Why 49ers players’ NFL Top 100 rankings are fair or unfair originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch “49ers Training Camp Live” with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 3 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app, YouTube and Facebook. Christian McCaffrey and Trent Williams are all but guaranteed to …

Jul 15, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; LSU head coach Brian Kelly speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports LSU’s 2025 recruiting class is one of the best in the country. Led by QB [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag], the Tigers have 16 blue-chip recruits according to On3’s Industry Rankings. After things slowed down a bit earlier in the summer, …

Justin Herbert will be in a boot for two weeks but is expected to be in the lineup for the regular-season opener. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Last season, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow hurt his calf early in training camp and even though he returned for Week 1, he probably wasn’t right until October. That’s not …

. The clock is ticking on the 2025 college football recruiting cycle and while a majority of prep prospects in the class have already made their commitments, there are still plenty who are searching for the right match. Among those is three-star defensive lineman [autotag]Joseph Mbatchou[/autotag], who is originally from Cameroon and plays high school ball for Loganville (Georgia) Grayson. …

Report: Patriots expected to sign Kellen Diesch for OL depth originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots are turning to the free agent pool for offensive line reinforcements. The Patriots are hosting Kellen Diesch for a workout and are expected to sign the 26-year-old offensive tackle, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported Friday morning. Diesch signed with the Miami …

Less than a month before the Georgia football season kicks off, four of the Bulldogs’ six home games are sold out. Single-game tickets for the two other games in Sanford Stadium are available for purchase by the general public. The school said in an email it sent out to fans on Friday that there are “ a limited inventory,” of …

In Judge Philip Gutierrez transferring $14.1 billion with the stroke of a pen, many around the NFL breathed a deep sigh of relief. The prospect of each team coming up with $440 million to satisfy the verdict would have had widespread ramifications. (And, obviously, it still could, if the plaintiffs prevail on appeal.) In the weeks after the $4.7 billion …

The Oregon Ducks’ 2024 recruiting class was signed, sealed, and delivered, going down in school history as the best that was ever put together in Eugene. And then another massive addition came. Following the conclusion of spring ball, former Alabama Crimson Tide freshman safety Peyton Woodyard entered the transfer portal. He did so with a “do not contact” tag, and …

Video Details Cowboys QB Dak Prescott says he has “a ton of confidence” in his ability to work out a new contract. Prescott, whose contract will cost the Cowboys $55.1 million against the cap in 2024, is currently set to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said last week that the team had …

The Seahawks can collectively breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to their quarterback. While Geno Smith has been out of practice for the last couple of days, he should be OK moving forward. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, testing on Smith’s knee and hip didn’t reveal anything significant and the quarterback should not miss any time. Seattle head coach …

Michigan State’s Ryan Eckley punts against Washington during the second quarter on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State football is starting to develop a bit of a reputation for having great punters. It helps when you go from Bryce Baringer to Ryan Eckley. Eckley seamlessly picked up where Baringer left off, impressing in his …

The NFL exhibition season opened Thursday with the Bears’ 21-17 victory over the Texans in the Hall of Fame Game. But, unfortunately for some bettors, the game ending before the clock struck 0:00 wasn’t a fun outcome. The game was called with 3:31 remaining in the third quarter because of bad weather. Once that happened, the question on people’s minds …

The Buccaneers officially ended guard Sua Opeta’s season on Friday. Opeta tore his ACL in practice on Tuesday night and the team has now placed him on injured reserve. Even if Opeta’s injury didn’t require the long recovery period needed after a ligament tear, he would be ineligible to return this year because he went on the list before the …

Oct 12, 2013; Madison, WI, USA; The Big Ten logo on the field at Camp Randall Stadium following the game between the Northwestern Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin won 35-6. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports With USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington set to join the Big Ten, an important question crossed everyone’s minds. That question was what would happen …

A lot will happen between now and the beginning of the NFL season on September 5. Rankings and ADP will fluctuate as more news comes out of training camp, and everything will change again as we get our first preseason game stats. So, this fantasy draft preparation piece isn’t going to tell you who you must draft at QB or …