Deadline passes; Kaepernick still a 49er; trade watch continues … Today’s 4 PM ET deadline passed for San Francisco to release QB Colin Kaepernick and he’s still with the 49ers meaning that his 2016 salary of $11.9 is now guaranteed. The 49ers are believed to have hoped to trade Kaepernick before today’s deadline, but got no takers just… Read More »
Pigskin Paul’s sleeper picks … One of the fun parts of studying the draft is looking for those hidden gems who for one reason or another weren’t great college players, but have the potential to be much at the next level. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillmette lists some of the guys he thinks fit that sleeper label… Read More »
Draft one month today!! … The 2016 draft gets underway one month today. Hang in there guys!
Pigskin Paul talks picks … Now that the full selection order for the 2016 draft has been officially released, GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in some thoughts based on the GBN list of picks by team.
LB Jack won’t run this week; may not at all before draft … NFL teams with early picks were hoping that star UCLA LB Myles Jack would run the 40 at a private pro day on Friday. Instead it turned out to be April Fool’s with word that Jack will in fact not run this week. Jack tore… Read More »
Titans still looking at top prospects … One of the underlying dynamics of today’s pro day at Ole Miss was a whisper rafting around the league that Tennessee may not be totally locked in on OT Laremy Tunsil for the #1 pick in next month’s draft. That has been the consensus opinion of analysts around the league pretty… Read More »
Full draft order, picks by team posted … After a number of delays because we couldn’t confirm exactly which pick had changed hands in trades involving teams with more than one picks in a particular round, we have finally been able to post what we believe is the full 7-tound round order for the 2016 draft which is… Read More »
Early Ole Miss pro day updates … Mississippi OT Laremy Tunsil has done nothing so far at the Ole Miss pro day to dissuade NFL teams that he is not a legit candidate to be taking first overall at next month’s draft. Tunsil, with 34.5″ arms, threw up 34 reps in the bench press, which would have tied… Read More »
We are the champions!!! … Don’t want to date ourselves, but we are going 6 decades as really dedicated sports fans going all the way back to the 1957 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves, the first sporing event in which we really cared who won. Over the years, people have learned not… Read More »
Wentz aces pro day … Because of bad weather, as many as 14 teams weren’t able to make it North Dakota State earlier today to watch QB Carson Wentz’ pro day. They missed a show. Of course, every team gets a tape of the workout so nothing really lost, but Wentz certainly looked the part of a near… Read More »
Browns sign RGIII … Cleveland has in fact reportedly agreed on a 2-year contract with former Washington QB Robert Griffen. The big question now of course is do the Browns still take a QB – likely either Carson Wentz of North Dakota State or Cal’s Jared Goff with the second pick overall at the 2016 draft. New Browns… Read More »
Browns still hot after QB at #2 … Speaking at the AFC coaches breakfast at the annual NFL owners meetings, Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson left little doubt that the Browns are still expecting to select a QB with the second pick overall at the 2016 draft even if they were able to sign a veteran like Robert… Read More »
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 »
