Giants report: more from the tea leaves … We have noted on several occasions in the past that one of the fun aspects, particularly as a Giants fan, is to try and figure out what they’re looking in terms of an upcoming. And one of the real challenges in ‘trying to read the tea leaves’ is not to… Read More »
OBJ to fly with Ravens … Just hours before he was to have a much-publicized meeting with the Jets in New York, free agent WR Odell Beckham has announced that he has signed a one-year deal with Baltimore which could be worth as much as $18M. Its also interesting in the sense that WR was considered to be… Read More »
Cowboys reinforce D-line in Pigskin mock … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with a look at the always interesting Dallas Cowboys. And the Cowboys come away from this month’s draft in Pigskin’s mock with rising DE Keion White of Georgia Tech with their first round pick. Here is… Read More »
Rising Badger C works out … Just for the record, rising Wisconsin C Joe Tippmann held a private work out on Friday. All 32 teams reportedly had a rep at Tippmann’s work out including several offensive line coaches. The latter group included Giants’ OL coach Bobby Johnson who reportedly ran the drills. Tippmann, who didn’t work out at… Read More »
Couple more names for the guest list … In yesterday’s article on unheralded players getting multiple on-site visits we missed one player who also should have been included and that’s UAB CB Starling Thomas. Thomas isn’t that tall or long at just a tad over 5-10 and 195 pounds, but he has track speed with a 100M PB… Read More »
NFL announces opening night festivities … I know people have been very anxious to get the details of the of the NFL’s plans for the opening night of the draft, now just 20 days away. However, they can relax as the NFL announced the specifics of those plans yesterday. While the actual draft – you know when teams… Read More »
Eagles grab top OL, DB prospects in Pigskin mock … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with a look at the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles who have two picks in this year’s opening round thanks to their trade with New Orleans prior to last year’s draft. And the Eagles… Read More »
Unheralded players getting multiple visits … Of course, much of the story about the on-going on-site visits revolves around where the top prospects are going. However, the top 100 type players aren’t the only guys making visits these days. Teams will also bring in lesser known players as possible late round targets; they may even bring in a… Read More »
And THE most interesting guy in the draft is … There isn’t much dispute around the NFL that the two most polarizing prospects in this years draft – which for the record gets underway three weeks today – are Georgia DT Jalen Carter and Florida QB Anthony Richardson. A pretty good case can be made, though, that the… Read More »
Positional rankings updated … Please be advised that the GBN positional rankings for this month’s draft have been updated as per the menu above. Also note that we are in the process of updating and expanding the Big Board which should be available later this week.
Pigskin mocks Chiefs draft … As he does every year at this time, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be doing a series of individual team mock drafts starting appropriately enough with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
QB Young to visit Raiders … For those that like to keep track of these things, Alabama QB Bryce Young, the consensus #1 prospect these days for the 2023 draft, will be in Las Vegas to visit with the Raiders tomorrow. While the Raiders would reportedly like to get their QB of the future in this year’s draft,… Read More »
Witherspoon quick at special pro day run … Pro scouts finally got a chance to see Illinois CB Devin Witherspoon run today at a private pro day type workout. Witherspoon, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, wasn’t able to participate at either the combine or his regular pro day because of… Read More »
Clemson DEs workout in private pro day … Still not sure who exactly showed up from the NFL, but Clemson DE Myles Murphy put on a pretty good show at a private pro day earlier today. Murphy had not participated at either the combine or the Tigers’ pro day because of a hamstring injury. However, after weighing in… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner … It is admittedly a far from perfect science, but one of the fun parts of the draft process at this time of year is looking for clues in the various teams’ list of 30-allowed pre-draft visits. Florida QB Anthony Richardson, arguably the most polarizing prospect in this year’s draft will reportedly be… Read More »
Colts working out top two QBs; 3-4 to come … The Indianapolis Colts brain trust is in California as we speak working out both of QBs Bryce Young of Alabama and Ohio State’s CJ Stroud. The Colts are able to work them out in California because that’s where they are both training. Remember the Colts, who have the… Read More »
So who’s #1 … The drama over who will be the first pick overall at the 2023 draft, now just 24 days away, probably won’t be over until Carolina actually gets on the clock with the #1 pick on the 27th. Prior to their back-to-back pro days, the sense around the league was that the Panthers were actually… Read More »
A little more on Jalen Carter … Just to add to yesterday story about the curious case of Georgia DT Jalen Carter, Carter is meeting with Bears officials in Chicago as we speak. The Bears, of course, currently have the 9th pick overall. Carter also confirmed a recent visit with Philadelphia, which is interesting in the sense that… Read More »
Into the homestretch … There’s now less than a month to go until the first picks come off the board at the 2023 draft just 26 days to be exact – and with the pro days pretty much in the books, teams will be heading home and hunkering down in their respective war rooms putting the final touches… Read More »
The curious case of Jalen Carter … No question that other than maybe Florida QB Anthony Richardson is the most polarizing prospect in the 2023 draft class than Georgia DT Jalen Carter. In fact, it wasn’t all that long ago that Carter was considered to be the top non-QB prospect for this month’s draft, if not the best… Read More »
Pro day updates … Needless to say, the center of attention at the Florida pro day earlier today was Gators’ QB Anthony Richardson who put on a solid performance throwing the ball. However, Richardson wasn’t the only Gator to attract attention today. There reportedly was a lot of interest in star OG O’Cyrus Torrence. Torrence reportedly went out… Read More »
Early reviews of Gator QB pro day generally positive … The early reviews of Florida QB Anthony Richardson’s pro day work out have started to filter in and not surprisingly they kind of confirm what we already know. Richardson completed a 45-scripted program this afternoon, including one rocket that dinged off the Roof at the Gators’ facility, during… Read More »
Saving the best for last as Gator QB set to throw at pro day … That actually may be overstating it slightly, but with Florida QB Anthony Richardson set to do his scripted throwing session at the Gators’ pro day day, they at least saved ‘the most polarizing’ for last. Certainly, Richardson, who is 6-4, 245, has the… Read More »
Izzy sizzles at Ptt pro day; other work out notes … All but one team was represented at the Pittsburgh pro day earlier today, but in something of an upset, neither Steelers’ GM Omar Khan nor head coach Mike Tomlin, who have been to just about every other major pro day this year, weren’t. Of course, they had… Read More »
Another very busy day coming up on pro day circuit … Not much at all coming out of today’s pro day workouts, but with NFL GMs and coaches starting to head home from the league’s winter meetings figure there might be a few more tidbits today. In fact, there are pro day later today at LSU, Arkansas, Pittsburgh,… Read More »
