NFL OKs draft war rooms … The NFL has reportedly told teams that they will be allowed to operate out of their respective draft war rooms this coming April. Recall that last year, the entire draft was virtual with each team’s personnel executives and coaches working out of their own homes. However, it won’t be quite business as… Read More »
NDSU QB Lance solid at pro day workout … North Dakota State Trey Lance had a solid, albeit sometimes inconsistent pro day workout in Fargo earlier today. No question Lance has arm talent; he has a quick, easy release and the ball just pops out of his hand. He also moves well in the pocket and throws well… Read More »
Pats resign QB Newton; still exploring other options … Despite a somewhat inconsistent season, New England has re-signed veteran QB Cam Newton to a 1-year deal reportedly worth up to $14 million, although it is heavy on the incentives. Newton came to the Patriots last fall as a free agent on what was for all intents and purposes… Read More »
Texans reaffirm commitment to QB Watson, or not! … Speaking at the team’s annual start of the new football year press conference, new Houston head coach David Culley stated rather emphatically that the Texans are committed to going foward with DeShaun Watson at QB. Said Culley: “We are very committed to Deshaun as our quarterback. He is our… Read More »
Tigers, ‘Horns headline big pro day … The pre-draft pro day schedule continues on Thursday with major workouts at Clemson and Texas. Of course, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive #1 pick at this year’s draft, won’t be participating in the Tigers’ pro day as he is rehabbing from shoulder surgery. However, Clemson still has a number of… Read More »
Marshall likely won’t have anyone selected in the early rounds of the 2021 draft, but do have several later round/premium free agent types including a couple of veterans who would have been at the combine were it not cancelled. The pair that would have been in Indianapolis in late February included RB Brenden Knox and OT Josh Ball.… Read More »
If there was one good thing to say about the Arkansas pro day, it’s that QB Feleipe Franks at least looked the part. Franks measured in at 6-6.5 and 234 pounds and reportedly ran well with a 4.65 reported 40 time. RB Rakeem Boyd, a slasher who ran for over 1,000 yards in 2019 but opted out early… Read More »
Comp picks announced; Cowboys lead with four … The NFL has just announced that a total of 36 compensatory draft selections have been awarded to 17 different teams for the upcoming draft, which we noted earlier today is now just 50 days away and counting. Dallas leads the way with four comp picks including one in each of… Read More »
OT Van Lanen runs well at Badger pro day … Good on Wisconsin for at least posting the numbers from their pro day earlier today. Veteran OT Cole Van Lanen, the only Badger currently included in the GBN Big Board ranking of the top 200 prospects for the upcoming draft, had a decent day, with an unofficial clocking… Read More »
Small school OL shines at pro day … Wisconsin-Whitewater C/G Quinn Meinerz did not disappoint at his pro day workout earlier today. Working out outside on a field with piles of snow on the sidelines, Meinerz, who measured in at 6-3, 320, reportedly ran the 40 in under 5.00 flat while posting leaps of 32 inches in the… Read More »
‘Cats’ Slater, Newsome shine at pro day … Still waiting on some official word from the Northwestern pro day today, but FoxSports reporter Stacy Dales (from just down the road in Brockville) is reporting via twitter that both OT Rashawn Slater and CB Greg Newsome, the Wildcats top prospects, had really good days. According to Dales’ reporting Slater… Read More »
Giants to tag DL Williams; deadline still looming … Still no word from the NFL whether today’s deadline for teams to designate players with either a franchise or transition tag will be extended with the salary cap still not yet known. The tag deadline is currently set for the end of business later this afternoon. Reports out of… Read More »
Jets tag FS Maye; QB Darnold back on the block? … The NY Jets became the second team to exercise their franchise tag when they designated rising FS Marcus Maye. Earlier this month, Denver had franchised FS Justin Simmons for a 2nd straight season. Teams officially have until the end of business Tuesday to designate players as either… Read More »
Pro day sched kicks off … This year’s pro day schedule gets underway later today with an on-campus workout at Kansas. And with the cancellation of this year’s scouting combine in Indianapolis because of the pandemic, the pro day workouts will take on added importance this year. Indeed, the pro days will literally be the only chance that… Read More »
Road to the draft still leads thru Indy … sort of … Even though this year’s scouting combine was cancelled because of the pandemic, the NFL powers that be have still released the list of 323 players that would have been invited to Indianapolis this year. Not surprisingly, the list includes a whopping 14 players from Ohio State,… Read More »
Big Kat transfer again … Former Auburn DE Big Kat Bryant announced earlier this week that he is transferring to Central Florida where he will be reunited with former AU head coach Gus Malzahn. The 6-5, 260-pound Bryant, a mid-to-late round prospect for the 2022 draft with 10 career sacks, had originally indicated that he was staying in… Read More »
Is a sea change in draft data on the way … Interesting article for those that haven’t seen it in which NFL.com’s lead draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah suggests that we could be as little as 2-3 years away from pro personnel departments replacing long-standard draft metrics such as the 40 times with in-game data provided by the GPS… Read More »
All-ACC CB Kendrick out at Clemson … Clemson CB Derion Kendrick, a late first round prospect for the 2022 draft has been dismissed from the program. Kendrick was a solid cover corner but had more than his share of disciplinary issues and suspensions that cost him three games last fall. In fact, league observers were more than a… Read More »
Clemson DE Foster retires … Veteran Clemson DE Justin Foster, who would have been a solid 3rd day prospect for the upcoming draft, has decided to give up football. Foster, who has congenital asthma and allergy issues, missed the 2020 season after contracting COVID-19 from which he still hasn’t fully recovered. Foster, though, has graduated and reportedly has… Read More »
To QB or not to QB … With Jacksonville about as committed to taking former Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence with the #1 pick in the 2021 draft – now just over two months away for those that keep track of these things – as is possible, the upcoming draft will really start with the NY Jets at the… Read More »
Eagles land pair of picks from Colts for QB Wentz … We were going to post a brief update on some of the QB rumblings around the league these days which was going to include the note that Philadelphia was having trouble moving QB Carson Wentz as it appeared that the only team interested was Indianapolis. In fact,… Read More »
Pigskin projects the picks … Long-time GBN readers will know that Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette doesn’t really like to do mock drafts. But every once in a while he gets the bug and he did this weekend posting his first projection of the year. And it wouldn’t be a Pigskin projection without some really interesting picks. Enjoy!
That’s a wrap: Final two opening round slots settled in Bucs’ Super win … Congratulations to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after winning the 2020 Super Bowl in a shocking rout of defending champion Kansas City. As a result, the Chiefs will have the 31st regular pick in every round, while the Buccaneers will have the… Read More »
Is next QB domino about to fall … There is a buzz about the NFL this Super Bowl eve that Philadelphia is on the verge of unloading veteran QB Carson Wentz. There are few specifics connected with the story, but it believed that if Wentz is going anywhere it will be to Indianapolis where he would be reunited… Read More »
Selection order updated to third round … The regular comp picks still have to be added, but here is the unofficial updated selection order for the first three rounds of the 2021 draft. Note the minority hiring compensatory picks have been included, but remain unnumbered as they will be slotted after the free agent signing comp picks. In… Read More »
