Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted January 3, 2009 The world famous annual collection (and occasional reviews) of the best free NFL draft information on the net. I don't include a site if most of their draft content is premium (e.g. ESPN). The first post has general links and resources. The second has unclassmen declared. The third has all-star game coverage. The fourth has Combine and Pro Day/individual workout coverage. NFL DRAFT LINKS FFToday.com Tony Nowak - 2009 RB Draft Class: Combine Primer Tony Nowak - 2009 RB Draft Class: Spring Preview Antonio D'Arcangelis - Mock Draft: Version 1 Antonio D'Arcangelis - Mock Draft: Version 2 Draft Tracker Draft websites NFL.com Draft Central Draft information on the NFL’s official website. The Combine updates and Pro Day tracking by Gil Brandt are one of the best annual features. Mike Mayock has his top five at each position. Lots of analysis and usually profiles, although they aren't ready yet (dead link). Draftguys Premier ff draftniks Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom began this site a couple years ago and dropped "nfl" from the front of the site name this year. The layout/navigation is updated for 2009 and the content is fantastic, as well as updated recently. NFL Draft Scout - while the best content on this site is pay, there is enough free for me to list here, including a frequently-updated player news wire and rankings (profiles are pay). NFL Draft Countdown For one-stop shopping of NFL draft information, Scott Wright has one of the better independent free draft websites. Nice layout, easy navigation, solid ranking, decent profiles, and Scott produces one of the better mocks every year. Also has a good blog. Sports Illustrated Draft Central - not up yet SI.com has been the best in class of the big box brands, and continues to be free. Their ranking (link by position) are typically excellent and include video clips. Look for Tony Pauline stories (click here), he is one of the best guys out there covering NFL prospects and the draft. TFY Draft - Tony Pauline's site NFL Draft Bible - John Murphy, one of the better draft experts out there, appears to have left Yahoo! and is affiliated with this site, so it becomes worth visiting for that. National Football Post - hot new addition launched by a collection of former scouts, execs, and players. Draft Daddy First turned on to this site for their undrafted free agent coverage, but they have all kinds of solid draft content. By far the best feature is their blog, the best one out there for a constant stream of draft info. Football's Future One of the more improved sites the last couple of years. Originally known for their mock draft links, they also have comprehensive and original profiles and team needs analysis.- Rankings and prospect profiles New Era Scouting Bloom turned me on to this site and I was an instant fan. Solid rankings, in-depth profiles with original content (still growing) and some other good stuff. Dallas News NFL Draft Home - featuring Rick Gosselin, one of the most respected newspaper draftniks. Gosselin rankings - Gosselin archive - Dallas Morning News college football blog Great Blue North Draft Report Best feature of Canuck Colin Lindsey’s site is the running news updates on the main page. Another nice feature is the frequently updated Junior Scoreboard, tracking the status of underclassmen. Pro Football Weekly NFL Draft Home Nolan Nawrocki and this site grew on me for the first time last year since the Joel Buschbaum days. Free content is a little more robust. NOTE: also prospect talk in the College Notes and College Football Extras sections. CBS Draft Home - improved a bit this year as they have more content from NFLDraftScout.com. Rivals.com NFL Draft home - some great free articles and all-star coverage. Frank Coyle, who I'm not the biggest fan of, is the main contributor to the rankings, though. ScoutNFLExperts.com - part of Scout.com network. In-depth stuff and profiles are not free, but rankings and enough good articles are. Fox Sports is partnered with Scout.com, so most is pay, but their partnership with CFN.scout.com is free and in Pete Fiutak's articles you can find draft content. War Room Report hR mock draft links - Nice compilation of mocks, bills themselves as the largest such resource on the net. Consensus Draft Services Maximum Draft blog NFLfans.com (formerly The Draft Exchange) Quirky site whose brutally crowded layout is a sensory overload. Look on the left for prospect rankings and profiles. Forums seem to find some unique and hard-to-find information, especially during the Combine and workouts. Fantasy Football Toolbox Draft Index Busy site with a lot of adds and occasional pop-ups, but a lot of content, especially mock drafts from their writers and around the net. Rankings with a lot of profiles, but some lacking content and/or out-of-date. KFFL Draft Central WalterFootball.com - decent new edition, not too in-depth, but solid rankings and quick bios for 2008 and 2009. The Z Report - Houston Chronicle blog - Chronicle draft/ff blog writer Lance Zierlein has sporadic, Texan-focused coverage. AOL Fanhouse NFL prospect blog entries - AOL blogs filed under 'NFL prospects' keyword AOL Fanhouse NFL Draft blog entries - AOL blogs filed under 'NFL draft' keyword Draftboard Insider - mostly a blog w/good Senior Bowl coverage and some other basics. NFL Draft Dog - started in 2008, pretty basic. The NFL Draft Site - blog with some pretty basic stuff. Houston Texans 2009 Draft Central - good coverage for a team site, but obvious focus on Texans. About.com NFL Draft home - hit or miss quality, as you know if used about.com to ever find any kind of info. theHogs.net Draft Section Washington fan site isn't Redskin-centric with their draft information, but has little other than a news wire and promise of Combine coverage. Not updated for 2009 yet. Football.com and Draft Stock Two D.J. Boyer vehicles which mean mediocre quality and sporadic updates. Allen Trieu appears no longer involved with football.com, so that doesn't help. Sportsnutz.com - mediocre rankings and content. "Team Needs" section was once good, but they haven't done it since 2006. Draft news ProSportsDaily.com NFL Draft News Google news on NFL Draft Profootballtalk.com Rumor Mill - infamous rumor mill has been known to break stories before the mainstream media. This is all NFL news, but I've found interesting draft stuff on here too. COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS College Football News.com I'm rather disappointed collegefootballnews.com mergered with scout.com (now cfn.scout.com). The content is more or less the same, the best college football website on the net. However, the layout suffers from merging with the crowded scout.com format, as well as their pop-ups. Although almost all the content remains free, scout.com is fee-driven, so we could be losing another great free site soon. Look for articles by Pete Fiutak who covers draft stuff there. College Sports TV (CSTV) USA Today conference reports TSN D-IA Coverage TSN D-IAA Coverage College Sporting News (CSN) Top D-IAA football website. The former I-AA.org merged with them. D2football.com One of the top websites covering NCAA Division II football reviews some dark horses. Pro hopefuls is their preseason review of top DII NFL prospects. RESOURCES DraftHistory.com NFL.com Draft History CBSSportsline.com Draft History Wikipedia entry for NFL Draft Official NCAA football statistics (all divisions) 2009 traded draft picks (courtesy of Draft Insiders' Digest) 2009 free agents (courtesy of The Red Zone) 2009 free agents (courtesy of Football's Future) Official site of NFL Combine THR Mock Draft scores (2008 ranking, obviously) 2008 NFL Draft Links thread 2007 NFL Draft Links thread 2006 NFL Draft Links thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted January 3, 2009 UNDERCLASSMEN Dealine for underclassmen to apply - January 15th (then 72 hours to withdraw). ESPN Todd McShay Preview (update) ESPN Todd McShay Preview SI Tony Pauline Preview Scout.com Review Rivals.com Review WalterFootball Review CFN Review College Fantasy Football Insider Review NFL.com List Draft early entries (46 - juniors, unless otherwise indicated) QB (4) - Mark Sanchez, USC; Matthew Stafford, GA; Josh Freeman, KSU; Nate Davis, Ball State RB (8) - Knowshon Moreno, GA**; Chris Wells, OSU; LeSean McCoy, Pitt**; Shonn Greene, Iowa; Donald Brown, UConn; P.J. Hill, UW; Glen Coffee, AL; Mike Goodson, TAMU WR (10) - Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech**; Percy Harvin, FLA; Jeremy Maclin, Mizzou**; Kenny Britt, Rutgers; Hakeem Nicks, UNC; Darrius Heyward-Bey, MD; Kevin Ogletree, VA; Jeremy Childs, Boise State; Brian Hartline, OSU; Andrew Means, Indiana TE (6) - Jared Cook, South Carolina; Andrew Davie, Arkansas; James Casey, Rice**; Cameron Morrah, Cal; Carson Butler, Michigan; Richard Quinn, UNC OL (3) - Andre Smith, Alabama; Eben Britton, AZ; Greg Isdaner. WVU DL (6) - Aaron Maybin, PSU**; Brandon Williams, Texas Tech; Everette Brown, FSU; Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; Maurice Evans, PSU DB (9) - Vontae Davis, Illinois; Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina; Emanuel Cook, South Carolina; D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt; Jerraud Powers, Auburn; Sean Smith, Utah; Asher Allen, GA; Donald Washington, OSU; Jairus Byrd, Oregon ** - Sophomore Gerald McRath, So. Miss - not included b/c he graduated five years ago Austin Collie, BYU - not included b/c he graduated five years ago Paul Kruger, Utah - not uncluded b/c he graduated five years ago Anthony Reddick, DB Miami - not included b/c he graduated five years ago Chris Baker, Hampton (FCS) - reported, but not on NFL list T.J. Williams, WR Valdosta State (DII) - reported on some lists, but not included - must be a senior b/c he participated in Shrine Game James Williams, So. Connecticut State (DII) - reported on some lists, but not included Brandon Mason, Stony Brook (FCS) - reported on some lists, but not included Eric Norwood, LB South Carolina - reversed early