Panthers new #1 in weekly selection order … At least for this week, Carolina has taken over the top spot in the updated first-round selection order for the upcoming draft. Note, that the SOS figures are based on each team’s full 17-game schedule rather than just the games played today. Also note, that at least for this week,… Read More »
Chiefs get Pats’ ER for late future pick … Kansas City has reportedly acquired veteran ER Josh Uche from New England in exchange for a 6th round pick in 2026. Uche was a 2nd round pick in 2020 and has 20.5 career sacks including a couple so far this fall.
Panthers back to top of board … Carolina gave its fans a smidgen of hope when they took an early lead in Denver in one of today’s late games, but alas it was not to be as the Panthers weren’t all that competitive the rest of the way and ultimately dropped to 1-7 on the season with a… Read More »
Pats, Browns wins to shake up draft order … It truly was a ‘the meek shall inherit the earth’ afternoon in the NFL as both New England and Cleveland, which came into the weekend sitting on the 1st and 3rd picks respectively in this week’s selection order for the first round of the 2025 draft, won their games… Read More »
AA ODU LB redshirting … Something that slipped under our draft radar a couple of weeks as Old Dominion All-America LB Jason Henderson, college football’s leading tackler over the 2022 and 2023 seasons, has opted to redshirt and return to school for a final year of eligibility next fall. Jones suffered a severe knee injury in ODU’s season… Read More »
Who to watch: #8 LSU (6-1) at #14 Texas A&M (6-1); 7:30 PM ET; ABC … Kind of a quiet weekend with no top 10 teams going at it head-to-head, but there is a potentially intriguing game in the SEC where LSU will play at Texas A&M with first place in the conference on the line on Saturday… Read More »
Star Cards’ WR Lacy to sit rest of year … Louisville WR Caullin Lacy, who had been considered to be a potential early round pick in 2025, has decided to sit out the rest of the year after playing in just four games this fall. Lacy emerged on the national scene last fall after he caught 91 passes… Read More »
Bonus coverage … Its actually going to be a pretty quiet weekend this week in college football without any true major match-ups. That said, there are still several rather intriguing games to watch this weekend with one of them on Thursday evening when Syracuse plays at Pittsburgh at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. In fact, it was likely… Read More »
Wolfpack QB McCall retiring from football … North Carolina State QB Grayson McCall has announced that he is retiring from football after suffering a second major concussion earlier this fall. McCall, who had been considered to be a second-tier type prospect, also suffered a severe concussion while playing for Coastal Carolina last year.
QB issues to impact race to top pick … The three teams currently sitting on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th picks respectively in this week’s selection order for the 2025 draft will all have back-ups at QB when play resumes this coming Sunday. Carolina, which would have the #2 pick were the draft held this week, for example,… Read More »
Chiefs trade for vet WR Hopkins done … In one of those the rich get richer scenarios, multiple sources are confirming the 6-0 Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL’s last remaining unbeaten team, has completed a trade with Tennessee to acquire veteran WR DeAndre Hopkins. In exchange, the Titans will reportedly get a 5th round pick that could escalate… Read More »
A few more thoughts … We wanted to add just a couple of corollary thoughts to the piece earlier today on the volatility of the current QB situation as it relates to the 2025 draft. And, again, we’re just kind of spit-balling here, but we’re wondering if one of the elements we are seeing here is that some… Read More »
Seahawks get vet Titans’ LB for LB, pick … Seattle has acquired veteran LB Ernest Jones from Tennessee in exchange for LB Jerome Baker and a 4th round pick in 2025.
More random thoughts on the ’25 QB conundrum … We have noted on several occasions in the past several weeks there seems to be some serious rethinking of the QB situation for the upcoming draft. For the first month and a half of the college season, the consensus around the NFL appeared to be that there were a… Read More »
OSU LT; SMU TE out for season … A couple of more top prospects for the upcoming draft will both miss the rest of the season with knee injuries. Ohio State has confirmed, for example, that rising LT Josh Simmons is done for the year because of an injury he suffered two weeks ago at Oregon. Simmons was… Read More »
IU QB Rourke has surgery; Tide S out for ‘awhile’ … A couple of injury updates in college football. Rising Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke, who leads all of college football in passing efficiency this fall, has surgery on his injured thumb yesterday. The bad news for the 7-0 and 16th ranked Hoosiers is that Rourke won’t play this… Read More »
Pats stay atop weekly selection order; Panthers at #2, Browns #3 … For now the third week in a row, New England would have the #1 pick overall if the 2025 draft were held this week. Carolina, though, moved ahead of Cleveland for the second pick as the Panthers SOS weakened signifcantly over the weekend while that of… Read More »
PM games settle several more picks in weekly order … With New England and Cleveland comfortably ensconced with the first and second picks in the updated weekly selection order for the 2025 draft were it to be held this week, several more positions – again for the week – were confirmed as a result of the late afternoon… Read More »
Couple of top CB prospects; rising QB dinged … Nothing necessarily serious here, but several college injury issues that we’ll be tracking in the next few weeks. Star Michigan CB Will Johnson, arguably the top pure corner in the 2025 draft class and a top 5 prospect for next April’s draft, sat out the second half of the… Read More »
#1 goes down again; big QB questions emerge in college football Saturday … There will be a new #1 team in college football this weekend – most likely Oregon – after Georgia knocked off top-ranked Texas 30-15 last night. For the record, that means for the first time in almost two decades there are no remaining unbeaten teams… Read More »
Another super weekend on college sked … It may be hard for college football to match last weekend’s string of terrific games, but they’ll give it a go with several potentially outstanding match-ups headlined by #1 Texas hosting #5 Georgia on Saturday evening in what looks like one of those prototypical ‘Games of the Year!’ And just as… Read More »
USC loses another defender … Southern California LB Eric Gentry, another Trojan defender who got some draft props earlier in the season, has announced that he will sit out of the rest of the year because of a series of recurring concussions.
Good news for Buffs’ Hunter; not so much for USC DE … Colorado go some good news in that star WR/CB Travis Hunter will be playing with the Buffaloes play Arizona this Saturday evening. Hunter was forced to leave last weekend’s game with an apparent shoulder injury and there were fears could could miss some time, but those… Read More »
Vikes-Texans trade vet RB for swaps of future late picks … Minnesota has acquired veteran RB Cam Akers from Houston. In exchange the teams will flip late round conditional picks in 2026 with the Texans getting a 6th rounder and the Vikings a 7th.
Another WR domino falls as Bills acquire Cooper from Browns … Yet another majorish trade today as Buffalo has acquired veteran WR Amari Cooper from Cleveland in exchange for a 3rd round pick this coming April and a 7th in 2026. To complete the deal, the Bills will get a 6th rounder this year.
