Blogging about the NFL Draft and the NFL Scouting Combine.
The following is a list of the 2006 college football major award winners: Heisman Memorial Trophy – Outstanding Player – Reggie Bush, RB, USC Walter Camp Award – Player of the Year Award – Reggie Bush, RB, USC Doak Walker Award – National Running Back Award – Reggie Bush, RB, USC Maxwell Award – Outstanding … Read more
The order of the 2006 Draft was announced today by the NFL. Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority. Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be … Read more
The NFL draft’s first day was full of wheeling and dealing and lots of surprises. Both elements are what have grown the Draft into such an exciting, much observed, phenomenon. With so called experts coming out of everywhere in the last few football seasons, the draft has become an entity unto itself outside of the … Read more
NFL fans would think that with the draft less than 48 hours away that perhaps the top of the selection board would be clearer. But that’s not the case. Conventional wisdom has the 49ers taking quarterback Alex Smith, but signing him to a contract seems to be a possible problem that the San Francisco don’t … Read more
With only days left until the start of the 2005 Draft, we have put the finishing touches on our defensive rankings. The deepest position on the defensive side of the ball comes from the defensive end spot. Leading the list of prospects is “Lights Out” Shawne Merriman from Maryland. He has played his way up … Read more
Adrian McPherson has accepted that he won’t be the first quarterback taken in this weekend’s NFL Draft but that doesn’t mean he is less of an NFL prospect. Ideally, he would be happy if his name is called on Saturday, the first day of the draft. McPherson enters the draft with more baggage than the … Read more
Edwards to go with #1 pick?: Based on the recent trend in the Draft, probably not. No wide receiver has been taken with the #1 pick since Keyshawn “Me-shawn” Johnson in 1996. However, in the last two drafts, 3 of the top 6 picks have been wide receivers. Make it a Big MAC: Akron QB … Read more
With the NFL Draft coming up this weekend, we have made our prognostications on the prospects. In the next couple of days we will be helping to get you ready as we narrow down the top prospects and match wits with all the “draft experts”. Today we will be highlighting the offense as we have … Read more
The 70th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting is just around the corner. The actual selection process will begin at 12:00 PM ET Saturday April 23rd and run until approximately 10:00 PM ET that evening (rounds one through three). For comparison’s sake, last year the first round consumed five hours and twenty-four minutes; the … Read more
With the NFL Draft drawing closer, all focus has shifted to the future. In other words, how can each team use its draft picks to better serve themselves in the years to come. The 2005 edition of the NFL Draft may be one of the most intriguing, despite the fact that others will say it … Read more