announcement he was declaring and will return Brandon LaFell, WR LSU - reversed initial decision he was declaring and will return Myron Rolle, DB FSU - headed to Oxford on Rhodes Scholarship, will enter 2010 draft Yahoo Tracker NFL Draft Bible Tracker CBSSportsline Tracker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted January 3, 2009 ALL-STAR GAMES Senior Bowl Saturday, 1/24/09 5pm EST - NFL Network Official website ESPN Box Score NFL.com Senior Bowl coverage NFL Network coverage schedule TFY Draft (Pauline) coverage SI (Pauline) Game Review SI (Pauline) Risers & Sliders SI (Pauline) Day 3 report SI (Pauline) Day 2 report SI (Pauline) Day 1 report AL.com coverage and Mobile Register (AL) stories GBN report PFW coverage NFL Draft Countdown Senior Bowl HQ - must change text size to largest on IE DraftBoardInsider Practice Blog PFW Blog Southern Pigskin Review Google news search on "Senior Bowl" Draftguys coverage (Sigmund Bloom and Cecil Lammey - also check out their podcast, which has Senior Bowl reports) Day 3 North practice Day 3 South practice Day 2 North practice Day 2 South practice Day 1 North practice Day 1 South practice Weigh-in notes CBS providing free NFL Draft Scout coverage (Rob Rang and Chad Reuter) Stars & Disappointments Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 South Day 1 North LB report RB & WR report Linemen Small School report Preview East-West Shrine Game Saturday, 1/17/09 4pm EST - ESPN2 Played every year since 1925, it is the longest running college all-star game and now, with the end of the Hula Bowl, a clear second in prestige to the Senior Bowl. Official website Google news search on "Shrine Game" Rivals/Yahoo! Preview ESPN Box Score ESPN Game Review SI Game Review Draftguys - Player Game Review CBS (NFL Draft Scout) Review Draftguys Day 1 (East) Practice Report Draftguys Day 1 (West) Practice Report Draftguys Day 2 (East) Practice Report Draftguys Day 2 (West) Practice Report Draftguys Day 3 (East) Practice Report Draftguys Day 3 (West) Practice Report Z Report (Houston Chronicle blog) - 1/15 notes Z Report (Houston Chronicle blog) - 1/14 notes Z Report (Houston Chronicle blog) - 1/12 notes Cactus Bowl - DII Friday, 1/9/09 7:35pm EST Official website NFL Draft Bible Recap Texas vs the Nation Saturday, 1/31/09 3pm EST Official Website East Coast Bowl Saturday, 11/29/08 Noon EST Official website Game Recap Hula Bowl Appears dead per 12/10/08 Honolulu Star-Bulletin article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted January 3, 2009 NFL COMBINE February 18-24, 2009 Official Site of NFL Combine: http://www.nflcombine.net/ Official Invite List - Final 2/1/09 NFL Network Daily Schedule - QB/RB/WR coverage at 11am EST on Sun 2/22 If you don't have NFL Network, watch online at NFL.com/LIVE CBS News article on History of the Combine Previews Gil Brandt reviews What teams look for in Combine drills Mike Mayock Breaks down the drills Pat Kirwan Breaks down each position Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune) Preview Chad Reuter Preview on CBS News Complete Coverage NFL.com Combine Home Adam Schefter's Combine Blog TFY Draft Combine articles - Tony Pauline NFL Draft Countdown Combine coverage PFW Sporting News - Russ Lande coverage War Room Report Combine coverage ESPN Blog NOLA.com Day 2 Blog Google news on "NFL Combine" Results Steelers Depot NFL.com Top Performers NFL Draft Countdown Football's Future Reviews PRO DAYS NFL.com Pro Day Schedule NFL.com Pro Day Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted January 21, 2009 Senior Bowl coverage updated in third post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,551 Posted January 21, 2009 UPDATED 2009 NFL DRAFT ORDER ROUND ONE 1: Detroit 2: St. Louis 3: Kansas City 4: Seattle 5: Cleveland 6: Cincinnati 7: Oakland 8: Jacksonville 9: Green Bay 10: San Francisco 11: Buffalo 12: Denver 13: Washington 14: New Orleans 15: Houston 16: San Diego 17: New York Jets 18: Chicago 19: Tampa Bay 20: Detroit (from Dallas) 21: Philadelphia 22: Minnesota 23: New England 24: Atlanta 25: Miami 26: Baltimore 27: Indianapolis 28: Philadelphia (from Carolina) 29: New York Giants 30: Tennessee 31 or 32: Arizona 32 or 31: Pittsburgh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted February 2, 2009 Although you might have seen sites saying whether or not someone was going to the Combine or even published purported invite lists already, they were speculative. The official list wasn't finalized and released to the public until yesterday. Official Invite List - Final 2/1/09 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tusekan Raiders 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Combine Primer for RBs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moonlight 0 Posted February 22, 2009 Tusekan Thanks for organizing this thread. It has been very useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HTH 67 Posted February 26, 2009 Best thread evah! Thanks Tusekan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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