for their turn in the spotlight at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. The CB and safety prospects for the 2019 draft will be running their 40s along with the other physical tests as well as doing positional drills beginning at 9 AM ET. Once… Read More »
D-line on tap at combine … It is no secret at all that the defensive line is the strength of the 2019 draft; indeed as many as 6-7 of the first ten picks this coming April 25th could be from the defensive front. So there should be a full house for today’s on-field workout for the defensive line… Read More »
Murray center of combine top pick buzz … We are still only half way through the on-field workout sessions at the scouting combine, but according to just about every source around the league we have the major developing story in Indianapolis is that if the draft were held this week, Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray would be the #1… Read More »
Busy day ahead at combine … Today could very well be the busiest day at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. The CBs and safeties will be going through the weigh-in and measurement phase, while the defensive linemen will do the bench press among other activities. The real action though will be on the field where the QBs,… Read More »
Up and down day for OL in on-field drills … It was an up and down day for the offensive linemen at their on-field physical testing and positional drills workout at the scouting combine in Indianapolis on Friday. In fact, the best performers were largely from the interior offensive linemen while the OTs, including the top candidates at… Read More »
Sweat, Lawrence ‘star’ in defensive line weigh-in … While the offensive linemen were doing their thing on the field earlier today at the scouting combine in Indianapolis, their defensive line counterparts were getting weighed and measured. And given the fact that most analysts rate the DL as the strength of the 2019 it is not surprising that there… Read More »
Big uglies, backs set to run … The offensive linemen are warming up for their on-field testing and positional drills as we speak at the scouting combine in Indianapolis with the RB slated to go a little later today. A couple of points to note. There are usually two times reported; the first is a hand-time with the… Read More »
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 »
