Browns taking Sanders, Hunter to pre-pro day dinner … Its a big day on the pre-draft process coming up tomorrow when Colorado hosts what they are calling an ‘NFL Showcase’ – the Big XII had the conference’s ‘official’ pro day last month – featuring QB Shedeur Sanders and WR/CB Travis Hunter. The Buffaloes will be covered live tomorrow… Read More »
New 3-round projection posted … With just 23 days to go until the picks start coming off the board at the 2025 draft, we have updated our 3-round projection for the 2025 draft, although as we have noted in the past the goal here isn’t so much to try and predict which team will select which player, but… Read More »
As you examine how NFL teams approach their first-round selections, you’ll see a blend of strategic planning and intuition. Teams consider more than just player stats; they analyze everything from game films to psychological profiles. They must decide when to trade up for a coveted player or trade down for future advantages. The pressure in the war room… Read More »
Giants GM: Won’t force QB pick at #3 … NY Giants GM Joe Schoen had his turn at the microphone earlier this week at the NFL’s owners meeting in Florida and stated that with the signings of veteran QBs Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, the Giants wouldn’t be forcing a pick at QB with the 3rd pick overall… Read More »
Titans closing in on top pick; name names … Tennessee remains somewhat coy about what they intend to do with the #1 pick overall at the upcoming draft. The Titans continue to hint that they will consider offers to trade the pick, but nobody really expects that to happen. Indeed, the worst kept secret around the NFL is… Read More »
Penn State, Ole Miss up on pro day sched … The final full week on the annual pro day schedule wraps up later today with a couple of very intriguing work outs at Penn State and Mississippi. Unfortunately, though, DE Abdul Carter, one of the main attractions at the Penn State pro day, won’t work out as he… Read More »
Irish run at pro day; Aggies don’t … There were somewhat different storylines at the day’s two most prominent pro days as a number of Notre Dame prospects ran at their pro day, whereas the guys NFL types wanted to see at the Texas A&M workout didn’t. Unfortunately, though, for the Irish prospects that ran today, none really… Read More »
Packed house takes in Buckeyes’ pro day … Over 140 NFL personnel people were in Columbus this afternoon for the Ohio State pro day including GMs Brian Gutenkunst of Green Bay and Atlanta’s Terry Fontenot. The Falcons, in fact, also had head coach Raheem Morris at the Buckeyes’ work out today which is no surprise as Atlanta has… Read More »
TE Taylor, others run well at LSU pro day … Several of LSU’s top prospects who did not run at the combine, including TE Mason Taylor, posted decent 40 runs. Taylor, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the upcoming draft, posted a 4.65 40 clocking earlier today which would have been one of the… Read More »
Are the Titans trying to trade out of the #1 pick? … That’s the question that’s buzzing around the league this day, although its not exactly clear where its actually coming from. Here’s one article for example by Mike Florio of PFF (who at least did predict the Giants still signing Russell Wilson after signing Jameis Winston last… Read More »
Ward solid at Canes pro day … Miami QB Cam Ward, the presumptive #1 pick at next month’s went thru a solid, albeit rather low-key 45-minute scripted passing session at the end of the Hurricanes’ pro day this afternoon. In fact, a couple more passes than one would like to see hit the ground, but for the most… Read More »
Updated: Crowd gathering for Canes pro day … Not surprisingly, there will be a full house at this afternoon’s pro day at Miami where QB Cam Ward, the likely #1 pick at next month’s draft, will go thru his scripted throwing session. Tennessee, which currently owns that #1, will certainly be out in force with a contingent that… Read More »
Literally right on cue after we posted our thoughts on the ‘Reality’ of the Giants current QB situation two days ago, the Giants dropped the proverbial other shoo signing Jameis Winston to a 2Y, $8M contract with incentives. Clearly, Winston comes to the Giants as a bridge QB, but the question is a bridge to 2025 or 2026.… Read More »
QBs on parade next week … Just as a follow-up of sorts to today’s earlier post noting Louisville QB Tyler Shough’s impending visit with Cleveland, there is a very interesting situation regarding next week’s pro day schedule in that there will be a prominent QB prospect for 2025 working out every day. On Monday, Cam Ward, the top-rated… Read More »
Cards’ QB Shough to visit Browns … There’s a possibly interesting development in Cleveland where the Browns will reportedly have Louisville QB Tyler Shough in for one of their 30 allowed pre-draft on-site visits. Of course, the Browns could just being doing some due diligence, but it is something to at least take note of as it has… Read More »
Friday pro days notes … It appears that Michigan may be another one of those places that had a pro day but nobody came! As noted earlier Wolverines’ star CB Will Johnson opted not to participate in the school’s pro day because of a tweaked hamstring, but it turned out he was also joined on the sidelines by… Read More »
Pro day weeks wraps with key UM work out … An interesting week on the pro day schedule wraps with an interesting day highlighted by a work out at Michigan. The Wolverines never came close to defending their 2023 national championship last fall, but still lead the league in top 10 prospects this year in DT Mason Graham,… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner! Steelers host Bama QB … Prior to today’s Alabama pro day, officials from Pittsburgh including general manager Omar Khan, head coach Mike Tomlin, and QB coach Tom Arth, took QB Jalen Milroe out to dinner last evening. The Steelers are expected to eventually sign veteran Aaron Rodgers – someday whenever he finally gets… Read More »
Big XII, Tide hilite pro day sched … Interesting day on the pro day schedule as it will be the first day of on-field workouts at the now annual Big XII joint workout in Frisco. And the NFL Network will be there with live coverage from 11 AM to 2 PM ET later today. However, the ‘really’ big… Read More »
New 3-round projection posted … With just 37 days to go until the picks start coming off the board at the 2025 draft, we have updated our 3-round projection for the 2025 draft, although as we have noted in the past the goal here isn’t so much to try and predict which team will select which player, but to… Read More »
Cowboys still head 2025 draft with most picks; ‘Hawks lead in early selections … When the NFL revised the selection order for the 2025 draft late last week Dallas lost a pick; however, by our unofficial count, the Cowboys still lead the league with 12 picks in the upcoming draft selection order, followed by Baltimore with 11 and… Read More »
NFL revises selection order … What’s the famous line by that indomitable spook of very little brain Maxwell Smart: “Oops! Sorry about that chief!” The NFL announced earlier today that someone in the league office had a mistake when calculating which teams were to receive compensatory picks this year. In particular, the league erred in assigning Miami the… Read More »
Cowboys get vet LB, CB for picks … Dallas has acquired veteran LB Kenneth Murray from Tennessee and CB Kaiir Elam from Buffalo in deals involving exchanges of picks. The Cowboys also got a 7th-round pick from Tennessee for a 6th-round pick, while they also get a 6th rounder from Buffalo in exchange for a a fifth-round pick… Read More »
Pro day focus on UGA … It won’t have quite the star power as some recent Georgia pro day, but there still should be a full house at the Bulldogs work out later today with several top prospects set to participate. Unfortunately, LB Jalon Walker, a top 5-10 candidate who has emerged as the Bulldogs best prospect this… Read More »
Comp picks announced … The NFL has announced that 35 compensatory selections for the 2025 draft have been awarded to 15 teams. Baltimore, Dallas, and Miami lead the way with 4 compensatory picks each, while San Francisco, Seattle and the LC Chargers receive get three each, Buffalo, Cleveland, Kansas City and Las Vegas get two each, with Green… Read More »
