Early look at who’s picking when at the 2022 draft … For the record, the 2022 draft is just 354 days away and there is an awful lot that is going to change between now and April 28th next spring. However, we have been able to put together a preliminary, and of course, very unofficial early listing of… Read More »
Profile of 2022 QBs … NFL teams that didn’t get a QB early in this year’s draft and/or will be looking for one next year can take heart from the fact that it appears there will be a deep QB class for the 2022 draft, although it may not quite as talented as this year’s group. Certainly, it… Read More »
Jags, Giants fire personnel staff … Personnel people staff around the NFL generally work on a May-to-May contract cycle and with the draft in the books is when teams are most likely to adjust those staffs. Jacksonville, which continues to re-organize under new head coach Urban Meyer, for example, has fired four senior members of their scouting staff… Read More »
Retired Clemson DE to return … Some good news for the Clemson football program as DE Justin Foster, who had earlier announced that he was retiring from the game because of health complications related to covid and asthma, has gotten a second opinion and will be back for the upcoming season. The 6-2, 265-pound Foster had 4.5 sacks… Read More »
Ti-Cats open CFL draft taking former BC TE Burt … Hamilton got the 2021 CFL draft of Canadian players started this evening selecting former Boston College TE Jake Burt with the #1 pick overall. It was a bit of a surprise pick as Burt was only recently added to the CFL draft eligibility list after spending the 2020… Read More »
CFL draft on tap … As it does every year, the Canadian Football League will holds its annual draft of Canadian-born players the week after the NFL draft. The CFL draft gets underway at 7 PM ET on Tuesday with 6 rounds scheduled. Because the CFL did not play at all in 2020, the selection order for this… Read More »
A few random leftover draft thoughts/observations … We still have a bunch of random thoughts running through our head from the weekend’s draft including a great draft for Canadians; our ‘fav’ picks from each round; the Mahomes effect on the draft!; plus our pick for THE most interesting pick of the week; and more all here.
Yeah, the Power 5 conferences accounted for almost 4 out of 5 players selected at last weekend’s draft (and its over 80% when Notre Dame is included in the total) but it’s a wealth that isn’t necessarily evenly Auburn, West Virginia, Arkansas, Kansas State, Baylor, California and Colorado have in common. They all had fewer players taken at… Read More »
Irish LB JOK dropped because of heart issue … Hands up everyone who had Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah going after Irish OG Aaron Banks in their 2021 draft pool. Didn’t think so! Owusu-Koramoah had been one of the rising stars of this year’s draft with analysts talking about him as a possible top 15 pick, but he… Read More »
8th round off and running … As noted at the end of the draft on Saturday, there won’t be any rest right away for bleary-eyed NFL personnel who are as we speak trying to sign their undrafted rookie classes. And while it will be a few days until teams start formally announcing their UDFA rookie signing classes, some… Read More »
That’s a wrap; THE end, finish!! … The 2021 draft came to a fitting close at 6:52 PM ET this evening when the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected former Houston LB Grant Stuard with the 259th and final pick of the draft. Of course, that makes him ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ for the year. And while the actual… Read More »
Please don’t spread it around but we effing nailed it in last night’s opening round. But, boy, what an emotional roller-coaster ride there for a few minutes. When first Miami, and then Detroit passed on taking DeVonta Smith with the 6th and 7th picks respectively, you really got the feeling that there was a really good chance that… Read More »
Random thoughts from 2021 day one … Let me say from the outset that I am 100% in agreement with Pigksin Paul Guillemette, my partner-in-crime here at the GBN, in his comments about what the draft has become – or at least what the NFL seems to want it to become – as a spectacle rather than a… Read More »
That’s a wrap … The opening round of the 2021 draft came to a close just a few minutes ago when the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Washington ER Joe Tryon with the 32nd and last pick of the night. Not surprisingly, national champion Alabama led the way in tonight’s opening round as 6 former Tide… Read More »
You want mocks? We got mocks! … Never quite understood the fascination of what NFL fans have with mock drafts this close to the actual draft – heck, wait 24 hours and you’ll get the real thing – but it seems to be a compulsory requirement for draft sites. So with that in mind, each of the senior… Read More »
ROUND ONE JAGUARS TREVOR LAWRENCE QB Clemson All the second guessing is simply bullshit. This guy is the best QB prospect since ANDREW LUCK. JETS ZACK WILSON QB BYU A golden boy look, with STEVE YOUNG to his game. Now help him develop, JETS. 49’ERS… Read More »
The draft’s biggest wild card … With the draft set to get underway in just under 24 hours, the one guy we are still struggling to get a handle on where he fits in the big picture is Ohio State QB Justin Fields. With QBs Trevor Lawrence, Zack Wilson and Mac Jones apparently headed to Jacksonville, the NY… Read More »
Covid to keep CB Farley from attending draft … Some guys have all the luck; some don’t! And one guy who must be wondering if it’s even worth getting out of bed in the morning is Virginia Tech CB Caleb Farley. Farley was considered to be a potential top ten pick as recently as 6 weeks ago, but… Read More »
Miami-WFT trade for OG Flowers finalized … Took awhile to be announced but the details in that trade earlier today in which Miami sent veteran OG Ereck Flowers to Washington have been confirmed. In a deal, that is sure to shake up the 2021 draft, the teams swapped 7th round picks with Miami getting #244 from Washington, while… Read More »
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.
