More signs point to Jones to 49ers; other buzz notes … There were also media reports earlier in the day that San Francisco’s choice for the 3rd pick overall at this week’s draft was ‘down’ to QBs Mac Jones of Alabama and North Dakota State’s Trey Lance. However, San Francisco G.M. John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan… Read More »
Sunday morning draft buzz … It started almost as a joke a few backs, but there is a growing buzz around the league that Dallas could actually be seriously considering making a play for Florida TE Kyle Pitts at this week’s draft. There were early reports that Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones was totally enamored with Pitts, who most… Read More »
QB Wilson, WR Waddle confirm draft attendance … The NFL has confirmed that BYU QB Zack Wilson and Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle have been added to the list of players who will be attending next week’s draft in Cleveland in person. Waddle, of course, won’t be lonely in Cleveland as he’ll be part of a 5-man delegation from… Read More »
Ravens get Chiefs #1, other picks for OT Brown … The back end of the opening round of the 2021 draft got a bit of a shake up this afternoon as Baltimore has traded OT Orlando Brown to Kansas City for the Chiefs’ opening round selection this year – #31 – along with the 94th (third round) and… Read More »
With draft ten days away trade talks appear to be heating up … It has been awfully quiet around the NFL when it comes to chatter about the 2021 draft, but with just ten days to go until the actual picking begins in earnest a little buzz is in fact starting to build. There are multiple media reports… Read More »
Two weeks to go; Larry Parker mocks … With two weeks to go until the 2021 draft gets underway in Cleveland, GBN Chief Scout Larry Parker has taken a turn mocking this year’s opening round.
Is #3 pick still in play as Fields set for 2nd pro day … Interesting day on the pre-draft schedule coming up on Wednesday as Ohio State QB Justin Fields will throw again for NFL teams at the school’s second pro day. And according to reports, the San Francisco 49ers who have the 3rd pick overall at this… Read More »
QB intrigue stirs quiet buzz pot … For those that keep track of these things, the NFL is now just 17 days away and counting. However, whether its because of covid or some other factor, its actually been very quiet around the league when it comes to rumors and the like about the upcoming draft. The one story-line… Read More »
NDSU’s Lance 2nd top QB to set 2nd pro day … Literally just hours after Ohio State QB Justin Fields confirmed that he would be attending a 2nd Buckeyes’ pro day on April 14th, Trey Lance of North Dakota State indicated that he’ll also be participating in his programs second pro day on April 19th. One of the… Read More »
QB Lawrence throwing again; getting hitched … The NFL Network is reporting that Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, who will be the first player selected at the 2021 draft when the actual picking gets underway on April 29th, has been throwing for the past couple of weeks. Lawrence underwent surgery on his non-throwing shoulder in mid-February and while he… Read More »
Medical testing on tap for top prospects … Nothing formal has been announced but we believe that this is the weekend that 150 or so of the top prospects for the 2021 draft will be asked to go to Indianapolis for final medical tests before the draft. It is also believed that each individual NFL team will be… Read More »
Trade up interest in TE Pitts … While most of the focus on the top ten of the 2021 draft, now just 22 days away has been on the QBs, there is a bit of a buzz around the league that there could be potentially some teams interested in moving up to acquire Florida TE Kyle Pitts. As… Read More »
Projection tweaked … We weren’t really planning on it, but with all the developments over the past week or so we figured we had to update our current first-round projection.
49ers brain trust at odds over QB pick? … Interesting report in the local paper in San Francisco over the weekend suggesting that there is some disagreement between 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and the rest of the personnel over which QB to select with the 3rd pick overall at the 2021 draft. According to the report, Shanahan… Read More »
Mixed bag of sorts at Sewell pro day … Its been kind of a mixed bag for Oregon OT Penei Sewell at the Ducks’ pro day today. Accoring to reports from the Senior Bowl’s Jim Nagy, Sewell came in a tad shorter than expected at just under 6-5, 331 – he had been listed at 6-6 in the… Read More »
Cowboys’ RB Hubbard, OT Jenkins impress at OSU pro day … Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard made something of a statement at the Cowboys’ pro day earlier. Hubbard, a Canadian who exploded for over 2,000 yards on the ground in 2019, but whose draft stock plummeted after an up-and-down season this past fall, ran an unofficial hand-timed 4.36… Read More »
Apparently there are some fast players in the SEC. Who knew!! After LSU WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Terrace Marshall both clocked 40s in under 4.4 seconds, Florida’s Kyle Pitts and WR Kadarius Toney also posted excellent times. Pitts, who some teams reportedly have rated as the top non-QB prospect in this year’s draft, made his own case running… Read More »
The Irish had a ton of prospects for the 2021 draft at their pro day; the guy that most NFL teams came to see was versatile LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who is generally considered to be a top 20 prospect for this year’s draft, although nobody is really sure what is his best position fit. In fact, Owusu-Koramoah is… Read More »
LSU WR Ja’Marr Chase got today’s pro days sessions off to a great start with an elite performance at the Tigers’ on-campus workout. Chase measured in as a sculpted 6-0.5, 201-pounder and then ripped off leaps of 41-inches in the vertical and 11-0 in the LJ. He then posted a 4.38 40 clocking and was literally even quicker… Read More »
The Aggies had more than their share of players invited to this year’s non-combine – 8 in total – although only QB Kellen Mond would be considered to be more than a mid-to-late third day prospect. And while QBs like Mac Jones of Alabama and Ohio State’s Justin Fields were getting national attention, Mond did get in his… Read More »
Ohio State QB Justin Fields had an excellent out at today’s pro day. Fields, who measured in at 6-3, 227 and ran a sizzling 4.44 40 with a 1.57 10-yard split, showed off with impressive arm strength and very nice touch, although of course he was throwing against. Still, the ball just popped out of his hand with… Read More »
While Alabama and Ohio State were hogging the national pro day attention today, several Washington Huskies quietly went about their business posting solid numbers at their on-campus workout. Rising DT Levi Onwuzurike, for example, was a little smaller than perhaps NFL scouts were hoping at 6-2.7 and 290 pounds, but still has decent length with 33-inch arms and… Read More »
Louisville’s pro day last year was all about size, aka huge OT Mekhi Becton. This year, though, it was more about speed and skill. And there was plenty of the former at the Cardinals’ workout today. WR Dez Fitzpatrick, for example, the Card’s big play threat who averaged over 19 yards per catch this past season, also ran… Read More »
Pro day potpourri … While we wait for today’s pro days, including ‘biggies’ at Alabama and Ohio State to get underway, a couple of follow-up notes from yesterday’s on-campus workouts. Most of the attention on Monday’s pro days, of course, was on the session at Miami where DEs Jaelin Phillips and Greg Rousseau worked out, but in fact… Read More »
Jags, Niners commit to QB picks … Normally at this time of year just over a month to the draft, teams tend to be tight-lipped about their upcoming pick, even those teams with very high selections for which it seems pretty obvious who the pick is going to be. Not so much this year though. Jacksonville head coach… Read More »
