Carson Wentz. Aaron Donald. Von Miller, Kyle Long. These are four of the best players at their positions but they also have two other things in common, they are all first round picks and were also participants in the annual Senior Bowl.
Read MoreEarlier in the year I listed my top 30 draft prospects after week 4 of the college football season and since then there have been some big storylines that have certainly changed the landscape of college football. Out of the various changes to my rankings, one thing remains the same.....
Read MoreEach year the NFL Draft brings about another group of outstanding young athletes who hope to become great NFL players, but while the draft is an exciting spectacle, there seems to be a growing sense of enjoyment in the speculation of connecting prospects to individual NFL teams. With nearly 3/4 of the NFL season in the books and the college football playoffs right around the corner, let's begin that speculation right now by connecting some prospects to NFL teams.
Read Moret wasn’t too long ago that USC QB Sam Darnold was garnered as the next top QB to enter the NFL Draft and after his impressive performance vs Penn State in the Rose Bowl, all eyes were on Darnold this season. Many individuals, myself included, ranked Darnold as the top QB entering college football this season and the consensus was that he would enter the enter in 2018. But over the last few weeks and months, there seems to be a growing sentiment that Darnold may in fact return to USC for another year.
Read MoreWe are 6 weeks into the NFL season and needless to say there are plenty of storylines to address but one storyline that is becoming more clear each week is how the draft order is shaping up for the 2018 NFL Draft.
Read MoreThe New York Giants are 0-5. The Los Angeles Chargers are 1-4. Two teams destined to make the playoffs this year yet are rudderless through the first 5 weeks of the season and it only seems to be continuing in that direction moving forward. Last year the Giants were one of the best teams in the league and entering this year were looking to make the same impact, if not more, after bring in WR Brandon Marshall and drafting TE Evan Engram but that is not the case. New York’s offense is lost right now and after the loss of WR Odell Beckham to injury along with injuries to Marshall and second year standout Sterling Shepard, QB Eli Manning may be looking down the barrel of a disastrous season that may result in a below .500 record or worse.
Read MoreThe NFL season is upon us! With week 1 starting underway, that means another year of college football scouting and determining the next class of NFL draft prospects from potential franchise changing players all the way to under the radar sleeper prospects.
Read MoreIn the NFL it is known that the most important position is QB and it’s not even close. Sure there are teams who win with a defensive juggernaut like the Seahawks or the Broncos, but if a team does not have at least a decent QB, playoff chances are slim to none. For the most part, QBs used to be bona-fide stars in college football who were projected into the NFL since their freshman or sophomore years like Andrew Luck at Stanford or Carson Palmer at USC. Teams handed these types of QBs the keys to the team in hopes they could re-vamp their franchises and so far, some have worked out for the better. But recently, history is beginning to depict a different type of QB taking the NFL Draft by storm and the movement has picked up steam over the last few years.
Read MoreDo teams tank in the NFL? Can teams tank in the NFL? Of course no team intentionally loses games because they could lose the interest of their fans, but how far are teams willing to go to find that next franchise changing player? Well it seems like the New York Jets are that team this year in full rebuild mode and it looks like they have their eyes set on a QB like Wyoming's Josh Allen or USC's Sam Darnold in the 2018 NFL Draft. The Jets will surely have competition for the pick with teams like the 49ers and Browns which is why they have started the rebuild process early.
Read MoreWell it seems like the draft trade rumors are beginning to heat up with a little over a week left until the NFL Draft descends upon the City of Brotherly love on April 27th. A few days ago, MMQB’s Peter King stated that a few teams drafting in the top 10 are looking to trade out of their spot in the top 10 including the 49ers, Bears and Jets. Even though draft trades have now become a common occurrence, what does this news say about the value in the top 10 this year? What can these teams except to get in return if they do indeed decide to trade their pick? Let’s first look at why these teams may want to trade out of their pick.
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