With Pro Days almost wrapped up I believe it is time to update my Top 25 Prospect list… and then some… C.J. STROUD QB Ohio St BRYCE YOUNG QB Alabama WILL ANDERSON OB/ER Alabama TYREE WILSON DE/ER Texas Tech BIJAN ROBINSON … Read More »
Levis throwing session now done … Kentucky QB Will Levis’ scripted throwing session at the Wildcats pro day just wrapped up. On first blush, it appeared to be a pretty impressive workout. Indeed, the ball was just jumping off his hand and there wasn’t much air under many of his passes especially in the 15-30 yard range. what… 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 »
Pro day updates … Funny, that after what seemed like a rather momentous day on the pro day circuit, there’s actually very little news to report. Needless to say the reviews of Ohio State QB CK Stroud’s 55-pass scripted throwing session were pretty much universally applauded. Of course, it would be news if they weren’t! Meanwhile, along with… Read More »
Pro day updates … No surprise here as there was a big crowd at today’s Iowa State pro day workout with all 32 teams represented. And again no surprise that Pittsburgh lead the way with both G.M. Omar Khan and head coach in attendance, along with defensive co-ordinator Teryl Austin and several other senior staffers. Green Bay G.M.… Read More »
Steelers out in numbers at Iowa pro day … All 32 NFL teams were represented at the Iowa pro day earlier today. In fact, there were something like 66 total NFL people at the Hawkeyes’ work out. One team that we can verify was there in numbers was Pittsburgh which was represented by GM Omar Khan, head coach… Read More »
As most of you already know, every year there are almost a full round (32) of players who get drafted but were not invited to the Combine. There are many reasons for this seeming error in judgment but there are actually some very valid reasons behind this phenomenon to occur: Scouts/Personnel people want it up close and personal,… Read More »
Pro day circuit heads into critical week … Its like the preliminaries are over and it is down to real business with the busiest week on the pro day calendar set to get underway Monday morning. Indeed, it kicks off Monday with a work out at Iowa, while Southern Cal heads a bigger group on Tuesday. Then on… Read More »
Post first-wave free agency mock posted … With the frantic first wave of free agency now pretty much in the books, we figured now was as good as any time to update our last first-round mock done post-combine. In that mock, we did include a projected trade with Arizona trading away the 3rd pick overall to Las Vegas… Read More »
Cowboys get Texans WR Cooks for late picks … Updated: The 5th round pick the Texans acquired in the trade for WR Brandin Cooks is being reported as #161. Dallas has completed a deal with cross-state rival Houston in which the Cowboys will acquire veteran WR Brandin Cooks in exchange for a 5th round pick this year and… Read More »
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End of week pro day updates … Still not a whole lot of info coming out of the various pro days around the country. We did get a second report, for example, that Georgia Tech DE Keion White was timed in the 4.65-4.75 range on his one 40 run yesterday, but again that doesn’t tell us very much.… Read More »
Big pro day at UGA … Just about every NFL team circled March 15th on their pro day calendars as defending national champion Georgia will do its on-field thing later today. A goodly turnout is expected, although some team execs that might otherwise have gone to the Bulldogs workout may stay closer to home to be near the… Read More »
Pats get late pick from Falcons for TE Smith … It won’t be official until Wednesday, but New England has acquired a 7th round pick – #245 overall – from Atlanta for veteran TE Jonnu Smith. The acquisition of the 7th rounder gives the Patriots 11 picks overall, tying them with Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco, the NY… Read More »
Now that I have recovered from the “shock and awe” of the CARR/SAINTS marriage announcement, as well as the BEARS taking advantage of the Panthers impatient Owner Mr. Tepper and moving off Pick One in the 2023 Draft, I am getting back to the guys who used the Combine to raise their Draft stock in my mind, and… Read More »
Legal tampering window opens … Starting at Noon ET this afternoon, the window of opportunity for NFL teams to talk with the agents of prospective free agents without penalty opens. However, while teams can talk the parameters of deals, no one free agents can actually sign until the start of the new football year on Wednesday.
Pro day schedule to start to heat up … The first really busy week on the annual pro day schedule gets underway later today with workouts at South Carolina and Oregon State among other schools. things get really interesting on Wednesday, though, when national champion Georgia holds its pro day. Indeed, expect anyone who is anybody in the… Read More »
QBs go 1-2-3 and 4 in post-combine projection … Clearly with the #1 pick overall changing hands in a major trade, it is time to update our projection and in this one its just not hard to see QBs going with the first four picks. Indeed, Carolina, which just acquired the #1 pick overall from Chicago, and Houston,… Read More »
Full selection order announced … In the wake of the NFL’s announcement earlier this week detailing this year’s compensatory picks, the league released the full, updated selection order for the 2023 draft, now just 47 days away. And while there were a few changes from what was already known but which teams had which picks, according to our… Read More »
I had it in my head not to make too big of a deal about the QB at this Combine and in the upcoming Draft. But I had to face up to the reality that QB are the true stars of the NFL. They used to say ‘Defense wins championships’. But to say that today is less than… Read More »
Seahawks re-sign QB Smith; still looking at the position at the draft? … The fact that Seattle resigned veteran QB Geno Smith to a reported 3Y, $105M contract extension would seem, at least on first blush, preclude the Seahawks from selecting a QB with the 5th pick at the 2023 draft. However, my understanding is that the contract… Read More »
We have seen a slight moderation in parameters and nomenclature as it applies to labeling and grading of the OL Group, which started off our day as the Combine progressed to Day 4. 51 players were packed into this group of the “big uglies”. In reality guys in this grouping are either OT or IOL, meaning the OG/OC… Read More »
That’s a wrap; on to pro days … The 2023 scouting combine wrapped up within the last hour in Indianapolis. And the early returns appear to be that far more guys helped themselves with their performances this weekend than were hurt. Certainly, there’s still plenty to chew over based on what we saw in Indianapolis. However, there won’t… Read More »
Devin Achane Texas A&M 4.32 Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama 4.36 Keaton Mitchell East Carolina 4.38 Deneric Prince Tulsa 4.41 Chase Brown Illinois 4.43 Bijan Robinson Texas 4.47 Evan Hull Northwestern 4.47 Tiyon Evans Louisville 4.52 Zach Charbonnet UCLA 4.56 Tank Bigsby Auburn 4.56 Roschon Johnson Texas 4.59 Cam Peoples Appalachian State 4.61 Kenny McIntosh Georgia 4.62 SaRodrick Thompson Texas… Read More »
OL 40 times … For the record, here are the 40 times now for both groups of offensive linemen. A couple of highlights from the second group to note. Most notable may have been the run of Tennessee OT Darnell Wright. There was a bit of a first-round buzz about Wright the past couple of weeks, but there… Read More »
