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 »
Positional rankings updated … For the record, the GBN positional rankings for the upcoming draft have been updated as per the drop-down menu above. Again, we point out that these rankings are meant to reflect as best as we can, not necessarily our own grades for the different players, but where we hear that NFL teams have them… Read More »
Bears own top two picks; rest of top ten for week set… With apologies to Charles Dickens it may have been both the worst of times, but also the best of times in Chicago for the Bears who looked like they finally had a win in the bag pretty much all Sunday afternoon against Denver. Alas, though, it… Read More »
Update on Duke QB Leonard good news … Team officials at Duke were fearing the worst after star QB Riley Leonard left last night’s heart-breaking loss to Notre Dame on crutches. However, the school announced earlier this evening that Leonard, who has started to generate some first-round buzz for the 2024 draft, suffered only a high-ankle sprain, not… Read More »
Vols WR injured in college action … Tennessee WR Bru McCoy suffered what appeared to be a pretty serious leg injury during the Vols’ 41-20 conference win over South Carolina. McCoy, an interesting second-tier prospect at the position, was taken almost immediately to a local hospital for further evaluation. And in the Big Ten, Iowa QB Cade McNamara… Read More »
Winless team battles ‘lowlite’ Sunday NFL sked … How’s this for genius NFL scheduling: the league’s four remaining winless teams play each other this week. It will be #1 versus #2 Sunday afternoon when Chicago, which would have had the first pick overall were the 2024 held this past week, hosts Denver, which would pick second, in one… Read More »
Happy Birthday Austin!! … A very happy 13th birthday to 2nd grandson Austin, the roughest, toughest 102-pound TE out there!!
QB dual hilites weekend college sked … This week’s college football schedule lacks the outright sizzle of last weekend’s terrific slate. However, there are are several games worth at least a look. And it starts with a match-up between two of the top QB prospects – Caleb Williams and Shedeur Sanders -when Southern Cal plays at Colorado on… Read More »
Bears, Broncos at top of early draft order … We are still a couple of weeks away from an official posting of the selection order for the 2024 draft; however, we can report that with the third week of the regular schedule we can confirm that Chicago would have the first pick if the draft were held this… Read More »
College football observations … Here are several observations we had watching some of college football’s big games this past weekend.
Star Buckeyes’ WR Harrison dinged, back in game … NFL scouts are likely breathing a little easier as we speak as star Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison, the consensus top non-QB prospect for the 2024 draft, who had to be helped off the field early in the 2nd half of the Buckeyes’ game at Notre Dame this evening… Read More »
Buffs bubble burst … You kind of knew it had to happen sooner or later, but Colorado’s dream season had a bit of a nightmare earlier today as the Buffalos were hammered 42-6 by #10 Oregon. Still, it has been a great story for the Sanders – coach Deion and QB Shedeur – and the Buffs. For the… Read More »
Messy QB situation in Bearsland could have draft implications … We are just a couple of weeks into the NFL regular schedule, but already there is a bit of a buzz out of Chicago that QB Justin Fields could be on shaky ground with the Bears in the midst of a team record 12-game losing streak. And is… Read More »
Who to watch in college football’s really big games this weekend … Truth be told, there haven’t necessarily been a lot of truly must-see games through the first three weeks of the college football schedule. However, that all changes on Saturday with as many as a half a dozen key contests all with major conference and national implications.… Read More »
Vikes get Rams RB Akers; swap future picks … Minnesota has acquired veteran RB Cam Akers in a conditional trade with the LA Rams. The Vikings will also send a 7th round pick in 2026 to the Rams and will get a 6th rounder that year in exchange. Both picks have been described as conditional.
LSU S Brooks has brain tumor removed … LSU Safety Greg Brooks did not play in last week’s win over Mississippi because of what was described as a family medical emergency. Now we know the reason. Brooks, a second-tier prospect for the position had a brain tumor removed on Friday and is now waiting for the results of… Read More »
