Broncos get 49ers vet TE Davis for picks … In advance of tomorrow’s NFL trade deadline, Denver has confirmed acquiring veteran TE Vernon Davis from San Francisco in exchange for 6th round picks in each of the 2016 and 2017 drafts. To complete the deal, the Broncos will get the 49ers’ 7th round pick in 2016.
Positional rankings updated … With the NFL season at the half-way pole and colleges heading into their homestretch, the GBN positional rankings for the 2016 draft have been updated and are available through the drop-down rankings menu above. For the record, players who appear to have made big moves on draft boards around the league, include Memphis junior… Read More »
Lions retake top draft spot, Titans lurking … Detroit reclaimed the top spot in the current selection order for the 2016 draft after losing earlier today to Kansas City in London, while Baltimore, which came into the week at #2, won its second game of the year with a 29-26 win over San Diego. However, while Detroit will… Read More »
DUI muddies Buckeyes’ QB situation … Just when it seemed that defending national champion and current #1 ranked Ohio State had resolved its somewhat muddled QB situation by handing the reins to sophomore J.T. Barrett, it got all muddled up again last night when Barrett was reportedly for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. As a result, Barrett has… Read More »
Auburn DE Lawson back in action … For the record, Auburn redshirt sophomore DE Carl Lawson, one of the most explosive pure pass rushers in college football, is back in uniform and on the field as the Tigers take on Mississippi. Lawson, who did not play in 2014 because of a torn ACL, injured his hip in the… Read More »
Who to watch in college game of the week … As noted in the intro to Pigskin Paul’s college football picks and pans column earlier in the week, the really big games on the remaining college football schedule come in November. Next week, for example, it will be LSU at Alabama, ostensibly for the SEC West title (although… Read More »
Pigskins picks for college sked … The really big games on the remaining college football schedule don’t start until next; however, there will still be plenty of top prospects for the upcoming draft on display this weekend as noted by GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette who weighs in with his picks and prospects for this weekend’s top… Read More »
College football update … Auburn redshirt sophomore DE Carl Lawson, one of the most explosive pure pass rushers in college football, returned to practice earlier today after missing just about the season to date. Lawson, who did not play in 2014 because of a torn ACL, injured his hip in the season opener with Louisville, and hasn’t played… Read More »
Neck fracture sidelines Baylor QB … Baylor junior QB Seth Russell, the nation’s leading passer, could be sidelined for awhile after he was diagnosed with a fractured bone in his neck that he incurred in the 4th quarter of today’s win against Iowa State. No timetable has been set for his return but the 4th ranked Bears do… Read More »
Ole Miss DT doesn’t play … While Mississippi junior LT Laremy Tunsil appears to made a pretty good return to the college football wars in the Rebels’ SEC game against Texas A&M, Ole Miss junior DT Robert Nkemdiche, who more than one team around the NFL has rated as either the first or second best overall prospect for… Read More »
Sooners’ CB carted off … Oklahoma junior CB Zack Sanchez, a second-day prospect for the 2016 draft, was carted off the field with what appeared to be a relatively serious ankle injury after breaking up a pass on the opening play of the Sooners’ game with Texas Tech.
More bonus coverage … As our own Pigskin Paul noted in his weekly prospects preview column, there really isn’t that one really ‘must-see’ game on this weekend’s college football schedule. At the same time, though, there will still be plenty of prospects in key situations later today. And none is bigger than the Mississippi-Texas A&M game (7 PM… Read More »
Bonus coverage … Draft watchers who have not yet had the chance to check out rising Memphis junior QB Paxton Lynch (#12, 6-6, 245) get another opportunity later this evening when he leads his unbeaten and 17th ranked Tigers against Tulsa in a game to be telecast on ESPN at 8 PM ET. California junior Jared Goff and… Read More »
ACL ends year for top SEC CB … Mississippi State CB Will Redmond reportedly tore an ACL at practice earlier this week and will miss the rest of the season. Redmond was considered to be one of the top corners for the upcoming draft with at least second day potential.
Go west young football fan! … Or something like that. Whatever the football focus this day will be on the far coast where Seattle plays at San Francisco in the NFL’s Thursday night game (8:25 PM ET; CBS/NFL Network) in what looks to be almost an elimination game with both teams sitting at 2-4. There’s also a pretty… Read More »
Top FCS QB prospect to miss rest of regular season … North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz, arguably the top-rated prospect at any position for the 2016 draft outside the ranks of FBS schools, reportedly will miss the next 6-8 weeks after suffering a broken wrist in the Bisons’ loss to South Dakota last weekend. Wentz is expected… Read More »
Who’s #1 …. and #2 through 25 … With the college football season now literally at the 1/2 way pole and the race for the 4 spots in the national playoff now in full gear, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has updated his ranking of the Top 25 teams in the country.
Jags new #1 after Lions win … Detroit had to work overtime, but the Lions finally got off the schneid posting their first win of the season 34-31 over Chicago in overtime earlier today. With the Lions win and a Jacksonville loss to Houston, the Jaguars will be the new holders of the #1 pick at the 2016… Read More »
Draft selection order could come into focus … While there will still be ten weeks to go in the NFL’s regular schedule after this weekend’s games, there is a chance that the early selection order for the 2016 draft may actually start to come into focus as early as today. For starters, Detroit, the NFL’s only remaining winless… Read More »
Top DT prospect dinged running the ball … Mississippi junior DT Robert Nkemdiche, a top 5 prospect for the upcoming draft, was forced to leave today’s upset loss at Memphis with a concussion suffered when he hit his head on the turf carrying the ball on a short yardage play. In that game, Memphis junior QB Paxton Lynch… Read More »
UCLA LB done with college football; signs with agent … Any chance that UCLA junior LB Myles Jack might reconsider his decision to enter the upcoming draft and return to school next fall went by the boards with the announcement that he has signed with an agent. Jack, who entered the year rated as a potential top 10… Read More »
To QB or not to QB … We probably didn’t emphasize it even enough in our college football preview write-ups here and here for this weekend, but it is a really big weekend for several prime junior QB prospects later today. None is bigger, both literally and figuratively than 6-6, 245-pound Memphis junior Paxton Lynch who steps on… Read More »
Big week on college sked … After a couple of relatively quiet weekends, things start to reheat on the college football schedule with a number of crucial games with conference and national playoff implications. For good measure, there will also be a goodly number of the top prospects for the upcoming draft on display this weekend. Arguably, the… Read More »
Lions lose again; keep top week for another week … Detroit remains the lone winless team in the NFL after the Lions were trampled by Arizona at home on Sunday. As a result, the Lions would have the #1 pick were the draft held this week. On the other hand, the rest of the top 10 early picks… Read More »
Ole Miss OT to return in two weeks … The NCAA has suspended Mississippi junior OT Laremy Tunsil for 7 games for a variety of improper benefits. Because Tunsil has already sat out 6 games, he will be able to return next week when Ole Miss hosts Texas A&M in what is shaping up as a huge SEC… Read More »
