Now that Louisiana's Billy Napier has been named HC of Florida, I'm told there's a very good chance cornerback Mekhi Garner follows him via transfer. The junior has been receiving 2nd round grades from scouts.
#FloridaGators
@GatorsFB
Sources tell me the Cincinnati Bengals are hoping to trade receiver John Ross and will field offers during the combine. We'll have more tonight during our podcast.
Denzel Mims/WR/
#Baylor
has been unstoppable this morning at the
#SeniorBowl
. They've resorted to holding Mims but he still catches everything. Big, athletic receiver
Rumor circulating from league insiders: Josh McDaniels refusal to take Indianapolis Colts job means Bill Belichick's retirement could be imminent and McDaniels slides into the HC spot for the Pats..
Linebacker Sione Takitaki of BYU, who had a great week of practice at the Shrine Game then played well on Saturday, is flying overnight and will be added to the
#SeniorBowl
roster. He will be participating in practice tomorrow.
In no particular order, here are the teams i really thought stood out the past three days;
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos
New England Patriots
Oakland Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins ( adding in Rosen)
Cornerback Jimmy Moreland of James Madison, one of the bigger combine snubs this year, timed 4.38 to 4.44 in the forty at pro day. Also had a 40 inch vertical jump.
Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jags, Cincinnati Bengals have TE coaches on hand at Colorado State pro-day. Titans have Director of Player Personnel Monti Ossenfort on hand. Trey McBride, TE1, ran forty in times which ranged from 4.52s to 4.61s, much faster than anyone expected
After speaking with multiple sources this weekend including those close to the team, the Carolina Panthers are targeting two quarterbacks in the draft- CJ Stroud/Ohio St & Anthony Richardson/UF. Debating whether they are willing to use the first pick of the draft on Richardson.
Oregon pro-day update: Kayvon Thibodeaux meeting with the New York Jets contingent this afternoon, scheduled for dinner tonight with the Baltimore Ravens. Heavy Detroit Lions presence for Thibodeaux at today's workout. More later on.
Sunday Combine Notes: Kliff Kingsbury telling people it’s a “done deal” the Cardinals will select Kyler Murray with the first pick of the draft. Plenty more here ->
Confirmed with multiple sources- the Eagles are setting the ground work for a potential move up from pick
#10
if they could get one of the pass rushers.
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Mekhi Becton Update- I'm told the offensive tackle looks great. Down to 355 pounds, lighter than his Combine weight, and working his butt off. The change in agencies and training facilities working wonders for Becton
I'm told scouts ranked Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert as the top NFL prospect from the senior class in meetings last month. Herbert received one of the highest grades attained by any senior from the past decade.
Tonight we’re having TE1
@mcbtrey
on Draft Insiders on the
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News YouTube channel!
@wingoz
and
@TonyPauline
will catch up with the young man as he is days away from the next step in a long journey to greatness!
@WassermanNFL
Javon Baker/WR/UCF has official 30 vistins set up with the
@Patriots
@HoustonTexans
&
@Chiefs
. Teams feel he can play right away and like his catching radius (32 1/4 inch arms)
Byron Murphy/DT/Texas, was the most physically impressive defender this morning during the
#NFLCombine
media session. I'm told he already has 25 official meetings here in Indy. Still hearing the
@Vikings
at 11.
The Vikings get an absolute steal in Wyatt Davis- the dominant OSU product who can line up in a zone or power gap system. Davis has great upside and will be a long time starter on Sunday.
Latest- The Cardinals are getting calls from teams who want to move to
#3
then take one of the offensive lineman. Did not hear which OT is being targeted.
Early word from Houston pro day: Ed Oliver- as fast as 4.71 seconds in the forty at 281 pounds. "Official" time likely to be 4.73s. Short shuttle timed as fast as 4.19s
Early results from Zaven Collins/LB/Tulsa pro day:
35 inch ver
10-2 broad
19 reps
Times as fast as 4.56s on stopwatches.
He was right around 6-feet-4-inches and 260 pounds coming into pro day.
Colts wanted to sign Preston Smith but were outbid by the Green Bay Packers. I'm told their bid for Smith was in the range of $12.5 million per year, slightly more than what they just gave to Justin Houston.
The violent tornado's that hit Ruston, La a little while ago has effected Jaylon Ferguson. While he was not physically injured, Ferguson is joining others in search & rescue for loved ones. Presently Ferguson & his agent have no ability to contact anyone- NFL teams be advised
I'm hearing a lot of good things on Sione Takitaki/LB/BYU off today's combine workout. Tested better than people thought and looked terrific in position drills. This was a prospect not even listed by scouts before the season and could now end up in day two of the draft.
