Each year in the NFL Draft, there are a handful of prospects who make an impact in the draft including some who go higher than expected or some who fall past their projected spot. Here are 6 prospect who could do just that in 2018.
Read MoreCarson 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 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 MorePrior to the start of the college football season I posted my top 30 college football prospects for the 2018 NFL Draft (assuming they all declare for the draft) and with 4 weeks in the books, why not take a look at my updated rankings. Now before we get into how my rankings changed let me lay out some important observations I have made so far this season that affected my rankings.
Read MoreSAM DARNOLD | QB | USC
No QB in college football will have more attention and hype surrounding him than USC’s Sam Darnold. The sophomore sensation took over as a freshman and led the Trojans on a 9 game in streak including his Heisman worthy performance against Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Now as the full time starter at QB, Darnold looks to lead USC back into the national championship picture and if he can show the same flashes this season as he did back in 2016, Darnold may end up being the #1 overall pick come April.
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.
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