Two more – and more – added to underclassmen draft list … Nebraska junior DT Maliek Collins announced after last night’s bowl win over UCLA that he will forego his final year of eligibility and enter the 2016 draft. The 6-2, 300-pound Collins, who had 2.5 sacks and 4.5 other tackles for loss this fall, reported that he… Read More »
‘Horn DT enters draft … In a bit of a surprise Texas junior DT Hassan Ridgeway announced yesterday that he will forego his final season of college eligibility and enter the 2016 draft. While not rated as highly as some other junior defensive linemen, the 6-3, 310-pound Ridgeway could be something of a sleeper. Despite starting just eight… Read More »
Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees … Long-time readers of the GBN will know that GBN Editor and Publisher Grumpy Lindsay is a life-long fan of the New York Giants. In fact, the GBN was originally intended to be a Giants-oriented draft site, hence the Blue in Great Blue North. However, while the site soon… Read More »
Orange DE enters draft … Syracuse junior DE Ron Thompson has announced via twitter that he is leaving school and will be entering the 2016 draft. The 6-3, 255-pound Thompson had 5 sacks for the Orange this past season and could conceivably get some later round looks from 3-4 teams looking to add some edge rush depth at… Read More »
NFLPA all-star game additions … Intrepid GBN college football investigative reporter Larry P reports that the NFLPA all-star has confirmed the addition of several more players to its 2016 roster including Southern Utah QB Ammon Olsen, WRs Devin Lucien of Arizona State, Virginia’s Canaan Severin and Dom Williams of Washington State, TEs Joshua Perkins of Washington and Sean… Read More »
Draft race goes prime time … This week’s Thursday night game – the final mid-week game of the year – with San Diego playing at Oakland (8:30 PM ET; NFL Network) could have a major impact on the early selection order of the 2016 draft. That’s because 4-10 San Diego would have the 3rd pick overall were the… Read More »
Boise Bronco DE to enter draft … Boise State junior DE Kamalei Correa will enter the 2016 draft according to a report in the Idaho Statesman. The 6-3, 245-pound Correa had five sacks this past season after a breakout year in 2014 when he had 12 sacks and 7 other tackles for loss. Correa could get some late… Read More »
All-star game roster tweaks … The Senior Bowl added another 11 players including veteran QBs Dak Prescott of Mississippi State, Southern Cal’s Cody Kessler and Stanford’s Kevin Hogan. Penn State DE Carl Nassib, the unanimous All-American who won the Lombardi Award awarded to the nation’s best lineman after he lead the country with 15.5 sacks and 6 forced… Read More »
UCLA OG enters draft … UCLA has announced that junior OG Alex Redmond has signed with an agent and will be entering the 2016 draft. The 6-5, 300-pound Redmond is a three-year starter with the Bruins, but is still considered to be more a late-round or free agent type prospect.
Knights LB enters draft … Rutgers junior MLB Steve Longa has announced that he will be leaving school and entering the 2016 draft. Longa is a tad undersized at barely 6-1, 225, but runs well enough with a projected 40-time in the 4.7 range. On the field Longa is a very instinctive tackling machine who had 342 career… Read More »
Ole Miss DT Nkemdiche’s brother hospitalized … Updating the story out of Mississippi in which there are reports that one of the Nkemdiche brothers has been taken to hospital. It was Ole Miss OLB Denzel who was taken to the hospital after he found unresponsive in the home by police. Denzel is the older brother of Robert Nkemdiche,… Read More »
Michigan DE turning corner; won’t seek extra year in school … Michigan DE Mario Ojemudia has apparently decided not seek a medical redshirt and will be entering the 2016 draft. Ojemudia, who tore his Achilles in the Wolverines’ 5th game of the year, one past the deadline that would have made him eligible to get a redshirt year,… Read More »
Gator DE denies draft entry … Florida junior WR Demarcus Robinson, who team officials indicated earlier today that he is one of three Gator juniors declaring for the draft, is claiming through his twitter account that “he never told anyone (he) was entering the draft! What is this?” To which we reply: Good question! Stay tuned …
Irish OT enters draft … After several days or rumors and denials, Notre Dame junior OT Ronnie Stanley has confirmed that he will in fact be entering the 2016 draft where he projects to be a top 5-10 selection.
Titans’ QB Mariota out for final two weeks … Tennessee rookie QB Marcus Mariota will miss the Titans’ two remaining games after spraining an MCL during their 33-16 loss to New England on Sunday. Mariota, the second overall pick at the 2015 draft, missed two games earlier this season with an MCL sprain in the other knee. In… Read More »
Gator trio to enter draft … Florida has announced that 3 more Gator juniors will be entering the 2016 draft including RB Kelvin Taylor, WR Demarcus Robinson and DE/OLB Alex McAlister. The three join fellow junior CB Vernon Hargreaves as having announced they will be entering the upcoming draft. Robinson has late first-round talent, but has had his… Read More »
Ole Miss DT Nkemdiche declares for draft … Its been an eventful week or so for Mississippi junior DT Robert Nkemdiche. Nkemdiche, of course, made headlines last week when he was briefly hospitalized after falling out a window at a local hotel. And while in the end he wasn’t seriously injured he was charged with possession of marijuana… Read More »
Titans inch closer to top pick; Browns move to #2 … After losing 33-16 to New England earlier today, Tennessee edged closer to claiming the #1 pick overall at the 2016 draft. In fact, the Titans, who have a significantly weaker strength of schedule figure than any other team within range of the top pick, can clinch selecting… Read More »
Race to #1 pick into homestretch … With just three weeks to go in the NFL regular schedule – where does the time go? – who gets the first pick overall at the 2016 draft is still very much up for grabs with three teams – Tennessee, San Diego and Cleveland – tied for last place with three… Read More »
Gator DE gets boot; could be closer to draft … Florida has dismissed junior DE Alex McCalister for an unspecified violation of team rules. While not exactly a household name, the 6-5, 240-pound McAlister, who led the gators with 6.5 sacks this fall despite missing the last 4 games of the year with a foot injury, was considering… Read More »
USC OT being evaluated in pysch facility … Southern California junior LT Chad Wheeler, a leading prospect for the 2017 draft, is being held in protective custody in a local hospital where he is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. This comes after Wheeler reportedly got into an altercation with police earlier today after officers responded to a call about a… Read More »
Buckeyes’ OG confirms return to school … Ohio State junior OG Pat Elflein has confirmed that he will pass on the opportunity to enter the 2016 pro draft and instead will return to school for his senior season. Elflein had been considered to be one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position with the potential to be… Read More »
Wildcat LB Wright to enter draft … Moments after Arizona wrapped up the season with a 45-37 win over New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, Wildcats’ junior LB Scooby Wright announced that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2016 draft. Wright was the defensive player of the year in… Read More »
Hernia surgery for top WR prospect … Baylor junior WR Corey Coleman will miss the Bears’ bowl game later this month as he is scheduled to undergo surgery for a sports hernia on Monday. Coleman, who has already indicated that he will be entering the 2016 draft where he is projected to be a mid-to-late first round prospect,… Read More »
BC gets SEC QB transfer … Former Kentucky QB Patrick Towles announced yesterday that he is transferring to Boston College where he will be eligible immediately as a graduate transfer. The 6-5, 325-pound Towles was considered to be a darkhorse candidate to enter the 2016 draft as an underclassmen, but was benched for the final two games of… Read More »
