Jets, Chiefs lead early 8th round signings … Roughly half the teams around the NFL have officially announced their post-draft undrafted rookie free agent classes. And based on our unofficial list of the top undrafted free agents following last week’s draft, the NY Jets and Kansas City have done pretty well for themselves. The Jets in fact signed… Read More »
Tips for betting on the NFL … We don’t normally advocate that folks bet on the NFL or any other sporting event for that matter; however, we do realize that many do and for those that do, whether you’re a seasoned bettor or a newcomer to the sports betting scene, with the 2024 NFL season now just over… Read More »
Ravens, Cowboys projected to lead comp pick parade in 2025 … The compensatory picks for the 2025 draft won’t be formally determined by the league’s Management Council formula until after the upcoming season is over, but several sources have become pretty good at projecting which teams will be awarded which comp picks. One of those is projecting that… Read More »
Ravens first to sign 2024 draft picks … Baltimore became the first team to sign any of its picks from last weekend’s draft as the Ravens came to terms with 5 rookie selections including CB Nate Wiggins their 1st round pick. Also signing with the Ravens were OT Roger Rosengarten, a 2nd round selection and 4th round CB… Read More »
Post-draft reading … For those still suffering a post-draft letdown, here are several draft-related articles for folks that have not seen them yet including one at ESPN with a discussion of next year’s QB class, another from USA Today with some stats on the success rate of different positions taken in the first-round, and a piece at CBS… Read More »
Giants Report: Thoughts on the draft … We kind of wanted several days to chew on last weekend’s draft before commenting too extensively, especially as it relates to the Giants. On balance, though, we thought the Giants had an outstanding draft, although of course the players chosen still have to play to their potential, but there’s a lot… Read More »
CFL’s Elks make vet LB top pick … As expected, Edmonton chose former Cincinnati LB Joel Dublanko with the first pick overall at last night’s CFL draft of Canadian players. Dublanko actually came late to the process; he was a 2022 grad at Cincinnati and was in a couple of NFL camps last summer before playing the 2023… Read More »
Draft hilites Growing dominance of power schools … One of the underlying stories from the past two drafts has been the growing dominance of the of the so-called Power-5 programs. This past weekend, for example, 87% of all players selected at the 2024 draft were from a Power 5 school or Notre Dame. And that is up from… Read More »
Don’t trade on me … Anyone who got the sense that there didn’t seem to be all that many trades at this year’s draft weren’t dreaming. There actually were significantly fewer trades than in recent years. This year, for example, there were 28 trades made during the draft, compared with 43 last year. Indeed, it used to drive… Read More »
The grades are in … The one thing we have learned in this business is that you really can’t grade a draft until at least deep into its first year of play in the NFL and that it may actually take several seasons. And that was confirmed big-time last year, for example, when Detroit’s draft was generally being… Read More »
2025 Draft just 365 days away!! … For the record, the 2025 draft is just 363 days away, so to help wile away the time, here is our annual way ‘way-too-early’ projection for next year’s draft. And while its done with more than a little tongue-in-cheek – so please don’t anybody write in asking “what we are smoking… Read More »
That’s a wrap; THE end, finished!! … The 2024 draft came to a fitting close just before 7 PM ET this evening when the NY Jets selected former Alabama S Jaylen Key with the 257th and final pick of the draft. Of course, that makes him ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ for the year. And while the actual draft is in… Read More »
It is on to the final day of the 2024 draft … The second and third rounds of the 2024 draft came to a close last evening when Washington, with a pick acquired from San Francisco selected former Rice WR Luke McCaffrey with the 100th and final pick of the third round. However, as usual there wasn’t much… Read More »
Bears, Cards ace opening round … We are always loathe to anoint winners and losers out of the first round of any draft -let’s wait to see who can actually play in the NFL – but it was hard not to like what Chicago and Arizona accomplished in last night’s draft. As we noted last night, the Bears… Read More »
SEC again leads way in opening round; PAC-12 goes out proud … Pretty much as usual, the SEC had the most players selected in the opening round of the 2024 draft as 11 former players in the conference were taken in the first round. At the same time, the PAC-12 went out with a bang as the conference… Read More »
‘We can’t believe our guy was still there’ … Its the morning after in the NFL and as usual just about every GM in the league is gushing about not really expecting the guy they selected in last night’s opening round to have still been on the board when they got on the clock. Most years its just… Read More »
That’s a wrap … The opening round of the 2024 draft came to a close just a few minutes ago when the Carolina Panthers, with a pick acquired from Kansas City thru Buffalo selected South Carolina WR Xavier Legette with the 32nd and final pick of the night. However, there won’t be much rest for NFL personnel people… Read More »
IT IS DRAFT DAY!!! … Where is everybody?? Of course, the actual draft doesn’t start until 8 PM ET later this evening, but it still promises to be an interesting day as there are just so many possible moves on the table right thru the first round. Do the Patriots stay at #3? Do the Giants and/or Vikings… Read More »
The evolution of draft coverage … For those that haven’t seen it, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune has a neat article on the evolution of draft coverage and especially the mock draft going back to the 1970s. It certainly resonates with us because in many ways its also how we came to the business. Fact is that back in that… Read More »
Nobody knows … Just a quick follow-up to the earlier report on what appears to be the evolving thinking regarding the top QB prospects in this week’s draft. In that piece we suggested that there appears to be something of consensus around the league that QBs Caleb Williams and Jayden Williams are legit potential elite franchise players whereas… Read More »
No resolution to Falcons, Eagles tampering charges this week … ESPN is reporting at this hour that they have been told there will not a final decision on the allegations of tampering against both Atlanta and Philadelphia. The Falcons have been accused of talking to former Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins prior to signing him as a free agent… Read More »
More thoughts on the draft … There are a couple of reports making the rounds this day regarding what’s going on at the top of the board. On the one hand, there is a report that Las Vegas has reached out to Washington about a possible trade for the #2 pick where the Raiders would presumably take LSU… Read More »
Thoughts on the draft … As the 2024 NFL Draft approaches, the excitement among NFL fans and analysts reaches a peak. This annual event is more than just a talent acquisition process; it’s the foundation upon which teams build their future success. Here’s a look at what to expect from the 2024 NFL Draft, including top prospects, team… Read More »
Broncos get QB Wilson from Jets … There has been a bit of a buzz around the league that Denver might be back in the trade up for a QB mode at this week’s draft and today they made a move at the position, just not that one. The Broncos have reportedly acquired Zach Wilson from the Jets… Read More »
Peeking ahead to the 2025 QB class … With all the focus on the QBs with the 2024 draft now just over 72 hours away, we’ve had a number of correspondents ask about the prospects at the position for the 2025 draft just in case their particular team misses out this year. Again, its a year away so… Read More »
