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Happy NFL Draft Day! It is going to be a very busy day, evening, and overall weekend as every team in the National Football League looks to improve their roster with talent. If you have lived through a draft before you know that things can sometimes be intense. There is information flying left and right […]
The DraftBot is back, just in the nick of time, to provide its final mock draft of the 2026 draft cycle. We were lucky that it made it in time. I had to drive out to Amberly Airforce Base, west of Ipswich, in the wee small hours to unload it from the back of a […]
One of the most interesting questions inside league scouting circles is this, “How many true first-round graded players are there are in this class and who are they?” But in the case for the Rams, with little needs on their depth chart, their first round big board might only be 14 players long. Across league […]
Height: 5’11”Weight: 200–202 lbsAge: 22 2025 Production: 251 carries, 1,451 rushing yards (5.8 YPC), 12 rushing TDs; 46 receptions, 370 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs. Accolades: 2025 First-Team All-American (On3, CBSSports.com, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News)Second-Team All-American (Walter Camp, The Athletic)First-Team All-Big Ten Big Ten Running Back of the Year. Only Player in Program History to […]
It’s time for the NFL draft as the three-day event begins Thursday night. Today’s links post is a reminder of the goal of the draft —- to select as many high-quality players as possible. Of course, the Las Vegas Raiders have struggled to do so on a consistent basis for several years and it is […]
The Cleveland Browns only have to get it right two or three times on Day 1 of the 2026 NFL draft. A trade down with the Dallas Cowboys could give GM Andrew Berry an extra shot at making a great decision in the first round of this year’s draft, or the Browns could go into […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft just hours away, it's time for one final mock draft. In this 3-rounder, they land an elite player who fell right to them.
In a recent Groupthink, the Masthead was asked to predict our #1 draft pick for the Houston Texans. Since there are 11ty million mock drafts out there currently, including a few right here on Battle Red Blog, I went a different direction. My scenario was pure fantasy. Nick Caserio traded a few picks to jump […]
Newcastle United could face a major decision on Anthony Gordon this summer, with the club open to a sale if their valuation is met amid growing interest from Europe’s top clubs. The 25-year-old winger has attracted long-standing attention from Arsenal and Bayern Munich, while Liverpool was previously close to completing a transfer for the Magpies […]
Hello friends! The Mariners got back into the win column yesterday in a 5-4 walk-off victory over the A’s. The M’s enjoy an off-day today as they embark on a road trip to St. Louis and Minnesota. Busch Stadium is one of those parks I’ve always wanted to see in person, though I think Coors […]
The New England Patriots are coming off a Super Bowl berth, but that does not mean they can simply rest on their laurels. In fact, with a more challenging schedule awaiting and a target on their back now, the AFC champions will need to continue building a roster that just 12 months ago was considered […]
Last April, I wrote a similar piece, operating under the premise that Brad Holmes—the unpredictable, best-player-available, talent-evaluating wizard that he is—might veer from commonly mocked and reported projections at Pick No. 28. One of my “surprise” candidates ended up being the eventual selection in Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams. The goal then, as it […]
After 362 agonizing days of nothing but mocks and projections and desperate attempts to convince us that utterly underwhelming college QBs will be surefire top-10 picks… it’s once again time for our annual three-day celebration of 32 billion-dollar businesses coming together to fill out a spreadsheet. Happy draft day, y’all. The FTRS staff has internally […]
The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft kicks off tonight, April 23, at 8:00 pm ET. The Cleveland Browns are scheduled to have two first-round picks: No. 6 and No. 24 overall. What time will those picks take place? This year, there is a big change to the first round. Instead of 10 minutes […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is scheduled to start tonight at 7:00 (CT), and there are only eight minutes between first-round picks now. So if you’re planning on tuning in for the Chicago Bears’ selection at 25 overall, you should tune in at approximately 1o:20 p.m. (CT). That’s what the math says anyway. If the draft […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is finally here, and the New Orleans Saints currently have the 8th overall pick. We know for sure that the excitement begins tonight at 7 p.m. CT in Pittsburgh but with 7 teams currently scheduled to pick ahead of them, what we don’t know is what time the Saints will be on the clock. Every […]
The Tennessee Titans hold the fourth pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. In the past, teams have had 10 minutes to make their first round selection. This year, that number has been reduced to eight minutes. With the draft starting at 7 p.m Central, that means the Titans will make their selection around 7:32 p.m. […]
The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off tonight from Pittsburgh with the first round of the annual selection event. Friday will feature the second and third rounds, followed by rounds four through seven on Saturday. While all indications point to the Las Vegas Raiders selecting Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick, Ohio State […]
Wide receiver has been a popular selection in mock drafts for the San Francisco 49ers leading up to this week. EDGE rusher was the runner-up. Many believe those two positions are the leaders in the clubhouse for the Niners first two picks. Despite the news that Trent Williams and the team reached a historic resolution, […]
It’s finally draft week! The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off tonight in Pittsburgh. All of the speculation and buildup is coming to a head, as is the excitement surrounding how the Dallas Cowboys plan on utilizing their two first-round picks this year. While there are endless predictions of how this could play out, some of […]
Each new season of Major League Soccer brings forth the rise of new potential talents who could make an impact with the United States Men’s National Team. Often, these players will be receiving the opportunity on a club that is underperforming, whether stepping into a gap in the roster or being handed an intentional breakthrough. […]
We have final reached the first day of the 2026 NFL draft. Does anyone know what the Cleveland Browns will do? There are a lot of rumors and assumptions, but this year’s draft process has been different than any other in the last 10 years. Are there a lot of safe prospects? Could the Browns […]
The Indianapolis Colts are running late. They don’t have time to gather ingredients, preheat the oven, and let something bake. This is a franchise that feels it can win now. Whether you agree, bringing back Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce shows they feel last year’s meltdown was more of a supernatural disaster than a foreboding […]
In Today’s Links: the day has finally arrived. The day that most likely, our beloved Seattle Seahawks trade out of the first round and make us all wait until tomorrow to make their first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Last time the FO had this few picks, they kind of goofed. Although, I will […]