Tag: 2024 NFL Draft

Bucs sign TE Devin Culp

The Buccaneers lock down their seventh-round pick from Washington.

The Buccaneers have signed their 2024 seventh-round draft pick Devin Culp. Tampa Bay took the former Washington tight end with the 246th pick of this year’s draft. He joins former Huskies Vita Vea, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Cade Otton and 2024 third-round pick Jalen McMillan on Tampa Bay’s roster.

Culp brings a rare blend of size and speed. At 6’3″ and 231 pounds, he recorded a 4.47-second 40-yard dash time at this year’s NFL Combine, leading all tight ends. Though he was not featured in Washington’s stacked 2024 offense, he has a chance to showcase his athleticism on the Bucs’ rebuilding tight end group.

Ravens sign RB Rasheen Ali to rookie deal

Baltimore Ravens sign Rasheen Ali to 4-year rookie deal

The Ravens have five running backs under contract after signing former Marshall star Rasheen Ali to his standard four-year rookie deal.

Ali was drafted in the fifth round and is a dual-threat home run hitter who could serve as the Ravens’ No. 3 running back at the start of the season with Keaton Mitchell returning from a torn ACL.

Ali is working his way back from a torn biceps suffered at the Senior Bowl but ran for 39 career touchdowns at Marshall, the third most touchdowns among collegiate backs since 2021. Ali totaled 2,831 yards for his career while averaging 5.5 yards per carry, including 1,135 yards and 15 touchdowns last season.

Jaguars sign former Longhorn RB/KR Keilan Robinson to rookie contract

“It definitely brings the two kickoff returners into play and that’s the reason we went out and got Keilan. That’s going to be a main responsibility of his, along with some other things.”

Former Texas running back Keilan Robinson has inked his rookie contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Continue reading “Jaguars sign former Longhorn RB/KR Keilan Robinson to rookie contract”

Raiders sign Round 2 OL Jackson Powers-Johnson to get full draft class under contract

Raiders have now got their entire 2024 rookie draft class under contract.

Coming into this past weekend’s Rookie minicamp, the Raiders had signed seven of their eight drafted rookies. Now with the camp in the books, they’ve made it official, signing 44th overall pick OL Jackson Powers-Johnson to get their entire drafted rookie class under contract.

Powers-Johnson signs a four-year deal worth $8.77 million with a 2024 cap hit of $1.6 million.

The Oregon offensive lineman won the Rimington Award last season as the nation’s top center. But the Raiders will be playing him at guard for now. He lined up at left guard to begin Rookie minicamp, but we’ll wait and see if that’s where he lines up once he practices with the veterans in OTA’s and mandatory minicamp.

The entire draft class makes up just under $7 million in cap space taken up among those selections that count in the Top 51. That would be top pick Brock Bowers, Powers-Johnson, third round pick DJ Glaze, and fourth round pick Decamerion Richardson.

All picks from Rounds 5-7 fall under the Top 51. That’s LB Tommy Eichenberg, RB Dylan Laube, S Trey Taylor, and CB MJ Devonshire.

Bills’ UDFA Keaton Bills has the perfect number after joining the Bills

He nailed it:

Bills signed with the Bills

Not a typo.

Following the 2024 NFL draft, offensive lineman Keaton Bills signed in Buffalo as an undrafted rookie free agent.

Over the weekend, Bills made his Bills debut… sort of.

The Bills took the field for rookie minicamp. The player was among players in Orchard Park for the workouts.

While there, players select their new numbers and Bills absolutely nailed it.

Bills took 60. Why? The team’s first season was 1960.

Kudos to Bills for nailing this one:

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Eagles sign pass rusher Jalyx Hunt to his rookie deal

The Philadelphia Eagles signed Jalyx Hunt to his four year rookie deal

The Eagles signed three 2024 NFL draft picks on Monday, including Houston Christian pass rusher Jalyx Hunt.

