Cards WR Fitzgerald to return for 16th season … Arizona was able to check off one box, at least for the coming season, after resigning star WR Larry Fitzgerald to a one-year deal. It will be the 16th season for Fitzgerald, one of the NFL’s all-time leading receivers. There had been some speculation that the Cardinals might look… Read More »
More Senior Bowl measurables thoughts … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who was actually at the event, has some thoughts on what transpired at the Senior Bowl weigh-in yesterday.
Bad weather to force Senior Bowl indoors, no TV tomorrow … Updated; The Senior Bowl has just announced that not only will Wednesday’s practice sessions be moved to South Alabama’s new indoor facility because of bad weather expected in the Mobile area tomorrow, but there will also be no TV coverage on either ESPN or the NFL Network… Read More »
Defensive line impresses at Senior Bowl weigh-in … For many players, the most important aspect of the Senior Bowl is not what happens on the field, but how they measure up at Tuesday’s weigh-in session. And perhaps not surprisingly given that the strength of the 2019 draft are the defensive linemen, they were also maybe the most impressive… Read More »
Grier, Dillard ‘pass’ Senior Bowl measurables test … For those that haven’t seen it yet, long-time GBN friend Scott Wright of NFL Draft Countdown has posted the key data from this morning’s Senior Bowl weigh-in sessions. We are in the process of going over the numbers and will report on the highlights later today. However, to answer the… Read More »
Senior Bowl underway … How tall IS West Virginia QB Will Grier; how long are Washington State OT Andre Dillard’s arms? Those are the kinds of questions being answered this morning’s at the measurement sessions at the Senior Bowl which are underway as we speak. After everyone gets weighed and measured, the two teams will hit the field… Read More »
Two more draft slots settled; two to go … As a rest of today’s dramatic conference championship games, two more spots were decided in the selection order for the 2019 draft. Kansas City will have the 29th pick in every round, while New Orleans will have the 30th pick in each round. However, because the Saints traded their… Read More »
Senior Bowl set to get underway … Folks are slowly starting to gather in Mobile for this coming week’s Senior Bowl, one of the main three phases of the pre-draft process along with the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in late February and the pro days in March. The actual Senior Bowl weeks gets underway with the measurement and… Read More »
Pigskin posts All-Shrine team … GBN Associate Editor Pigkin Paul Guillemette is currently on the road somewhere as he drives from St. Petersburg, site of last week’s East-West Shrine festivitie, to Mobile and this coming week’s Senior Bowl. Before he left St. Pete’s this morning, though, Pigskin had time to put together his All-Shrine team following yesterday’s game.… Read More »
East-West Shrine; NFLPA Classic set to KO … Its game day on the post-season college all-star schedule with both the East-West Shrine game in St. Petersburg and the NFLPA Classic in Los Angeles set to KO off later today. The Shrine game will kick-off 3 PM ET on the NFL Network. Among notable prospects scheduled to play in… Read More »
NFL releases official list of underclassmen in 2019 draft … Updated: The NFL has released it’s declared list of underclassmen eligible for the 2019 draft. The NFL’s list includes 103 underclassmen who have yet to graduate, plus another 32 juniors or redshirt sophomores who have graduated for a total of 135 who needed to apply; in addition, there… Read More »
Defensive Shrine prospects review … Following up on this mornings offensive prospects review from this week’s East-West Shrine week practices, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with his review of the defensive prospects in St. Petersburg.
LB Allen, two others out of Senior Bowl … Every year, one of the big issues at the Senior Bowl is which players opt to pull out after initially accepting invitations to participate. Unfortunately, it happens every year and this year is no exception as Kentucky OLB Josh Allen, arguably the highest rated player to originally commit to… Read More »
Offensive Shrine prospects review … Its a walk-through day at the East-West Shrine week in St. Petersburg where the players are resting up for tomorrow’s actual game. Not much rest though for GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette who has just posted this review of the notable performances by offensive players at this week’s practices in St. Pete.… Read More »
Suspended Cowboys’ DT enters draft … Add another name to the list of underclassmen who have reportedly applied to the NFL for early entry to the 2019 draft as suspended Wyoming junior DT Youhanna Ghaifman unceremoniously will forego his final year of eligibility to enter the upcoming draft. Earlier this month, Ghaifan pled no contest to a harassment… Read More »
Second underclass deadline looming … The 72-hour window of opportunity for underclassmen who applied to the NFL for inclusion in the 2019 draft to withdraw their applications expires at midnight this evening. Juniors and redshirt sophomores who applied to the league for entry to the draft but have neither signed with an agent or accepted any improper benefits… Read More »
QB Hurts bolts Tide for Sooners … Former Alabama QB Jalen Hurts has reportedly decided to transfer Oklahoma where as a grad transfer he will be eligible immediately. With the Sooners, Hurts is expected to replace Kyler Murray who will either be playing in the NFL or MLB next year. Hurts started for Alabama for two seasons and… Read More »
Big Board; positional rankings updated … With the 2019 draft field now pretty much set, the GBN Big Board ranking of the top 150 or so prospects has been updated, along with the various positional rankings (see the drop down menu at the top of the page.)
Underclassman deadline passes; no new names added … The deadline for underclassmen wishing to enter the 2019 draft to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible to be selected this coming April passed at midnight last night with no major new announcements. Our unofficial list has a record 138 juniors and redshirt sophomores who have… Read More »
Buckeyes’ CB enters draft; two others stay home … With the witching hour for underclassmen thinking about entering the NFL draft fast approaching, there are reports that Ohio State junior CB Kendall Sheffield is apparently headed to the 2019 draft. Sheffield hasn’t released a formal statement, but is reportedly in a training facility for players preparing for the… Read More »
Okie State WR enters draft … One more underclassman to add to the list if underclassmen entering the 2019 draft is Oklahome State junior WR Tyron Johnson. The 6-0, 195-pound Johnson is a former big-time recruit at LSU who transferred to Oklahoma State where he caught 53 passes for 845 yards and 7 scores this fall. At this… Read More »
More bowl prospects reviews … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette is on the ground at this week’s East-West Shrine game, but before he left for St. Pete he filed one final report on his observations on which players stood out during the regular bowl season here.
Sun Belt WR Hart enters draft … Georgia State junior WR Penny Hart has become the latest underclassman to announce that he will be entering the draft with eligibility still on the board. Hart is actually a 4th year junior who missed all but two games in 2016 with a foot injury. Hart is undersized at 5-8, 180,… Read More »
Sooners’ QB Murray declares for draft … So there you go! With the deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the league in order to eligible for the 2019 draft just hours away, Oklahoma junior QB Kyler Murray has indeed announced he will be putting his name forward for this year’s NFL draft. However, its still not clear… Read More »
LSU LB White; Iowa TE Hockenson declare … With today’s deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible for the 2019 draft looming, both LSU ILB Devin White and Iowa redshirt sophomore TE TJ Hockenson have announced they will indeed be entering this year’s draft. White is the consensus #1 inside backer… Read More »
