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Here’s your Saints report card, grading every position group following the 2022 season, via @DillySanders:
The New Orleans Saints finished the 2022 season sitting at a disappointing 7-10 record. While a lot of finger-pointing is going toward Dennis Allen and Pete Carmichael in their first year of new roles, who do deserve a lot of criticism, a lot of players took a step back this year that should not be dismissed as well. On the flip side, some players surprised fans in a good way, outperforming expectations.
Here’s a report card for the 2022 Saints season, grading each position group on the team.
Our virtual report card by position group after national signing day.
In the transfer portal era, college football rosters are never set, but with the passing of national signing day, Auburn’s roster should not be going through any more massive change soon. But then again with the uncertainty around the head coach, never say never.
Auburn whiffed on their remaining targets on sighing day and with Ja’varrius Johnson entering the portal, left the day with fewer players than it started with. The Tigers finished with the No. 18 recruiting class according to the 247Sports class ranking. Auburn added 23 players to the roster, 18 high school signees, and five transfers.
The group is led by four-star linebacker Robert Woodyard who is ranked as the No. 13 linebacker and No. 141 overall player in the country. The class also features three top 10 JUCO players, No. 1 player Jeffrey M’ba, No. 1 cornerback Keionte Scott, and No. 1 safety Marquise Gilbert.
Of the transfers, most notable is the addition of not one, but two quarterbacks. Auburn added former Texas A&M starter Zach Calzada and former Oregon Duck Robby Ashford.
With the additions and subtractions let’s grade every position group ahead of the 2022 season, this grade will focus more on the coming season than long-term projection.
Which side has the edge at each position group?
There is going to be high level talent all over the field on Saturday when Texas and Oklahoma square off for the annual Red River Showdown.
Texas is looking to end Oklahoma’s win streak in the series as they have won the last three meetings. The Longhorns were able to end TCU’s win streak against them last week, but can they keep that momentum going and do the same against Oklahoma?
Both teams are coming into this game ranked as Texas jumped back into the polls this week at the No. 21 spot, and Oklahoma is the No. 6 team in the nation.
Both teams badly need this win, as Oklahoma needs a signature win on the season, as they have yet to play a ranked team, and have barley beaten the FBS teams they have played who are a combined 9-12 on the season. Texas also needs a signature win, as they are still looking to prove the loss against Arkansas was a fluke. With a win, Texas could very well skyrocket to the top-10 as well.
Each team will be relying on their star players whether that be Bijan Robinson for Texas or Nik Bonitto for Oklahoma, to make game-changing plays in order to give their team the win.
Both of these soon to be SEC teams have loaded rosters, but some position groups on Texas are better than the ones on Oklahoma, and vice versa. Which position group would I choose from each side in order to build the perfect team? I’m glad you asked.
We may already know how Wisconsin is set to line up Week 1, but how do their skill groups compare to others across the country?
The summer months are upon us and we are now less than 10 full weeks from watching Wisconsin football.
One of the best offseason milestones is the release of Phil Steele’s annual College Football Preview magazine. It gives an in-depth look at every aspect of every team in the country, giving fans every note of information necessary for watching teams take the field in September.
Related: Five best-cast scenarios for the Wisconsin Badgers this season
One of Steele’s chapters ranks the top-60 groups at every position. We may already know how Wisconsin is set to line up Week 1, but how do their skill groups compare to others across the country?
The Wisconsin Badger football program is set to bounce-back in 2021 after an up-and-down 2020 campaign. Here we preview the offseason with a
The calendar has turned to 2021 and with that, so has the Wisconsin Badger football program.
2020 was not the year we all expected from the Badgers, as a COVID-19 pause, various injuries and a tough schedule held them to a 4-3 (3-3 Big Ten) record.
Related: Position-by-position grades, report card for the Wisconsin Badgers’ 2020 season
But the page is now turned, and Wisconsin fans have reasons to be optimistic about how the team will perform with health, a full offseason and a normal schedule.
Since the season ended I’ve gone through…
Now we’re ranking the Badgers’ position groups for the 2021 season:
(I will note that this ranking was challenging to put together because even the groups towards the bottom are setting up to be really solid).
The Texas Longhorns season is now complete. We break down which players saw the field the most in 2020 by position group.
Recently we looked at the top graded performances of each side of the ball plus the top graded performances by the team. Here we will focus on who played the most snaps in 2020 for each position group starting with the offense. Which running back saw the most playing time? Which wide receivers and defensive lineman were on top of the rotations? We break it all down for you.
| Player | Year | Snaps |
| Sam Ehlinger | Senior | 685 |
| Casey Thompson | RS-Sophomore | 49 |
| Hudson Card | Freshman | 17 |
| Ben Ballard | RS-Freshman | 4 |
| Roschon Johnson | Sophomore | 117 |
| Bijan Robinson | Freshman | 115 |
| Keaontay Ingram | Junior | 76 |
| Gabriel Watson | Senior | 11 |
| Jarrett Smith | RS-Sophomore | 6 |
| Joshua Moore | RS-Sophomore | 506 |
| Brennan Eagles | Junior | 411 |
| Jake Smith | Sophomore | 282 |
| Tarik Black | Senior | 171 |
| Brenden Schooler | Senior | 157 |
| Al’Vonte Woodard | Sophomore | 142 |
| Jordan Whittington | Sophomore | 141 |
| Kai Money | Sophomore | 128 |
| Marcus Washington | Sophomore | 103 |
| Kelvontay Dixon | Freshman | 31 |
| Cade Brewer | Senior | 477 |
| Jared Wiley | Sophomore | 286 |
| Malcolm Epps | Junior | 98 |
| Brayden Liebrock | Sophomore | 33 |
| Junior Angilau | RS-Sophomore | 723 |
| Christian Jones | RS-Sophomore | 723 |
| Denzel Okafor | Senior | 662 |
| Derek Kerstetter | Senior | 635 |
| Samuel Cosmi | RS-Junior | 605 |
| Jake Majors | Freshman | 147 |
| Andrej Karic | Freshman | 106 |
| Tyler Johnson | RS-Freshman | 64 |
| Rafiti Ghirmai | RS-Sophomore | 34 |
| Tope Imade | Senior | 32 |
Next up the defense.
The league has the announced the days and times NFL hopefuls and prospects will be available to the media during the scouting combine,
With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror and the 2020 NFL Draft months away, the league is now focused on the annual scouting combine, which will take place in Indianapolis late February.
The NFL has announced the dates and times the prospects attending this year’s combine will be available to the media.
Potential NFL players will be grouped according to their assigned positions between 8:00 a.m. ET and 11:00 a.m. ET, Tuesday, Feb. 25 through Friday, Feb. 28. The hopefuls will not be in the room for the entire hour, however.
Seattle fans had best get up early, as all interview slots listed below are in Eastern Time!
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Tuesday, Feb. 25
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Tight Ends
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers
Wednesday, Feb. 26
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Kickers, Offensive Linemen
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Offensive Linemen
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Running Backs
Thursday, Feb. 27
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Defensive Linemen
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Defensive Linemen
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Linebackers
Friday, Feb. 28
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Defensive Backs
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Defensive Backs
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