Plenty for scouts to chew on after wild and wacky B1G finish … It was indeed as #2 Indiana got a last minute TD pass from QB Fernando Mendoza to star WR Omar Cooper to beat Penn State 27-24 to stay unbeaten and tied with Ohio State atop the conference standings. It was a particularly wild and wacky… Read More »
Who to watch in college football this week … Interesting week on the college football schedule with one game involving top 10 teams facing each other, as well as programs ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th facing quality opposition. For the record, that one game involving top 10 teams is actually in the Big XII as #7 BYU faces… Read More »
FCS showcase event announced … The NFL and NCAA, in collaboration with the American Football Coaches Association, announced late last week that they will be hosting a showcase for FCS draft prospects in junction with the Division I national championship in Nashville early in January. The actual FCS DI title game is slated for January 5th. Around 50… Read More »
Buckeyes top seed in first official CFP ranking … To nobody’s great surprise, defending national champion and current top-ranked college team Ohio State is the #1 team on the initial CFP playoff rankings released last evening. The other top seeds, if the playoffs started this week, are Indiana at #2, Texas A&M at #3 and Alabama at #4,… Read More »
Couple more late trades to note … There were a couple of trades that weren’t officially announced until after the deadline passed earlier today as Chicago acquired ER Joe Tyron-Shoyinka and a 2026 7th rounder from Cleveland in exchange for a 2026 6th round selection, while the LA Chargers get a conditional 7th round pick in 2028 from… Read More »
Jets shake up draft adding three firsts in big deals … Normally most years there’s a lot of buzz around the NFL in the days leading up to the trade deadline, but then pretty much crickets on the day. This year was an exception, though, thanks in large part to the NY Jets who consummated two major deals,… Read More »
Cowboys get vet LB from Cincy as trade deadline looms … The NFL trade deadline comes up at 4 PM ET later today. Last night, Dallas acquired veteran LB Logan Wilson from Cincinnati for what is being reported as a 7th round pick in 2026.
Saints, Titans 1-2 in weekly selection order … With another week in the books, the selection order for the first-round of the 2026 draft were it to be held this week has been updated here.
Ravens get vet ER from Titans for conditional pick … Baltimore has acquired veteran edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones from Tennessee i exchange for what is being described as a conditional 5th round pick in 2026. The pick reportedly can escalate to a 4th depending on production. Jones is a versatile player who has lined up at DT, DE… Read More »
Niners top pick out for year … San Francisco has confirmed that rookie DE Mykel Williams, the team’s first round pick at the 2025 draft, will miss the rest of the season after tearing an ACL in yesterday’s win over the NY Giants. Williams was the 12th player selected at this past April’s draft; he had been considered… Read More »
As the QB turns; college edition … A couple of stories we’re following regarding the QB position for the upcoming draft and beyond. There’s something of an interesting situation at South Carolina where the Gamecocks fired offensive co-ordinator Mike Shula over the weekend, Shula, of course, had been the coach of star South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellars, who… Read More »
With trade deadline looming Eagles get Phins’ DE Phillips … The NFL trade deadline comes up at the end of business on Tuesday. In fact, there were several deals last week in anticipation of the deadline and there was another overnight as Philadelphia acquired veteran DE Jaelan Phillips from Miami for a 2026 3rd round pick. The Eagles… Read More »
Saints back to #1 with Jets idle … With the NY Jets on their bye week, the New Orleans Saints will move back into the #1 spot on the weekly if the draft were held this week selection order for the first-round of the 2026. The Saints lost 34-10 loss to the LA Rams earlier today which drops… Read More »
Eagles get vet CB, future pick for Ravens’ 6th … Philadelphia has acquired veteran CB Jaire Alexander from Baltimore in exchange for a 6th round pick this coming April. To complete the deal, the Eagles will also get a 7th rounder in 2027.
ASU QB Leavitt out for year … Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt, who has been mentioned as a potentially interesting prospect for the 2026 draft, will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a lingering foot injury. Leavitt originally injured the foot back in September and has been in and out of the lineup since. Leavitt, is a third-year sophomore… Read More »
Dolphins GM out … Let’s face it, somebody in Miami had to go and that somebody, at least for now, is GM Chris Grier who has been relieved of his duties in the wake of the Dolphins’ dismal 2-7 start to the season that got real ugly in last night’s 28-6 home loss to Baltimore. Grier, who has… Read More »
Jags two-way top pick to IR … Jacksonville has placed star WR/CB Travis Hunter on injured reserve as a result of a non-contact knee injury incurred during practice on Thursday. As a result, Hunter will miss at the least the next 4 games. Hunter was the second player selected at the 2025 draft by the Jaguars who traded… Read More »
Who to watch in college football this weekend … Its another quiet weekend on the college football schedule with no real can’t miss engagements. However, there are 3 match-ups involving ranked teams including a couple in the SEC and one in the Big XII, along with a couple of potentially interesting games in the Big 10. Here’s who… Read More »
Iggles, Jets trade vets, swap future late picks … Philadelphia and the NY Jets completed a trade earlier today with the Eagles acquiring CB Michael Carter and a 7th round pick in 2027, while the Jets get WR John Metchie and a 2027 6th rounder.
Pats make 2nd deal of day; send S Duggar to Steelers … New England was expected to be a buyer with the NFL trading deadline looming for next Tuesday, but they were sellers today. As noted below, they sent DE Keion White to San Francisco earlier this evening and just minutes later traded S Kyle Duggar to Pittsburgh,… Read More »
Niners get DE White from Pats for pick swap … San Francisco has reportedly acquired DE Keion White from New England in a deal involving one of those proverbial late round pick swaps. To wit, the Patriots get a 6th round pick this year, while the 49ers get a 7th to complete the deal.
Another rook QB to start as Saints give Shough a chance … New Orleans has confirmed that rookie Tyler Shough will get the start at QB when the 1-7 Saints play the LA Rams this weekend. Shough, the Saints 2nd round pick at last April’s draft – #40 overall – replaces Spencer Rattler in hopes of giving their… Read More »
Coin flip to decide top pick in weekly selection order … Yesterday, we initially, and at the time erroneously, reported that despite their first win of the season, the NY Jets would still be sitting atop the updated, first-round selection order for the 2026 draft for the week. However, we’d somehow managed to overlook the Saints who actually… Read More »
Rams get vet CB from Titans in pick swap … The NFL trade deadline is still just over a week away, but the expected fire sale in Tennessee appears to be underway already as the Titans have reportedly sent veteran CB Roger McCreary to the LA Rams for a conditional 5th round pick this year. To complete the… Read More »
What we see is what we may get … With the college football season heading into the home stretch we took a quick peek at the remaining schedule to red circle the big games coming up in the final month of the campaign. However, we were kind of shocked to find out that there are, in fact, very… Read More »
