Cowboys, Browns talking trade; LB Myles goes home as day two nears … With the start of the second day of the 2016 draft now just over three hours away, rumblings persist that Dallas is talking with Cleveland about possibly moving up to the 32nd pick – the first in the second – from the 34th. The Cowboys… Read More »
Morning after reflections … It wasn’t that long ago that the NFL community was bemoaning the fact that the 2016 draft was about as boring as these things can get. That was then, though, as actual draft had enough storylines that even Shakespeare, were he still around today, might not have known where to start. Here are some… Read More »
Maybe not so fast on OT Stanley to Bolts … One of the hot rumors over the course the past 2-3 days is that Notre Dame OT Ronnie Stanley was very much in play for San Diego with the 3rd pick overall at this evening’s draft. However, Chargers’ GM Tom Telesco my have thrown some cold water on… Read More »
Health concern could dip Tide LB; other late draft tidbits … NFL.com is reporting that Alabama ILB Reggie Ragland has been medically flagged for having what is described as an enlarged aorta that could cause him to drop on more than teams board for this evening, although it does not sound like a disqualifying condition. Other rumblings on… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Colts, Jets’ drafts … GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pound out his series in which he mocks each team’s drafts with the guys he’d pick. In today’s edition he analyzes the prospects for both the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Jets.
ITS DRAFT DAY!! Where the heck is everyone?? The 2016 draft finally gets underway in just under 12 hours. The Los Angeles Rams are on the clock with the first pick which should be announced a few minutes after 8 PM ET later this evening. The Rams are expected to take one of QBs Jared Goff of California… Read More »
Vets on the block … While much of the focus in the hours leading up to the start of the draft remains on which QB goes first, second and maybe even third and fourth when the actual picking starts in less than 24 hours, one of the major subplots of the 2016 draft could involve trades of veteran… Read More »
Injury woes continue to dog LB Myles draft hopes … There is a growing sense around the NFL that concerns about a nagging knee injury could in fact cause UCLA OLB Myles Jack to slip out of the top 10 of tomorrow’s draft. Myles, who had been considered to be one of the best overall prospects for this… Read More »
Final mocks posted … Not sure if any mock drafts these days are worth the cyberpaper they are printed on; fact is that after the LA Rams and Philadelphia select QBs with the first two picks in tomorrow’s draft, everybody’s just guessing. In the end what one ends up with are literally 100s of mock drafts in circulation… Read More »
Irish OT Stanley moving up?? … It was barely two weeks ago that the buzz around the NFL was that Notre Dame OT Ronnie Stanley was in the process of slipping out of this year’s top 10 because of concerns about his work ethic and lack of physical play. However, now with literally just hours before the first… Read More »
OT Tunsil still #1 on final Pigskin rankings … Ole Miss OT Laremy Tunsil remains the #1 prospect on GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s final ranking of the top 100 prospects for the upcoming draft. Tunsil is followed by UCLA OLB Myles Jack, while Florida State DB Jalen Ramsey and RB Ezekiel Elliott and… Read More »
Buzz around #3 QB – and beyond – growing … We will find out for sure in just over two days which of QBs Carson Wentz of North Dakota State and/or Cal’s Jared Goff Los Angeles and Philadelphia will select, respectively, with the first two picks of the 2016 draft. The more intriguing question for Thursday’s opening round,… Read More »
Baylor BB star works out …. As many as 24 teams had reps at a private workout in New Orleans yesterday for former Baylor power forward Rico Gathers who wants a shot at playing TE in the NFL. According to report by NFL.com analyst Ian Rapoport, Gathers measured in at the 6-6, 273, which is actually a little… Read More »
Final Big Board posted …. The final GBN Big Board ranking the top 350 prospects for the 2016 draft has been posted. Again, please note that while this ranking is based to some degree on our internal evaluations of the various players, for the most part we have tried to represent what might approximate an ‘average’ board around… Read More »
Goff to Rams; Jack questions hilite morning buzz … Literally just over 100 hours until the actual 2016 draft gets underway and most NFL war rooms are now in lock-down mode. However, there are a couple of stories/rumblings out there. On the one hand, there seems to be a growing chorus that the LA Rams will take California… Read More »
Final GBN positional rankings posted … With just 5 days to go until the 2016 draft, the final GBN positional rankings have been posted as per the drop-down above. Meanwhile, the final GBN Big Board ranking of the top 300 prospects for this week’s draft should be up sometime within the next 24 hours.
Possible AFC East arms race shaping up … Normally NFL G.M.s don’t say much of anything at their pre-draft pressers, but New York Jets G.M. Mike Maccagnan somewhat surprisingly admitted at his that he called Tennessee about moving all the way from the 20th pick to the first overall before the titans traded the pick to Los Angeles.… Read More »
Draft likely finding new locale for 2017 … NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell indicated earlier this weekend that it is “very likely” that the draft will be held in a different city in 2017. After a 50-year run in New York, the draft was held in Chicago this year and last. And while the Chicago venue has been hugely… Read More »
LSU TE appeal denied; to enter draft …. The NCAA has denied the appeal for an extra year of eligibility by LSU TE Dillon Gordon who will now be entering next week’s draft. Gordon was limited to just three games last fall by an Achilles injury that ultimately required surgery. At over 30o pounds, Gordon isn’t much of… Read More »
So you think we got too much draft info already!! For those that haven’t seen it already, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has an interesting piece this morning on the growth of analytics in the draft business. Thoughful stuff, although we wonder if it would be adding just another layer of information and analysis on an activity that is ultimately… Read More »
2017 LB Nickerson to leave Cal; joins dad with illini … California LB hardy Nickerson, a leading prospect at the position for the 2017 draft plans to transfer to Illinois for his final season where he will play for his father. As a graduate transfer, Nickerson, who has one yera of eligibility remaining, will be eligible this fall.… Read More »
The draft starts here … With Los Angeles and Philadelphia pretty much expected to select QBs Carson Wentz of North Carolina State and Cal’s Jared Goff with the first two picks at next week’s draft – in one way or another – in effect the draft really starts with San Diego on the clock with the 3rd pick.… Read More »
More GBN mocks … With the big Cleveland-Philadelphia trade yesterday, GBN Investigative College football Reporter and Quality Control Officer Larry Parker has updated his first-round projection with some surprising picks.
Mocking the mocks … Just when one thought one could take a couple of days off from doing mock drafts, along comes Cleveland and Philadelphia with a big trade that makes everybody’s latest mock obsolete. And truth be told we really don’t like doing mocks at this time of year. Needless to say they are almost mandatory for… Read More »
Draft order, picks by teams updated … Just a little housekeeping in the wake of the latest big trade affecting the 2016 draft as the full 7-round selection order and the picks by team file have been updated. Of note, with the acquisition of the other picks from Philadelphia, Cleveland now has 12 picks at this year’s draft,… Read More »
