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 »
NFL to review combine ops … According to a report in USA Today, the NFL has formed a committee to review all aspects of the annual scouting combine which gets underway in Indianapolis later this week. According to the report, the committee will be looking at everything from the relevance of some of the current tests to the… Read More »
BYU QB Hill to stick with Cougs … In something of a surprise, BYU QB Tayson Hill has announced that he will play his final year of eligibility with the Cougars. There has been speculation that Hill would either opt to enter the 2016 draft or, if he decided to take stay in school for the extra year… Read More »
Tag day in NFL … NFL teams can begin to designate free-agents-to-be as either franchise or transition players today with the start of the 2016 league year now just over three weeks away. Those designated with the franchise tag can get either an exclusive or non-exclusive tag. The exclusive category includes a one-year tender offer to a player… Read More »
Regional combines underway … While most of the national attention is on next week’s annual scouting combine, the NFL is holding 5 regional combines over the next few weeks for players not invited to the ‘show’ in Indianapolis. The first regional combine was held last week in Houston with the 4 remaining ones scheduled for February 20th in… Read More »
Titans kick off smoke and mirrors season … After a week off to recharge the batteries following the Super Bowl, most NFL personnel departments are back at work this week putting the final touches on their preliminary draft boards in preparation for next week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. And that pretty much signals the start of the NFL’s… Read More »
Pigskin ponders combine surprises … GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette has a few more thoughts on some of the top prospects for the 2016 draft who did not get invitations to the annual scouting combine which gets underway in just over ten days in Indianapolis.
Tide QB headlines list of those not invited to the combine … Alabama QB Jake Coker, who led the Crimson Tide to the 2015 national championships back in January, heads the list of players not invited to this year’s scouting combine which gets underway on February 23rd in Indianapolis. Other well-known prospects who did not get invitations to… Read More »
Combine invite list announced … The folks that run the NFL’s annual scouting combine have finally released the list of players who have been invited to this year’s event which gets underway in Indianapolis on February 23rd. In total, 332 players have been invited to this year’s combine. And just who is, and isn’t invited to the combine… Read More »
Path to the draft runs through Indy … The NFL’s annual scouting combine gets underway two weeks today in Indianapolis. However, the folks who run the combine have yet to release the full list of players who will be at the combine despite the fact that their website indicated that the roster of players invited to the event… Read More »
Players convicted of domestic violence or weapons charges to be banned from combine, draft attendance … ESPN is reporting at this hour that NFL teams have been told that prospective players who have been convicted on domestic violence, sexual assault or weapons charges will no longer be allowed to attend the NFL scouting combine or draft, although they… Read More »
Titans’ GM hints at O-line for top pick … New Tennessee G.M. Jon Robinson, whose Titans’ have the #1 pick overall at the 2016 draft, didn’t say which player the team will select with the pick during a recent interview with the Tennessean, but left little doubt that fixing the offensive line was perhaps his biggest priority this… Read More »
Orange QB appeal for 6th year denied; will be in draft … Syracuse confirmed yesterday afternoon that the NCAA has denied QB Terrell Hunt’s appeal for a 6th year of eligibility after injuries ended both his 2014 and 2015 years prematurely. Hunt, a fifth-year senior, tore an Achilles tendon in the first quarter of Syracuse’s season opener this… Read More »
First three rounds of 2016 draft now set … Congratulations to the Denver Broncos who capped the 2016 season with a 24-10 upset win over Carolina in the 50th edition of the Super Bowl in a bruising defensive struggle. In leading the Broncos to their 3rd league championship overall and their first since 1998, veteran QB Peyton Manning… Read More »
