‘Horns RB Foreman flies at UT pro day … The focus of today’s pro day schedule was supposed to be on the state of Florida where Florida State and Florida had workouts scheduled. In fact, there were some notable performances at the two Florida schools, but in the end the story of the day may have been Texas… Read More »
More Clemson pro day notes … Still trying to get an accurate 40 time for big-time Clemson WR Mike Williams from today’s pro day. As noted earlier, the school announced a time of 4.49 for Williams, who did not run at the combine, while there were press later press reports that had Williams running anywhere from 4.53 to… Read More »
You want mocks! We got mocks!! … Actually we have seriously considered making the GBN a ‘mock free’ draft zone! Not that they are not fun to do. And not that they can provide a certain level on information. However, what we sense is that the vast majority of fans, and even most media, tend to completely misinterpret… Read More »
The simple answer is not much! They are fun to do! And what a good projection can do is provide some insight into what players are going to be available at different points in the draft. What no mock draft, even the very best ones, is going to tell you with any greater accuracy than that proverbial blind… Read More »
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Guess who’s coming to dinner … While the pro day workouts are the focus of the pre-draft process these days, teams are also starting to arrange on-site visits of prospects they would like to bring to their facilities. For the record, every team is allowed to bring in up to 30 out-of-town prospects for interviews and follow-up medical… Read More »
There is no way a 6-4, 224-pound safety should run under 4.5 but UConn’s Obi Melifonwu is a different dude and may just be having the best combine of any one this year. FTR Melifonwu who could actually get some looks as a CB ran a 4.46.
Did Garrett wrap up top pick? … That’s the question around the NFL this hour after Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett turned in one of the most athletic combines ever by a defensive lineman. Of course, its still up to Cleveland to make the pick, but Garrett certainly made it tough for the Browns to pass and take… Read More »
FTR that 4.22 John Ross time has been posted on the NFL.com website. Also note that Ohio State slash Curtis Samuel posted a blazing 4.31 just after Ross which would have been the headliner almost any other year.
A couple of notes for the upcoming workouts. Neither of WRs Mike Williams of Clemson nor Western Michigan’s, arguably the top two receivers in this year’s draft class, will run during tomorrow’s on-field drills. Williams has decided to opt out of running tomorrow and instead will do the 40 at the Tigers’ pro day on March 16. as… Read More »
Vikes win coin flip; Eagles pick 14th, Colts 15th … Minnesota won this afternoon’s coin flip to break a tie with Indianapolis for the 14-15 picks in the opening round of the 2017 draft. However, because Minnesota traded its #1 pic this year to Philadelphia for QB Sam Bradford, it will actually be Philadelphia will pick 14th this… Read More »
Thursday combine by the numbers … Maybe the most surprising thing about the data coming out of the scouting combine in Indianapolis this week is that there actually have been so few surprises. Same again today as the QBs, WRs and TEs were weighed and measured, while the offensive linemen did the bench press. Courtesy of Walter football… Read More »
Big uglies measure up … The scouting combine is fully underway in Indianapolis where the first group, including the offensive linemen and running backs are in the process of being weighed and measured. Unfortunately, the NFL combine people still haven’t gotten the message that these data should be widely available. Still, they do leak and Walter Football has… Read More »
The NFL’s annual scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis later today with 330 of the top prospects for the 2017 draft set to be poked, prodded and tested. And while the importance of the combine sometimes gets overstated, no question it is one of the key elements of the entire pre-draft process. How key? Last year, for example,… Read More »
Rams get good news in 3rd round with comp pick … Thanks to correspondent Scott R for the tip as another pick got juggled by yesterday’s announcement of the awarding of this year’s compensatory picks. As part of the 2016 draft trade with Tennessee in which the Rams moved up to the #1 pick overall and selected QB… Read More »
Comp pick comings and goings … With today’s announcement by the NFL of this year’s compensatory draft picks, we have been able to update the unofficial picks by team file. New England will get the 3rd round comp pick, the 103rd pick overall this year, which awarded to Cleveland to complete the deal for LB Jamie Collins between… Read More »
To QB or not to QB … With apologies to Will Shakespeare,we are in the midst of the silly season in the NFL between the Super Bowl and scouting combine which gets underway next week in Indianapolis. In fact, there are rumors of at least a couple of pretty big deals regarding QBs old and young around the… Read More »
Peaking ahead to the 2018 draft … Needless to say, it’s a little early to be saying much of anything definitive about the 2018 draft; heck, its still almost too early to be saying much definitive about the 2017 draft which is now just over two months away. However, for anyone considering any strategic draft concerns regarding this… Read More »
Needless to say, it’s a little early to be saying much of anything definitive about the 2018 draft; heck, its still almost too early to be saying much definitive about the 2017 draft which is now just over two months away. However, for anyone considering any strategic draft concerns regarding this year’s draft, it is certainly worth taking… Read More »
The operative word for the defensive linemen at the 2017 Senior Bowl game was potential. Certainly, there was no one on the DL in Saturday’s game that came anywhere near close to the kind of dominating performances turned out by guys like Aaron Donald and Ziggy Ansah in recent years. Perhaps the most intriguing defensive line prospect, particularly… Read More »
Any NFL team hoping to find a potential along the offensive line at this year’s Senior Bowl probably came away disappointed this week. That’s especially going to be the case for teams looking to upgrade at OT. UCLA’s Conor McDermott, for example, was arguably the best OT in this weeks’ Senior Bowl game, although even he ended up… Read More »
Gold stars: Temple LB Hassan Reddick Silver stars: Eastern Washington WR Cooper Kupp; UConn FS Obi Melifonwu; Ohio DE Tarell Basham; Notre Dame DT Ike Rochell; Alabama TE OJ Howard; UCLA DT Eddie Vanderdoes; Dan Diego State CB Damontae Kazee Bronze Stars: East Carolina WR Zay Jones; Michigan DT Chris Wormley; West Virginia CB Rasul Douglas; Michigan CB… Read More »
Another crisp North practice this afternoon under what looked like delightful weather conditions. And while a lot that went on simply confirmed what we saw yesterday – Temple LB Hassan Reddick just kept on making plays – there were several new observations. The North offensive line, for example, was better against the DL, at least in individual drills.… Read More »
Here are several observations made from today’s Senior Bowl TV coverage: The unequivocal star of the day was Temple LB Hassan Reddick. Reddick is somewhat undersized, but was simply unblockable in one-on-one pass pro drills; even more impressive, Reddick who played his entire career with a hand on the ground, was really sticky in pass coverage drills. There… Read More »
North team numbers South team numbers Small-school guys star at Senior Bowl weigh-in … Overall, the results from Tuesday morning’s measurement session at the Senior Bowl in Mobile weren’t particularly impressive. And the exclamation point on the whole business may be that the two guys who had NFL personnel people talking were players from small schools. Bucknell OT… Read More »
