On-site visits coming to an end; what we’ve learned … We are now in the final full week before the draft; that means its the final full for teams to bring in out-of-town prospects for one of their 30 allotted on-site visits. In fact, most teams have already brought in the majority of the players they want to… Read More »
Pigskin Paul mocks NFC West … Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his series team mock drafts with a projection for the NFC North one of the the toughest divisions in the NFL these days.
Pre-draft projection posted … With the 2026 draft now just ten days away, the GBN projection for the first two rounds of the upcoming draft has has been updated. Again, please note that our goal is not to try and predict which particular player a particular team will even just ten days before the actual picks are made;… Read More »
Report of UM DE Bain’s involvement in past fatal car accident emerges … It is literally just now being reported that Miami DE Rueben Bain was involved in a fatal car accident back in 2024 in which a young woman suffered serious injuries from which she subsequently succumbed. Bain was cited for careless driving at the time, but… Read More »
Eagles get vet WR Wicks for picks … Philadelphia has acquired veteran WR Dontayvion Wicks from Green Bay for a 5th round pick this year (#153) and a 6th rounder in 2027.
Draft buzz: April 10th … As we noted in a couple of earlier reports there has been a dearth of chatter around the NFL heading toward the 2026 draft which now gets underway in less than two weeks. However, that seems to be changing, although whether the rumors actually change anything on or before the 23rd remains to… Read More »
NFL confirms 16 draft attendees … It was previously confirmed that former Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, who is almost assuredly going to be the 1st player selected at this month’s draft, will not be attending the draft in Pittsburgh; instead he’ll watch how things unfold with his family in Miami, but 16 prospects will be there including Alabama… Read More »
Close-to-final Big Board posted … With now just two weeks to go until the picks start coming off the board, the GBN Big Board ranking the top 350 prospects overall has been posted. And while there may be a few tweaks between today and April 23rd, this is getting pretty close to final. As we also like to… Read More »
Medical re-checks coming on Friday … There is a bit of an interesting sub-plot to this morning’s story about Dallas’ possible interest in moving up in the opening round on the 23rd. As noted in the report, the Cowboys, who have the 12th and 20th picks, are hosting 30-visits for most if not all the top defensive prospects… Read More »
Cowboys looking to shake up opening round … We are now just 15 days away from the start of the 2026 draft, a period when one would normally expect there to be a certain amount of trade buzz. This year, though, its been mostly crickets to date. The one exception, though, appears to be Dallas which appears to… Read More »
Pigskin Paul mocks AFC West … Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his series team mock drafts with a projection for the AFC West home of the Las Vegas Raiders who have the #1 pick overall.
Texans get vet LB Mapu from Pats for future late picks swap … Houston has reportedly acquired veteran LB/ST Marte Mapu from New England in a deal involving another of those late round swaps. To wit, the Patriots will get Houston’s 6th round pick in 2027, while the Texans will get a 7th to complete the transaction.
Top pick to skip draft … The 2026 draft will have to go on without its pick as Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, who is all but signed, sealed and delivered to Las Vegas which has the #1 pick overall, has confirmed that he’ll be staying at home in Miami and watching with his family. Which makes eminent sense… Read More »
Positional rankings tweaked … With just 2 and a half weeks to go until the 2026 draft, we have put what are close to the final tweaks and touches on the GBN positional rankings (as per the above drop-down menu) including adding the special teams as kickers are people too! We are also hoping to have a pretty… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner! … After the grind of the pro day circuit which came right on the heels of the combine, most personnel people around the NFL got a couple of days off to spend with their families over the Easter weekend, but they will be back in their war rooms for the stretch drive to… Read More »
Cavs’ QB Morris denied 7th year in college … Virginia QB Chad Morris had had his appeal for a preliminary injunction to play another season for the Cavaliers denied by a a state circuit court judge. Morris, who has played at Oklahoma, TCU and North Texas as well as Virginia, now has to decide whether to go forward… Read More »
US Prez exec order to college football … US President Donald Trump took time out from his busy schedule that includes running a war these days to try and save college football. Trump issued an executive order last night that mandates that the NCAA create rules that college athletes can only play for a five-year period and can… Read More »
No Love for Titans … maybe … There have been several headlines in recent days suggesting that Tennessee has ruled out taking former Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love with the 4th pick overall at this month’s draft based on comments by new Titans’ head coach Robert Saleh. Saleh did say during a presser at this week’s owners’ meeting… Read More »
Hoosier OT Smith out for spring … Other item that came out of Indiana’s pro day yesterday, star LT Carter Smith who figures to be one of the top prospects at the position for the 2027 draft, is out of spring practice after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum. However, he is expected to be back to… Read More »
Raiders sign QB Cousins to mentor Mendoza … Former Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, the prospective #1 pick at this month’s draft, got some good news this morning when Las Vegas, who are expected to take him with that top pick, signed veteran QB Kirk Cousins. If nothing else, Cousins should be a perfect mentor for Mendoza early in… Read More »
QB Mendoza solid at pro day … The annual pro day circuit fittingly wrapped up earlier today with a work out at national champion Indiana featuring QB Fernando Mendoza, the prospective #1 pick at the upcoming draft, going through a scripted passing session. In what was a relatively low-key session – there were no former presidents in attendance,… Read More »
While one top CB sizzles another struggles … As noted in an earlier story today, Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy, who missed the entire 2025 campaign with a torn ACL, posted an impressive 4.38 40 clocking and 38-inch vertical at the Vols’ pro day this morning. Unfortunately, it was a different story for Clemson CB Avieon Terrell who held… Read More »
CB McCoy runs and runs fast at Vols’ pro day … One of the big questions ahead of today’s pro day at Tennessee was whether star CB Jermod McCoy, who did not play at all in 2026 after tearing an ACL, would participate in the on-field physical testing including running the 40. For the record, McCoy answered the… Read More »
Whither Tide QB Simpson … Arguably, the most prominent debating question regarding the 2026 draft – which for the record is now just 23 days away – is where and by whom Alabama QB Ty Simpson will be selected. There doesn’t seem to be any doubt that Simpson is the #2 QB in this year’s draft after Indiana’s… Read More »
National champs to wrap pro day sched … It seems entirely fitting that national champion Indiana and their star QB Fernando Mendoza, the presumptive #1 pick overall at the upcoming draft, will wrap up this pro day circuit with a work out on Wednesday. Mendoza, in fact, is scheduled to go through one of those scripted passing sessions… Read More »
