Well, I guess that nails that down … Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay tweeted out on Sunday that all options are still on the table for the Colts who currently have the 4th pick in this year’s draft. According to Irsay, the Colts ‘could stay put and take a QB, or trade up and take a QB, or trade… Read More »
Has top 4 become top 3 at WR? … We noted when we posted the latest GBN Big Board last week that we’d still be updating as new info becomes available. And one thing we are hearing is that TCU WR Quentin Johnston may longer be in contention to be the first WR selected later this month. Johnston… Read More »
Lions go D in Pigskin mock … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with a look at the Detroit Lions projected picks. The Lions have two first rounders this year, including the 6th pick overall, and Pigskin has them going defense with both: Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon at #6… Read More »
Are Texans coming off QB at #2??? … With less than two weeks to go until the start of the 2023 draft, the one thing it appears one can take to the bank is that Carolina will almost assuredly be taking Alabama QB Bryce Young with the first pick overall. However, after that it looks like all bets… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Colts draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with a look at the Indianapolis Colts projected picks, who have the 4th pick overall in the opening round.
Top 4 QBs, DT Carter among 17 going to KC … The NFL announced earlier today that 17 players have accepted invitations to attend this year’s draft which gets underway two weeks today in Kansas City. No surprise that the top 4 QBs in this year’s draft class – Alabama’s Bryce Young, CJ Stroud of Ohio State, Kentucky’s… Read More »
Two weeks to go!!!! … Hang in there guys!!!
Texans go Buckeyes’ with top picks in Pigskin mock … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with a look at the Houston Texans projected picks. And he has the Texans snapping up a couple of former Ohio State Buckeyes with their first two picks in QB CJ Stroud at… Read More »
Young visiting Texans; Stroud to see Raiders, Colts and Lions … We are essentially down to the last week of on-site visits leading up to the 2023 draft as the last day for teams to use their 30 allowed on-site visits is next Tuesday, the 19th. For the record, alabama QB Bryce Young, the presumptive #1 pick overall… Read More »
Two-round projection posted … Not sure that mock drafts necessarily have much real value at this time of year. There are just so many of them and all pretty much just moving the deck chairs on the Titanic. And some will actually get a few picks right; its just you won’t know until after the draft which ones… Read More »
Cajun WR seriously injured in car crash … Louisiana WR Michael Jefferson, a solid second-tier prospect for this month’s draft, was seriously injured in a two-car crash over the weekend in his hometown of Mobile which resulted in the death of the other driver. Jefferson has reportedly already undergone several surgeries and there is a real question when,… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Panthers, Commanders mocks … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with looks at the Carolina Panthers who of course have the first pick overall at this year’s draft and the Washington Commanders.
Lions get 5th rounder for former #3 pick Okudah … Detroit has reportedly sent CB Jeff okudah, the 3rd player selected overall at the 2019 draft, to Atlanta in exchange for a 5th round pick this year, #159. Needless to say, Okudah never panned out with the Lions as he missed half the team’s games in that time… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner: April 10-11 … This is the last full week that teams are allowed to bring in out-of-town prospects as part of their allowed 30 on-site visits. In fact, the last day for these visits is a week Wednesday on the 19th. And it looks like it is going to be an interesting week.… Read More »
Report: 6 teams have called Cards about 3rd pick … Adam Schefter of the NFL Network reported today that 6 teams have already contacted Arizona about a potential trade up to the 3rd pick overall in this month’s draft currently held by the Cardinals. Unfortunately, the report doesn’t identify any of the 6 teams, although Tennessee hasn’t denied… Read More »
Big Board updated, expanded … It took a little longer than we planned but the GBN Big Board has been updated and expanded to over 325 prospects based on the latest intel. Note we will be updating over the course of the next couple of weeks and posting a final Big Board around April 23-24.
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 »
