Can second-year first-rounder take a big jump in 2024? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season. 25. Brandon Graham24. Nakobe Dean23. Milton Williams22. Jake Elliott21. Nolan Smith The Eagles are going to need more from Nolan Smith …
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College Sports Wire picks Colorado’s top breakout candidate
Last week, College Sports Wire’s Patrick Conn named his top breakout candidate for every Big 12 football team, and wide receiver Will Sheppard was his pick for the Colorado Buffaloes. It’s hard to argue with the logic behind choosing Sheppard, as the wide receiver made many plays for the Vanderbilt Commodores over the past four years. Though Sheppard will still …
Read More »NFL history of the quarterback leap: Who made the jump in 2023, a look at every QB who has done it since 2000
The biggest question mark entering last year was Jordan Love. Would he continue the Packers’ run of MVP-caliber quarterbacks, settle in as an average starter or completely face plant. Sure enough, he took a leap to superstardom, culminating with a blowout win in Dallas in the postseason. Now he’s on the doorstep of a new contract that’ll surely pay him …
Read More »UNC football picks up prediction for three-star athlete
Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football program might be on the verge of picking up another commitment in the 2025 recruiting class. With UNC hosting three-star athlete Julien Horton for a visit this past weekend, the Tar Heels were hoping to pull the Maryland commit away from the Terrapins. And they may have just done that. On …
Read More »NFL offseason power rankings: No. 28 New York Giants try to regroup with Daniel Jones, Brian Daboll
The Giants are counting on coveted rookie receiver Malik Nabers unlocking the offense in 2024. (Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports) When the New York Giants made the playoffs at the end of the 2022 season, everyone celebrated. As they should have. It had been a long time since the Giants made the playoffs and even longer since they won a playoff game. …
Read More »Recruiting: State of Florida’s elite 2026 quarterback class making college choices, leaving state
Florida’s heralded 2026 high school quarterback class is quickly becoming the committed 2026 quarterback class. In the past three weeks, four of state’s top juniors have announced their college decisions and at least one more is expected to reveal his decision as soon as next month. “The big thing was just the fit,” said Cocoa quarterback Brady Hart, who committed …
Read More »NFL 2024 season – New York Giants team preview
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab discuss whether Daniel Jones can turn around the Giants and whether his play could cost HC Brian Daboll his job. View more Video Transcript Do you really want Daniel Jones to be the quarterback that has to save your job because I think that’s where the Giants are this year. If Brian Dable …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: June visits end as major camps spin up
Justin Garcia/Rivals.com The final weekend of official visits in June is in the books and a bunch of major camps are happening across the country, as the Recruiting Rumor Mill stays busy yet again: ***** MORE: Florida State lands commitment of five-star QB Brady Smigiel CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: …
Read More »PFT’s 2024 Pre-Camp Power Rankings
These rankings are not a prediction of how teams will finish the 2024 season. Instead, the following list is a snapshot of where the NFL’s teams currently are. (Will that stop people from interpreting these ranking as a prediction of how teams will finish the 2024 season? Nope.) 1. Chiefs: The two-time champs will stay kings of the NFL mountain, …
Read More »An in-state school in pursuit of Wisconsin class of 2025 commit Rukeem Stroud
Wisconsin class of 2025 commit Rukeem Stroud was offered by UCF on Saturday. Stroud committed to the Badgers back on June 2 following his official visit to the program. He did not take any other official visits after committing and has not been rumored to be searching for any other college fits. The offer is of note, however, given UCF’s …
Read More »2025 interior offensive lineman is leading favorite for Tennessee
2025 four-star interior offensive line prospect Douglas Utu is a favorite to commit to Tennessee, Steve Wiltfong at On3 predicts. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound interior offensive lineman is from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utu is ranked as the No. 67 prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 2 interior offensive lineman and No. …
Read More »Lions expect more from Brian Branch in Year 2
As a rookie last season, Lions cornerback Brian Branch made an immediate impact as a nickel cornerback. He started nine of the 15 games he played in, and was on the field for about three-quarters of the Lions’ defensive snaps. But this year, the Lions want more. Lions defensive assistant Jim O’Neil says Branch can get more playing time, and …
Read More »Class of 2025 corner projected to Nebraska
A top recruiting expert has projected a class of 2025 cornerback to commit to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bryson Webber is a four-star prospect from Ridge Point High School in Missouri City, Texas. In 2023, he finished the season with 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, and two interceptions. Webber is also an accomplished track and field athlete, running 10.56 100m …
Read More »Stanley Cup Final Game 7: Predictions for Oilers-Panthers
It has all come down to this. After the Florida Panthers opened up a 3-0 lead on the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, many believed the series to be all but over. Then Connor McDavid and his friends outscored the Panthers by a combined score of 18-5 en route to tying the series up at three games …
Read More »WNC high school football 2024: Mountain 7 bold predictions, top players and games
The start of the North Carolina high school football season is a little over a month away. The Asheville Citizen Times and Hendersonville Times-News are previewing the teams in the Western North Carolina area. Here is a look at the Mountain 7 3A Conference. Three bold predictions for 2024 Pisgah wins the Mountain 7 in first season under coach Ricky …
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