The Philadelphia Eagles are retooling and we’ve unveiled are second Eagles Wire 2024 NFL Mock draft of the offseason and after the Senior Bowl
Even with Nick Sirianni’s team clinching a playoff berth for the third straight year, there were question marks centered around the personnel and coaching staff following a historic collapse that saw Philadelphia lose 6 of their final seven games.
Philadelphia has never drafted an off-the-ball linebacker in the first round, and they won’t this spring either, but Howie Roseman will reload in the trenches and could get a familiar name at cornerback via the PFF mock draft simulator.
The Baltimore Ravens are retooling and we’ve unveiled are first 2024 NFL Mock draft of the offseason and after the Senior Bowl
The Ravens are looking to regroup after exiting the playoffs via a disastrous 17-10 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC title game.
Baltimore is currently 20th in the NFL in cap space, with $7.3 million available, and there will be critical decisions regarding several vital contributors and two All-Pros. And they’re spending about $120+ million plus on the offensive side of the football.
With the Reese’s Senior Bowl complete and draft coverage set to begin, we’re looking at the Ravens Wire’s first seven-round mock draft of the offseason via PFF.
Jess Root and Seth cox discuss Kliff Kingsbury and the standouts from the Senior Bowl.
We have a new podcast episode with me and Seth Cox. We delve into a couple of topics. We start with former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury and how he went from being set to become the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders to getting hired as the OC for the Washington Commanders.
After that, it is all about the Senior Bowl. We go over the offensive and defensive prospects who seemed to improve their draft stock with how they looked in Mobile, Alabama. Which players fit the needs the Cardinals have?
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After host Tyler Forness spent time in Mobile, AL at the Senior Bowl, he breaks down everything that happened on The Real Forno Show
As we move forward in the 2024 NFL offseason, we reflect on what was at the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL.
The most important part of Senior Bowl week for the media is watching practice. It gets everyone, including multiple small school players on the same playing field. The drills allow them to show what they have in one-on-one situations where the best man wins, allowing traits and ability to shine over everything else.
What stood out in Mobile? What players could end up being Minnesota Vikings?
We are here to break it all down and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on theVikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.
Missouri RB Cody Schrader continues his incredible ascension with a strong Senior Bowl week
There isn’t a much more undervalued group over the years than the running back position. Though, with two going in the first round last year, that could perhaps change in the coming years. While it’s unlikely we will see a first-round back in the 2024 draft, a few names have impressed early on in the pre-draft process. One of those names is former Missouri running back Cody Schrader.
Having an extremely productive year at Missouri, Schrader looked to follow that up with an impressive performance against top talent across the country. Not only did he succeed in impressing during practices leading up to the main event, Schrader showed off during the all-star game itself. While he was limited in his rushing, given he only had 12 yards on seven carries, Schrader really showed off his shiftiness in the passing attack, hauling in 54 yards on just five catches.
Cody Schrader making a name for himself in Mobile 💪 @codyschrader_7
This is just another major step forward for Schrader’s quite frankly inspiring story. From a starter at division II Truman state to a walk on to Missouri where he became their top offensive weapon. It’s clear Schrader has a massive chip on his shoulder and the grit to make it to the next level. It’s early on but if Schrader continues his impressive rise he could find himself going within the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Who could be a Minnesota Vikings from the Reese’s Senior Bowl? The Purple Daily on Draft crew discussed in depth
The Minnesota Vikings were out in Mobile, AL in full force taking a look at all of the prospects at the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi-Adofo-Mensah were on the field getting a close look at the quarterback prospects.
Who else stood out during the Senior Bowl? Host Tyler Forness was down in Mobile scouting all of the prospects and seeing who might be good members of the Vikings in 2024.
To finish off the show, the crew discusses the mock draft from NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein. Who did the Vikings take and how good of a fit is it?
All of that and more on the latest episode of Purple Daily on Draft, dropping every Monday afternoon on thePurple Daily YouTube channel.
Among their findings lies an interesting tidbit about the Minnesota Vikings and their options at the quarterback position.
Fowler reported that the Vikings are a team that people around the league are “keeping an eye on” when discussing teams looking to trade up in the upcoming draft.
They did a lot of quarterback homework last offseason and could eventually target one high in the draft with free agent Kirk Cousins’ future in Minnesota uncertain. But moving from No. 11 into the top three would cost GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah a ton of draft capital.
With Cousins set to explore free agency, the future at the quarterback position for Minnesota is in jeopardy.
After a 13-4, NFC-North-winning debut season and possibly being an Achilles injury away from competing for the NFC North again this season, Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell have seen a roster that has outplayed their talent for two years straight.
