Tag: nfl
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Steals, Gems, and Values: The Best NFL Draft Pick from Every AFC Team
With the excitement of Draft weekend behind us, it is time to analyze each class and find my favorite pick made by every AFC team. This does not mean the best player they selected, obviously most of the best players went with teams’ first pick, but the majority of these players were great values that…
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Bengals Draft Day 2: The Case for Xavier Watts at 49
Xavier Watts is every Defensive Coordinator’s dream on the back end of a defense. His average size and speed kept him out of Round 1, but his football IQ, instincts, and ball skills make him a great value for whatever team drafts him in Round 2. Watts was an All-American Safety each of the past…
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Kelley Peter’s Round 1 NFL Mock Draft
We’ve officially made it. Draft Day! Over the next 3 days, teams will make or break their future… no pressure! Enjoy the craziness of the weekend, and try not to crash out too hard. In the words of Dak Prescott’s pre-snap cadence, “Yeahhhhhh HERE WE GOOOOOO…” This is the worst kept secret at the moment.…
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Alex Schubert’s 2025 Round 1 NFL Mock Draft
Author: Alex Schubert It’s NFL Draft time once again, so narratives and speculation will finally settle; that is, until it’s all said and done and Aaron Rodgers makes international headlines for Steelers related reasons that make Ben Roethlisberger seem palatable by comparison. The 2025 NFL Draft features several future NFL stars and so much uncertainty,…
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Kelley and Lou’s What “Wood” We Do 2 Round 2025 NFL Mock Draft
During this NFL Draft process hundreds, if not thousands, of Mock Drafts have been run, downloaded, and sent between the two of us. None of them will be correct, except for this one – because we are the GMs and this is what we would do. Fans, you know the rules by now, Kelley picks…
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The Bengals Love for 5-Star Prospects Continues with the 2025 NFL Draft: A List of All 25 5-Star Prospects and the Bengals Interest in Them
In the last 18 years (as far back as recruiting rankings are available on 247Sports) the Bengals have made 19 1st Round Picks. 15 of those picks were Top 300 4-star or better recruits. 8 of those 19 picks were 5-star recruits, including the last 3 Round 1 selections. In the Zac Taylor era, 4…
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Bengals 7 Round Mock Draft
It’s the best time of the year. Draft season! There is no better time to take a look at a full Bengals Mock Draft and see how things could play out. The Bengals front office is likely doing similar exercises currently in hopes of projecting how the board will fall and how to find the…
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Kelley Peter’s 2024 NFL Draft Top 5 Positional Rankings
For the second straight year, I am releasing my Top 5 Rankings by Position for the 2024 NFL Draft. This year, I wanted to get my initial rankings out earlier with the idea of tweaking them as I go. Much can change along the way as information comes to light on athletic testing, background, additional…
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