Paris Johnson declares for NFL draft Tackle Paris Johnson is making the jump to the NFL. Johnson announced on Tuesday that he will give up his remaining eligibility at Ohio State in order to enter this year’s draft pool. Johnson said in his announcement that he arrived in Columbus hoping to graduate from the school and make an All-American team before moving on and he accomplished both of those goals in the past year. Johnson moved from right guard to left tackle for his final collegiate season and his success at the spot will likely keep him on the outside of the line at the NFL level. Draft analysts rank Johnson at the top of this year’s offensive line prospects and he’s widely expected to be a first-round pick in April. Tuesday’s announcement officially puts him on the path to hearing his name called. PFT
Georgia Tight End Darnell Washington Declares For 2023 NFL Draft TCU Cornerback Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson Declares For 2023 NFL Draft
I’m curious how it plays out having the East-West and Senior Bowl played only 2 days apart. In the past a couple standouts from the east west game get a call up to the senior bowl to fill in for injuries, etc. But with only one day between the end of that game, and the Senior Bowl being played, they would not be able to practice whatsoever between events. Wondering how the organizers adjust.
Wild Card weekend ended on Monday with six more teams getting eliminated from the NFL playoffs. That means the NFL draft order is now set through pick No. 24, as the six eliminated teams will now turn their focus to the offseason. Here is a look at where the NFL draft order currently stands: 1. Bears 2. Texans 3. Cardinals 4. Colts 5. Seahawks (from Broncos) 6. Lions (from Rams) 7. Raiders 8. Falcons 9. Panthers 10. Eagles (from Saints) 11. Titans 12. Texans (from Browns) 13. Jets 14. Patriots 15. Packers 16. Commanders 17. Steelers 18. Lions 19. Buccaneers 20. Seahawks 21. Miami (forfeited) 22. Chargers 23. Ravens 24. Vikings The Dolphins forfeited their first-round pick as punishment for the NFL’s tampering investigation. As a result, there will only be 31 players taken in the first round this season instead of the usual 32, but the league denotes each team’s draft slot as part of the official order. The final eight picks will be determined when the remaining teams are eliminated from the playoffs. SI
What are your thoughts on depth this year. I see ILB and DT5 not being all that great past the top 80 players. CB and OT two highly coveted positions are loaded in all tiers. Bucky Brooks has OT1.OT2,OT3 all gone by pick 11 but CB1 doesn’t go until 16 then there’s a crazy run on them. Bryan Bresee his medical scares me I want healthy bodies in camp. Show me the carfax
Lots of rumours the Eagles go OT if they don't trade the pick. Makes sense. They need some immediate depth and a new RT soon.
Todd McShay: Texans will ‘do everything they can’ to trade up with Bears The Chicago Bears should have no shortage of trade partners for the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL draft. And it could come down to a bidding war between two AFC South rivals. Both the Houston Texans (No. 2) and Indianapolis Colts (No. 4) are in the market for a quarterback. And while the Colts feel like the best suitor for the Bears — in terms of compensation to move down three spots and still land a stud in the top four — don’t count of the Texans. Draft analyst Todd McShay believes Houston is prepared to throw their hat into the ring for the top spot in order to land their choice of quarterback — and Indianapolis is a big reason why. “I don’t think they (the Texans) will sit at two,” McShay said on the First Draft podcast with Mel Kiper and Field Yates, per NBC Sports Chicago. “I think they’ll do everything they can, and the Colts are going to be the driving reason.” Meanwhile, the Colts have been stuck in quarterback purgatory since Andrew Luck retired in 2019. They’ve tried out a number of aging veterans past their prime, including Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz and, most recently, Matt Ryan. Now, it seems like Indianapolis is looking to take a different route when it comes to finding a franchise quarterback. “The Colts are done with veteran quarterbacks who come in and just don’t fit the bill,” McShay said. In a potential battle between two division rivals, the Bears stand to benefit most. Especially if Chicago finds a way to trade back twice and still land a top prospect. BEARSWIRE
Stetson Bennett arrested for public intoxication Two-time national champion quarterback Stetson Bennett has landed in some legal trouble in Dallas. Police told WFAA that Bennett was arrested around 6 a.m. on Sunday for public intoxication. Officers responded to calls about a man banging on doors and encountered Bennett, although it’s not clear if he was the one doing the banging. Officers “determined he was intoxicated” and he was taken to a city detention center after being arrested. Bennett quarterbacked Georgia to the national championship the last two seasons and he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 2022. He threw for 4,127 yards and 27 touchdowns during his final collegiate season. While Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Will Levis are typically ranked as the top quarterbacks in this year’s class, Bennett’s success at Georgia positioned him to be selected later this year. PFT _____________ _____________________ Not very wise/smart.