But the reality is that if Minnesota was going to compete, this past season may have been the Vikings’ best chance to compete in the early stages of this regime. If the Vikings can reset the position with one of the top three options in this draft, they should take it.
Another aspect of this report worth Vikings fans’ attention is the perception of next year’s quarterbacks. Thamel reports that a veteran scout stated that next year’s quarterback class “won’t be anything close to this year’s.” Another said that “there’s no sure-thing sophomore quarterback. There’s always a riser or a one-year wonder, so it may not be that bad.”
The Vikings are not a bad enough roster to where they will be competing for one of the top names like Carson Beck, Quinn Ewers or Shedeur Sanders next season. The lack of depth in that class is yet another reason to strongly consider moving up to get one of the top guys in this class.
Moving the capital necessary to get one of the top guys is a risky proposition. One that will cost people their jobs if it does not pan out, so Minnesota has to continue doing its homework if they are considering a trade-up as a viable option.
The 2024 NFL draft appears especially high at the top, boasting nice depth on both day one and day two of the class come April. The tight end class in 2024 is a pretty interesting one, highlighted by an arguably generational talent in Brock Bowers (Georgia). After Bowers, however, there is less certainty.
Most people have Ja’Tavion Sanders penciled into the second spot after Bowers but there is almost no clarity for who the third tight end off of the board might be. One name that was circulating a ton during the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl week was former Penn State standout Theo Johnson, who was one of the big winners at the event.
It started with a weigh-in that was phenomenal. From a physical perspective, you just aren’t going to find many tight ends who are more impressive than Johnson. He came in at 6’6” and 257 pounds, with an 81 ¼” wingspan and 10-inch hands. That is how you draw it up at the position.
Johnson proceeded to be largely considered the top performer at the position in attendance. He was smooth in drills, flashing straight-line speed and that massive catch radius. Add in his development upside as a blocker, and you have a player who could be a much better pro than what he was in college.
Coming out of the event, there is some major buzz around Johnson. He is anticipated to potentially run in the high 4.4s in the forty-yard dash at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, which should solidify his placement in this class. Some sources believe that Johnson has already solidified himself as the third tight end in the 2024 class. Others believe that it is possible that he could end up being the second player off the board after Bowers.
There is projection needed with Johnson, but the NFL has shown that it is willing to bank on the upside and gamble. If developed properly, Johnson’s placement could legitimize that gamble in the relatively near future.
Texans Wire’s John Crumpler chatted with Penn State TE Theo Johnson about his experience at the Senior Bowl and his path to the draft.
The Senior Bowl has officially come and gone, with the three days of practice concluded and the National Team defeating the American Team, 16-7, during Saturday’s game.
Many players took the opportunity this week to elevate their NFL draft stock and one of those was National Team tight end Theo Johnson. He showed off strong blocking, consistent hands, and good separation en route to being voted the Best Tight End on his team by his defensive peers.
Johnson confirmed with Texans Wire that he spoke with the Houston Texans while in Mobile and had some time to talk with lead analyst John Crumpler about his experience at the Senior Bowl and his path to the draft.
Roman Wilson set himself apart during the Senior Bowl process.
Heading into the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl, former Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson was viewed as a sleeper who needed a ton more draft hype. Wilson had modest production while at Michigan, saving his best for last as part of the Wolverine’s national championship run in 2023.
The diminutive pass catcher led the squad with 789 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on just 48 receptions, impressive numbers considering how fixating on the run game Michigan is offensively.
During the first day, Wilson weighed in and it wasn’t a big surprise that he was on the smaller side. At 5’10 ½” and 186 pounds, he isn’t going to look like a dominant passing game weapon on the hoof. Then the pads got on and Wilson morphed into arguably the top wide receiver on either side in Mobile. Wilson played so well over the first two days, that he opted to shut it down and not practice the final couple of days or participate in the game.
Throughout the week, Wilson was mentioned by pretty much every major media outlet as a big winner. The director of the Senior Bowl, Jim Nagy, even put a lofty Tyler Lockett comparison on Wilson during the week. The reason for that is his rare combination of vertical speed, competitiveness, and ability to track the ball down the field.
Wilson wasn’t an unknown player to NFL scouts coming into the season. There were a ton of early day-three grades out there even before he had his breakout season for Michigan. Leaving the event, it’s hard to believe that Wilson won’t hear his name called in the first two rounds of the 2024 NFL draft come April according to multiple scouts on site.
The last big hurdle for his evaluation is complete at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, where Wilson is expected to test exceptionally well. Running in the 4.3s in the forty-yard dash is a number that has been thrown out there a ton. If he does, Wilson would have cemented what he started at the Senior Bowl: becoming a near-lock top 50 selection.
