Rob Rang NFL Draft Analyst Since the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars joined the NFL in 1993 and the league expanded to its current 32 teams, at least one traditional off-ball linebacker has been selected in the first round of every NFL draft but one — way back in 2011. Fast-forward 13 years and we may be on the verge …

The University of Florida football program announced on Wednesday that it will host the Kentucky Wildcats this year inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the annual homecoming game. The last time the Gators took on the ‘Cats in front of a homecoming crowd was in 2008 — a game in which the Orange and Blue throttled …

Every year, 14 of the NFL’s 32 teams make the playoffs. And on average, only about half of them return the following year. The other half are replaced, with something like six new contenders on an annual basis. It’s a true testament to the league’s parity, and perhaps the greatest argument for the existing salary cap, which requires all franchises …

The Stefon Diggs era in Buffalo has come to an end. The Bills finalized a blockbuster trade to send the four-time Pro Bowl receiver to the Houston Texans, the team announced on Wednesday. In exchange for Diggs, the Bills will receive a 2025 second-round pick (via Minnesota) while they will also send a 2024 sixth-rounder and a 2025 fifth-round pick …

A working group that includes university presidents and sports executives has its eyes set on a college football “super league” that it believes can save college football. According to The Athletic, members of “College Sports Tomorrow” (CST) have devised a plan which includes promotion and relegation, a playoff with no selection committee and a system that will take the place …

USATSI The Green Bay Packers rebuilt the franchise around  quarterback Jordan Love in the span of about a year thanks to general manager Brian Gutekunst pulling seven players who where either starters or rotational contributors as rookies in 2023. They were edge rusher Lukas Van Ness (13th overall pick), tight end Luke Musgrave (42nd overall pick), wide receiver Jayden Reed …

Veteran pass rusher Randy Gregory has joined the Buccaneers. The terms of the deal have now emerged. Per a source with knowledge of the term, it has a base value of $3 million with up to $2 million available in incentives. Of the base amount, $2.49 million is fully guaranteed. The deal has $510,000 in per-game active roster bonuses. The …

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t want his team to pick up where it left off last season. The Tigers won their last five games of 2023 to salvage a 9-4 campaign after a disappointing 4-4 start. The new season, which officially begins with the team’s annual spring game Saturday, represents a blank slate and a chance for Clemson to erase …

USATSI Stefon Diggs has his new NFL home, as the Buffalo Bills star was traded to the Houston Texans this week. After four consecutive Pro Bowl campaigns, Buffalo made the decision to send Diggs along with a 2024 sixth-round pick and 2025 fifth-rounder to Houston in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick. Diggs leaves Buffalo as the franchise’s fourth-leading receiver, …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman has thoughts on big upcoming commitments, key visits by top prospects and the top ACC quarterbacks next season. ***** MORE THREE-POINT STANCE: Upcoming commit wave, Ohio State, 2025 sleeper CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

Getty Images The Tennessee Titans have been active in free agency, signing running back Tony Pollard, wide receiver Calvin Ridley and trading for cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. Brian Callahan and Ran Carthon have certainly had a successful offseason, but real contenders are built through the draft. Tennessee still has holes to fill on the offensive line and on the defensive side …

With college basketball winding down, MLB Opening Day in the rearview mirror and The Masters still days away, attention is heating up on the NFL’s marquee offseason event. Let’s make our turn toward the NFL Draft. (Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports) You love mock drafts. So do we. Let’s do another one! Free agents have signed, big trades have been swung, and …

One of the best linebackers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of finalists down to a top 10. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers have made the list. Jaedon Harmon is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound, four-star linebacker from Rome, Georgia, where he plays for Rome High School. The Rome Wolves finished the season 11-2 with a loss to …

Prototypical Patriots: Size, speed matter for Wolf-tree tight ends originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston For a long time, putting together our Prototypical Patriots series was relatively self-explanatory. We had about two decades of drafts run by Bill Belichick to analyze what he preferred at certain positions. What were the physical or production-related thresholds he seemed to value at quarterback? …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are on a tear recruiting in the 2025 class and have recently landed in the top 10 of one of the top linebacker recruits in the country. Rome (Ga.) High School four-star Jaedon Harmon took to social media Wednesday to announce his top 10 schools, with Clemson making the cut. The Tigers look …