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Pat Benson: Chattanoogan Spring Football Tour (Part Two) Thursday, May 13, 2021 - by Pat Benson Pat Benson Bradley Central upsetting Faragut Walker Valley after a big win Last week we covered smaller public schools in our area. You can read that article in the Chattanoogan archives. Let’s move on to part two of the spring football tour. Region 4-5A Not enough good things can be said about the state of Walker Valley football. Coach Drew Akins has not only resurrected the pr...

What About Bijan? Texas Longhorns Robinson Omitted From PFF Top RB List Despite having the best odds to win the Heisman Trophy of any returning running back in college football, Pro Football Focus does not see Bijan Robinson as a top-10 running back Author: May 11, 2021 Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson took the Big 12 by storm in 2020, rushing for 703 yards on 86 carries (8.2 yards per carrying), and scoring four touchdowns, while catching 15 passes for 196 yards and two scores. As a...

Who Do You Like? One more week and our questions are answered and our dreams fulfilled or crushed. Or, you know, somewhere in between. We had an incredible draft last year and, if we can build on that with a superior draft this year, our team will be lined up for great success the next several years. Last year, by PFF ratings, we obtained, in comparison to other rookies in the class, the #1 WR, the #3 OG, the #2 CB, and the #2 DE. One of those ranking may be a spot off, Im not sure. If you g...

2021 NFL Draft: Breaking Down the Top Wide Receiver Prospects SI Fantasy analyst Shawn Childs provides his read on this years crop of NFL Draft talent at the wide receiver position Author: Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports After a dominating sophomore season (84/1,780/20) at LSU with Joe Burrow behind center, Chase elected to sit out 2020 due to Covid concerns. His best success came in four explosive games (10/229/4, 8/227/3, 7/197/7, and 9/221/2) while also gaining over 100 yards in five other c...

2021 NFL Draft: Breaking Down the Top Running Back Prospects SI Fantasy analyst Shawn Childs provides his read on this years crop of NFL Draft talent at the running back position Author: 1. Najee Harris, Alabama Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports The success of Derrick Henry in the NFL can only increase the potential draft value of Harris. He comes with a big back mold (6’1” and 230 lbs.) with an excellent foundation in speed (4.45 forty). Over his final two seasons at Alabama, Harris gained 3,419 ...

2020 season stats: (9 games) steelerfan11: It is still too early to know whether Darrisaw will be gone by pick 24 or not, but if he falls to the Steelers, we should be running to the podium. Darrisaw was very consistent for the Hokies at left tackle in 2019 but did not get much buzz in the draft community until this season. Darrisaw has the size, length, and athleticism that you want in your left tackle, and his tape backs up the physical traits. He is a fluid mover who mirrors well in pass pro...

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the retirement of longtime center Maurkice Pouncey, the Steelers’ interior offensive line has become the subject of much draft talk over the past few weeks. It’s a position that the Steelers will doubtlessly be looking into during the draft process, and although there’s not much first round talent this year’s group of interior linemen, it’s still a sneaky strong class. This year’s group of centers and guards is mainly comp...

The continued coach poaching has led to an internal and logical promotion.

Long-time Ravens coach Craig Ver Steeg has been named running backs coach, replacing Matt Weiss.

JUSTIN HENDERSON | Louisiana Tech | RB | #33 | rSr | 5074 | 222 | 4.74e | Lake Wales, FL | Lake Wales HS | 04.01.96 Overview:  After a stellar junior campaign