Giants, others watch top QB prospect on weekend … Speaking of the NY Giants, who currently are sitting on the #1 pick at the 2019 draft, G.M. Dave Gettleman and assistant G.M. Kevin Abrams, were two of several senior NFL personnel people at the Oregon-Utah game on Saturday eveing to check out Ducks’ junior QB Justin Herbert, the… Read More »
Top pick on line in Monday nighter … Once again the NFL schedule makers have outdone themselves managing to end up with the teams currently holding the 1st and 3rd picks overall in the 2019 opening round selection order were the draft held this week when the NY Giants play the 49ers in San Francisco in this week’s… Read More »
Parker projection posted … With just three weeks to go in the regular college football season, GBN Investigative College Football Analyst Larry Parker has posted his latest opening round projection for the 2019 draft.
Pigskin’s weekly prospects review … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his weekly prospects review column in which he highlights players who caught his eye last weekend.
Weekly prospects preview … After last week’s slew of great college games between teams with both national and conference aspirations, this week’s slate is a little thinner – well, actually way thinner – as there are really no must-see head-to-head match-ups on this week’s schedule. However, there are still a number of potentially interesting situations with draft-related implications,… Read More »
College football into the home stretch … With essentially three weeks to go in the regular college football season, the playoff picture is quickly starting to come into focus. It certainly appears that Alabama and Clemson are destined to make the 4-team playoff, while unbeaten Notre Dame certainly controls its own fate, although there are no exact gimmies… Read More »
Updated selection order posted … With another week in the books, here is the updated full order for the opening round of the 2019 were it to be held this week.
UDub OT Adams to return … Washington head coach Chris Peterson confirmed earlier today that star LT Trey Adams, who has been out all season after having back surgery in September, plans to return to school for the 2019 season. Peterson, though, did indicate that the decision isn’t written in stone as “things are always fluid.” Adams was… Read More »
Updated: Top 6 picks set … Updating the earlier report on the weekly selection order for the upcoming draft, as a result of some of the later games a gap has emerged between the strength of schedule figures for San Francisco and Buffalo. As a result, the 49ers will have the 3rd, at least for this week, while… Read More »
Weekly prospects preview … Hope nobody has plans for tomorrow as we have one of the best weekends of the year on the college football schedule. Headlining this week’s docket are a pair of what are in essence divisional championship games in the SEC as #1 Alabama plays at LSU for the SEC West lead, while #6 Georgia… Read More »
49ers crush Raiders; drop out of 2nd pick … For those who went to bed early last night, the Battle of the Bay for the 2nd pick overall at the 2019 dud as San Francisco showed up, but Oakland apparently didn’t. In the end, the 49ers prevailed 34-3 in a game that was never close. As a result,… Read More »
OU RB Anderson declares for draft … Injured Oklahoma junior RB Rodney Anderson has become the third underclassmen to announce that he will be passing on his final year of eligibility and entering the 2019 draft. Anderson had a breakout year in 2017 when he ran for almost 1,200 yards and 13 TDs despite not playing much early… Read More »
Bay area battle for #2 pick in Thursday nighter … In a bit of TV scheduling magic that only a draft guy could love, 1-7 San Francisco hosts 1-6 Oakland in this week’s Thursday night game. The loser of tonight’s game will hold the 2nd pick overall in the in next week’s updated selection order for the 2019… Read More »
Ducks QB Herbert back at practice … Oregon junior QB Justin Herbert, currently the top-rated passer for the upcoming draft, returned to practice yesterday and appears to on track to start this weekend when the Ducks host UCLA in the return of former head coach Chip Kelly who is now running the Bruins. Herbert had been in concussion… Read More »
Pigskin’s Hallowe’en prospects’ review posted … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his weekly prospects review column in which he highlights players who caught his eye last weekend.
Flurry of trades as deadline passes … It was a relatively busy trade deadline day in the NFL with as many as 5 deals involving prominent players. Green Bay was the most active team sending veteran FS Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix to Washington for a 4th round pick in 2019 and RB/WR Ty Montgomery to Baltimore for a 7th round… Read More »
Bonus Bulls coverage … When former Buffalo LB Khalil Mack was selected 5th overall by Oakland at the 2014 it looked like something of a one-off. Programs outside the Power 5 superpowers just don’t have players taken that early that often. One-off or not, the Bulls are back this year with one of the best draft classes in… Read More »
Clock ticking on trade deadline … The NFL trade deadline comes up later today at 4 PM ET. In the past, the league’s trade deadline has tended to be something of a non-event and in the end no one should be surprised if not much happens today. However, there are lots of rumors of possible deals including everyone… Read More »
Injury updates on top DL prospects Oliver, Gary … For the record, in the end, star Houston DT Ed Oliver did not play in the Cougars’ big win over previously unbeaten South Florida on Saturday. Oliver, a potential tip 5 prospect for the upcoming draft, has a bruised knee suffered the previous week against Navy. While the injury… Read More »
Top QB prospect Herbert dinged; questionable for weekend … Oregon junior QB Justin Herbert, the consensus top prospect at the position for the 2019 draft, is currently in concussion protocol after taking hard hits on Saturday during a 44-15 loss to Arizona and is listed as questionable for this coming weekend’s game with UCLA. Herbert was believed to… Read More »
Giants, 49ers stay 1-2 in selection order; Raiders up to #3 … For the third week in a row, the NY Giants will hold the #1 pick in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the 2019 after losing to division rival Washington 20-13 earlier this afternoon. At the same… Read More »
Draft order to be shuffled … The first round selection order for the 2019 draft will almost certainly look different with the completion of this weekend’s schedule as 4 of the teams currently holding top 5 picks play each other later today. Indeed, it will be #2 versus #3 when San Francisco plays at Arizona, while #4 Oakland… Read More »
Wyoming DT Ghaifan suspended … Emerging Wyoming junior DT Youhanna Ghaifan has been suspended indefinitely after being issued a summons for harassment and false imprisonment following an altercation with a hotel employee prior to tomorrow’s game at Colorado State. Ghaifan is currently rated the #17 interior defensive lineman on the GBN positional rankings.
Pigskins prospects preview … With this week’s college football action set to kickoff within hours, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his preview of this weekend’s biggest games including the players he’ll be watching tomorrow with an eye toward the 2019 draft.
2019 Junior Scoreboard posted … With the college football season heading into the homestretch, underclassmen thinking of entering the upcoming draft are facing increasing pressure to make their decision whether to return to school for another year of eligibility or turn pro this winter. In fact, Ohio State DE Nick Bosa and Houston DT Ed Oliver, a couple… Read More »
