Pre-season 2026 draft preview: The RBs … The 2024 season was something of a statement year for RBs everywhere. Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, for example, was arguably the best player in the NFL as he lead the Eagles to last year’s Super Bowl, while Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty was just as arguably the best player in college football when… Read More »
We are underway as Charger rooks report … The first NFL training camp opens today with LA Charger rookies set to report. The Chargers get to open early as they are scheduled to play Detroit in the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton on July 31st. The Chargers will open their full camp on the 16th, while… Read More »
Wrapping up the 2026 receivers: The TEs … The 2025 draft was something of a high point for TEs as two – Colston Loveland of Michigan who went 10th overall to Chicago and Penn State’s Tyler Warren who was selected with the 14th pick by Indianapolis – were chosen in the top half of the opening round. In… Read More »
2026 draft preview: Wide receivers … The one thing one can probably say for certain about the 2026 receiver class is that there likely isn’t a position with more uncertainty looking ahead to next year’s draft. On the one hand, there is a lot of talent in this group. Jordan Tyson of Arizona State, the consensus top WR… Read More »
2026 positional previews: Finishing up the OL … We noted in the previous post that OT just might be the deepest position in the 2026 draft class, at least as it stands today. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case for the interior offensive line, but there is still some talent – and depth – among the OGs and… Read More »
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Preliminary 2026 OT Preview … We notes in the previous preview that the edge rushers might be the most impactful position at the upcoming draft. However, while the DE/ERs may have the most upfront talent for 2026, no position is deeper than the OTs; in fact, we’re not sure any position has ever been deeper than how the… Read More »
A few follow-up thoughts on changing football landscape … We’ve had some follow-up thoughts from yesterday’s post on that ESPN article published over the weekend listing the top 5 prospects for the 2026 draft by position. Again, it shouldn’t really be that much of a surprise that people around the NFL doubt that Arch Manning, the presumptive #1… Read More »
Another look-ahead to 2026 … For those that missed it, ESPN has an article up this weekend listing the top 5 prospects by position for the 2026 draft by draft analysts Matt Miller and Jordan Reid and a couple or three things kind of jump out. First, it appears pretty clear that there is still a lot of… Read More »
Preliminary 2026 DE/ER preview … Needless to say the QBs are almost assuredly going to get most of the national media attention as we head toward the 2026 draft (which for those that keep track of these things is now less than 300 days away!) However, a pretty good case can be made that the defensive ends/edge rushers… Read More »
SC QB turns down big bucks to stay … Interesting story out of South Carolina where the father of star Gamecocks’ QB LaNorris Sellars, a possible top 5 prospect for the 2026 draft, reports that his son turned down some big money NIL offers, including one for $8M to stay at South Carolina. No doubt Sellars received a… Read More »
Twos wild as most 2025 picks signed … With barely 6 weeks to go until NFL training camps open for the 2025 campaign, the large majority of players selected in this past April’s draft have come to terms. In fact, there are reports that fewer than 40 of the 250+ players drafted in April remain unsigned. And just… Read More »
2026 QB sleeper file … For those that didn’t see it earlier, ESPN ran an article over the weekend listing 10 sleepers for the 2026 draft. The included a couple of QBs in Fernando Mendosa of Indiana and Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson. In fact, we don’t believe that Mendosa fits the category at all; while he didn’t get much… Read More »
We’ve been trying to come up with a word or phrase that best describes the QB class for the upcoming draft. And the phrase we settled on is: To be Determined! On the one hand, it appears that will be a lot of talent at the position next fall. At the same time, though, almost all the top… Read More »
College football players can now be paid directly … In the latest court settlement to rock the college football boat, schools are now free to start paying their athletes directly after a multibillion-dollar legal settlement was formally approved Friday. The deal which was negotiated between the NCAA, the major conferences and lawyers representing DI athletes to resolve several… Read More »
Canadian league kicks off … The 2025 CFL regular season gets underway this weekend with four games starting with Ottawa at Saskatchewan this evening. Toronto will then play at Montreal Friday night, while Hamilton plays at Calgary and Edmonton goes to B.C. in a Saturday double-header. The season culminates with the annual Grey Cup game on November 16th… Read More »
Vikes re-up GM Adofo-Mensah … In another develoment from late last week, Minnesota agreed to a multi-year contract extension with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after the team made the playoffs in two of his three seasons at the helm. With the move, the Vikings keep their leadership group intact as head coach Kevin O’Connell was resigned earlier this year,… Read More »
Browns’ beat wins major reporting award … We took a few days off after the draft to recharge and one of the stories we missed was the fact that the Pro Football Writers of America announced late last that Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns’ beat writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been named this year’s winner of… Read More »
The conclusion of the 2025 NFL draft has recalibrated expectations across the league, solidifying the pecking order for many teams while revealing significant challenges for others. While some organizations are well-positioned for success, some notable teams face steep uphill battles as the new season approaches. These challenges stem from various factors, including roster upheaval, quarterback uncertainty, salary cap… Read More »
Utah WR Alford top pick in CFL draft … The Canadian league held its annual draft of national players where former 6-6 Utah WR Damien Alford was chosen first overall by Calgary. Alford was originally a big-play target at Syracuse, but left the Orange for Utah last year when the new coaching staff arrived. Alford, though, barely played… Read More »
Draft grade shoutouts … We’ve had a couple or so days to chew over what transpired during the just completed draft and while as a general rule we don’t really like grading drafts the week of – its just too subjective and of course the real proof will when we get to see what’s actually in the pudding… Read More »
8th round underway … As noted last evening at the end of the draft, teams were already calling prospective undrafted free agents and several have already announced their signings. Minnesota, which had only 5 picks over the weekend, announced a large undrafted class including one of the top undrafted QBs in Max Brosmer from just down the street,… Read More »
ARIZONA: G/T Josh Fryar; placed OL Valentin Senn on IR Released: OL Jeremiah Byers, TE Oscar Cardenas, WR Bryson Green, DL Elijah Simmons ATLANTA: RB Nathan Carter; placed LB Malik Verdon on NFI Released:DL Simeon Barrow, CB Cobee Bryant, C/G Joshua Gray, LB Nick Kubitz, CB Dontae Manning, WR Nick Nash, TE Joshua Simon, WR Quincy Skinner, OT… Read More »
Buckeyes get 2-fer; SEC, B10 dominance grows … After winning last year’s CFP national championship, Ohio State doubled up by leading all schools with 14 players selected at the 2025 draft. The Buckeyes edged out Georgia, which had 13 picks, while Texas had 12, Oregon had 10, Mississippi had 8 and Michigan, Alabama, LSU, Miami and Florida had… Read More »
That’s a wrap … The 2025 draft came to a fitting close just after 7 PM ET this evening when the New England Patriots selected former Memphis DB Kobee Minor with the 257th and final pick of the draft. Of course, that makes him ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ for the year. And while the actual draft is in the books,… Read More »
