College football set to kick-off first full weekend … The first full weekend on the 2023 college schedule kicks off in just a few hours in what has the potential to be a really wacky season. And not just because its the final season before the CFP playoffs expand from the current 4 teams to amore reasonable in… Read More »
Undrafted rookie class continues bounce back from Covid slump … With training camps limited earlier this decade because of the pandemic, it really was particularly hard for undrafted rookies to break through and make an NFL roster. In 2021, for example, just 25 undrafted rookies survived the final round of cuts as teams around the league got down… Read More »
Updated draft numbers… We have had a chance to go over the results of yesterday’s transaction frenzy as teams around the NFL got down to their opening-day, 53-man rosters. In the end, by our unofficial numbers, a total of 18 players drafted in 2023 were released, while another 13 were placed on an exempt list such as the… Read More »
Broncos get late Eagles future pick for TE … Word out of Denver earlier today was that the Broncos were planning on releasing veteran TE Albert Ogwuebunam; however, the Broncos were able to find a trade partner and instead sent him to Philadelphia for a 6th round pick in 2025.
Kickers on the mover; two get traded … Because kickers are people too they can be traded and a couple of veteran PKs are in fact on the move at this hour. New England has traded Nick Folk. a 17-year veteran to Tennessee for a 7th round pick in 2025, while New Orleans has sent Will Lutz, the… Read More »
Cuts start trickling in … NFL teams have until 4 PM ET on Tuesday to get down to their opening day 53-man roster limit. However, with just about every team needing to up to 37 players each, some have already started the painful process of getting down to the limit. Carolina, for example, has released 11 players including… Read More »
The Turk warming up as final week of pre-season set to KO … The third and final weekend of NFL pre-season games gets underway on Thursday with a couple of game including Pittsburgh at Atlanta on the NFL Network with kick-off set for 7:30 PM ET. Thursday’s other game has Indianapolis playing at Philadelphia at 8 PM ET.… Read More »
As the QB turns … In addition to the news today that Tampa Bay has named Baker Mayfield as the starting QB for the season opener, a couple or three other QB-related tidbits from the wire today. ESPN, for example, has a quick review of the progress to date of the leading QBs selected at the 2023 draft… Read More »
SEC DEs top early list of top prospects for 2025 … We have been talking a lot over the past couple of weeks about the top college prospects for the 2024 draft, and all indications are that it could be a pretty good draft year. However, that said, a number of the best players in college football this… Read More »
WashComs name Howell starting QB … Washington has confirmed that second-year pro Sam Howell will be the starting QB when the Commanders open the 2023 regular season at home on September 10th against Arizona. Howell, who had been in a battle with veteran journeyman Jacoby Brissett for the job, was a 5th round pick from North Carolina in… Read More »
Ten to watch for 2024 … While we were putting together our latest Big Board we were struck by the fact that there seemed like a lot of players with the potential to go considerably higher than where they appear to be currently rated. The list includes a couple of guys who are already considered to be pretty… Read More »
Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson … The current thinking around the NFL these days is that, everything else being equal, Southern Cal’s Caleb Williams and Drake Maye of North Carolina figure to be top 5 picks at the 2024 draft, if not the first two picks overall period, while Washington’s Michael Penix could also get plenty of looks in… Read More »
Colts name rook QB week one starter … Indianapolis confirmed earlier today that rookie Anthony Richardson, the 4th player picked at this past April’s draft, will be their starting QB when the regular season kicks off next month. Richardson had been in a dead-heat battle with veteran Gardner Minshew to win the job. And it appears no one… Read More »
Positional rankings; Big Board updated … For the record, the GBN positional rankings for 2024 have been updated with the start of the college season a little over three weeks away as per the drop-down menus above. The GBN Big Board has also been updated and expanded now to include the top 50 prospects for the upcoming draft.… Read More »
Giants Report: Some thoughts a month before season set to kick off … With the 2023 regular season opener now basically a month away we thought it might be a good time to dust off the Giants Report which we haven’t posted on for a few weeks. And what we thought we would do is answer some of… Read More »
With the 2023 regular season opener now basically a month away we thought it might be a good time to dust off the Giants Report which we haven’t posted on for a few weeks. And what we thought we would do is answer some of the questions we have been receiving in recent days from our Giants’ fans… Read More »
Top pick has rocky start in pro debut … It probably wasn’t the start to his pro career that he was hoping for as Carolina’s Bryce Young, the first player selected overall at the 2023, struggled in his first NFL live action earlier this afternoon in the Panthers rather dismal 27-0 home loss to the NY Jets. Young… Read More »
Still ‘armed and dangerous’: an update on the 24 QB preview … All signs continue to point to the fact that the 2023 college season could very likely be ‘the year of the QB.’ And that could make the position just as interesting when it comes to next year’s draft. It starts with Southern Cal’s Caleb Williams, the… Read More »
Colts make it 3-for-3 for top rook QBs to start … Indianapolis confirmed earlier today that they will be starting rookie Anthony Richardson, the 4th player selected at the 2023 draft, when the Colts open their pre-season schedule Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. Richardson has been splitting first -team snaps with veteran Gardner Minshew through the first part of… Read More »
#2 pick kicks off full pre-season sked … The first full weekend of NFL pre-season games gets underway Thursday evening with a doubleheader of games on the NFL Network starting with Houston at New England at 7 PM ET, followed by Minnesota at Seattle at 10 PM ET. And Houston fans won’t have to wait to get an… Read More »
Buckeyes top pre-season ranking of 2024 draft classes … Needless to say, a whole lot is going to change between today and April 25th when the 2024 draft gets underway in Detroit, but for now Ohio State leads heads our pre-season ranking of the top 15 draft classes for the upcoming draft. In fact, the Buckeyes have quality… Read More »
OHIO STATE: At least based on pre-season rankings, the Buckeyes appear to have by far the most talent for the upcoming draft. The Buckeyes currently have, for example, the top non-QB prospect for 2024 in WR Marvin Harrison; in fact, the Ohio State WR room, which also includes Emeka Egbuka, who has some top 10 potential of his… Read More »
College football camps getting underway … As of Monday just about all fall college football training camps should be in full operation with the start of the 2023 season now less than a month away. For the record, there are a handful of games scheduled for August 26th, with the initial full week of the college slate set… Read More »
Are you ready for some football … sort of … The NFL off-season is almost over as training camps begin opening. Nine teams will open their camps for rookies and selected veterans on Tuesday, while the NY Jets will be the first team to welcome their full complement of players the following day. The Jets get to open… Read More »
1) Caleb Williams, QB, Southern California, 6-1, 220, 3rd … Currently the consensus top prospect overall for the 2024 draft and #2 isn’t all that close. Originally signed at Oklahoma, but followed Lincoln Riley to Southern Cal where he won the 2022 Heisman Trophy after throwing for over 4,500 yards and 42 TDs, while running for another 10… Read More »
