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 »
Another domino falls; Eagles get #2 pick from Browns … The conventional thinking around the NFL was that any deal for the 2nd pick overall at this year’s draft might only occur when Cleveland actually got on the clock next Thursday evening. However, with other teams lurking, Philadelphia pulled the string today and acquired this year’s second pick… Read More »
Draft buzz still centered on #2 pick … In fact, it may very well be the story of the next 8 days as most of the chatter related to the 2016 draft focuses on the 2nd pick overall and whether Cleveland will ultimately deal the pick. Certainly, it appears that the Browns want to move the pick as… Read More »
Second pick ‘in play’ … It wasn’t all that long ago that the 2016 draft was being considered as quite possibly the most boring, buzz-free draft in the modern era. No more. And it all seems to start in Cleveland where it appears that the Browns, who have the second pick overall in next week’s draft, have pretty… Read More »
Trades mock posted … Every year, we put together a draft projection including a number of possible or potential trades. Here is this year’s. Note that these trades aren’t necessarily based on any intel or rumors, but as much as possible we do try and include only trades that make some sense. Again, we also note that the… Read More »
Who’s calling the shots … For those that haven’t seen it, ESPN has a feature running in which they document who makes the ultimate draft call for all 32 NFL teams. Interesting reading, although we note that there is one team that we have a pretty good idea how draft decisions are made and the reporter for that… Read More »
Chiefs pick forfeiture appeal denied … Kansas City has announced that the Chiefs’ appeal to have their forfeited picks re-instated has been denied by the NFL. Kansas City was forced to give up its third-round pick this year and a 6th rounder next year after the league found they had tampered with WR Jeremy Macklin when he was… Read More »
Ten days to go until draft … Hard to believe there are just ten days to go until the start of the 2016 draft. In fact, this is the last week in which teams can have out of town prospects in for for on-site visits with the Thursday the actual final day for such visits. and while nobody… Read More »
College notes … With the 2016 draft looming we have been a tad remiss in keeping up with developments affecting next year’s draft class. among stories that have crossed the collegiate wire over the past week or so, oft-injured Arkansas RB Kody Walker, who was expected to be the Hogs’ starter this coming season, will miss the rest… Read More »
Fallout from Rams-Titans trade still percolating … The buzz from Thursday’s blockbuster deal in which Los Angeles acquired the #1 pick at this month’s draft from Tennessee for a package of picks, including the Rams’ first-round pick in 2017, continues to reverberate around the league. For example, while just about everybody agrees that the Rams made the deal… Read More »
Medical rechecks completed … Over the past couple of days, 38 prospects for the upcoming draft with significant injury histories were back in Indianapolis for final pre-draft medical tests. Included in the group were star LBs Jaylon Smith of Notre Dame and UCLA’s Myles Jack. Due to privacy concerns, the NFL does not release any information about the… Read More »
GBN projection updated … With yesterday’s big trade the GBN 3-round projection has been updated. As we like to note when producing a projection, the likelihood of many, if any of the actual picks, actually being spot on is pretty small; past the very first picks its hard to predict what anyone particular team is going to do… Read More »
Fallout from Rams-Titans trade for top pick … Needless to say it will take hours, if not days, for all the implications of this morning’s blockbuster deal in which Los Angeles acquired the #1 pick at this month’s draft from Tennessee for a package of picks to play themselves out. and needless to say it may actually take… Read More »
Rams get top pick in blockbuster deal with Titans … WOW! Los Angeles and Tennessee shook up the moribound 2016 draft with news this morning that the Rams have acquired the first pick at the 2016 draft from the Titans in exchange for the 15th pick, two second rounders (#43 and #45) and a third rounder (#76) this… Read More »
BU DE Oakman arrested, charged in sex assault … Baylor DE Shawn Oakman, who had been considered to be a second-day prospect for this month’s draft, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault. Oakman continues to claim that the incident was consensual, but it is probably safe to say that he will be removed entirely from most,… Read More »
Final appeal denied, Iowa DE to enter draft … The NCAA has reportedly denied Iowa DE Drew Ott’s final appeal for a fifth year of college eligibility. This means that Ott will now be available in this month’s draft. The 6-4, 275-pound Ott had been considered to be a mid-to-late round prospect for the 2016 draft, but his… Read More »
Making sense of Titans, Browns trade talk … Trying to make sense of the 2016 draft has been a little like herding cats. There really hasn’t been much information leaking out of war rooms around the NFL and much of has leaked out hasn’t made a whole lot of sense. Earlier today, for example, there was a report… Read More »
Utah RB limps through pro day … Injured Utah RB Devontae Booker held a private pro day at a high school in California attended by reps from as many as 18 NFL teams. Booker was unable to participate in either the combine or Utah’s regular pro day after having a torn MCL surgically repaired in February and hoped… Read More »
