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 »
Stroud, Young top latest Pigskin Top 25-plus … With now less than a month to go until the players start coming off the board, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted the latest version of his top 25-plus prospects for the upcoming draft. And no super surprises at the top board where QBs CJ Stroud of Ohio… Read More »
Ravens’ Jackson demands trade; Colts looking … Just in case anyone missed it this morning, but franchised Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson indicated today that he has requested that the Ravens trade him as they aren’t prepared to pay him what he wants. A couple of teams that were thought to be possibly interested- the NY Jets and Washington… Read More »
League meetings underway in Phoenix … Its going to be interesting to see how NFL GMs and coaches who have been out on the pro day circuit this month will be organizing their schedules this week as the NFL Annual Meeting gets underway in ernest tomorrow and runs through Wednesday. As part of the exercise most teams end… Read More »
Final week on pro day sched to get underway Monday … The final week on the 2023 pre-draft pro day schedule gets underway on Monday. And while this week’s schedule won’t be quite as busy – or dramatic – as last week, it is still going to be a packed week. Tomorrow, for example, there are pro days… Read More »
Tech DE Wilson to sit Raiders pro day … Texas Tech DE Tyree Wilson, a top 5-10 prospect for the upcoming draft announced that he will not be working out at the Red Raiders pro day on Tuesday on doctor’s advice. He recently had a procedure done to remove some hardware from his surgically repaired foot. Wilson has… Read More »
Panthers deal PK to 49ers for conditional late pick swap … Carolina has reportedly traded PK Zane Gonzalex to San Francisco for what is being described as a conditional late-round swap of picks in 2025. Presumably, if the conditions are met, the Panthers will get the 49ers 6th round pick that year, while Carolina will get SF’s 7th.
Panthers stay active; wine and dine UK QB Levis … Just in case anyone was wondering, that full contingent from Carolina including the team owners, GM and head coach among others that was all over QBs CJ Stroud and Bryce Young at their respective pro days this week, did head on up to Kentucky where they took Wildcats’… Read More »
‘Hawks 3rd team to talk with Tide QB Young; other pro day updates … Interesting that Seattle has been identified as a 3rd team that met privately with Alabama QB Bryce Young over the course of the Tide’s pro day this week. Carolina and Las Vegas both met with Young last night with the Panthers getting to wine… Read More »
Young set to throw … It appears that Alabama QB Bryce Young’s throwing session at the Tide’s pro day is about to get underway. And NO it is not regular cable. Interesting, there are 12 GMs at the Tide pro day along with ten head coaches. Interestingly, again, no real senior people from either Houston or Indianapolis. The… Read More »
