Baker on way to visit Browns … Speaking of those on-site visits all NFL are allowed to host in the days leading up to the draft, Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield is on his way to Cleveland as we speak for a visit with the Browns. Mayfield will have dinner with Browns’ coaches and senior execs this evening and… Read More »
Pro days winding down … Just about all the major college football programs across the country held their pro days in March, however, there are still a handful of dates left on the annual pro day schedule. The biggest workout left for this week in Wednesday when LSU holds its pro day. On Tuesday, North Carolina, Boise State… Read More »
GBN Big Board extended; Pigskin posts top 50 … With just 24 days to go until the 2018 draft gets underway, as promised the GBN Big Board has been extended to now include the top 300-plus prospects for the upcoming draft. Meanwhile, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his personal picks for the top 50 overall… Read More »
GBN Big Board; positional rankings updated … With the pro days pretty much in the books, both the GBN positional rankings (see drop down menu above) and the GBN Big Board ranking the top overall prospects for the 2018 draft has been updated. Note the Big Board now includes the top 200 or so prospects for the upcoming… Read More »
To run or not to run … Somewhat ironically, the most notable moments from this week’s pro days across the country came from players who did not run at their team’s pro day this week. NFL scouts, for example, were fully expecting Alabama LB Rashaan Evans to run at the Tide’s second pro day this year after he… Read More »
Browns cat out of the bag??? … Not sure if this has been widely reported, but it appears that Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson may have inadvertantly let the proverbial cat out of the bag what the Browns were thinking regarding the #1 pick in this year’s draft when he was quoted in response to a question at… Read More »
Details of Broncos-Redskins trade for LB/DB Cravens … Updating the deal in which Denver acquired hybrid LB/DB Su’a Cravens from Washington earlier today. In return, Washington gets a 5th round pick (#163) as well as a conditional 6th round pick in 2020. The teams will also flip picks in both the 4th and 5th rounds. That means that… Read More »
Browns send QB Kessler to Jags for future pick … Cleveland has reportedly traded QB Cody Kessler to Jacksonville in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick at the 2019 draft. Kessler became expendable on the Browns’ roster when they signed veteran Drew Stanton earlier this week.
Yet another busy day on pro day sched set to get underway … It will be yet another very busy day on the annual pro day schedule with workouts scheduled at Miami, Texas, Florida, Mississippi State, Texas-San Antonio and Maryland. Alabama will also hold its second pro day on Wednesday where LB Rashaan Evans and SS Rodney Harrison,… Read More »
The 2018 draft by the numbers … With the draft now just over a month away, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has broken some of the key data on the value of draft picks in general, and in particular, who’s got the gold this year in the latest edition of the GBN Draft Thots!
Guess who’s coming to breakfast … There is a little bit of a buzz around the league after Cleveland G.M. John Dorsey confirmed that he had breakfast with Giants’ GM Dave Gettleman earlier this morning at the NFL Annual Meeting in Orlando. What could the head honchos of the teams with the first and second picks at the… Read More »
Morning draft thots … With the draft now just over a month away, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on exactly where we stand with the draft closing in in the the very first draft thots article.
Its shower and laundry day for pro day circuit scouts … Its pretty much an off-day on the annual pro day schedule as NFL personnel people get a chance to get home for a couple of days to catch up on their laundry and get some z’s. And while the pro day tour is pretty much all business,… Read More »
Cards get 6th from Broncos for vet LT … Arizona has acquired a 6th round pick, #182, from Denver in exchange for veteran OT Jared Veldheer. Veldheer has been the Cardinals’ starting LT the past couple of years, but is expected to move to the right side with the Broncos.
Good day for Michigan DT Hurst … Just being back on the field today at the Michigan pro day made it a good day for DT Maurice Hurst. However, the fact that he was able to perform up to old level made it even better. Hurst, who is considered to be a potential mid-to-late first round prospect for… Read More »
QB Josh Allen has solid pro day … The usual suspects showed up at the Wyoming pro day earlier this afternoon. Cleveland, which has the #1 pick overall, had the biggest crowd in Laramie including owner Jimmy Haslam, G.M. John Dorsey, head coach Hue Jackson, assistant GM Eliot Wolf, offensive coordinator Todd Haley and QB-coach Ken Zampese. The… Read More »
QB Allen up on pro day sched … This week’s big magical mystery QB tour on the annual pro day schedule winds up in Wyoming later today when QB Josh Allen and his Cowboys’ teammates work out. And the big crowd of NFL personnel, including major contingents from the Browns, Giants and Jets, who hold the top three… Read More »
Browns-Hawks trade for CB Smith nullified … A barely noticed trade in which Cleveland sent CB C.J. Smith to Seattle for a conditional 2020 7th-round draft was nullified when Smith didn’t pass his physical,
Irish pro day update … Not surprisingly, all 32 teams were at the Notre Dame pro day, although the only senior exec (or head coach) that appears to have been in attendance was Indianapolis G.M. Chris Ballard. However, there were a bunch of position coaches in attendance including at least a half a dozen OL coaches who were… Read More »
Michigan DT Hurst cleared to resume football activity … Just in time, Michigan DT Maurice Hurst, who had been considered to be a potential first round prospect for the upcoming draft, has been cleared to return to football activities by team doctors. Hurst was sent home from the combine when an EKG detected an irregular heart beat. And… Read More »
BOOM! Giants trade DE JPP to Bucs for picks … In a bit of a shocker that no one really saw coming, the Giants have traded DE Jason-Pierre Paul to Tampa Bay. In exchange the Giants will get the Bucs 3rd round pick – #69 – while the teams will flip 4th rounders with the Giants getting #108… Read More »
Five weeks and counting … Did we mention that the actual draft is just 35 days away and counting. Hang in there guys!!!
Irish, Buckeyes upon pro day sched … No QBs today on the annual pro day schedule, but it is still going to be busy enough with major workouts set to go at both Ohio State and Notre Dame. While Ohio State has the more prospects, the Notre Dame workout could be the more impactful as neither of the… Read More »
Draft to go national on TV … The NFL announced earlier today that for the first time ever the draft will be carried on regular network television. FOX will carry the first three rounds of the 2018 draft on Thursday and Friday nights, while ABC will show the final four rounds on the Saturday. FOX will be simulcasting… Read More »
USC QB Darnold passes pro day test … Throwing in what appeared to be a monsoon at times, Southern California QB Sam Darnold had a solid workout at the Trojans’ pro day this morning. Darnold went through a scripted 60-70 pass workout during which he showed off a live arm, nice touch and exceptional athleticism for a QB.… Read More »
