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NFL Draft Day Predictor 2024: Forecasting Round 1, QB picks
Let’s predict the 2024 NFL draft, probabilistically. That’s the job of ESPN’s Draft Day Predictor, our publicly available tool that uses expert mock drafts, Scouts Inc. grades and team needs to forecast pick probabilities for prospects in the upcoming draft. In other words, we can get a look at the range of selection outcomes for […]
Continue readingWhich top quarterback prospect is the best fit for the Giants?
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — There is little doubt the New York Giants would like to add a quarterback in next week’s draft. They may not be in total desperation mode to make it happen, but it is the preferred outcome. There is no other way to explain the time and resources the Giants have put […]
Continue reading2024 NFL draft: Patriots open to trade but want a QB at No. 3
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. QB at 3: The first round of the 2024 NFL draft kicks off on Thursday and Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf said late last week the team is “open for business” at pick No. 3 and will listen to […]
Continue readingNotre Dame, Riley Leonard set sights on CFP
In the 117 seasons of Notre Dame football, there have been 11 national titles, seven Heisman Trophy winners and 70 first-round NFL draft picks. It has inspired a blockbuster film, generational lore and fostered a national brand as strong as any in sports. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for firsts. But heading into […]
Continue readingInside Spencer Rattler’s tumultuous journey to the NFL draft
SPENCER RATTLER IS not done yet. He’s closing in on an hour for this afternoon’s throwing session, but he’s just sniffed out a challenge. The road to the NFL draft is a slog — the self-seriousness of the combine, the forensic analysis of testing numbers, the sheer quantity of questions asked and answered, then asked […]
Continue readingJim Harbaugh gets ’15-0′ tattoo to celebrate Michigan’s title
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh returned to Michigan on Saturday. To collect his championship rings and to make good on his promise to add some championship ink. Before Michigan’s spring game, Harbaugh got a “15-0” tattoo under a block M on his right arm, commemorating the Wolverines’ undefeated record on the way to the […]
Continue reading2024 NFL draft: Jeff Legwold ranks the top 100 prospects
Yet, five days before the draft kicks off, the mock drafts, rumor mill and desperation level at the position has brought the potential — again — for history. If five quarterbacks are selected among the top 12 picks this year, it will be just the second time since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 (1999 was […]
Continue readingFantasy football: Roster hole solutions in 2024 NFL draft
For the purposes of this exercise, we’ll assume that the quarterback voids in Chicago, Washington and New England will be filled by Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye with the first three picks. Current depth: Rico Dowdle, Deuce Vaughn, Malik Davis, Snoop Conner The solution: Select Jonathon Brooks with the 24th pick of the […]
Continue readingRed Sox’s Rafael Devers to get MRI; Tyler O’Neill to IL
The Boston Red Sox continue to battle injury woes, with third baseman Rafael Devers dealing with a bone bruise in his left knee and outfielder Tyler O’Neill going on the injury list after the two collided during Monday’s game. Devers, a two-time All-Star, underwent an MRI on Thursday. He left Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland […]
Continue reading2023 NFL mock draft with all trades: Deals for 32 first-round picks
So much of why trades occur has to do with the unique universe in which the draft exists. If the Cardinals decided to move on from quarterback Kyler Murray last offseason, they wouldn’t have traded the No. 3 overall pick to the Texans for edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. Which means the Texans might instead […]
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