My scouting is coming along now after 3 days on vacation. Did so many OTs yesterday. Started QBs today. My God, Will Levis! Interesting prospect. Has all the tools. Makes his share of bad decisions. Doesn’t mean he’ll get it, but I really think he should spend a year on the bench. Take a mentally tough GM to hand in that card in the top 10. I won’t be shocked if he slides out of top 10 honestly. Runs a pro-style offense. And makes quick decisions. Intriguing follow.
Having a vested interest this year i am watching the QBs with interest. I imagine Tim will do some writings which im looking forward to. I havent seen as much as most, but i do wonder if Levis will make a serious move up draft boards, especially if he has a good showing in the controlled environment of the combine and interviews well. He has the physical makeup and arm that it would not shock me to see him crack the top 3 after some team falls in love with the potential. Blake Bortles went #2 overall.....
The NFL released the list of players invited to the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. A total of 319 prospects have been invited to attend this year's event, which will take place in Indianapolis from February 28 through March 6. Here are the invitees, sorted by position. QUARTERBACKS Tyson Bagent, Shepherd Stetson Bennett, Georgia Malik Cunningham, Louisville Max Duggan, TCU Jake Haener, Fresno State Jaren Hall, BYU Hendon Hooker, Tennessee Will Levis, Kentucky Tanner McKee, Stanford Aidan O'Connell, Purdue Anthony Richardson, Florida C.J. Stroud, Ohio State Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA Clayton Tune, Houston Bryce Young, Alabama RUNNING BACKS Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh Devon Achane, Texas A&M Tank Bigsby, Auburn Chase Brown, Illinois Zach Charbonnet, UCLA Travis Dye, USC Tiyon Evans, Louisville Zach Evans, Mississippi Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama Eric Gray, Oklahoma Evan Hull, Northwestern Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota Roschon Johnson, Texas Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State DeWayne McBride, UAB Kenny McIntosh, Georgia Kendre Miller, TCU Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina Cam Peoples, Appalachian State Deneric Prince, Tulsa Bijan Robinson, Texas Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky Tyjae Spears, Tulane Tavion Thomas, Utah SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech Sean Tucker, Syracuse Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State WIDE RECEIVERS Jordan Addison, USC Ronnie Bell, Michigan Jake Bobo, UCLA Kayshon Boutte, LSU Jalen Brooks, South Carolina Jason Brownlee, Southern Mississippi Jacob Copeland, Maryland Jalen Cropper, Fresno State Derius Davis, TCU Tank Dell, Houston Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland Demario Douglas, Liberty Josh Downs, North Carolina Grant DuBose, Charlotte Zay Flowers, Boston College Bryce Ford-Wheaton, West Virginia Antoine Green, North Carolina Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas Malik Heath, Mississippi Elijah Higgins, Stanford Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee Andrei Iosivas, Princeton Kearis Jackson, Georgia Rakim Jarrett, Maryland Michael Jefferson, Louisiana Jaray Jenkins, LSU CJ Johnson, East Carolina Quentin Johnston, TCU Charlie Jones, Purdue Malik Knowles, Kansas State Matt Landers, Arkansas Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma Jonathan Mingo, Mississippi Puka Nacua, BYU Joseph Ngata, Clemson Trey Palmer, Nebraska A.T. Perry, Wake Forest Jayden Reed, Michigan State Rashee Rice, SMU Tyler Scott, Cincinnati Justin Shorter, Florida Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State Cedric Tillman, Tennessee Mitchell Tinsley, Penn State Tre Tucker, Cincinnati Parker Washington, Penn State Jalen Wayne, South Alabama Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia Michael Wilson, Stanford TIGHT ENDS Davis Allen, Clemson Payne Durham, Purdue Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State Dalton Kincaid, Utah Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion Sam LaPorta, Iowa Cameron Latu, Alabama Will Mallory, Miami Michael Mayer, Notre Dame Luke Musgrave, Oregon State Kyle Patterson, Air Force Luke Schoonmaker, Michigan Brenton Strange, Penn State Leonard Taylor, Cincinnati Travis Vokolek, Nebraska Darnell Washington, Georgia Blake Whiteheart, Wake Forest Josh Whyle, Cincinnati Brayden Willis, Oklahoma