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Why Browns could take a receiver in 2024 NFL draft
Sending a mere fifth-round pick to Dallas, Berry swiped away No. 1 wide receiver Amari Cooper from the cap-strapped Cowboys. That savvy move preempted the blockbuster trades for All-Pro receivers Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams, who both went for a multitude of picks days later. Cooper has since become the first Cleveland player to post […]
Continue readingNFL 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 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 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 […]
Continue readingRanking the top 10 pass catchers in college football for 2024
But that doesn’t mean there won’t be anyone left to catch the ball in the college game. Our list of the top 10 receivers in college football for the coming season, as determined by a poll of our reporters, includes five players who broke the 1,000-yard threshold in 2023, plus two players who missed significant […]
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Dolphins need better third receiving option
The Dolphins led the league in yards per game in 2023, on the strength of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receiver Tyreek Hill. But their passing game floundered down the stretch, in which they failed to crack 250 passing yards in six of their final eight games, including the playoffs. In part, Miami’s drop-off from the […]
Continue reading2024 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25
More Teams. More Games. Now that the college football season is over, ESPN names its way-too-early top 25 for the 2024 season. (1:56) The curtain fell on the four-team College Football Playoff in Houston on Monday night, and it more than delivered in its last season with two nail-biting semifinals that weren’t decided until the […]
Continue readingTristan H. Cockcroft’s fantasy football PPR rankings for 2024
More Teams. More Games. Tristan H. Cockcroft reviews Bijan Robinson‘s rookie season with the Falcons and explains why he’ll have a chance to be more productive next year. (1:02) Tristan H. Cockcroft’s 2024 fantasy football rankings will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect any changes as result of free agency, trades, the NFL draft […]
Continue readingMalik Nabers to leave LSU Tigers, enter NFL draft
More Teams. More Games. Jayden Daniels lofts a pass to Malik Nabers who corrals an incredible catch for LSU. (0:29) LSU receiver Malik Nabers, who led all FBS players in 2023 with 1,569 receiving yards, announced on social media Saturday that he is entering the NFL draft. The 6-foot, 200-pound Nabers had 14 touchdown catches […]
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