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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 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 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 readingThe roster holes the Giants need to address with their six draft picks
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If only they were just a quarterback away. If that were the only glaring need for the New York Giants entering the 2024 NFL draft, they would make sure to address that position at all costs with their top pick. That is hardly the case. The Giants have needs at almost […]
Continue readingBroncos need more than quarterback help in the draft
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton has made it no secret that the team needs to improve its offense during the offseason. And as the Broncos grind through draft preparations, they have eight picks at their disposal. “Overall, collectively, starting with me, [the offense] wasn’t good enough,” is how Payton put it earlier […]
Continue readingRanking the top 10 coaches in college football for 2024
But after that, there was very little consensus. The only other coach to appear on all 10 ballots was new Alabama head man Kalen DeBoer, but his rankings ranged from second to 10th. Two coaches appeared on nine ballots: Utah’s Kyle Whittingham, whose rankings ranged from three second-place votes to two ninth places, and Florida […]
Continue readingDowdle? Elliott? A rookie? Who might lead Cowboys’ RBs in 2024?
FRISCO, Texas — Last season, Dallas Cowboys running backs combined for 1,425 yards and nine touchdowns on 370 carries. Tony Pollard took 252 of those carries along with 1,005 yards and six touchdowns with him to the Tennessee Titans as an unrestricted free agent. Re-signed to a one-year deal, Rico Dowdle is the Cowboys’ leading […]
Continue reading2024 NFL draft rankings: Scouts Inc.’s full board, grades
The 2024 NFL draft is approaching, with the first round slated for April 25 in Detroit. Rounds 2 and 3 will take place on April 26, and Rounds 4 through 7 are April 27. Who are the best prospects in the class? Scouts Inc. powers ESPN’s DraftCast rankings, and their board — assembled through draft […]
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Bucs, Mike Evans agree to 2-year, $52M contract, agent says
Evans, who was to enter free agency next week, now has a real chance to start and finish his career as a “Buc for life” in Tampa. Gilmore said the deal, which averages $26 million per season, is the largest for a wide receiver this old on his third contract. Bringing back Evans not only […]
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