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Updated April 28 NFL notebook: Draft could produce record run on quarterbacks in first round Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are expected to be the top two picks, and three others could be selected in the top 10 of the NFL draft on Thursday. News service report Share Expect Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence to be selected No. 1 by Jacksonville, but there could be four others to go in the top 10. Jeff Siner/The News & Observer via AP As soon as the San Francisco 49ers traded three first ro...

By Syndicated Content Apr 28, 2021 | 1:00 PM Perhaps only a transcendent quarterback class could shift the spotlight away from Alabama football when the 2021 NFL Draft opens Thursday night in Cleveland. The national champion Crimson Tide are set to challenge the record for first-round picks in a single draft. Quarterback Mac Jones, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith, explosive fellow wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and running back Najee Harris lead the wave of Nick Saban’s former charge...

You’re going to hear an awful lot about quarterbacks leading into the NFL Draft this week. It’s expected that for the first time since 1999, the top three picks will be quarterbacks. Jacksonville, New York Jets and San Francisco all want quarterbacks. But, I’m sorry. I’m having trouble buying into the hype of this draft based on that 1999 draft. The top three quarterbacks taken were Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb and Akili Smith. A 33% success rate. The last two times quarterbacks went No. 1...

Mac Jones | Chris Graythen/Getty Images Were nine days out from the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. In just over a week, all predictions and forecasts will be proven right or very wrong. Speculation about who will go where will come to a dead stop as earnest attempts to project how each of these draftees will fit with their new NFL franchise take over. Until then, we will continue to try and forecast exactly how the most important picks will play out. Field Yates attempted to do just that o...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead April 16 1940 — Bob Feller of Cleveland defeats the White Sox 1-0 in Chicago in the only opening day no-hitter in the major leagues. 1949 — The Toronto Maple Leafs win 3-1 to sweep the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year in the Stanley Cup Finals. 1954 — The Detroit Red Wings edge the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the seventh game to win the Stanley Cup. 1957 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 to take the Stanley Cup in five games. 1958 �...

Photos courtesy of USA Today At 6-0, Drew Brees did not fit the quarterback prototype coming out of Purdue. But he proved size doesnt matter. EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Gosselin spent 20 years as the NFL columnist for the Dallas Morning News, including 20 offseasons studying and researching prospects for the NFL draft. He didn’t watch any tape – he was a writer, not a scout – but he talked to the men who did watch tape. He built a network of NFL general managers, head coaches, personnel direct...

Mel Kipers highest-graded quarterbacks ever for the NFL draft: John Elway ranks first since 1979, Trevor Lawrence makes the top 10 play Why Trevor Lawrence is the surefire No. 1 pick (1:34) Mel Kiper Jr. likens Clemsons Trevor Lawrence to other generational QB prospects, saying theres no doubt hell be the top pick. (1:34) Ive been studying the NFL draft since 1979, and Ive seen a lot of quarterbacks. Some great, some terrible. Some first-round picks who made the Hall of Fame, and some top-10 pi...

Mel Kiper admits to a few mistakes evaluating the quarterback position.

Early Years and College Career Timothy Scott Couch grew up in Hyden, Kentucky and attended Leslie County High School, where he starred as an All-American football player and was named the state’s Mr. Football. He set Couch was ranked No. 6 in ESPN’s list of During his college football career at the University of Kentucky, Couch threw 74 touchdown passes and 35 interceptions, garnering national attention and earning First-Team All-SEC honors. Following the 1998 season in Lexington, durin...

What to make of the Eagles QB.