We 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 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 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 MoreCollege football is back! A time to sit back and watch the next group of young college stars take the field and as the season gets under way, this years class seems to have quite a bit of talent and potential. The obvious upside to this class is the group of QBs led by USC's Sam Darnold and UCLA's Josh Rosen. Outside of the QBs, there are some strong positional groups to keep an eye on including a myriad of edge rushers and defensive linemen headlined by Clemson standout Christian Wilkins.
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO 49ERs
The San Francisco 49ers bright in Kyle Shanahan to revamp their offense yet does not have his future QB on the roster. Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley are not solutions to their QB concerns and while rookie CJ Beathard has had a decent training camp, he is not their solution to the QB spot either. Whether it is through the draft or signing a top QB like Kirk Cousins, let is almost a guarantee San Francisco will be looking for a new QB come 2018.
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 MoreTarik Cohen | RB | Bears
In my last article, I mentioned Bears RB Tarik Cohen as someone who is lighting up training camp and that hype is continuing to show at Bears camp. Cohen is a small yet quick RB who flashes elements of RBs his size including Darren Sproles and should certainly be a good complementary RB behind power RB Jordan Howard.
Read MoreTop QBs look promising……so far
Even though its training camp and none of these QBs have started a game in the NFL, the top four projected QBs (Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, DeShaun Watson, DeShone Kizer) have all shown flashes of why they were drafted so highly in 2017. Besides Watson, the other three QBs are not expected to start this season but it is still good to see each of these rookies showing flashes, even if it is during training camp.
Read MoreEach year there are a hand full of NFL rookies who do are garnered as top prospects and yet seem to fail to live up to their hype in their rookie campaigns. In the 2016 season, some of the players who exceeded expectations include Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott and QB Dak Prescott, Bears RB Jordan Howard and Falcons S Keanu Neal and LB Deion Jones; but two rookies who were unable to have success rookie seasons were Rams QB Jared Goff and Broncos QB Paxton Lynch.
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