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Updated selection order posted … With another week in the book, the first-round selection order for the 2023 draft were it to be held this week has been updated.

Star CFL QB making NFL rounds … ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that star CFL QB Nathan Rourke is meeting with at least three NFL teams this week. Rourke actually visited with Las Vegas last Friday, was in Jacksonville today, and will meet with Denver tomorrow. Rourke was a very productive passer at Ohio, but was not drafted;… Read More »

LSU WR Boutte to stay in school … In a bit of a surprising move that actually makes a lot of sense, LSU junior WR Kayshon Boutte has announced that he is passing on the chance to enter the 2023 draft and instead will return to school. While he is still considered to be a late first-round prospect,… Read More »

Tide OG Cohen to stick with school; transfer … In something of a surprise Alabama OG Javion Cohen, a 3rd year junior with 25 starts under his belt who was projected to be one of the prospects at the position at the upcoming draft, has announced that he will be staying in school, but transferring.

AR, JSN enter draft; others staying … Florida 3rd-Year Sophomore QB Anthony Richardson, maybe the most polarizing prospect in the 2023 draft field, has confirmed that he will be entering the upcoming draft. Same for Ohio State junior WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba. As well, neither will play in their team’s upcoming bowl. That’s especially disappointing for Smith-Njigba, who came… Read More »

One top QB prospect returning; another leaning … The once very deep QB class for the 2023 draft keeps thinning out. And it just got a little thinner with word that Washington’s Michael Penix, one of the top passers in the country this past season and a rising prospect for the upcoming draft, will take advantage of the… Read More »

Rising Duck corner enters draft … Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez, a 3rd year junior, has confirmed that he will be foregoing his remaining eligibility to enter the 2023 draft where he figures to be one of the first 4-5 corners off the board this coming April. Gonzalez will also reportedly skip the Ducks bowl appearance later this month.

Update: Top four picks remain unchanged for week … With the completion of this afternoon’s late games, we can now add that in addition to the fact that it will again be Houston, Chicago and Seattle with Denver’s pick with the first three picks respectively in the proverbial ‘if the draft were held this week’ selection order for… Read More »

Watson homecoming; Bears-Pack reunion hilite draft sched … NFL teams normally don’t like distraction, but maybe a little distraction is what Houston needs as the 1-9-1 Texans, who will have the #1 pick overall at the 2023 draft if nothing much changes between now and the end of the season, are essentially two games clear of everyone else… Read More »

Top CB enters draft; another QB to stick with school … No big surprise here, but South Carolina junior CB Cam Smith, a potential top 15-20 pick, has announced that he foregoing his remaining eligibility and will enter the upcoming draft. The 6-1, 190-pound Smith is currently listed as the #2 CB on the GBN positional ranking and… Read More »

Utes knock USC out of CFP; Buckeyes next up … Folks that went to bed a little early last night might be wondering why everyone in Ohio is so happy this morning. However, it appears that after apparently being knocked out of the college football playoff after last weekend’s loss to Michigan in THE game, the Buckeyes look… Read More »

College comings and goings … A number of college players showed up on the transaction wire today with the most notable perhaps that Old Dominion WR Ali Jennings, who had been expected to enter the draft, instead will enter the transfer portal. This past season, Jennings averaged 17.8 yards per catch on 54 total receptions. Same story for… Read More »

Is Canes’ QB next to stay/transfer? … All indications are that Miami redshirt sophomore QB Tyler Van Dyke, who was once thought to be a likely first round pick this coming spring, is on the verge of joining the growing ranks of prominent QBs opting to return to school for the 2023 season. The big question in Miami,… Read More »

Pigskin star game thoughts … We are still almost two months away from this year’s Senior Bowl, but the roster is already more than half confirmed. And our Pigskin Paul Guillemette, who has been a  fixture on the ground in Mobile for longer than he probably cares to remember, is also already making his plans for the event… Read More »

BC QB enters transfer portal … Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec has reportedly opted to enter the transfer portal, a pretty clear indication that he’ll be back in college somewhere next fall rather than enter this year’s draft. Jurkovec, who has decent size, arm talent and mobility, has been considered to be one of several possible mid-round picks… Read More »

Another Baker’s half-dozen added to Senior Bowl roster … The Senior Bowl has announced that 7 more players have accepted invitations to this year’s game including 3 from Oklahoma: RB Eric Gray, OT Wanya Morris and DT Jalen Redmond. The others accepting invitations to Mobile include Purdue WR Charlie Jones, DEs Ali Gaye of LSU and Missouri’s Isaiah… Read More »

College football comings and goings … With the college football regular season now in the books, we can expect a spate of announcements about various player’s plans for their immediate football futures. It is certainly no surprise, for example, that Kentucky QB Will Levis, a top ten candidate for the upcoming draft, will not take advantage of the… Read More »