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.
Eagles soar to first Super Bowl title … Philadelphia won its first NFL title since 1960 with a thrilling 41-33 win over defending champion New England this evening in Minnesota. As a result of their win, Philadelphia will have the 32nd pick in the opening round of this year’s draft, while New England will pick 31st.
Browns front office adds former ‘Skins exec … Cleveland has reportedly added former Washington G.M. Scott McCloughan to its front office as a personnel consultant. McCloughan’s main duties apparently will be to assist during the draft. McCloughan was Washington’s G.M. over the 2015 and 2016 seasons, but was fired last March. McCloughan also served as the 49ers’ G.M.… Read More »
Ravens GM Newsome to step down next year … Breaking news out of Baltimore as the Ravens have announced that long-time G.M. Ozzie Newsome, arguably the most respected personnel exec in the NFL, will step down at the end of the 2018 season. Newsome has been with the Ravens since before they moved from Cleveland and has been… Read More »
Wash gets Chiefs’ QB Smith for pick, player … Washington has acquired veteran QB Alex Smith from Kansas City for what is being reported as a 3rd round pick in the 2018 draft, unofficially the 78th pick overall, and a player to be named later. The deal, though, won’t become official until the start of the league year… Read More »
GBN Top 100 updated … With the Senior Bowl now in the books, the GBN listing of the Top 100 prospects overall for the upcoming draft has been updated with the latest intel. The underlying positional rankings have also been updated; check the drop-down menu in the rankings file at the top of the page.
Pigskin’s All-star game All-stars … Last week’s Senior Bowl is gone but not forgotten. Or at least there is still some chewing over to do with what went on in Mobile last week and with that in mind, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette posts his picks for the all-star team from Saturday’s game.
UCF LB Griffin gets combine invite … It appears that scouting combine officials have come to there senses and have invited Central Florida LB Shaquem Griffin to this year’s event. Griffin has been one of the most productive backers in the country despite having his left hand amputated when he was 4 years old. Eraly reported indicated that… Read More »
Senior Bowl game wrap … This year’s Senior Bowl wrapped up with a pretty wide-open game Saturday in which the South dominated 45-16. And there were a relatively large number of quality performances in the actual game that may have earned the respective players a little money come draft. Needless to say that group includes several players that… Read More »
On to Indy … With the Senior Bowl now in the books, NFL personnel people will now get a few days before returning to their respective war rooms to prepare for the Scouting Combine which gets underway in Indianapolis on February 27th and runs through March 5th. Stay tuned!
South QBs star in Senior Bowl rout … Heading into this week’s Senior Bowl in Mobile all the talk was about potential top 10 QBs Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma and Wyoming’s Josh Allen, both of whom suited up for the North team. However, when the smoke had cleared from today’s game it was South QBs Mike White and… Read More »
Pigskin on the air … As he has done the past several years, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be doing the color commentary on WNSP’s Senior Bowl radio cast beginning at 2 PM ET. Folks can listen in here and hit the LISTEN LIVE icon (although note you may have to wait a few moments).
Game day in Mobile … The Senior Bowl kicks off at 2:30 PM ET later this afternoon in Mobile with coverage by the NFL Network. And it appears that Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield will play, although it may only be for a series or two. The former Sooners’ star had suggested he was on the on the fence… Read More »
Auburn QB undergoes surgery and other college football notes … While the football world has been focused on Mobile there have been several developments in college football that could impact future drafts. Auburn junior QB Jarrett Stidham, a leading candidate for the 2019 draft, has undergone a minor surgical procedure on his left shoulder earlier this off-season. The… Read More »
More from Mobile … The QBs sucked up most of the air at the Senior Bowl, but there were in fact a relatively large number of really good performances at other positions this week in Mobile. Indeed, a pretty good case can be made that the best player in Mobile this week was Georgia OG Isaiah Wynn. Read… Read More »
To QB or not to QB … From the moment the first players arrived in Mobile earlier this week, the big story at this year’s Senior Bowl was always going to be how QBs Josh Allen of Wyoming and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, two of the top overall prospects overall for the upcoming draft, were going to fare as… Read More »
Pigskin posts final practice report from Mobile … It will be a quiet day in Mobile today as players at the Senior Bowl rest up for tomorrow’s actual game. Practice wrapped up yesterday with the second of two days of practice in full pads and GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who is on the ground in Mobile,… Read More »
Last of Senior Bowl practice coming up … The third and final day of practice sessions at the Senior Bowl get underway in Mobile later thius afternoon with still plenty of questions to answer. The North team – with headliners Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen – hits the field at 1:30 PM ET, while the South team gets… Read More »
Pigskin posts from Mobile; part deux … Day two – the first in full pads – is in the books at the Senior Bowl and GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who is on the ground in Mobile, weighs in with his comments on day’s action at the Senior Bowl.
Early thoughts on North Senior Bowl practice … We’ll find out more when GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemdette files his full report on today’s Senior Bowl practice sessions, but the #1 takeaway from what we saw via the TV coverage is that it was not a good at all for Wyoming QB Josh Allen. No question Allen… Read More »
Mayfield measures up as Senior Bowl continues … Because Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield didn’t arrive at this week’s Senior Bowl in Mobile until early Tuesday afternoon, he missed the morning official weigh-in, his measurements were taken after yesterday’s practice sessions. In the end, Mayfield officially measured in at 6-0 3/8 and 216 pounds. While that’s ot real tall… Read More »
Pigskin posts from Mobile … Day one is in the books at the Senior Bowl in Mobile after today’s weigh-in and measurement session, as well as the first practices for both teams. In fact, the real action on the field starts tomorrow as today’s sessions were held in shells. Here are GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s comments… Read More »
