The Michael Penix draft conundrum … No question that Washington QB Michael Penix has been the best player in college football this fall and seems to be a shoo-in to claim this year’s Heisman trophy. He’s been throwing for almost 400 yards per game this season – only one other passer has more than 330 per game -while… Read More »
Chiefs return vet WR in future pick swap with Jets … Apparently, you can go home again. Kansas City has reportedly required veteran WR Mecole Hardman from the NY Jets in a trade involving another of those proverbial late-round pick swaps. To complete the deal, the Jets will get a 6th round pick from the Chiefs in 2025,… Read More »
As the QB turns … Its been a tough couple of weeks on NFL QBs. Over the weekend, for example, Indianapolis confirmed that rookie QB Anthony Richardson, the 4th player chosen at the 2023 draft, will most likely miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. It now appears that Richardson will require surgery after he… Read More »
Weekly selection order updated … With another week on the NFL schedule in the books, the first-round selection order for the 2024 draft, were it to held this week has been updated.
UGA TE Bowers to have ankle surgery … All-America Georgia TE Brock Bowers, one of the top prospects overall for the 2024 draft will have surgery on his injured left ankle later today. Bowers, who is currently the 6th rated player on the GBN Big Board, suffered a high ankle sprain in Saturday’s win over Vanderbilt and is… Read More »
Bears QB Fields dinged; Tannehill too … For those watching other games, Chicago QB Justin Fields has been taken to the Bears’ locker room after suffering an apparent hand or shoulder injury in their game with Minnesota. Fields was replaced by undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent who fumbled on his 3rd snap that turned into a scoop and score… Read More »
Top prospect Williams struggles in SC loss to Irish … For those who missed it last evening, Southern Cal’s bubble burst with a disappointing 48-20 loss to Notre Dame in South Bend. It was also a particularly disappointing day for Trojans’ star QB Caleb Williams, the consensus favorite to be the first player selected at the 2024 draft,… Read More »
Draft order to get shake up today … When the dust settles on week 6 of the NFL schedule, there will definitely some changes in the early selection order for the upcoming draft as Chicago, which currently sits on both the first (Carolina’s) and second (the Bears’ own) picks, will play at Minnesota, which owns the 4th pick,… Read More »
Huskies survive Pac-12 thriller; edge Ducks; QBs shine … This afternoon’s Pac-12 showdown between #7 Washington and #8 Oregon more than lived up to the billing as possibly one of the best games of the year when the Huskies came away with a 36-33 win as the Ducks missed a potential game-tying FG as time expired. For the… Read More »
Top 5 TE dinged; other college injury notes … All-America Georgia TE Brock Bowers, a top 5 prospect for the 2024 draft, has been forced out of today’s game with Vanderbilt after he suffered an apparent ankle injury. Bowers had his ankle rolled up tried to avoid a tackle and limited off the field after staying down for… Read More »
QBs on parade in intriguing week on college sked … Fans of NFL teams looking to select a QB early in the 2024 draft may want to keep their clickers handy on Saturday with several of the best prospects at the position featured in key nationally televised college games. On Saturday evening, for example, the consensus two top… Read More »
Draft race goes prime time … It probably isn’t exactly what the NFL schedule makers had in mind when they scheduled Denver to play at Kansas City on this week’s Thursday night prime time game, but what we’ll get is the AFC’s worst team in the Broncos, who would have the 3rd pick in the 2024 draft were… Read More »
Mid-season mock posted … With the college football season technically at its mid-point and the initial weekly first-round selection for the 2024 draft now on the board, it seemed like as good a time as any to post an updated projection for the upcoming draft. And no real surprises at the very top of the mock as Chicago… Read More »
Falcons add vet WR Jefferson from Rams for future late-round pick swap … Atlanta has reportedly acquired WR Van Jefferson from the LA Rams in a deal involving one of those proverbial late-round draft pick swaps. To complete the deal, the Rams will get a 6th round pick in 2025 from Atlanta while the Falcons get a #7… Read More »
Bears 1-2; Broncos 3 in first full weekly selection order …Chicago will have the first two picks in the initial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for the opening round of the 2024 draft here.
Bears still at #1; likely also at #2 in updated 2024 selection order … Despite winning their first game of the year on Thursday, Chicago will still have the #1 pick in this week’s first round selection order as they also own Carolina’s first-round pick courtesy of a 2023 draft trade and the Panthers remained the NFL’s only… Read More »
Injuries of note in today’s college football … There were several injuries/issues of note in this afternoon’s college football games.Ohio State RB Tre’Veyon Henderson, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the positions for the 2024 draft, was a surprise late scratch from today’s 37-17 win over Maryland. The Buckeyes still haven’t said definitively why Henderson play, but… Read More »
Fox draft analyst posts mid-season top 25 … For those that haven’t seen it yet, Rob Rang, Fox’s lead draft analyst has posted his mid-season Top 25 for the 2024 draft. We note it because Rang has proven in the past to be one of the better analysts in the business; we also note it because he has… Read More »
49ers get vet DE Gregory from Broncs for late round pick swap … San Frncisco added a littel depth to its already very good defensive front by acquiring veteran DE Randy Gregory from Denver. In exchange the two teams will swap late 2024 draft picks with Denver getting a 6th from the 49ers and San Fran getting a… Read More »
Utah QB Rising knee worse than first reported; other QB updates … Star Utah QB Cam Rising, who has yet to play this fall, indicated during a local interview yesterday that the knee injury he suffered during last season’s Rose Bowl was more serious than has been reported to date. Rising tore his ACL during the bowl game… Read More »
Bears ship disappointing WR Claypool to Dolphins for late future pick swap … Chicago apparently got another monkey off their back this morning as they have traded disappointing WR Chase Claypool to Miami in exchange for a swap of 6th and 7th round picks in 2025. The Bears, who ended their team record 14-game losing streak last night… Read More »
Bears win; drop out of first pick; move back to top pick … As a result of last night’s 40-20 win over Washington which ended the Bears’ 14-game losing streak, Chicago has dropped out of the #1 pick in the current selection order with their own first-round selection for the 2024 draft. However, the Bears would still have… Read More »
Red River Rivalry hilites weekend college sked … Its been awhile since the Red River Rivalry has meant much outside the two states, but in this, their final meeting as members of the Big XII, the stakes are more what he came to expect of Texas and Oklahoma: both are unbeaten and both are ranked with the winner… Read More »
Big Board updated; expanded … In response to several queries from readers, we have updated the GBN Big Board for the 2024 draft; its also been expanded to now include the top 120 or so prospects for the upcoming draft.
Pats lose top pick likely for year; reacquire vet CB in trade with Chargers … New England has confirmed that rookie CB Christian Gonzales, the Patriots first-round pick this past April, will likely miss the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the team’s loss to Dallas on Sunday. To help fill the void, the… Read More »
