Buckeyes lose star safety to draft … Ohio State redshirt sophomore safety Malik Hooker is the latest underclassman to announce they will be entering the 2017 draft. Hooker projects to be either a late first or early second round selection this coming April.
All-America Cougar G/T to return to school … Washington State junior OG Cody O’Connell has announced he will return to school for his senior season rather than enter the 2017 draft. The 6-8, 350-pound O’Connell made several All-America teams this past season after transferring to WSU from the junior college ranks.
First 20 picks set … With the 2016 NFL regular schedule now in the books, the first 20 picks have been set for the opening round of the 2017 draft. The remaining opening round picks will be determined by the playoff results. For now here is the updated opening round selection order for this year’s first round. Note… Read More »
Monday bowl preview … Since New Year’s Day fell on an NFL Sunday, New Year’s Day Plus one will be the day for the big bowl games, or at least the big bowl games that don’t really matter. Whatever, there are 4 bowls later today including a pretty good one in the Rose Bowl between Penn State and… Read More »
Browns clinch top pick; 49ers #2 … The drama went down to the end, but Cleveland finally clinched the #1 pick overall at the 2017 draft following a 26-23 overtime loss in Pittsburgh. In fact, the Browns had opportunity after opportunity to beat the Steelers for their second win of the year but it was not to be.… Read More »
Trio of Buckeyes to return … Its not necessarily all doom and gloom at Ohio State this day after last night’s devastating national semi-final loss to Clemson as three underclassmen including junior OG Billy Price, redshirt sophomore DE Sam Hubbard and junior OLB Chris Worley all announced that they will return to school next fall. Price is expected… Read More »
LSU DT confirms draft entry … LSU junior DT Davon Godchaux announced via his Instagram account that he will be entering the 2017 draft rather than complete his college eligibility. The 6-3, 300-pound Godchaux is an interesting prospect who started all 34 of 37 games played in his career including all 12 this fall when he finished fourth on… Read More »
Big changes coming for 49ers front office … There are numerous reports out there this morning that San Francisco will clean house after this afternoon’s game in Seattle. The 49ers are expected to fire both head coach Chip Kelly and G.M. Trent Baalke in the wake of a disastrous 2-13 season. If the 49ers lose to the Seahawks… Read More »
Michigan confirms TE Butt has torn ACL … Updating last night’s report about Michigan TE Jake Butt, one of the top 2-3 rated players at the position for the 2017 draft who suffered a serious knee in the second quarter of last night’s Wolverines’ 33-32 loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl, team officials are now confirming… Read More »
A&M DE Garrett; #1 prospect enters draft … Texas A&M junior DE Myles Garrett, the consensus top prospect overall for the 2017 draft, has reportedly confirmed that he will in fact be entering this year’s draft. Garrett is just one of several underclassmen to announce their plans for 2017 in the past few hours. Tennessee junior DE Derek… Read More »
Bama-Clemson rematch set for CFP title game … It will be deja vu all over again as for the second straight year it will be Alabama versus Clemson in the CFP national championship game. This year’s national title bowl will be played in Tampa on January 9th. Last year Alabama held off the Tigers’ 45-40 in a thriller. Unfortunately… Read More »
Two more backs enter draft … Two more junior RBs have indicated that they will be entering the 2017 draft including Aaron Jones of UTEP and Kentucky’s Stan ‘Boom’ Willams. Both are third day type prospects, although Jones does have some real upside if he tests well as pre-draft workouts. Jones isn’t huge at 5-10, 205, but is… Read More »
‘Noles RB Cook declares … One of the worst kept secrets in college football was that Florida State junior RB Dalvin Cook would be entering the 2017 draft. Cook confirmed earlier today that he would in fact be in this April’s draft where he has a chance to be one of the first 2-3 backs off the board.… Read More »
One Dawg in; one out of draft … In a bit of a surprise Georgia junior WR/KR Isaiah McKenzie has indicated he will be foregoing his final yera of eligibility and entering the 2017 draft. McKenzie is undersized at just 5-8, 175, but is quick and fast. This past year he led Dawgs with 40 receptions but his… Read More »
More underclassmen comings and goings … Three more underclassmen have announced overnight that they would be entering the 2017 draft. The biggest name is Virginia Tech junior TE Bucky Hodges, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft. The 6-6, 245-pound Hodges actually played WR this fall and in fact is really a… Read More »
Playoff bowls finally arrive … The preliminaries are finally out of the way – well almost – and the only bowls that really matter kick-off later today with the CFL national semi-final playoffs on the schedule. Top-ranked and defending national champion Alabama takes on #4 Washington in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta in the first national semi-final at… Read More »
Okie State DT declares for draft … Oklahoma State junior DT Vince Taylor is the latest underclassman to declare that he will forego his final year of eligibility and enter the 2017 draft. The 6-2, 310-pound Taylor is generally regarded as a second-day prospect for the upcoming draft, but he has the upside to go higher with a… Read More »
Spartan SS enters draft … Michigan State junior SS Montae Nicholson announced via twitter late last night that he will bypass his senior season and turn pro this winter. The 6-2, 220-pound Nicholson was an honorable mention All-Big Ten this fall when he was the Spartans’ second-leading tackler with 86, while he also had an interception, two pass… Read More »
Texas Southern BB player enters draft … Texas Southern redshirt sophomore basketball star Derrick Griffin has announced he is leaving the basketball team with the intention of entering the 2017 draft. Griffin was also a 6-7, 240-pound wide receiver for TSU but was kicked off the team after two games this fall for breaking team rules after he… Read More »
Friday bowl previews … Just one more day of bowls before Saturday’s two national CFP semi-finals. In fact, there are 5 games on the Friday docket including Michigan playing Florida State in the Orange Bowl. In fact, the 6th ranked Wolverines against the #11 Seminoles sounds like it actually would make a very interesting first round playoff game,… Read More »
A&M WR enters draft … Texas A&M junior WR Ricky Seals-Jones has announced via social media that he will be foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2017 draft where he is likely to be something of a polarizing prospect. At 6-5, 230, Seals-Jones has first-round size and athleticsim, but he was never overly productive at… Read More »
Hogs TE suspended from bowl … Arkansas has suspended TE Jeremy Sprinkle, one of the top prospects at the position for the 2017 draft, from today’s Belk for what is being described as “conduct detrimental to the team.” According to reports Sprinkle’s suspension may be linked to an alleged shoplifting incident in Charlotte earlier this week. Reportedly, all… Read More »
Quintet returns to school … Don’t have any hard facts, but one gets the feeling that a relatively large percentage of underclassmen thinking of entering the 2017 draft are opting to return to school. Today, for example, as many as 5 very good juniors indicated they will be returning for their senior campaigns next fall including Oregon OT… Read More »
Thursday bowl preview … Just two more sleeps until Saturday’s national playoff semifinals, the only bowls that really matter. However, the prelims continue with three more bowls including one – hallelujah – that actually has two ranked teams playing each other as #10 Colorado plays #12 Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl at 9 PM ET on ESPN.… Read More »
Canes TE Njoku enters draft … This year’s strong TE draft class got even stronger last night as Miami redshirt sophomore David Njoku announced after the Hurricanes’ impressive 31-14 bowl win over West Virginia that he will be entering the 2017 draft. At 6-4, 245, Njoku is really a big WR in a TEs body, but he has… Read More »
