UCLA stars ace combine tape sessions … There were no huge surprises at today’s measurement sessions for QBs and receivers at the scouting combine in Indianpolis, although it was a pretty good for the UCLA passing combination of QB Josh Rosen and WR Jordan Lasley. Here is the full report from today’s weigh-in sessions for QBs and receivers.
Another busy day in Indy … Its day three at the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis where we are getting closer to the on-field drills which get underway tomorrow when the offensive linemen and running backs hit the field for their physical testing and positional drills. Today, though, the offensive linemen and RBs will undergo strength testing including the… Read More »
‘Horns OT disappoints in early OL combine numbers … Unfortuantely, we don’t have anyone in Indianapolis this week for the scouting combine so we’re picking up results from wherever we can. Courtesy of Walter Football here are some early numbers from this morning’s weigh-in session for the offensive linemen. Perhaps this biggest story out of those early numbers… Read More »
Pigskin’s ‘under the radar prospects’ … With the draft process in full swing everybody around the league is looking for that special sleeper player flying just under the radar. And with that in mind, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with some thoughts on several players that he feels might fit that bill.
SC QB Darnold to skip combine throw drills … ESPN is reporting at this hour that Southern California QB Sam Darnold, arguably the top prospect at the position for the 2018 draft, will not participate in throwing drills during Saturday’s on-field positional workout at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. Instead, Darnold will throw for NFL teams at the… Read More »
Leaked details for Rams-Chiefs deal for CB Peters … Nothing will be officially announced until the start of the new NFL season on March 14th, but there are reports that Kansas City will receive the LA Rams’ 4th round pick this year and a second-round pick in 2019 for all-pro CB Marcus Peters. To complete the deal, the… Read More »
Welcome to Indianapolis … Draft hopefuls have begun arriving in Indianapolis for the start of the NFL’s annual scouting combine on Tuesday in what is arguably the most important week of the pre-draft testing period. A total of 330 college prospects will be poked and prodded, as well as tested both mentally and physically as they go through… Read More »
Browns, Pack lead league in picks … The NFL still has not yet released the full official selection order for the 2018 draft, but here’s our unofficial version of the 7 rounds based on the trades we are aware of as well as last week’s compensatory pick announcement. And while the numbers may change as a result of… Read More »
UCLA QB Josh Rosen to throw at combine … UCLA QB Josh Rosen has become the latest big-time QB prospect for the 2018 draft that he will be throwing at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. Rosen joins fellow QBs Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma, Wyoming’s Josh Allen and Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State who confirmed last week that… Read More »
Comp picks assigned … The NFL has awarded 32 compensatory picks in the 2018 draft to 15 teams. Arizona gets the earliest comp pick, the 97Th overall selection at the end of the third round, while Houston (#98), Denver (#99) and Cincinnati (#100) also get extra late third round picks. Overall four teams – Cincinnati, Dallas, Green Bay… Read More »
Two more top QBs to throw at combine … The number of top QB prospects who have confirmed that they will throw at next weekend’s combine has grown to 4 with news that both Josh Rosen of UCLA and Wyoming’s Josh Allen will be full participants at Indianapolis next week. They will join Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield and Mason… Read More »
Rams acquire star C CB Peters … The Los Angeles Rams have reportedly agreed to a deal with Kansas City in which the Rams will acquire Pro Bowl CB Marcus Peters. Peters, a 3rd year pro who already has 19 career interceptions, while presumably replace Trumaine Johnson, a free agent to be, in the Rams lineup. However, while… Read More »
Mayfield to do full combine workout … The NFL’s annual scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis at this time next week. And no doubt one of the most polarizing candidates at the combine will be Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield. Mayfield won this year’s Heisman Trophy, but still hasn’t won over pro scouts as he lacks prototype measurables and… Read More »
Hurney back as Panthers’ GM … Carolina announced this morning that Marty Hurney is back as the Panthers’ full-time G.M. Hurney had been the Panthers’ interim G.M. after Dave Gettleman was fired shortly before training camp opened his past season. Hurney was the Panthers’ G.M. for just over ten years from 2002 to 2012, but was fired early… Read More »
Phins tag WR Landry … The NFL new football year doesn’t officially begin until March 14th, but starting yesterday teams were allowed to place either franchise or transition designations on upcoming free agents. And Miami didn’t waste any time getting star WR Jarvis Landry locked up as they placed a franchise tag on him. It’s not totally clear,… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the draft … Nobody at the GBN hates doing mock drafts more than Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, but even he’s caught the bug a little bit and has posted his first official projection of the 2018 draft year. Pigskin takes a little different tack than most though and goes with the guys he’d select if… Read More »
Path to the draft runs thru Indy … The NFL’s annual scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis later this week with 330 of the top prospects for the 2018 draft set to be poked, prodded and tested. And while the importance of the combine sometimes gets overstated, no question it is one of the key elements of the… Read More »
Finalists for future drafts announced … The NFL has announced that 5 cities including Cleveland/Canton, Tennessee, Kansas City, Denver and Las Vegas are the finalists to host the 2019 and 2020 draft. Each of the five cities will submit final bids to the league by early April with the league expected to announce the hosts for the two… Read More »
Draft going to national TV … Its been kind of quiet around the draft the past week or so, but this evening there are unconfirmed reports that FOX will carry the opening round of the 2018 draft this coming April. FOX will reportedly simulcast the NFL Network broadcast, while ESPN will continue to provide its own coverage. The… Read More »
QB Mayfield to visit Browns … Interesting item in the Akron Beacon Journal via Sports Illustrated this morning that indicates that Cleveland has already requested a pre-draft visit with Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield. The Browns have the #1 pick in the 2018 draft and would normally be expected to take one of the higher Sam Darnold of Southern… Read More »
49ers take care of business; extend QB Garoppolo … San Francisco has reportedly signed QB Jimmy Garoppolo to a five-year contract worth up to $137.5 million, the richest in NFL history. The 49ers acquired Garoppolo, who was set to become a free agent this winter, in a mid-season trade with New England. The 49ers were 1-10 prior to… Read More »
Top combine snubs … You get a bit of a sense of how good the 2018 draft class is when one looks at the list of players that weren’t invited to this year’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. Among those that didn’t get invites to Indy this month include QB Matt Linehan of Idaho, Jeremiah Briscoe of Sam Houston… Read More »
Scouting combine roster announced … The NFL has released the list of 326 players that have been invited to this year’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. Here is the roster page at NFL.com and the roster page on the combine’s own site. The combine gets underway on February 27th with on-field drills set to run March 2nd thru the… Read More »
First three rounds set … With the Super Bowl now in the books, the first three rounds of the 2018 draft are now pretty much set. The exceptions are a coin flip to decide the 9th and 10th picks (and subsequent rounds) between Oakland and San Francisco, as well as any compensatory picks. The coin flip between the… Read More »
Small school players at the all-star games; by the numbers … Needless to say, the post-season college all-star games were dominated by players from major D1 programs. However, there were also a number of really good prospects from other programs and that’s what GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has in his sights in this report.
