Homecoming day for college underclassmen … The NFL heard from 4 more juniors today as regards their intentions for the 2017 draft and all four said they will be returning to school for their senior seasons. The four are Boston College DE Harold Landry, who led the NCAA in sacks this past season, Virginia Tech CB Brandon Facyson,… Read More »
Tide-Tigers CFP title game preview … It seemed like the preliminaries went on and on and on and on and on some more, but we have finally reached the apex of the college football season with Alabama and Clemson set to kick-off the CFP national championship game in Tampa at 8 PM ET. And it will be something… Read More »
Another Buck star enters draft … Ohio State junior All-America WR/RB Curtis Samuel has announced his intention to enter the 2017 draft. The only real question for pro scouts is exactly what position he plays. The 5-10, 200-pound Samuel is nominally a WR and he lead the Buckeyes this season with 74 receptions including 7 scores, but he… Read More »
Pigskin bowl reviews … Kick-off for tonight’s national championship game between Alabama and Clemson is now just over 10 hours away – we’ll be back shortly with a preview of the draft eligible players in THE big game. And while its hard to remember that there was a 40-sdomething bowl game build-up to tonight’s championship game, our Pigskin… Read More »
Ga Southern OLB opts for draft … Georgia Southern OLB Ukeme Eligwe has reportedly decided to enter the 2017 draft rather than use the extra year of eligibility he had been granted by the NCAA. Eligwe was actually a highly-regarded recruit who originally signed with Florida State, but left after three years, which included a redshirt season as… Read More »
Top QB prospect enters draft … North Carolina junior QB Mitch Trubisky quietly announced via twitter late last night that he will indeed be entering the 2017 draft. Trubisky is the consensus #1 prospect at the position this year, although pro scouts remain divided as to whether any QB this year warrants a top 5-10 grade. Stay tuned.
Two more draft slots decided Saturday; two more today … A couple more draft position in the selection order for the 2017 draft were decided as a result of yesterday’s first set of wild-card games in which Houston knocked off Oakland and Seattle defeated Detroit. As a result, Detroit will have the 21st pick overall, while Oakland, which… Read More »
Two more receivers enter draft … No surprise here as Southern California junior WR JuJu Smith-Schuster has announced his intention to enter the 2017 draft. Smith-Schuster has long been considered to be one of the top 2-3 WR prospects for the upcoming draft, although he has his detractors as he doesn’t always run the crispest routes and has… Read More »
LSU FS Adams heads list of underclassmen declaring today … LSU junior FS Jamar Adams, a potential top 10 prospect for the upcoming draft, highlites a rather lengthy list of underclassmen who announced today that they would be entering the 2017 draft. While he is one of the highest rated players for this year’s draft, there had been… Read More »
Three more juniors declare for draft … The list of underclassmen entering the 2017 draft added has added three more names including South Florida RB Marlon Mack and WRs Chris Godwin of Penn State and Marshall’s Deon-Tay McManus. Mack, who had over 3,600 career rushing yards, and Godwin, who had over 2,000 receiving yards in his career, are… Read More »
Sooner RB Mixon enters draft … In a bit of surprise, embattled Oklahoma redshirt sophomore RB Joe Mixon apparently will enter the 2017 draft. Based on pure physical skills, Mixon likely would be a first-round pick this year, but he was forced to sit out his first year on campus after punching a young woman in 2014 of… Read More »
Another Buck DE; Duck WR returning to school … Just a day after star QB J.T. Barrett announced he was returning for his senior season in 2017, Ohio State got some more good news today with the announcement that junior DE Tyquan Lewis would also be back in Columbus next fall. In fact, the Buckeyes get both of… Read More »
Big Board tweaked, updated … It took look a little longer that we had planned, but the GBN Big Board ranking the top 150+ prospects for the 2017 draft overall has been updated.
Top CB; rising OT enter draft … Two more top juniors have announced their intentions to enter the 2017 draft including Florida CB Teez Tabor and Utah OT Garrett Bolles. Tabor is a top ten prospect for the upcoming draft who is rated along with Alabama’s Marlon Humphrey as the leading prospect at the position for the upcoming… Read More »
Two more juniors in; two out … A couple more juniors have announced they will be entering the draft including California WR Chad Hansen and Penn State DE Garrett Sickels. The 6-2, 195-pound Hansen was one of the most productive receivers in the country in 2016 when he had 92 catches for 1,250 yards and 11 scores. Hansen,… Read More »
More underclassmen enter draft … Been a bit under the weather this day but the show must go on. Indeed, a number of prominent underclassmen announced today that they will be entering this year’s draft including star DEs Carl Lawson of Auburn and Stanford’s Solomon Thomas, both of whom are considered to be first-round prospects. Lawson, for example,… Read More »
Second Gator junior enters draft … Florida lost its second underclassmen to the NFL today when LT David Sharpe announced that he’ll be applying to the league for eligibility to the 2017 draft. The 6-5, 345-pound Sharpe is considered to be a mid-round prospect, but likely lacks the athleticism to be considered more than a RT or OG… Read More »
‘Other’ Gators CB enters draft … While most draft analysts have Florida junior CB Teez Tabor rated as either the #1 or #2 CB in this year’s draft, scouts will quietly tell nayone who’ll listen not to sleep on his Gators’ teammate Quincy Wilson. And while the NFL waits for a final decision from Tabor, Wilson announced earlier… Read More »
GBN positional rankings updated … For the record, the GBN positional rankings (see drop down menu above) have been updated with the latest intel currently available. The plan is to also post an updated GBN Big Board within the next few hours.
Browns, Bears to coach Senior Bowl … The coaching staffs from Cleveland and Chicago will coach the two teams in this year’s Senior Bowl in Mobile. The Browns, led by their first-year head coach Hue Jackson, will guide the South team, while the Bears’ John Fox and his staff will guide the North. There is some debate whether… Read More »
Vols DE Barnett enters draft … Tennessee junior DE Derek Barnett has become the latest underclassmen to announce that he will be entering the 2017 draft. The 6-3, 265-pound Barnett, the third ranked DE on the GBN positional ranking for the position behind Myles Garrett of Texas A&M and Alabama’s Jonathan Allen, is UT’s all-time sack leader with… Read More »
Three more Huskies enter draft … Washington has confirmed that three juniors including SS Budda Baker, DT Elijah Qualls and CB Sidney Jones will be entering the 2017 draft. The three join fellow junior WR John Ross, who announced yesterday, on the list of underclassmen who are entering the upcoming draft. Like Ross, Jones is considered to be… Read More »
Peppers denies draft decision … Michigan redshirt sophomore OLB/SS Jabrill Peppers is denying published reports that he has decided to enter the draft and signed with an agent. Earlier today, Forbes had reported that Peppers had chosen agents Jimmy Sexton and Patrick Collins to represent him, however, Peppers later tweeted that “this is a complete false report” and… Read More »
Buckeyes’ CB enters draft … Ohio State junior CB Gareon Conley announced via instagram that he will be entering the 2017 draft. Conley, the 7th rated CB on the GBN rankings for the position, is considered to be a second-day candidate for the upcoming draft. Conley is the second Ohio State DB to enter the draft after redshirt… Read More »
NFL to get another Watt as Badgers’ OLB T.J. enters draft … Wisconsin junior OLB T.J. Watt announced earlier today that he will school a year early and enter his name in the 2017 draft. Watt, of course, is the younger brother of Houston’s J.J. Watt, the three-time NFL defensive player of the year. Watt is coming off… Read More »
