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2020 NFL draft combine participants announced with usual surprise omissions

Illinois edge Oluwole Betiku Jr., Baylor defensive lineman Bravvion Roy and North Carolina safety Myles Dorn are among the players who did not receive invitations to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, while TCU had almost as many invitees (seven players) as Texas (4) and Texas A&M (4) combined. The NFL announced the list of participants…

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Steady OSU WR K.J. Hill rising up draft boards

K.J. Hill is the epitome of consistency. The fifth-year senior out of Ohio State had 18 receptions his redshirt freshman season, then had at least 56 receptions the next three seasons. He increased his touchdown total each year, going from one as a freshman to 10 this past season. And he caught at least one…

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Report: Scouts say Utah State QB Jordan Love is a Day 2 prospect who will likely go Day 1

Jordan Love has been in the news quite a bit since Utah State’s season ended. First, there was speculation that the redshirt junior would leave school as a graduate transfer. Then, after declaring for the 2020 NFL draft, there was an off-the-field incident. And Love was then very much under the microscope as he participated…

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Fanspeak Series: Veteran scout gives insight into the size of most teams’ NFL draft big boards

Note: What do teams say about the “best player available” vs. “biggest need” debate? How do they factor in injuries when evaluating players? How do teams put together their own big boards? This week, Fanspeak will answer those questions and more as we provide an insiders’ look into the player evaluation process with veteran NFL…

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Fanspeak Series: How teams use grading scales to set up their draft boards

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Fanspeak Series: How does extensive injury histories factor into the NFL draft evaluation process?

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Fanspeak Series: How do teams factor in injuries during the NFL draft evaluation process?

What do teams say about the “best player available” vs. “biggest need” debate? How do they factor in injuries when evaluating players? How do teams put together their own big boards? This week, a Fanspeak series will answer those questions and more as we provide an insiders’ look into the player evaluation process with veteran…

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NFL draft analyst: Don’t assume Carolina drafts a QB in Round 1

The Carolina Panthers are coming off a painful season. Franchise quarterback Cam Newton suffered a mild Linsfranc sprain in the team’s third preseason game, tried to play through it the first two games – only to make it worse – then sat the rest of the season. Enter second-year backup QB Kyle Allen, who was…

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One NFL draft analyst says Georgia’s Andrew Thomas has Pro Bowl potential, the other says the OT is slipping in rankings

Andrew Thomas of Georgia has been listed as the top offensive tackle in the 2020 NFL draft for so long by many draft analysts that it almost seems a given he’ll go top-5. Au contraire, says The Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller. From Miller’s latest Scouting Notebook: “The hype on Andrew Thomas, left tackle from Georgia, seems…

UPDATE: Scout says injuries had big impact on LSU safety Grant Delpit

Updated 2/1/2020 Another prominent NFL draft analyst has weighed in on LSU safety Grant Delpit. Matt Miller of the Bleacher Report says he now has Delpit going outside of the first round. From Miller's latest scouting notebook: "Delpit won the Thorpe Award this season — given annually to the best defensive back in college football…

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