OFFENSIVE LINEMEN Alan Ali, TCU Jake Andrews, Troy Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon Steve Avila, TCU Henry Bainivalu, Washington TJ Bass, Oregon Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas Anthony Bradford, LSU Nick Broeker, Mississippi McClendon Curtis, Tennessee-Chattanooga Braeden Daniels, Utah Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff Alex Forsyth, Oregon Blake Freeland, BYU Jon Gaines II, UCLA Connor Galvin, Baylor Richard Gouraige, Florida Jovaughn Gwyn, South Carolina Anton Harrison, Oklahoma Ryan Hayes, Michigan Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State Broderick Jones, Georgia Dawand Jones, Ohio State Jaxson Kirkland, Washington Brent Laing, Minnesota-Duluth Tashawn Manning, Kentucky Cody Mauch, North Dakota State Warren McClendon, Georgia Jordan McFadden, Clemson Wanya Morris, Oklahoma John Ojukwu, Boise State Olu Oluwatimi, Michigan Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame Asim Richards, North Carolina Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota Juice Scruggs, Penn State Peter Skoronski, Northwestern Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan Tyler Steen, Alabama Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida Andrew Vorhees, USC Dalton Wagner, Arkansas Carter Warren, Pittsburgh Darnell Wright, Tennessee Luke Wypler, Ohio State
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern MJ Anderson, Iowa State Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State Habakkuk Baldonado, Pittsburgh Robert Beal Jr., Georgia Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin Bryan Bresee, Clemson Jalen Carter, Georgia Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina Keondre Coburn, Texas Brenton Cox, Florida DJ Dale, Alabama Gervon Dexter, Florida YaYa Diaby, Louisville Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice Viliami Fehoko Jr., San Jose State Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame Ali Gaye, LSU Nick Hampton, Appalachian State Zach Harrison, Ohio State KJ Henry, Clemson Dylan Horton, TCU Siaki Ika, Baylor Thomas Incoom, Central Michigan Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh Tyler Lacy, Oklahoma State Isaiah Land, Florida A&M Will McDonald IV, Iowa State Isaiah McGuire, Missouri Mike Morris, Michigan Caleb Murphy, Ferris State Myles Murphy, Clemson PJ Mustipher, Penn State Moro Ojomo, Texas Zacch Pickens, South Carolina Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan Jalen Redmond, Oklahoma Tavius Robinson, Mississippi Jaquelin Roy, LSU Nesta Jade Silvera, Arizona State Mazi Smith, Michigan Nolan Smith, Georgia Dante Stills, West Virginia Tuli Tuipulotu, USC Lukas Van Ness, Iowa Keion White, Georgia Tech Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech Colby Wooden, Auburn Byron Young, Alabama Byron Young, Tennessee Cameron Young, Mississippi State LINEBACKERS Yasir Abdullah, Louisville Will Anderson Jr., Alabama Jeremy Banks, Tennessee Micah Baskerville, LSU Jack Campbell, Iowa Andre Carter II, Army SirVocea Dennis, Pittsburgh Jalen Graham, Purdue Derick Hall, Auburn Daiyan Henley, Washington State Nick Herbig, Wisconsin Shaka Heyward, Duke DJ Johnson, Oregon Andre Jones Jr., Louisiana Cam Jones, Indiana Eku Leota, Auburn Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska Ventrell Miller, Florida Isaiah Moore, N.C. State BJ Ojulari, LSU Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt DeMarvion Overshown, Texas Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati Owen Pappoe, Auburn Lonnie Phelps, Kansas Drew Sanders, Arkansas Noah Sewell, Oregon Trenton Simpson, Clemson Noah Taylor, North Carolina Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama Tyrus Wheat, Mississippi State Dorian Williams, Tulane Dee Winters, TCU DEFENSIVE BACKS Alex Austin, Oregon State Deonte Banks, Maryland Jordan Battle, Alabama Jakorian Bennett, Maryland Mekhi Blackmon, USC Lance Boykin, Coastal Carolina Brian Branch, Alabama Julius Brents, Kansas State Myles Brooks, Louisiana Tech Cam Brown, Ohio State Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State Sydney Brown, Illinois Arquon Bush, Cincinnati Kei'Trel Clark, Louisville Chamarri Conner, Virginia Tech Trey Dean, Florida Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State Mekhi Garner, LSU Christian Gonzalez, Oregon DeMarcco Hellams, Alabama Ronnie Hickman Jr., Ohio State Brandon Hill, Pittsburgh Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU Jordan Howden, Minnesota