Factoid
Falling wide receivers
28 Apr
, 2024
Oregon star Troy Franklin (pictured) is one example, slipping to the Broncos in the fourth round...
Older receivers
27 Apr
, 2024
With older players, there’s the fear off the top that he’s got less football left...
Whither Aiyuk
26 Apr
, 2024
A.J. Brown and Amon-Ra St. Brown just signed massive extensions. Four years and $120 million for St. Brown, with $77 million guaranteed...
Brian Thomas
26 Apr
, 2024
Would have been nice to get an early pick this year, I guess, but it seems likely they picked the same player in Thomas they would have taken if they stayed put...
Hold That Tiger
25 Apr
, 2024
Alabama had two wide receivers go in the top 10 back in 2021 – Jaylen Waddle and DeVonta Smith. Ohio State the next year had two in the top 11 (Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave)...
Brenden Rice
25 Apr
, 2024
Back in 1996, Keyshawn Johnson was drafted No. 1 overall out of the school...
Travis Kelce
24 Apr
, 2024
While it’s easy to make a case against Kelce, it gets harder when you actually have to find someone else to put up in that No. 1 spot. T.J...
Brock Bowers
24 Apr
, 2024
Bowers was a beast in three seasons at Georgia, averaging 58 catches for 846 yards and 10 touchdowns...
Older rookies
22 Apr
, 2024
Bo Nix and Michael Penix are on the older side. Both will be 24 on opening day, and Jayden Daniels isn’t far behind. At the other end of the scale, we’ve got J.J...
Jaylen Wright
22 Apr
, 2024
Part of a committee backfield, he averaged just 142 carries the last two years, never really putting up huge numbers...
Second-round quarterbacks
21 Apr
, 2024
Indeed, quarterbacks selected just outside the first round -- say, the first 10 picks of the second -- have turned out a high percentage of good or great players in the last 30 years...
Miami Dolphins
19 Apr
, 2024
Miami had that weird run early last season, where defenses couldn’t seem to figure out what they were doing. Over a five-game span, they averaged 204 rushing yards, with 14 rushing touchdowns...
Diminishing value
18 Apr
, 2024
Looking back at the ‘90s and earlier, a running back would be selected in the top 10 of almost every draft...
New York Giants
17 Apr
, 2024
Teams outside the top 10 that are eyeballing quarterbacks – Broncos, Vikings, Raiders – could be either trying to trade above the Giants or perhaps trade with them.
New York signed Daniel Jones is...
LA Chargers
16 Apr
, 2024
More effective, anyway. Dissly has caught 84 percent of the passes thrown his way over the last five years...