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The Draft Wire
8h ago
It’s pretty well established that the top two quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft will be Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. In which order they go and how quickly they come off the board is still up in the air, but Sanders and Ward are the consensus top two in seemingly every mock draft projection as well as quarterback big boards.
The battle for quarterback No. 3, however…
What was a fairly narrow race for QB3 behind Sanders and Ward appears blown wide open. Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, Jaxson Dart from Ole Miss, Ohio State’s Will Howard and perhaps even another interloper have all moved into considera ..read more
The Draft Wire
2d ago
The 2024 NFL draft was absolutely loaded with defensive playmakers. On Thursday night at the NFL Honors, they handed out the Rookie of the Year Awards and had to choose among some very talented players.
On offense, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels won the away going away after having the best rookie season of all time. But on defense, it was more contested with four players getting first-place votes. In the end, Los Angeles Rams edge defender Jared Verse beat out teammate Braden Fiske and Lions cornerback Quinyon Mitchell to get the honor.
Here is how the voting broke down for ..read more
The Draft Wire
5d ago
The Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl weeks wrapped up the on-field portion of the action for the prospects ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. It was the last opportunity to see aspiring NFL players ahead of the workout and pro day circuit, which is headlined by the NFL Scouting Combine at the end of February.
Between the practices at North Texas and South Alabama and an abundance of catch-up work on game film evaluation, quite a bit has changed from the last big board update. The top remains pretty stable and will stay that way, barring anything unusual happening (injury, arrest, unexpected workout figu ..read more
The Draft Wire
6d ago
The Draft starts in Mobile. Such is the slogan of the Senior Bowl.
And for former Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard, the start of the Senior Bowl was also the start of what would ultimately be an immense rise in draft stock for him.
Leonard, coming off of an impressive showing the national title game against Ohio State in which the Fighting Irish came up just short, had a strong week near his hometown on Fairhope, Alabama.
That was capped off with the National vs. American contest on Saturday when Leonard completed six of his seven passing attempts for 54 yards, carrying the ball twice for ..read more
The Draft Wire
6d ago
The Reese’s Senior Bowl is the final opportunity to see NFL draft aspirants actually play football. The week of practices and interviews in Mobile, Alabama, is a perennial showcase for over 100 prospects to make one last impression on the 32 NFL teams and hundreds of draft media in attendance at the University of South Alabama.
In the actual Senior Bowl, the American team prevailed on the final play over the National team in a spirited contest. Now the draft progresses to workout season and pro days, which are far more choreographed and micromanaged than the actual football from all-star game ..read more