Auburn RB enters draft … The latest underclassman to have announced entering the 2016 draft is Auburn redshirt sophomore RB Peyton Barber, a 225-pounder who entered the season as the 3rd back on the Tigers’ depth chart, but ended up running for over 1,000 yards filling in when the top guys were lost with injury.
LSU junior duo, Tide TE to return … Pretty much as expected LSU juniors CB Tre’Davious White and ILB Kendell Beckwith along with alabama junior TE O.j. Howard have all confirmed within the past hour that they will be returning to school next fall for their senior seasons.
Hoosier OG set to return … With less than an hour to go to the deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL to be eligible for the 2016 draft, there have been no new announcements in the past several hours from players planning to turn pro this winter. However, a couple of notable juniors including Indiana… Read More »
Griz WR enters draft … With the deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL to be eligible for the 2016 draft looming later today, Montana WR Ellis Henderson is the latest junior to announce they will be foregoing their final year of eligibility and entering this year’s draft. If nothing else, Henderson may get points from… Read More »
Deadline day for underclassmen … Underclassmen have until the end of business later this afternoon to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible for the 2016 draft. In fact, almost all the big-name juniors and redshirt sophomores who had been expected to consider entering this year’s draft have already announced in one way or another… Read More »
Shrine, NFLPA star games get underway … Both the East-West Shrine and NFLPA all-star games get underway later today in St. Petersburg and Carson City respectively. And while neither game will feature the same talent level as next week’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, there will still be plenty of mid- and late round prospects to check out in… Read More »
Four more draft spots locked up … Four more spots in the selection order for the opening round of the 2016 draft were locked up as a result of this weekend’s conference semi-finals. And because the higher seeded won each game this week, there was no change from last week’s order. Pittsburgh will pick 25th in this year’s… Read More »
Hog RB opts for 6th year … Arkansas has announced that RB Kody Walker, who was granted a 6th year of eligibility after missing the majority of both the 2010 and 2011 seasons with injuries, will return next fall. Last season, Walker rushed for just under 400 yards, but could get a bigger load this coming season with… Read More »
Lions add top personnel exec from Jags … In a move that kind of slipped under the radar late this past week, Detroit has hired former Jacksonville director of college scouting Kyle O’Brien to become the Lions’ new director of player personnel. With the Lions, O’Brien will be reunited with new G.M. Bob Quinn, whom he worked with… Read More »
“To QB or not to QB” central issue for Browns with #2 pick … A report earlier today by Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer added a little more fuel to speculation that the Browns will be taking a QB with the #2 pick in this year’s draft, at least if there is one worth such… Read More »
‘Other’ star game set to kick-off … With players for this coming week’s East-West Shrine and NFLPA all-star games starting to filter into St. Petersburg and Carson City, respectively, the inaugural Tropic Bowl all-star game is set to kick-off within the hour in North Miami Beach. For the most part, the players in the Tropic Bowl are second-tier… Read More »
Tide QB Coker back on Senior Bowl roster … After some fits and starts, it appears – at least for now – that Alabama QB Jake Coker will in fact participate in this year’s Senior Bowl week which gets underway in ten days in Mobile. Coker, a Mobile native who lead the Crimson Tide to this year’s national… Read More »
Titans complete top football staff; take interim tag of coach Mularkey … Tennessee, which has the #1 pick overall that the 2016 draft, announced earlier today that interim head coach Mike Mularkey has been given the job full-time. Mularkey replaced ken Whisenhunt mid-way through the season and led the Titans to a 2-7 record down the stretch. The… Read More »
Tide DE to return; other underclassmen notes … In a bit of a surprise, Alabama junior DE Jon Allen has announced that he will be returning to school for his senior season. Allen had been considered by many analysts to be a first-round prospect for this year’s draft after he lead the national champs with 12 sacks despite… Read More »
Shrine week preview … This weekend former college football players will be arriving in Tampa, St. Petersburg and a few other West Central Florida airports to begin taking part in this week’s East-West Shrine Game activities with the 0first practices set for Monday afternoon, after a closed weigh-in session earlier in the day. The rest of the week… Read More »
‘Who caught Pigskins eye’ in college football bowls, Part deux … GBN resident college football guru Pigskin Paul Guillemette reports on the latest batch of prospects who caught his eye on tape during this year’s big bowl games.
Tide’s Henry, NT Robinson enter draft … Alabama juniors Derrick Henry, the RB who won this year’s Heisman Trophy, and NT A’Shawn Robinson, both announced they will forego their senior seasons and enter the 2016 draft, at a joint press conference at the school this afternoon. Henry is projected to be a second round pick, while Robinson currently… Read More »
Star game roster updates … Maryland junior DT Quinton Jefferson and Kansas State FB Glenn Gronkowski, a pair of 4th year juniors who have already graduated, along with Michigan State DE Lawrence Thomas and North Dakota State OT Joe Haeg have been added to the Senior Bowl roster, while Wisconsin OT Tyler Marz and Texas State CB David… Read More »
Tide juniors presser announced … Alabama has announced that the school will host a press conference at 3 PM ET tomorrow at which time the Tide’s several draft-eligible underclassmen will announce their decisions re the 2016 draft. In fact, there are reports that junior RB Derrick Henry, this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, has already decided to enter the… Read More »
CSU Rams’ WR enters draft … Seems we neglecfed to mention that Colorado State junior Rashard Higgins has entered the 2016 draft where he figureds to be a late third or early 4th round pick. The 6-1, 190-pound Higgins averaged 80 receptions per in his three years at CSU including a record-setting 96 catches for 1.750 yards and… Read More »
Top SEC DBs to stay in school … Both Alabama S/CB Eddie Jackson and Tennessee junior CB Cameron Sutton indicated earlier today that they will be returning to school for their senior seasons next fall. On the other hand, Utah State junior ILB Nick Vigil has finally confirmed that he will in fact be entering this year’s draft… Read More »
Chip Kelly to coach 49ers … In a bit of a surprise, San Francisco has signed Chip Kelly as the team’s new head coach. Kelly was fired before the final game of the season by Philadelphia. What makes the signing interesting from a draft perspective is that it was pretty much a given that the 49ers would cut… Read More »
Browns get Cincy OC as new head coach … For those that missed it last evening, Cleveland has signed Hue Jackson to be the team’s new head coach. Jackson, who had a previous head coaching stint with Oakland in 2011, has been offensive co-ordinator with Cincinnati the past several years. With the hiring of Jackson, who has is… Read More »
Michigan DT in draft; Toledo RB out … With just 4 days to go until the deadline for underclassmen to file paperwork with the NFL in order to be eligible for the 2016 draft, Michigan DT Willie Henry has become the latest junior to decide to throw his hat into the ring. While not exactly a household name,… Read More »
Big Board updated … With the college season now in the books, the GBN Big Board ranking of the top 150-plus prospects for the 2016 draft has been updated and expanded. Note that while this ranking does include some element of our own evaluation of the individual players, the Big Board is primarily designed to give our best… Read More »
