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Peach Bowl places top QBs under pre-draft microscope
Tune into the Peach Bowl if you are a fan of good, old fashioned quarterback competition. ,Long since settled as starting quarterbacks, Oregon's Dante Moore and Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza of No. 1 Indiana are showcase attractions in the spotlight College Football Playoff semifinal in Atlanta on...

Ohio State S Caleb Downs declares for NFL draft
Standout Ohio State safety Caleb Downs officially declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Wednesday.,The two-time consensus All-American is regarded as a potential top-10 selection in the April 23-25 draft.,The 6-foot, 205-pound junior announced his decision on social media "after a lot of prayer and ref...

Alabama QB Ty Simpson enters 2026 draft
Alabama quarterback and projected first-round pick Ty Simpson is entering the 2026 NFL Draft.,He made the announcement via social media with a compilation video of his football experience from a young age through the season he just wrapped up with a Rose Bowl loss against No. 1 Indiana.,"Grateful fo...

Raiders claim No. 1 pick, Jets second in 2026 draft
The Raiders locked up the No. 1 overall pick and enter the offseason in the driver's seat of the NFL draft for the first time since selecting LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell in 2007.,Las Vegas defeated the Chiefs in Week 18 but clinched the top pick because the New York Giants defeated the Dallas C...

Losing for winning, Giants (4-13) won't pick first, enter uncertain offseason
Giants nose tackle Dexter Lawrence, who missed some practice this week due to an illness, felt a certain way after New York knocked off the Dallas Cowboys to end the regular season with back-to-back wins. ,The victory handed the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders.,"Sick," Lawr...
Las Vegas Raiders Hold No. 1 Pick, But Their Problems Go Much Deeper
The Las Vegas Raiders finished 2-14 and secured the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but major questions remain....

Michigan TE Marlin Klein declares for NFL draft
Michigan captain and tight end Marlin Klein, an All-Big Ten honorable mention this season, announced Friday he is declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft.,The 6-foot-6, 250-pound senior has one season of college eligibility remaining. Klein caught 24 passes for 248 yards and a touchdown in 11 games in 2025...

Southern California RB Eli Sanders entering NFL draft
Southern California running back Eli Sanders declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.,"This is just the beginning of the next chapter, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here," he posted on X.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed!! <a href="https://t.co/9m4muV...

Washington WR Denzel Boston entering NFL draft
Considered a potential first-round selection, Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston is passing on his senior season after declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft on Wednesday. ,In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Boston thanked the program's coaching staff, support staff, teammates and fans for helping him...
The NFL Should Put Giants vs. Raiders in Primetime and Embrace the Tank Bowl
Giants vs. Raiders isn’t meaningless — it’s the Tank Bowl. Draft positioning, QB futures, and the race to the bottom make it the most entertaining game of Week 17....

Report: NBA thinking anti-tanking, considers setting lottery order March 1
Changes to the NBA draft lottery are expected as the league aggressively attempts to find deterrents to teams losing intentionally in a bid to manipulate the league lottery.,ESPN reported the Board of Governors, which met Friday, has multiple options on the table.,The end goal is not to punish rebui...

Valuable loss? No. 1 pick in balance for Giants, Raiders
Losing is one thing the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders have done well in 2025, but franchises with matching nine-game losing streaks could have something to celebrate this Sunday when they square off in Las Vegas. ,The game amounts to a tiebreaker between 2-13 teams atop the current order for...

D.C. United pick NC State's Nikola Markovic No. 1 in 2026 MLS draft
D.C. United made North Carolina State defender Nikola Markovic the No. 1 overall selection of the 2026 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday.,The full three-round, 90-pick draft was conducted Thursday, just three days after Washington beat Markovic's Wolfpack 3-2 in overtime to win the College Cup men's nation...

Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love declares for NFL draft
Notre Dame junior Jeremiyah Love, a Heisman Trophy finalist and the Doak Walker Award winner as the top running back in college football, declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Tuesday.,Love, 6-foot, 214-pounder, is projected to be the first running back selected and a potential first-round pick. He mad...
Are We Really Sure the New York Giants Won’t Draft Another Quarterback?
Jaxson Dart’s concussion history and the Giants’ potential No. 1 pick raise major questions about New York’s long-term quarterback plans....

Report: Louisville WR/draft prospect Chris Bell has torn ACL
Louisville All-Atlantic Coast Conference receiver Chris Bell, a trending 2026 NFL Draft prospect, is set to undergo surgery this week to repair a torn ACL, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Bell sustained the injury in the Cardinals' 38-6 defeat at SMU on Nov. 22, and he missed the team's regular-season f...

White Sox win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 in 2026
The Chicago White Sox received the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft as a result of Tuesday's draft lottery held at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla.,It was hardly an upset, as the White Sox entered with the highest chance of getting the pick at 27.7% due to their AL-wors...

Raiders lead logjam for No. 1 pick in '26; Rams could crash party
With four games to go in the regular season, the Las Vegas Raiders are at the front of the line for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. ,The franchise last picked first overall in 2007, selecting infamous bust JaMarcus Russell, but eight times has drafted in the top 10 since taking the LSU quarter...

Clemson DT Peter Woods declares for draft
Standout Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods announced on Tuesday that he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft.,The 6-foot-3, 310-pound junior is ranked No. 1 at his position and No. 13 overall by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.,Woods earned first-team All-ACC honors this season with 30 tackles and two sacks i...
Daniel Jones’ Injury Screws Colts After Risky NFL Trade Deadline Moves
The Colts’ risky trade for Sauce Gardner backfires as Daniel Jones suffers a season-ending injury, leaving Indy’s future at quarterback uncertain....