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Trivia: May 2, 2024

What was the last year that only 25 players were selected in the first round of the draft? answer »

Factoid: Brock Bowers

Who’s in on Brock Bowers? He’s the latest of the great tight ends, but the immediate rate on those players hasn’t been all that good.  more »

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Andy Richardson: Mocking the Dynasty Rookie Draft

My main dynasty league holds its annual rookie draft this weekend. We've been doing it the week after the NFL Draft for about 15 years now. As an exercise, I like to predict how I think the three rounds might go, and I present it here.   more »

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Trivia: May 1, 2024

The Steelers used their third-round pick on wide receiver Roman Wilson out of Michigan. This creates the possibility that at some point this season Russell Wilson will throw a touchdown to Roman Wilson. Who was the last NFL quarterback to throw a touchdown to a teammate with the same last name? answer »

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Factoid: Rookie receivers

Eleven wide receivers were chosen in the first two rounds of the draft, and if form holds, a few of them will be putting up viable numbers as rookies. Teams are doing a better job of tapping into first-year pass catchers nowadays (perhaps because there’s more passing at the high school and college levels).   more »

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Factoid: Audric Estime

One of the interesting Day 3 picks (to me anyway) was Notre Dame running back Audric Estime. He's a 5-foot-11, 221-pound back who's got a pretty cool set of highlights, bursting through the line of scrimmage or flattening defenders. There's some potential for him in Denver.   more »

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Trivia: April 30, 2024

Alexander Mattison ran for 700 yards last season but didn’t run for a touchdown. (He scored 3 TDs, but they all came on pass plays.) Who was the last player to run for even more yards in a season with scoring a rushing touchdown? The player is active. answer »

Factoid: Keon Coleman

I like what Buffalo did in the draft. They double-traded down in the first round of the draft, picking up some extra picks, and they still got the receiver they wanted. Now they just have to develop him and hope he pans out.   more »

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Around the NFL: Ezekiel Elliott

So Dallas signed Ezekiel Elliott to a one-day contract yesterday so he can retire as a Cowboy -- hold on, I'm being told it's a one-year deal for 2024. I kid, but Elliott turns 29 years old this summer, and there's a lot of tread on his tires. Seems like a committee backfield coming up.   more »

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Trivia: April 29, 2024

Jalen McMillan was picked 92nd in the draft, after two other receivers from his college team had already been chosen (Rome Odunze, Ja’Lynn Polk). What two schools in the history of the draft have had three receivers picked even sooner? Looking at the 1988 and 2000 drafts. answer »

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Factoid: LA Chargers

The theory was that Jim Harbaugh would pick a bunch of his Michigan guys. Then the draft starts and … not so much.   more »

Factoid: Falling wide receivers

It was a strong class of wide receivers coming out of college, as evidenced by seven being selected in the first round. But the negative (for some players) is that the wealth of talent available probably factored into some guys falling out of the top 3 rounds.   more »

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Trivia: April 28, 2024

What team attempted the fewest passes last year? answer »

Factoid: Older receivers

Ricky Pearsall is an older receiver. If they 49ers open on Monday night this year, he’ll turn 24 before he plays in his first game as a pro. That’s considered a negative by some.   more »

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Around the NFL: Running backs, at last

It took 46 picks, but there were finally some running backs selected in the NFL Draft last night. I'm sure there's some teeth-gnashing about where they went, but most of the landing spots look pretty solid to me.   more »

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