Titans claim some ‘serious’ interest in top pick … Just days after saying it would cost a ‘king’s ransom’ to pry the #1 pick at the 2016 draft away from Tennessee, new titans’ G.M. Jon Robinson says that the team has had “a couple” of calls about trading the top pick. According to an article in USA Today,… Read More »
Pigskin’s undervalued list, part deux … Every draft season has its Top 100 big boards, sleepers, and overrated and underrated prospects list. GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout puts a slight semantic twist on the game and has come up with his list of what he is calling his undervalued prospects. Here is the second part.
Vols LB out spring, maybe longer … Tennessee LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, a top prospect for the 2017 draft, will miss the rest of spring practice and will be sidelined at least until June by a shoulder injury. Reeves-Maybin had considered entering this year’s draft but ultimately decided to return to Tennessee for his senior season after starting every… Read More »
As the QB turns … Several people have commented that there just doesn’t seem to be as much draft buzz out there this year as, say, last year. And they are absolutely right. While its not quite dead this year the patient does appear to be on life support. Remember, in contrast last year, there were all the… Read More »
Pro day updates … A #1 pick worthy performance at Iowa and the two best Fighting Camel prospects ever – no kidding!- highlight today’s rundown of the latest pro day results.
Browns kick RGIII tires … Interesting story from Cleveland where the Browns had former Washington QB Robert Griffen in for a visit yesterday. Griffen reportedly met with Browns’ Executive Vice President Sashi Brown, coach Hue Jackson, assistant head coach/offense Pep Hamilton and Vice President of Player Personnel Andrew Berry yesterday afternoon, but did leave town without a contract.… Read More »
Titans asking for ‘king’s ransom’ for top pick … Tennessee G.M. Jon Robinson told a gathering of Titans’ season ticket holders earlier today that any team that is interested in trading up to get the #1 pick in this year’s draft had better be prepared to part with a ‘king’s ransom’ in return. The Titans had indicated earlier… Read More »
RB wear and tear index … One of the issues for NFL teams when analyzing RB prospects is how much tread they have left on the tires as many of them will already have had a ton of touches even by the time they get to the NFL. GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette takes… Read More »
Pro day updates … California QB Jared Goff got most of the headlines from yesterday’s pro day activities with his solid – although not necessarily great – workout with the Bears. However, Goff wasn’t the only prospect who likely helped his grade yesterday. Indeed, several of Goff’s receivers took the opportunity to show the NFL that they had… Read More »
Goff passes pro day test … California junior QB Jared Goff had a very good good pro day outing earlier today, but a few too many balls hit the ground for it to be described as really special or elite. Goff, a potential top 5 prospect for the upcoming draft, went through a brisk 69-pass scripted workout that… Read More »
Pigskin top 100 updated … With the draft now less than 6 weeks away, GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette has updated his top 100 prospects overall for the 2016 draft.
No-go hilites pro day results … Perhaps the biggest story from Thursday’s pro days across the country was the fact that Virginia Tech CB Kendall Fuller was again not able to workout at the Hokies pro day. Fuller, who is generally considered to be a second-round prospect for the upcoming draft – with some first round upside if… Read More »
Clemson DE to have shoulder re-checked … Albert Breer of the NFL Network is reporting that Clemson DE Shaq Lawson, a potential top 15 pick at the upcoming draft, has been flagged to return to Indianapolis to have an injured shoulder rechecked. Lawson did not lift at either the combine or his pro day last week, but did… Read More »
Second x-Mississippi State prospect arrested, charged with driving offense … Former Mississippi State DT Chris Jones, a second-day prospect for the 2016 draft, was stopped for speeding and then arrested for driving with a suspended on Wednesday, according to the local sheriff’s office. Jones was subsequently released on which was set at $922; Jones’ license had been suspended because… Read More »
Final word on Baylor pro day … In the end, he probably still had hoped to run a tad faster, but star Baylor WR Corey Coleman was ultimately credited with an official, electronic 40-clocking of 4.37 seconds which is probably fast enough to keep in the conversation to be the first receiver off the board this coming April,… Read More »
Pats acquire TE, pick from Bears for pick … Chicago has traded TE Martellus Bennett and a 6th round pick (#204) to New England for a fourth-round draft pick (the 127th overall). Interestingly, the 6th round pick was actually originally New England’s which the Patriots had traded to Chicago for LB Jon Bostic.
Future RB watch … While RB has been diminished as a prime draft position in recent years, the 2017 draft should be something special at the position starting with star LSU junior Len Fournette. For the record, Fournette has been held out of spring practices the past couple of days with what has been described as a “minor… Read More »
Baylor pro day streaming … As we have noted, the Baylor pro day where WR Corey Coleman is expected to run, is one of the key spots on today’s pro day schedule. And for those with some time to kill, the Baylor pro day is being streamed live here. Meanwhile, other important workouts today include pro days at… Read More »
UCLA, Baylor pro day updates, updated … In the end, UCLA LB Myles Jack did not run the 40 at the Bruins’ pro day this afternoon. Apparently, jack, a top 5 prospect for the 2016 draft who has been sidelined since September after undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a torn MCL, was advised by the school’s athletic training… Read More »
Pats trade top DE to Cards for OG, pick … In something of a surprise move, New England has traded DE Chandler Jones to Arizona for OG Jon Cooper and a second round pick, the 61st overall. Jones led the Patriots with 12.5 sacks in 2015, but will be a free agent at the end of the upcoming… Read More »
Two big pro days on sched … The annual pro day circuit really heats up later today with two of the more anticipated workouts of the year at UCLA and Baylor. At the UCLA workout OLB Myles Jack is expected to work out fully; Jack is a legit top 5 prospect who missed most of the 2015 season… Read More »
Top ten draft??? … Earlier today, old-new Philadelphia G.M. Howie Roseman created a few headlines around the NFL media when he suggested that one of the reasons the Eagles traded veteran CB Byron Maxwell and LB Kiki Alonso to Miami and the 13th pick in this year’s draft for the 8th pick overall was that the Eagles feel… Read More »
LSU LB runs fast pro day 40 … Normally we don’t get to excited about reports that so-and-so ‘ran faster at his pro day than at the combine.’ Usually when one looks a little deeper either the actual improvement is say from 4.86 to 4.78 which is simply likely due to differences in electronic versus hand-timing (and the… Read More »
Rising Hoosier DT hit with OWI … It kind of slid under the radar last week, but Indiana DTe Darius Latham was arrested early last week for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The 6-4, 310-pound Latham was considered to be something of a rising sleeper for the 2016 draft, but this is clearly something that teams will be… Read More »
Chiefs, ‘Hawks take early lead on ’17 comp picks … There are obviously still many quality free agents still yet to be signed, but after the first week of free agency, Kansas City and Seattle have the early lead on acquiring compensatory picks at the 2017 draft. According to our unofficial, both the Chiefs and Seahawks are minus-4… Read More »
