49ers kicker Jake Moody could be a valuable asset to fantasy football managers coming off a rookie season where he led the league in extra point attempts. (Photo by Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports) Special to Yahoo Sports New year, the same anti-kicker sentiment rearing its head on social media. Many leagues around the globe still utilize kickers in seasonal …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Prospects hit the road again later this week for their final visits before the start of the season. The 2026 class will be a major point of emphasis for coaches during this stretch of visits. With that in mind, take a moment to get to know some of the 2026 prospects that we are particularly high on. RANKINGS …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter PHILADELPHIA — In an era where running backs have been almost universally devalued, the counterpoint has been out in San Francisco. Because when the 49ers traded for Christian McCaffrey in 2022 they instantly became an NFC power. And McCaffrey shook off years of struggles and revived his career. That’s the template Saquon Barkley and the …

2023 Stats Points per game: 17.9 (27th)Total yards per game: 304.3 (25th)Plays per game: 60.5 (26th)Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 31.9 (30th)Dropback EPA per play: -0.06 (25th)Rush attempts per game: 28.6 (9th)Rush EPA per play: -0.07 (12th) Coaching Staff Mike Tomlin returns for his 18th season with the Steelers and now carries the title as the NFL’s longest-tenured head …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will welcome a class of 2026 quarterback to Lincoln this weekend. Four-star prospect Jackson Taylor will be on the Lincoln campus on Friday, July 26. Taylor is a 6-foot-0, 170-pound quarterback for Thousand Oaks in Los  Angeles, CA. In 13 games last season, he threw for 2,598 yards with a 56% completion percentage. He threw for 29 …

Las Vegas Raiders general manager Tom Telesco moved to end speculation at the NFL scouting combine in February that star wide receiver Davante Adams might be on the trade block. “He’s a Raider,” Telesco said. Even so, that talk has continued about Adams’ future in Las Vegas — and it intensified to the point that his representatives tried to shut …

During the offseason, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that Russell Wilson has the “pole position” over Justin Fields when it came to who will be the starting quarterback in Week One of the regular season. The current status of the quarterback depth chart came up when Tomlin held a press conference from training camp on Wednesday, but anyone looking …

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS – NOVEMBER 11: Payton Thorne #1 of the Auburn Tigers runs through the tackle attempt for a touchdown in the first half against Lorando Johnson #1 of the Arkansas Razorback at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on November 11, 2023 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) There is just over one month until the college football …

Jalen Hurts got to the point faster than he gets into the end zone on a tush push. Before a reporter could finish the first question to Hurts on the first day of Philadelphia Eagles training camp about the franchise QB’s seemingly complicated dynamic with coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts cut him off: The bottom line, all is good between Hurts …

The Giants unveiled a change to their offensive line alignment at Wednesday’s practice, but it didn’t last long. After lining up at left guard throughout the team’s offseason program, free agent acquisition Jermaine Eluemunor was at right tackle as the Giants opened training camp. Evan Neal played in that spot last year, but he struggled with his performance and he’s …

A University of Oregon recruit has scheduled a visit to Nebraska’s campus this weekend. Isaiah Mozee is a four-star wide receiver for Lee Summit North High School in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Last season, he appeared in 11 games, making 74 receptions for 1,033 yards and 12 touchdowns. Mozee committed to the Oregon Ducks back in April. While the receiver is …

The Drake Maye Report: Rookie QB flashes big-time traits on Day 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Editor’s Note: After each training camp practice, Phil Perry will provide an in-depth breakdown of Drake Maye’s day — complete with the No. 3 overall pick’s snap counts, passing stats and the pros and cons from his performance — in The Drake …

UTEP football coach Scotty Walden’s first task in El Paso was to assemble his first staff, and like everything else surrounding Miner football, it’s almost entirely new and largely young. The 17 assistants are 100% new to UTEP, though 11 of them were with Walden at Austin Peay, part of the massive exodus from Clarksville, Tenn. to El Paso. UTEP …

The history of the NFL has seen teams come close to winning it all one year before coming back to finish the job the next season and it has seen teams come close before falling flat upon their return to the field. Lions head coach Dan Campbell wants his team to be in the former category. They led the 49ers …

Whether it’s the Cold Summer Cookout at Alabama, Big Cat Weekend at Auburn, Grille in the Ville at Florida, Seminole Showcase at Florida State, Bayou Splash at LSU, Notre Dame’s Grill and Chill, or Saturday Night Live at Oregon, it’s the last loaded weekend of visits on tap. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a look at 10 of …