In 2014, James “Earl” Conner led the nation in broken tackles and scored an astonishing 26 touchdowns. He was the ACC Player of the Year and surpassed Tony Dorsett to set three Pitt records. One year later, Conner would find out his whole life was about to change and he would be no longer fighting […]
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for redshirt junior receiver Chad Hansen, Cal Golden Bears. WR-Chad Hansen, California 6’2” 205 lbs. This year’s receiver class has been described as wide, meaning that there are a
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Tabloids and pundits hailed Raekwon McMillan as the “best linebacker in the Big Ten” prior to the 2016 NCAA season. Since then the steam has cooled off on the former 5-star Buckeye. McMillan enters the draft as one fish in a large pool of defensive talent, but that doesn’t change the fact that he is
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DE Derek Barnett Tennessee 6’3 265 lbs My Thoughts I have heard a lot of hype the last couple weeks on Barnett. His name is discussed whenever someone brings up the top D-line prospects. I felt like I needed to take a deeper look. I honestly expected to be “wowed” while watching his tape. Don’t
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for junior running back Brian Hill, Wyoming Cowboys. RB-Brian Hill, Wyoming 6’1” 219 lbs. This year’s running back class has a lot of intriguing players, and one of those
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The NFL is always changing, and more and more, defenders are having to become more versatile. The linebacker position is not immune, from handling the A gap in the run game to taking the deep middle in Cover 2, linebackers need to have a vast skill set. Speedy, rangy, quick, smart, solid in coverage, and
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Tight end is one of the more challenging positions in fantasy football. Most NFL tight ends are wildly inconsistent. Despite the receiving ability of a lot of NFL TE’s, sometimes the matchup requires them to become blockers first and offensive weapons second. If you do happen to find a quality TE, especially in your dynasty
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior running back Joe Williams, Utah Utes. RB-Joe Williams, Utah 5’11” 205 lbs. This senior is unique as he quit on his football team during his senior season
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Currently, your fantasy teams are littered with Clemson wide receivers, with the likes of DeAndre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins, Martavis Bryant, Jaron Brown, Charone Peake, Adam Humphries, and soon to be Mike Williams plying their trade in the NFL. In another year we will be adding another name to this list, Deon Cain. Cain has been
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior defensive end Vidauntae “Taco” Charlton, Michigan Wolverines. DE-Vidauntae “Taco” Charlton Michigan, 6’6” 272 lbs. This former Columbus, Ohio high school basketball player made his dreams of playing
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Jerome Lane WR, Akron 6’3 220 2016 season stats: 62 Rec, 1018 Yards, 6 TDs Jerome Lane is going to be a big time value for a team in the upcoming draft. He has terrific body control and catching ability in traffic. His physicality allows him to win contested catches and box out defenders. He has
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for junior wideout Malachi Dupre, LSU Tigers. WR-Malachi Dupre, LSU 6’4” 195 lbs. This former high school state champion in the long, triple and high jumps had an abysmal
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While most of the dynasty fantasy football community gears up for NFL draft season by turning their focus to the incoming rookie class, the Devy team here at DFF has their attention on the college football landscape in our first Devy mock of the season. Hopefully, this mock helps guide Devy football players through their upcoming Devy
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AJ Hines, or as he was known in high school “Baby Gurley” (after former Georgia RB Todd Gurley) is only one year into college and is already looking like one of the best prospects to come out of the FCS in recent years. Initially recruited by the Richmond Spiders, but due to failing to reach
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior running back Matthew Dayes NC State Wolfpack. RB-Matthew Dayes NC State, 5’9” 203 lbs. The senior runner has plenty of tread on his tires with only a
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for redshirt sophomore defensive tackle/end Solomon Thomas, Stanford Cardinals. DT/DE-Solomon Thomas, Stanford 6’3” 273 lbs. This hybrid defender has been climbing many draft pundits mock drafts. He is
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for redshirt junior tight end Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech Hokies. TE-Bucky Hodges Virginia Tech, 6’7” 245 lbs. This athletic marvel is a converted dual-threat quarterback who only has three
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After an outstanding freshman year, Myles Gaskin finished 2016 with an impressive sophomore campaign. Many scouts were saying that in order for Gaskin to hold up at the college football level, he would need to gain weight and wouldn’t be “the guy” for a few years. Not only did he prove them wrong, but he
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Myles Garrett has been at the center of the NFL Draft world ever since the last pick of the 2016 Draft was made. He’s been hailed as the second coming of Von Miller, and the next Khalil Mack, need I say any more? Yes, yes I do, or this would be an extremely short
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There are hundreds of stories being told during the planning and anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Today we will be looking at a scouting report for senior safety Obi Melifonwu Connecticut Huskies. S-Obi Melifonwu, Connecticut 6’4” 219 lbs. Small school prospect Melifonwu has been rising up the rankings with a great week at the
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