Every year in the NFL Draft, teams often are not able to pick the exact prospect they covet most early.  So that means plenty of analysis of marquee prospects falls on deaf ears for many fans. You know Marvin Harrison Jr. is a blast on film, right? But unless you’re a fan of a team picking the top five and …

When Justin Jefferson takes the field in 2024, he’s going to have a new quarterback throwing him passes for the first time in his NFL career.  Jefferson is going to have to build chemistry with this new quarterback, which might help explain why he’s slightly jealous of a certain quarterback-receiver tandem that definitely won’t have to work on their chemistry …

LEXINGTON — Kentucky hopes a player who was part of one of its national title teams can lead the program back to glory as its new coach. UK named Mark Pope, who played for coach Rick Pitino on Kentucky’s 1996 national championship squad, as its new coach. According to CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander, Pope’s contract with the Wildcats reportedly will be …

If there was ever a draft to be starting over at crucial offensive line positions like left tackle and center, which the Dallas Cowboys are after eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith signed with the New York Jets and Pro Bowl center Tyler Biadasz signed with the Washington Commanders, the 2024 NFL Draft is the one to do it. …

When Kellen Mond worked out for the 49ers earlier this week, he mentioned being familiar with San Francisco’s offense because Klint Kubiak was his offensive coordinator in his rookie year with Minnesota. As it turns out, Mond won’t be in the Bay Area to start the offseason program. But he will get reunited with Kubiak. The Saints announced on Friday …

The next “first” of the Kalen DeBoer era will occur on Saturday when Alabama football plays host to A-Day. DeBoer will coach in his first spring game with the Crimson Tide after Nick Saban took part in the annual spring game for 17 seasons as the coach. But Saban retired in January and handed the program over to DeBoer, who …

The Los Angeles Chargers currently hold nine picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, giving Jim Harbaugh the opportunity to help fulfill his prophecy that Michigan will break the record for most players selected from one school in a draft. Roman Wilson is bracing for his college coach to do just that. The Michigan wide receiver and draft prospect shared on …

“The offensive line, to me, is important,” new Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh said at the league’s annual meeting in Orlando back in March. “If I asked you the question of ‘what position group depends on no other position group to be good, but every other position group depends on them to be good, what position group is …

Apr. 12—COLUMBUS — While spring game scores do not matter much, the outcome of individual battles all over the field could go a long way toward determining how good Ohio State football can be in 2024. Head coach Ryan Day said more than 50,000 tickets had been sold by midweek, and those fans can expect to see an offense-defense scrimmage. …

Travis Kelce has spiked footballs and Lombardi trophies, but now he’s found a new reason to spike something. Prior to receiving his diploma from the University of Cincinnati, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end took a beer on stage, threw it back and then spiked it into the crowd. Kelce attended Cincinnati from 2008 to 2012. In 2022, he completed …

With the 2024 NFL Draft approaching, let’s take a look at each individual position’s rankings. Here are the top five linebackers. [Nate Tice’s NFL Draft top 100 big board ⊥ Top QBs ⊥ Top RBs ⊥ Top WRs ⊥ Top OL ⊥ Top Edges ⊥ Top IDL ⊥ Top CBs ⊥ Top Safeties] It’s not a great linebacker crop this …

There used to be a lot of prospects who saw their recruitment explode as their senior seasons got underway. That’s not as common now but rising seniors are still able to make waves during the offseason camp circuit. Check out these late bloomers from the Midwest region who have seen their recruitment pick up speed. THIS SERIES: Late bloomers on …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter When the Philadelphia Eagles made their Super Bowl run two years ago, their defense featured one of the best and toughest secondaries in the NFL. Then last year, their entire secondary seemed to fall apart. That’s why one of their top offseason priorities was to rebuild that secondary to what it once was. And it’s …

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Every NFL Draft has a wild card — a player who skyrockets up the board or plummets down.  There were rumors Malik Willis could be in play for the Lions with the second overall pick in 2022. Instead he went 86th overall. Will Levis slid to the second round last year. On the flip side, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance …