Comp picks announced … The NFL has just released the compensatory picks that have been awarded for the 2024 draft. A total of 32 new comp picks were awarded to 14 teams. Leading the way are the LA Rams, San Francisco and Philadelphia each of which received the maximum number of 4 picks awarded for their net loss… Read More »
Post-combine Big Board posted … With the combine in the books and now less than 50 days until the actual picks start coming off the board at the 2024 draft, the GBN Big Board has been updated as well as expanded now to the top 250 prospects. For the record, there was a little rearranging of the deck… Read More »
Pro day sched underway … The annual pro day schedule is now comfortably underway. In fact, Ball State, which is of course just down the road from Indianapolis where the scouting combine was held last week, held its pro day on Monday, while Indiana went on Tuesday and Northwestern on Wednesday, while scouts will be back in Indiana… Read More »
50 days and counting … For those who keep track of these things, the 2024 draft gets underway just 50 days from today. Hang in there guys!!
Busy tag day in the NFL … The window for NFL teams to tag impending free agents with either a franchise or transition designation just closed on what was a relatively busy day. Indeed, a total of 4 players were designated as franchise players including Baltimore DT Justin Maduike, DBs Antoine Winfield of Tampa and Chicago’s Jaylon Johnson,… Read More »
Tag day in the NFL … Today is the deadline for teams to apply a franchise or transition tag to impending free agents. So far, two players have been designated as franchise players: Cincinnati WR Tee Higgins and Kansas City CB L’Jarius Sneed.
Broncos to release QB Wilson; other league updates that could impact the 2024 draft… After an unsuccessful 2-year run in Denver, the Broncos have told QB Russell Wilson that he will be released before the new NFL football year kicks on March 15th. In doing so the Broncos will absorb a monster $85M cap hit, although they will… Read More »
Big uglies bench press wraps combine … The 2024 NFL scouting combine wraps up in Indianapolis later this morning with the offensive linemen doing their bench press. In fact, though, NFL teams have already gone home. However, there won’t be much of a break for their scouts and top personnel execs as they’ll have just enough time to… Read More »
OT Fashanu dinged at combine … Penn State OT Olu Fashanu’s day is done at the combine after he reportedly strained something during his 40 run. However, the injury is not believed to be serious and Fashanu hopes to do some field work at PSU’s pro day on March 15th. For the record, Fashanu measured in today at… Read More »
Both groups of OL times available … We now have unofficial times for both groups of offensive linemen running today at the combine. Here are the updated unofficial results for the OTs, OGs and Cs. For the record, while none of the top OTs posted anything close to a ‘WOW’ figure all ran well enough with John Alt… Read More »
Big uglies are big!! … The offensive linemen are starting to warm-up for their on-field physical testing and positional drills, but even before they hit the track we can say it one big group. Indeed, it was if they held a combine weigh-in session for the OL and a basketball game broke out. Indeed, more than a half… Read More »
Big uglies wrap combine workouts … The on-field workouts aspect of the scouting combine wrap up later today with the offensive linemen doing their physical testing and positional drills. Remember that this afternoon’s session starts at 1 PM ET on the NFL Network. Certainly, there was plenty to chew on at yesterday’s workout for the QBs, WRs and… Read More »
Wow!! Saving the best for last … We now have times for all the WRs (although note that the numbers for the second group are still unofficial.) And the last guy down the track – Xavier Worthy of Texas – blew the field away with a remarkable. now-official 4.21 clocking, breaking John Ross’ long-standing all-time 40 record at… Read More »
And then were two; no three; maybe four … On further review Sam Hartman was not the only QB t run the 40 at the positional testing today at the scouting combine. Hartman was the only one to run in the first group, but three more did in the second group includin BYU’s Kedon Slovis who posted a… Read More »
First group of WR times official … A little later than we hoped, we now have the official 40 times for the first group of WRs that ran earlier this afternoon. They featured an outstanding 4.34 run by Adonai Mitchell of Texas. The big winner so far today though may be Ladd McConkey, who has generally been thought… Read More »
Irish QB Hartman first and last in QB 40s … Somebody had to do it. Turns out Notre Dame’s Sam Hartman was the only QB to run at the combine today; for the record, he clocked a respectable 4.80.
Aggie WR Smith out with stress fracture … Texas A&M WR/KR Ainias Smith ill not be participating in today’s positional workout as a stress fracture in his shin was discovered during the medical evaluation.
RB runs in the books … The 40-yard dashes are in the books for the RBs here. In addition to Florida State’s Trey Benson who set the bar posting a very fast 4.39 40 clocking, Isaac Guerendo of Louisville had the fastest first run at 4.33, while Tennessee’s Jaylen Wright posted a 4.38 clocking on his second run,… Read More »
QBs, receivers hilite day 3 of combine workouts … The third day of on-field workouts at the scouting combine gets underway in just a few hours; remember the Saturday and Sunday sessions start at 1 PM ET rather than at 3. And it will be the QBs, WRs and RBs today, although the day loses much of its… Read More »
UGA TE Bowers not running; UT’s Sanders slower than expected … Kind as of expected, star Georgia TE Brock Bowers opted not to run in this evening’s on-field workout for the position at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. That opened the door for Texas’ Ja’Tavion Sanders to maybe close the gap between himself and Bowers. However, Sanders did… Read More »
Kinchens slowish; Owens dinged in safety run … The 40 runs for the safeties are in the books and here are the official results. Notably, Miami’s Kamren Kinchens, the consensus #1 safety in this year’s draft, actually had the slowest (4.65) time of the safeties that did run this afternoon. In the end, the fastest time for the… Read More »
Wiggins dinged; day likely done … Good thing that Clemson CB Nate Wiggins was able to lay down amarker on his first 40 run when he clocked a position best 4.29 as it appears he strained a groin muscle and his day is likely over.
Unofficial CB 40 times posted … Here are the unofficial 40 times for the first run of the CBs this afternoon. Along with Nate Wiggins (4.29) and Quinyon Mitchell (4.33) who posted sizzling times, a total of 8 corners ran under 4.4. On the other hand, along with Terrion Arnold who posted a somewhat disappointing time for a… Read More »
CBs Wiggins, Mitchell blitzes 40s … For those that can’t follow on line or on TV, both Nate Wiggins of Clemson ripped off a 4.29 40 clocking in the first run for the CBs, while Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell also made a statement blitzing a 4.33 40 clocking.
Nate Wiggins 4.28 Quinyon Mitchell 4.33 Decamerion Richardson 4.34 Nehemiah Ptritchett 4.36 Jarrian Jones 4.38 Max Melton 4.39 Deantre Prince 4.38 Daequan Hardy 4.38 DJ James 4.42 Kris Abrams-Draine 4.44 MJ Devonshire 4.45 Elijah Jones 4.44 Dwight McGlothern 4.47 Mike Sainristil 4.47 Marcellus Dial 4.46 Willie Drew 4.46 Andru Phillips 4.48 Cam Hart 4.50 Khyree Jackson 4.50 Renardo… Read More »