Hiring Joe Douglas was far & away the best signing the NY Jets made in the off season. He's a terrific personnel/draft guy who deserves his share of credit for the Eagles success. My hope is the Jets let Joe Douglas be Joe Douglas. My fear is he's just a yes man for Adam Gase
Well the 2022 NFL Draft is over. After God knows how many hours of film, producing almost 1000 individual scouting reports, 6 consecutive days of Senior/Shrine practice, etc, time to finally light up this bad boy. Smoked ribs, chicken and homemade mac&cheese if you're around!!!
Note from
@oregonfootball
pro day- receiver Troy Franklin tipped the scale just under 184lbs, his natural playing weight & almost 8lbs more than the Combine. Franklin suffered with flu in the lead up to Combine and lost weight. Report from South Carolina and WMU pro day shortly
🤯
@TonyPauline
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I understand bowl games are tied into conferences but South Carolina (2-8), Houston (3-4), Tennessee (3-7) playing in bowl games and Army (9-2) not in a bowl game is disgraceful.
Two observations from the 1st quarter:
1- Justin Fields pass placement on the second drive was off the charts. Completed throws many QB's in the NFL struggle to make.
2- If Najee Harris is available at the top of round 2, the NY Jets would be insane to pass him up.
Syracuse running back Sean Tucker worked out today for the NY Jets, NY Giants, Bills and Cardinals. Vertical jump was 39 inches and 29 reps on the bench. No forty as he hasn't done much running past 6 weeks. Looked very quick in drills and caught the ball extremely well
I'm told Ryan Finley/QB/NC State looked tremendous in every aspect at the Manning Passing Camp last month. Finley is rated by most scouts as the top senior quarterback prospect in the nation- far ahead of Drew Lock/Missouri, the next QB on lists.
#NCState
#2019NFLDraft
Shaq Griffin/LB/Central Florida will be playing football in some capacity next fall- and the franchise and city he plays for will be better for it...love watching how much this guy loves playing football..
Early results from the pro-day workout of supplemental draft prospect Brandon Bryant/S/Mississippi State: About 20 teams on hand. Forty times ranged from the high 4.3's to low 4.4's. Five one-on-one meetings yesterday. More later.
Cincinnati Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack, who worked out Penei Sewell today at pro day, is telling people he came away very impressed with the big tackle. I'll have a wrap up article.
East practice day one from
@ShrineBowl
observations:
*Charleston Rambo/Miami could not be covered and caught everything
*Dallis Flowers/Pitt St looked really good
*Quentin Lake/UCLA made several nice plays
* Ellis Brooks/Penn St looked good. A real leader on the field.
Poor, poor reviews on Jalen Carter today from Georgia pro-day. Will have a report up much later after our show this afternoon with
@wingoz
&
@brettaverse
To update our story from Tuesday, Clemson coaches are telling people they reasonably confident all three defensive linemen, Christian Wilkins, Clelin Ferrell & Austin Bryant will return to Clemson this season
I have to disagree as this was not a big surprise. Winters has been mediocre at best. He never fit the Gase system or the athletic o-line Gase wants to put on the field. You cannot fault the Jets for this move.
A surprise release: Jets are cutting last season’s starting right guard Brian Winters, per source.
As a starting guard, Winters is not expected to be without a job very long.
While most of the league's GM's have long left the Senior Bowl, Mike Maccagnan of the NY Jets is still in Mobile collecting information on the players.
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Western Kentucky basketball player Carson Williams pro-day numbers:
6044/254lbs
38 vert
9-7 broad
18 bench
40- mid 4.7's with a bad hamstring.
Teams looking at him as a developmental TE or O-lineman.
Can confirm; the Green Bay Packers flew Jalen Thompson/S to their facility after yesterday's workout for medicals and interviews in preparation for tomorrow's supplemental draft.
Chase Young just announced he would not be lifting at the combine due to "own choice" then went on and said he would not lift during the Ohio State pro day. More later.
Brock Bowers did position drills today in front of a crowd which included tight end coaches from the
@nyjets
&
@Broncos
. Ran about 15 routes catching passes from Carson Beck and looked crisp. Also looked explosive in run blocking drills.
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I had been hearing for weeks the NY Giants are very interested in Nick Foles and it was a matter as to whether or not he was going to receive the franchise tag.
Early word on round two:
1- Cardinals looking hard at Byron Murphy/CB at pick 33
2- Jets trying to move into the top 10 picks of rnd 2. Told its for an edge rusher and not a center.
"I love the Packers selection of Kamal Martin in round five. He's a true run and chase linebacker who gives it his all and plays with a violent attitude." -
@TonyPauline
I have to chime in on this whole George Blanda trend. People forget Brady's diet is kale salad, plain greek yogurt and protein shakes. The diet for George Blanda? A few rounds of Scotch and a pack of smokes