The Senior Bowl has been the best college football all-star game for quite a few years now. I was fortunate enough to go to the Mobile, Alabama event in 2014 and 2015. Former NFL GM Phil Savage invites willing college seniors and other draft eligible players to participate in this event. Some of the most […]
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Today we finish up our latest mock. As always, I’ve listed the drafter’s twitter handle next to their pick so go ahead and let them know what you think of their drafting ability! Round 4 4.01 Budda Baker, DB, Washington @pacificscouting Baker is an absolute playmaker. He’s always around the ball every play. Baker can
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As you may have noticed, we here at DFF have an affinity for mock drafts. In our ongoing quest to provide you with all the assistance you could ever need, no matter the format of your league, we proudly present our 12 Team 7 Round Superflex IDP Rookie Mock Draft. Today we’ll tackle Rounds 1-3 and
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There are guys who play football and there are football players, Budda Baker is a football player. Baker was a Day one starter at the University of Washington, starting 40 of 41 games in the three seasons he was there. Baker recorded 199 tackles, 4 sacks, and 5 interceptions. Before studying Baker I knew of
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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 edge rusher Dawuane Smoot, Illinois Fighting Illini. DE Dawuane Smoot, Illinois 6’3” 265 lbs. At the start of the 2016 season, many scouts had been quite impressed
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There are all types of tight ends in today’s NFL. Tight ends can be some of the most versatile players as they can be anything from primary on the line blockers, to slot and split end receivers. You don’t need one tight end to fill all of those roles, but it sure is nice. You need
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I’ve watched the Shrine Game for years, but I have to say this year I was even more pumped than usual to watch after the ball was kicked off. I intended to Tweet about players as I was watching live. I did this, and after a couple Tweets, one about Alabama WR Gehrig Dieter, I
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For the 100+ players who accepted their Senior Bowl invite, this week is the first of several huge job interviews. Everything these players do this week – both on and off the field – will be examined and scrutinized. The entire NFL community will be represented in Mobile and every team in attendance will be
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Who is the 1.01 in the 2017 Rookie Draft? Every dynasty league owner knows that if they have the first pick in the rookie draft they have a big decision to make. Having the first overall rookie pick is bittersweet. Not only does it mean that you were unsuccessful in your league, but it also
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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 senior wide out Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Eagles. WR-Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington 6’1” 198 lbs. Kupp is a unique prospect for a few reasons. His grandfather played
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Today we’ll finish Rookie Mock 2.0. It truly is amazing how deep this draft class is, there are multiple players who in no way shape or form have dropped to these rounds last year. But thankfully for us, the depth is such that we should be able to uncover gems all the way through the
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The East/West Shrine Game has entered its 92nd year with a rich tradition. Several college hopefuls began their road to the NFL from this springboard: Tom Brady, Brett Favre, John Elway, Pat Tillman, Walter Payton, and Jeff Saturday to just name a few. Because I’m a high school football coach and educator by trade, I
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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 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Cardinals. RB-Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 6’ 202 lbs. The most talented son of former Bronco receiver, Ed McCaffrey, only made one controversial move:
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After our 1st rookie mock draft, way back in December 2016, a few things have changed. Namely Nick Chubb and Courtland Sutton (breaking my devy writers collective hearts) decided to forego the draft and go back for one more season of college ball. Now that we definitively know who will be joining the league next
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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 controversial redshirt sophomore running back Joe Mixon, Oklahoma Sooners. RB-Joe Mixon, Oklahoma 6’1” 226 lbs. Let’s discuss the elephant in the room. In 2014, Mixon struck 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 junior wide out Chris Godwin, Penn State Nittany Lions. WR-Chris Godwin, Penn State 6’1” 208 lbs. The former Nittany Lion receiver certainly made a huge splash with his 2017
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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 running back Alvin Kamara from the Tennessee Volunteers. RB – Alvin Kamara, Tennessee, 5’10” 215 lbs. Kamara was a two-year contributor for the Volunteers. He was
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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 edge rusher Takkarist McKinley, UCLA Bruins. DE/OLB-Takkarist McKinley, UCLA 6’2” 265 lbs. This former high school track star (his Twitter account stated he was aiming for
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This year in leagues all over, we saw a trendy new draft strategy emerge known as “Zero RB.” It was, in my humble opinion, a slight overreaction to what was a down year for the position in 2015. It wasn’t unfounded by any means. It was, after all, a year that saw only seven running
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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 running back Aaron Jones, Texas El-Paso (UTEP) Miners. RB-Aaron Jones, Texas-El Paso 5’ 10” 215 lbs. Jones is a three year starter whose 2015 season was shortened to
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