Spartan CB; 2nd FAU RB latest to enter draft … Two more juniors entered the 2019 draft over the past day or so including rising Michigan State CB Justin Layne and Florida Atlantic RB Kerrith Whyte. Layne, in particular, is not yet a household name nationally, but NFL scouts are very aware of his potential; he’s a converted… Read More »
Kentucky WR Snell; two other juniors enter draft … Three more juniors announced their intentions to enter the 2019 draft including Kentucky RB Bennie Snell, one of the top prospects at the position for the upcoming draft who ran for over 1,300 yards this past season. Snell will be joined in the 2019 RB class by Kansas State… Read More »
Bowl prospects preview … Used to be one had to wait at least a month or so after the end of the college football season for the bowl schedule to get underway. Not so anymore as it feels like the bowls are simply an extension of the regular season. And that extension gets underway in earnest on Saturday… Read More »
Buckeyes’ DT Jones enters draft … Ohio State junior DT Dre’Mont Jones has confirmed that he will be entering the 2019 draft where he is projected to be a first round pick. Jones may be a tad undersized at 6-3, 290, but he is very quick and led all DTs in the country with 8.5 sacks this past… Read More »
Top CFL QB on NFL tour … Calgary QB Bo Levi Mitchell, the CFL’s reigning MVP, worked out for Denver earlier this week after visiting with the Vikings late last week in Minnesota. Mitchell, who officially becomes a free agent in September, reportedly has at least 3 other visits or workouts already scheduled, while he has also reportedly… Read More »
Draft adds pair of top junior RBs … The RB class for the 2019 draft got a whole lot more interesting this morning with the announcements that both junior backs Devin Singletary of Florida Atlantic and Memphis’ Darrell Henderson will be entering the upcoming draft. Both have rushed for over 1,900 yards in a season during their careers.… Read More »
Draft guru Brandt hears OSU QB Haskins leaning toward draft … One of the biggest questions regarding the 2019 draft is which if any of the top underclass prospects at the position are actually going to enter the upcoming draft. We probably won’t know for sure until the various players actually formally declare, but long-time NFL draft guru… Read More »
Red Raider WR Wesley enters draft … Rising Texas Tech junior WR Antoine Wesley has opted to enter the 2019 NFL draft. Wesley barely played his first two years with the program, but had a true breakout year this past season when he caught 88 passes for over 1,400 yards and 9 scores and made several All-America teams.… Read More »
Ole Miss OT Little enters draft … Mississippi junior LT Greg Little has become the latest underclassman to confirm that they will be entering the 2019 draft. Little is generally considered to be one of the 2-3 tackles in this year’s draft with the potential to go as early as the first 10-15 picks.
Raiders fire GM McKenzie … Oakland has reportedly fired G.M. Reggie McKenzie. McKenzie has been the Raiders G.M. since 2012 during which time the team has had one of the worst records in the NFL, including 3-10 this year. No word on a possible replacement, although the buzz around the league is that McKenzie lost a power struggle… Read More »
Top pick too close to call after upset specials … Maybe in fact the ‘meek shall inherit the earth’ or something like that as both San Francisco and Oakland, which went into the weekend sitting on the 1st and 2nd picks respectively in the 2019 draft selection order were it held this week, pulled off upset wins. San… Read More »
UDub OT Adams confirms return to school in 2019 … The story got kind of underreported last week, but star Washington LT Trey Adams made his first start in more than 13 months in the Huskies win over Utah in the Pac-12 championship game. In fact, Adams played all 73 snaps in the win over Utah which earned… Read More »
Top 10 picks shuffling in order … Expect some shuffling among the early picks in the selection order for the opening round of the 2019 draft later today as 6 of the teams currently sitting on the top 10 picks play one another on today’s schedule. The New York Jets, for example, who would have the 3rd pick… Read More »
OU QB Murray wins Heisman … In a bit of an upset, Oklahoma junior QB Kyler Murray won this year’s Heisman Trophy, edging out Alabama redshirt sophomore QB Tua Tagovailoa for the award. Murray is the second straight Oklahoma QB to win the award as Baker Mayfield was the 2017 winner. Of course, Mayfield went onto to become… Read More »
WVU QB Grier latest to pass on bowl participation … Maybe the good folks that run the bowl system can continue to fool people into thinking that the non-playoff games mean something more than diddly-squat, but it appears that the players are quickly catching on. West Virginia QB Will Grier, one of the top prospects at the position… Read More »
Pigskin’s final prospect review … With the college season now in the books, save for bowls, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with his final weekly prospects review column highlighting the players that caught his eye in last weekend’s conference finals.
CSU WR Williams enters draft … After a breakout year in which he was one of the top receivers in all college football, registering 96 catches for almost 1,350 yards and 14 TDs, Colorado State junior WR Preston Williams has opted to enter the upcoming draft. The 6-3, 210-pound Williams was orginally a big-time recruit at Tennessee, but… Read More »
Agent throws cold water on rumors star OU QB Murray could rethink baseball decision … There have been several media reports in recent days that star Oklahoma junior QB Kyler Murray, who will be in New York this weekend as one of the three finalists for this year’s Heisman Trophy presentation, is rethinking his plan to give up… Read More »
Laval DE Betts heads CFL winter draft rankings … Laval DE Mathieu Betts is the new #1 prospect on winter rankings for the 2019 CFL draft. The 6-3, 250-pound Betts is a three-time lineman of the year in Canadian college football; he is also reportedly one of the two players from Canadian universities who has been invited to… Read More »
UCLA TE Latest to enter draft … It has been a relatively quiet day so far in terms of underclassmen announcing their intention to enter the 2019 draft. Indeed, UCLA junior TE Caleb Wilson is the only junior or redshirt freshman to have indicated today that they would be making themselves available for the upcoming draft. Wilson, a… Read More »
GBN projection updated … With the college season all but done save for the bowls and the NFL at the three-quarter pole it seems like as good a time as any to update the 2019 GBN mock, which also for the record has been expanded to two rounds. Also note that neither of QBs Justin Herbert of Oregon… Read More »
Spartan RB Scott shifts gears; will enter draft … Michigan State junior RB L.J. Scott has formally announced that he will in fact be entering the 2019 draft. Scott, who only played in 4 games this past season, had originally indicated he would return for a 5th year of eligibility, but ultimately decided that the threat of another… Read More »
QBs Grier, Stidham latest bunch of Senior Bowl roster adds … Star QBs Will Grier of West Virginia and Auburn junior Jarrett Stidham headline a list of 32 more players whom the Senior Bowl confirmed have accepted roster invitations today. Being in Mobile will be a big opportunity for both players. Grier, for example, would love to follow… Read More »
College football notes: one prospect in; one out, one moving … More moves on a busy day on the college football transaction wire. Alabama junior MLB Mack Wilson, who had been considered to be a late first round prospect had he opted to enter this year’s draft, has announced that he’ll be returning to school for his senior… Read More »
UNC WR declares for draft … North Carolina junior WR Anthony Ratliff-Williams has announced that he will be entering the 2019 draft. Ratliff-Williams isn’t all that highly rated as a prospect as he did not make the jump in productivity this season as he had only 42 receptions for less than 700 yards and just two scores, although… Read More »