Anthony Johnson, Iowa State Anthony Johnson Jr., Virginia Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M Jaylon Jones, Texas A&M Nic Jones, Ball State Tyreque Jones, Boise State Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama Jartavius Martin, Illinois Kaevon Merriweather, Iowa Cameron Mitchell, Northwestern Riley Moss, Iowa Gervarrius Owens, Houston Clark Phillips III, Utah Joey Porter Jr., Penn State Eli Ricks, Alabama Kelee Ringo, Georgia Jammie Robinson, Florida State Darius Rush, South Carolina Daniel Scott, Cal JL Skinner III, Boise State Cam Smith, South Carolina Christopher Smith II, Georgia Terell Smith, Minnesota Tyrique Stevenson, Miami Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State Rashad Torrence II, Florida Cory Trice Jr., Purdue DJ Turner II, Michigan Carrington Valentine, Kentucky Jay Ward, LSU Garrett Williams, Syracuse Devon Witherspoon, Illinois Rejzohn Wright, Oregon State SPECIALISTS Anders Carlson, K, Auburn Christopher Dunn, K, N.C. State Jake Moody, K, Michigan Jack Podlesny, K, Georgia B.T. Potter, K, Clemson Chad Ryland, K, Maryland Alex Ward, LS, UCF Bryce Baringer, P, Michigan State Paxton Brooks, P, Tennessee Adam Korsak, P, Rutgers Brad Robbins, P, Michigan Michael Turk, P, Oklahoma
I actually just watched Anthony Richardson today. As a Colts fan with a legit possibility to land him, gotta say, there’s a lot to like. Love the new coach hire for that too. Best runner from the QB spot since Lamar. This guy’s escapability and pocket awareness is pretty ridiculous. Arm is huge too. Has a lot to clean up with his footwork though. And needs to speed up his processing a bit. But he’s a natural weapon. Levis I agree. No thanks.
Jim Irsay May Have Given Away Colts’ Plan for No. 4 Pick in NFL Draft Jim Irsay did not mince words when he addressed the media on Tuesday, potentially leaking the Colts’ draft plans in the process. After introducing Indianapolis' new head coach Shane Steichen to the media, the Colts owner let slip that the team is intending to develop a young quarterback during the offseason. Irsay went as far as to compliment potential No. 1 pick and Alabama star Bryce Young, who could very well be one of the Colts’ targets with the No. 4 pick in the 2023 draft. Irsay’s loose-lipped approach to the press conference appeared to catch general manager Chris Ballard off guard, who likely would have preferred to keep Indy's cards closer to his chest. “Although the Alabama guy doesn’t look bad, I’ll tell ya,” Irsay said, via Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer. For the Colts to actually land Young in the draft, they’ll most likely need to trade up. Irsay isn’t doing himself any favors in future negotiations by openly expressing the team’s interest in the coveted quarterback. With draft season fully underway, Young and Ohio State star CJ Stroud have emerged as the top two quarterbacks in the draft and potentially the first two picks off the board. While the No. 4 pick isn’t anything to scoff at, Irsay just made it clear the Colts are looking for a quarterback—and that may have raised the price on a potential trade with a team like the Bears, who sit atop the order at No. 1. SI
Meh... As long as there are two trade partners, the price goes up. I'm pretty sure Chicago is sitting in a GREAT spot to maximize their trade potential. I will honestly be shocked if they don't trade down twice. The Texans will be taking one of the top two QBs, however, if they covet one over the other, they should be able to work a deal to get the #1 overall pick. It will most likely cost them #2 and #12, but if they have one QB over the other, that is pennies on the dollar to get they're guy. The #2 overall pick will still bring a kings ransom with two blue chip QBs in the same draft. Indianapolis might have to give up #4, #35 and (2) Future first rounders, to move into #1 overall. OR, let the Texans take their #1 choice and save one of the future firsts by moving up two spots into #2 overall, which will be more like #4, #35 and (1) future first. Any way you cut it, the Bears are going to end up with at least (3) first round picks + for the #1 overall pick, and only moving down 3 spots. Anyone other than the Texans and Colts, they will be getting MUCH more. Seattle will have similar options as the Colts, but they will have to sweeten their offer with an extra second rounder, imho. ANYONE else will be looking at losing a minimum of (3) future firsts as well as multiple 2nd rounders.