Philadelphia traded back twice to acquire more draft capital before selecting Hunt in the third round.

Hunt started his college career as a safety at Cornell before transferring to Houston Christian in 2022 and making the switch to outside linebacker after gaining size and more speed.

Hunt’s 34 1/4″ arms and 128″ leap in the broad jump are on par with talented NFL pass rushers Myles Garrett, Danielle Hunter, Will McDonald, and Odafe Oweh.

Eagles sign WR Ainias Smith to his rookie deal

The Philadelphia Eagles signed wide receiver Ainias Smith to his four-year rookie contract

The Eagles signed three draft picks on Monday, including former Texas A&M wide receiver Ainias Smith.

Philadelphia selected Smith with one of their three fifth-round picks (No. 152 overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft.

A true dual-threat and versatile player, Smith is the only 2,000-yard receiver in SEC history to collect at least 250 yards on rush attempts, punt returns, and kickoff returns.

According to Pro Football Focus, Smith caught 94.7 percent of the catchable targets in his direction last season, one of the highest marks in the class.

Like Will Shipley, Smith will see snaps at multiple spots, including wide receiver, running back, and slot receiver.

Eagles sign RB Will Shipley to his rookie contract

The Philadelphia Eagles signed former Clemson running back Will Shipley to his rookie deal

The Eagles signed three NFL draft picks on Monday, including former Clemson running back Will Shipley, to his standard four-year deal.

Philadelphia selected Shipley in the fourth round after a trade saw them move back four spots and acquire a 2025 fifth-round pick.

During his final season at Clemson, Shipley became the first Power 5 player since Christian McCaffrey (2014-16) to have 2,500+ rushing yards, 500+ receiving yards, and 900+ kickoff return yards in a three-season span.

That triple threat versatility will transition to the Eagles, where Shipley could carve out several roles.

Frank Gore Jr. recalls watching his dad play for the Bills

Already knows the ‘Shout Song’

Frank Gore Jr. has an uphill climb to make it to the Buffalo Bills final 53-man roster.

Gore signed with the Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent after not being picked at the 2024 NFL draft.

All UDFA players have a huge task in making any final roster so it’s not slight against Gore to say it’s going to be tough for him to make the roster. However, of all UDFAs that signed in Buffalo, he’ll be the one that could most-likely envision himself being on the field for a game one day.

There’s a simple reason for that. He’s already seen his dad do it.

Speaking at Buffalo’s rookie minicamp, Gore dusted off the Bills’ iconic “Shout Song” when discussing his experiences watching his dad play for the Bills. Gore said he attended at least three games at Highmark Stadium when his father was playing for the Bills in 2019.

Gore discussing seeing his experiences in Buffalo can be found in the WKBW-TV clip below:

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HC Kevin O’Connell praises J.J. McCarthy for minicamp work

When the Vikings drafted J.J. McCarthy the thought was the pairing with Kevin O’Connell would be perfect, so far it seems true.

When the Vikings drafted J.J. McCarthy, they thought the pairing with Kevin O’Connell would be perfect, and so far, it seems true.

Rookie minicamp has gone well for everyone but it seems the new franchise quarterback has done extremely well right off the bat. When speaking to the media, Kevin O’Connell praised McCarthy’s approach to the first bit of NFL he experienced.

“He’s doing a great job of handling everything. I’m just enjoying seeing the process: rep-to-rep improvement, taking coaching points from Josh (McCown) or Wes (Phillips)or myself and just continuing to build.”

The team has been vocal in stating that McCarthy has a checklist of sorts to hit when it comes to earning the starting job. The team wants him to be the future but they aren’t willing to throw in him into a situation he isn’t full prepared for.

O’Connell also praised McCarthy’s preparation due to him coming in early to work with guys before practice and staying late to go over his misses and to work things out with the receivers.

It is very early in the process, but these have all been great things to hear if you are a member of the organization or simply a fan.