Trade deadline coming up this PM … The NFL trading deadline comes up at 4 PM ET later this afternoon with a lot of big name players being bandied about as possible trade bait including RBs Kareem Hunt of Cleveland and Cam Akers of the LA Rams, along with WRs Brandin Cooks of Houston, Pittsburgh’s Chase Claypool and… Read More »
Weekly selection order posted … With the Monday night game looking like a total blowout, the updated opening round selection order for the 2023 draft, were it to be held this week, has been posted.
College football note: Hooker 1; Levis 0 … For those that didn’t see it, or read about later, Saturday’s SEC showdown between Kentucky and Tennessee featuring arguably the 3rd and 4th ranked QB prospects for the 2023 draft, ended up being a one-sided with the resurgent Vols rolling to an easy 44-6 win. And the QB dual between… Read More »
Bears trade LB Smith to Ravens for picks … With the NFL’s trade deadline looming in just over 24 hours, Chicago and Bltimore have pulled off a mini-blockbuster of sorts with the Bears sending star MLB Roquan Smith to the Ravens in exchange for 2nd and 5th round picks at the 2023 draft. Smith had requested a trade… Read More »
Top three in weekly pick order unchanged … The first three picks in the current selection order for the opening round of the 2023 draft which will be posted after tomorrow night’s Monday Night game, will be unchanged from last week with Detroit holding the first pick, Houston the second and Carolina the third. However, because of New… Read More »
Could home-cooking shuffle early picks … Both Detroit and Houston, which would have the 1st and 2nd picks respectively were the 2023 draft to be held last week, will be home in early games Sunday afternoon. The Lions, for example, will be hosting Miami, while the Texans are hosting division rival Tennessee that will be without starting QB… Read More »
Giants report: Still missing the forest for the trees … Had been hoping to pass on any more Daniel Jones’ commentary until the end of the year and just watch the season play out. However, with the Giants at 6-1, it appears that the ground has already shifted. Indeed, the question no longer appears to be whether the… Read More »
One top WR back in; two out … Tennessee has confirmed that star WR Cedric Tillman, a late first-round prospect who has been idled since undergoing ankle surgery a month ago, will be back in the lineup when the 3rd ranked Vols host Kentucky later this evening. It also means that Tillman should be available next week when… Read More »
Bucks, Lions top game on college football sched; more QBs to watch … THE BIG game in college football this year doesn’t come until next weekend when 3rd ranked Tennessee plays at #1 Georgia, but there’s still a lot to watch this weekend including a key Big Ten match-up between #2 Ohio State at #13 Penn State which… Read More »
Giants ship disappointing WR Toney to Chiefs for picks … One of the big debates surrounding the resurgent NY Giants was whether the WR-challenged team would look to add a quality receiver before next week’s trade deadline. Instead, the Giants unloaded one of their own WRs shipping 2021 first rounder Kadarius Toney to the Chiefs for 3rd and… Read More »
Top 3 unchanged; DE Murphy, RB Gibbs up in latest Pigskin Top 25 … Ohio State QB CJ Stroud and the Alabama duo of DE Will Anderson and QB Bryce Young remain in the first three spots in GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s latest Top 25 prospects ranking for the 2023 draft. However, Pigskin has Clemson DE… Read More »
The rich get richer: Eagles add star DE Quinn in trade … Nobody can really doubt that Philadelphia is all in this season as the Eagles, the NFL’s only remaining unbeaten team, just acquired star DE Robert Quinn from Chicago for what is being reported as a 4th round pick this year. Quinn had 18.5 sacks last fall… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly college prospects preview … As he does every week, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with his observations from last weekend’s big college games with an eye toward the 2023 draft.
Tide DT out for year … Alabama has confirmed that DT Justin Egoigbe will likely miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a neck injury. The 6-4, 295-pound Egoigbe is a later round or free agent type prospect who was rated 24th on the GBN positional board. While technically a senior, Egoigbe only played… Read More »
Cowboys get vet DT from Raiders for late round pick flip … Dallas has acquired veteran DT Jonathan Hankins from Las Vegas for one of those late round draft pick swaps. In this case, the Raiders will get the Cowboys 6th round pick this year, while the Cowboys will receive the Raiders 7th rounder in 2024.
Selection order updated … With Chicago apparently well on the way to a surprising upset win over New England in this week’s Monday night game, the weekly, updated selection for the opening round of the 2023 draft, were it to be held this week, has been posted.
Jags get late Jets pick for vet RB … The NY Jets have acquired veteran RB James Robinson from Jacksonville in exchange for what is being described as a conditional 6th round pick in 2023. The pick could escalate to a 5th rounder depending on productivity. The Jets are hoping that Robinson can pick up some of the… Read More »
Colts to bench QB Ryan … In a rather stunning development in Indianapolis, the Colts have announced that Sam Ehlinger will replace veteran Matt Ryan at QB starting this Sunday when they play Washington. In fact, Ryan wasn’t going to play anyway because he has a minor shoulder injury, but the Colts have stressed the move is for… Read More »
Lions back to #1; Texans second in weekly selection order … With Las Vegas in fact defeating Houston earlier this evening, Detroit will have the #1 pick in the weekly ‘if the draft were held today’ selection order for the opening round of the 2023 draft. Houston will have the second pick, at least for the week, while… Read More »
#2 versus #4 to shake up early draft order … It is almost guaranteed that there will be at least some shuffling at the top of the weekly selection order for the first round of the 2023 draft as Houston, which would have the 4th pick overall were the draft held this week will be at Las Vegas,… Read More »
Tide WR Burton active despite post-game incident … Alabama WR Jermaine Burton is in uniform and playing tonight against Mississippi State. There had been speculation that he might be suspended when he was accused of pushing a female as Tennessee fans stormed the field after the Vols win over the Tide last weekend. The team will reportedly handle… Read More »
ACC QB updates … A couple of notes re two second-tier ACC QB prospects. Miami QB Tyler VanDyke was forced to leave this afternoon’s game with Duke after going down awkwardly on his throwing shoulder. Meanwhile, Clemson’s DJ Uiagalelei was benched in the Tigers’ battle with14th ranked Syracuse after he threw a couple of picks and had a… Read More »
Pigskin’s weekly college prospects preview … As he does every week, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in with his observations from last weekend’s big college games with an eye toward the 2023 draft.
49ers get star RB McCaffrey for passel of picks … San Francisco served notice that the 49ers are ‘all in’ in the tight NFC West divisional race when they sent 4 picks to Carolina for star RB Christian McCaffrey. In fact, the 49ers are sending the Panthers their 2nd, 3rd and 4th round picks in 2023 as well… Read More »
‘Orange Bowl’ highlights college football weekend … No true marquee game on this weekend’s college football schedule, but there is at least one literal elimination contest when resurgent Syracuse plays at #5 in a battle between two of the nine remaining teams. There’s also a top-ten match-up in the PAC-12 where #9 UCLA, the conference’s only remaining unbeaten,… Read More »
