Shrine week wrap … With full practices at the East-West Shrine week now in the books, our Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who has been on the ground all week in St. Pete, files this report summarizing the week’s high and lows from the Shrine practices.
Playing the ‘pokies’ … With the regular season of the NFL over, many of the teams that failed to get into the post-season are already looking ahead to the 2016 Draft. However, with so many picks for each team, they must feel like they are playing the pokies when it comes to choosing who they want. read more.
Final Senior Bowl teams taking shape … The start of this year’s Senior Bowl is now just 5 days away, and like most years, organizers are scrambling to finalize the rosters for the two teams. On the one hand, it appears that several players who the Senior Bowl folks hoped to have in Mobile next week won’t be… Read More »
Last day for underclassmen to withdraw draft application … Underclassmen who applied for early admission to the 2016 draft, but have not yet signed with an agent, or otherwise have not received any monetary or related benefits, have until the end of business this afternoon to withdraw their applications without penalty. So far, there is no buzz that… Read More »
Senior Bowl adds three … With the Senior Bowl set to get underway in just 6 days, three players from last week’s national championship game have been added to the roster including LB Reggie Ragland and DT/DE Jarran Reed from Alabama, along with Clemson WR Charone Peake. Interstingly, Ragland, who played ILB with the Tide, will work primarily… Read More »
Cardinal C gives up football … Stanford C Graham Shuler has reportedly decided to retire from football in order to pursue other opportunities. A two-year starter with the Cardinal, Shuler was considered to be a marginal draft prospect or more likely a free-agent candidate for the 2016 draft.
Clemson RB added to draft list … It appears that Clemson junior RB Zak Brooks has applied to the NFL and will be eligible for the 2016 draft, although he does not appear to have made a formal declaration as of now. In fact, Brooks shows up on several other lists of underclassmen entering the upcoming draft. While… Read More »
100 days to go until … the 2016 draft. Hang in there guys!!
Report Vols’ WR going pro … ESPN is reporting this evening that Tennessee junior WR Marquez North has in fact applied to the NFL for early entry to the 2016 draft. The school had confirmed that North was no longer enrolled in classes this winter, but it wasn’t clear whether he was planning on entering the draft or… Read More »
Titans put ‘for sale; sign on top pick … New Tennessee G.M. Jon Robinson let it be known to the rest of the NFL during his introductory presser earlier today that any team looking to acquire the #1 pick in this year’s draft should give him a call. The Titans hold the first pick in this year’s draft,… Read More »
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 »
