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 »
Best prospects in Mobile … It was by all accounts a miserable day on the first day of practices at the Senior Bowl in Mobile earlier today. And GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette was in the middle of it and hopes to be back presently with his initial observations from what he saw on the field. For… Read More »
Tide’s Smith passes, other notes from Senior Bowl weigh-in … The press was not invited to attend the player weigh-ins at the Senior Bowl in Mobile earlier because of concerns related to the pandemic. As a result, most observations had to be made from afar. And the most interesting tidbit out of today’s weigh-in session was the fact… Read More »
With the scouting combine pretty much cancelled and the pro day schedule almost certain to be limited this year, the Senior Bowl which gets underway tomorrow in Mobile takes on added importance in this year’s draft process. And this year’s Senior Bowl presents an interesting opportunity for the Giants in their draft prep. In particular, while WR and… Read More »
Gator QB Trask out of Senior Bowl … One of the players pro scouts wanted most to see at this week’s Senior Bowl was Florida QB Kyle Trask. They won’t get that chance, though, as Trask has been ruled out this week’s activities in Mobile because of an ankle injury. While its a disappointment for NFL scouts, its… Read More »
Bills will pick 30th … Buffalo threw an early scare into Kansas City when the Bills jumped out to an early 9-0 lead in this evening’s AFC final, but ultimately the Chiefs dominated the rest of the way on their way to a second straight Super Bowl appearance. And with the loss, Buffalo will end up with the… Read More »
Star game week set to KO … In normal times, we’d be in the midst of all-star season. However, in this year of the pandemic, it’s been reduced to all-star week with the only two games on this year – the Senior Bowl and the Hula Bowl – scheduled for later this week. The Senior Bowl will be… Read More »
Lions agree to explore Stafford trade; draft implications … In a story just breaking this evening, league sources are reporting that Detroit has agreed to explore trade opportunities for long-time starting QB Matt Stafford. According to the report, Stafford approached the team after the season end suggested that a trade might be in the interest of both parties.… Read More »
