WKU RB Allen gets another year on the Hilltop … Western Kentucky RB Leon Allen has been granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA. Coming off a year in 2014 when he had over 2,000 yards from scrimmage, Allen had been expected to be one of the top backs in the 2016 draft class, but he tore… Read More »
No rest for NFL personnel departments … They turned out the lights on the 2016 scouting combine in Indianapolis, but there won’t be much rest for NFL personnel people as the annual pro day circuit starts later this week with workouts at Vanderbilt and Northern Arizona on Thursday, followed by a half dozen or so more on Friday… Read More »
Monday combine thoughts … Another very interesting day at the combine where the defensive backs went through their physical testing and positional drills, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with some thoughts on the highs and lows from the CB and safety workouts in Indianapolis earlier today.
Chargers shopping 3rd pick … Given several developments at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis, San Diego has let it be known that the 3rd pick is available for the right package of picks in return. In particular, if as assumed Ole Miss OT Laremy Tunsil is in fact the first player selected by Tennessee, and that Cleveland… Read More »
DBs wrap combine … The 4th and final day of physical tests and positional drills at the scouting combine gets underway momentarily in Indianapolis when the defensive backs hit the field. And while it may not be quite as wild and wacky as yesterday’s defensive line workouts, there are also a lot of questions that NFL personnel people… Read More »
Wentz still #1 QB … Just about everyone around the league appears to feel that Cal QB Jared Goff had an outstanding combine and may be the most pro-raedy QB in this year’s draft class; however, there still appears to be a consensus that North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz has the bigger upside and should be the first… Read More »
49er QB at center of NFL kabuki dance … Here’s a translation, as best as we can figure, at the centre of the posturing surrounding San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick. For those so immersed in the combine that they missed the latest: 49ers’ G.M. Trent Baalke was quoted early in the week saying that Kaepernick would ‘absolutely’ still… Read More »
Third day of combine workouts set to start … Arguably the most interesting positional group of the 2016 draft class is warming up as we speak for their physical testing and positional drills with the defensive linemen and LBs set to go on the third day of on-field stuff at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. An let’s hope… Read More »
As the QB turns … One of the enduring story lines throughout this year’s darft process has been the question whether Dallas would be taking a young QB to groom to ultimately replace the soon-to-be 36-year-old incumbent starter Tony Romo. And that story was all over the place today. On the one hand Cowboys’ owner/GM Jerry Jones was… Read More »
Hammy forces OSU QB to leave combine early … For those that haven’t heard yet, former Ohio State QB Cardale Jones was forced to make an early exit from today’s on-field tests and positional drills at the scouting combine in Indianapolis after he pulled up with a hamstring injury running his second 40-yard dash. That was a bit… Read More »
Second day of on-field testing at combine set to start … The QBs and WRs will hit the field in just a few minutes to get the second day of on-field testing and positional drills underway. And what could make today evry interesting is that reportedly all the top QB prospects will take part in the throwing portion… Read More »
Irish LB Smith could miss 2016 season; maybe more … NFL Network sources are reporting that medical tests done on injured Notre Dame LB Jaylon Smith revealed that in fact he suffered nerve damage to both the knee and ankle when he tore his ACL and MCL in the Irish’s Fiesta Bowl loss to ohio State in early… Read More »
Ole Miss DT explains fall; implicates potential #1 pick … Needless to say when former Mississppi DT Robert Nkemdiche met with reporters at a combine interview earlier today there were plenty of questions about that infamous fall from a hotel window that left him hospitaized briefly, not to mention suspended from the Rebels Sugar Bowl win over Oklahoma… Read More »
Bench press results for OL kind of average … The offensive linemen, who get ready to run at the combine in just a few moments, were also the first group to do the bench press yesterday but the results were kind of ‘meh’. Arizona State OG Christian Westerman topped the field with 34 reps at 225 pounds, and… Read More »
Big uglies to get lumbering … The NFL’s annual scouting combine really gets down to business this morning as the offensive linemen and RBs will hit the field for their on-field testing, including running the 40, as well as positional drills. The NFL Network will be providing coverage all day beginning at 9 AM ET. We’ll also be… Read More »
Herd OT gets extra year … Marshall OT Clint Van Horn has been granted a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA after he missed most of the 2015 season with a torn pectoral muscle. The 6-5, 325-pound Marshall had previously missed much of the 2011 season with other injuries. Van Horn figures to be a mid-to-late round… Read More »
Random combine thoughts … With the first day of the 2016 scouting combine in the books, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with some random thoughts on what he’s hearing and seeing in Indianapolis.
OL, RB weigh-in numbers posted … Courtesy of Steelers Depot, here are the numbers from today’s weigh-in/measurement sessions for the offensive line and RBs. And while they still have to prove they can play at the next level, this year’s offensive linemen are at least a pretty good looking group. Notre Dame OT Ronnie Stanley, a potential top… Read More »
Who’s hot; who’s not … With the scouting combine now nicely underway in Indianapolis, here are some passing thoughts on what we have been picking up in terms of some of the players who are hot in this year’s draft class and some who are not in a special edition of the combine Scouts Notebook. The GBN Big… Read More »
Niners to hold onto QB Kaepernick; could impact draft plans … In a bit of a surprise, it appaers that San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick won’t be going anywhere, at least in the short term. 49ers’ GM Trent Baalke told reporters today at the scouting combine in Indianapolis that Kaepernick will remain on the team’s roster through April… Read More »
Don’t fail me now scales … Its weigh-in day for the offensive linemen and running backs on the second day of the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. The big uglies and backs will also undergo additional medical testing and team interviews later today. Then they will do the bench press tomorrow before hitting the field for on-field testing… Read More »
Charges dropped against OSU DT … A misdemeanor solicitation charge against Ohio State DT Adolphus Washington has been dismissed under a plea deal in which the former Buckeyes’ star agreed to complete a program in which men learn about victimization of prostitutes. Washington, who had been considered to be a possible late-first round candidate for the 2016 draft,… Read More »
Ole Miss WR won’t run at combine … Mississippi WR Laquon Treadwell, the consensus top prospect at the position in the 2016 draft, reportedly has decided that he won’t run the 40 at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. Instead, Treadwell will run at the Ole Miss pro day on March 28th. Its an interesting decision by Treadwell… Read More »
Pigskin combine preview … The annual scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis tomorrow with the arrival of the offensive linemen. And our Pigskin Paul Guillemette sets up this year’s event with some preliminary thoughts on what to watch for and players to watch.
UCLA LB Jack to work out mid-March … According to a published reports, UCLA OLB Myles Jack, who has not been cleared to fully participate in the on-field drills at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis, will be able to fully participate at the UCLA pro day on March 15th. Myles, who tore an MCL in late September,… Read More »
