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Seven round Browns mock draft from Mock Draft Database

What happens when the computer and @joshkeatley16 seemingly merge for a mock draft simulator? A very different kind of Browns mock draft:

This week the NFL Scouting Combine is in full swing and like most NFL fanatics it is always a bright spot in the off-season to get the testing results, but we have to make do with what we currently have. We have been using mock draft simulators from The Draft Network, but I wanted to mix it up this week and try out the interesting mock on NFL Mock Draft Database.

Just like in previous versions, I did an automated simulation without my opinion. In the following slides, I will provide the simulation’s selection and then my choice instead in the next slide. To be honest, I was actually shocked I agreed with so many of the selections.

Iowa RB Tyler Goodson declares for 2022 NFL draft, will skip bowl game

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson is declaring for the 2022 NFL draft, and will skip the Hawkeyes’ bowl game

One of the best running backs in the Big Ten is leaving school early for the next level.

Iowa’s Tyler Goodson is declaring for the 2022 NFL draft, and will skip the Hawkeyes’ bowl game, he announced via social media Friday.

Listed at 5-9, 199 pounds, Goodson rushed for a career-high 1,151 yards in 2021, adding six touchdowns on the ground. He averaged 4.5 yards a carry this season, and tallied 247 receiving yards.

NFL teams are always looking for quality backs in the middle rounds of the draft, and Goodson has the talent to be a productive pro right away in the right situation.

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Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz gives his key to beating Wisconsin

What the Hawkeyes need to do in order to find success on Saturday

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When Wisconsin and Iowa meet on Saturday with the Big Ten West division possibly at stake, there will be a matchup of two teams who mirror each other in a myriad of ways.

Essentially any key you could use for Iowa probably also applies to Wisconsin, including the key that Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz gave during his press conference earlier this week.

Both Iowa and Wisconsin pride themselves on the ground game and on tremendously strong defense. For the Hawkeyes, the initial focus seems to be on being able to run the football against a staunch Wisconsin run defense.

“Hopefully we can take a step forward this week,” Ferentz said when asked about keys to beating Wisconsin. “It won’t be easy. These guys are really good on defense. The run game especially where they average 55 yards (allowed) a game. 200 is probably not realistic, but we have to run the ball to have a chance to win.”

Iowa will look to run the football primarily with Tyler Goodson, a junior running back that gave the Badgers fits a year ago in a 28-7 win for the Hawkeyes. The Georgia native took 11 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in last year’s matchup.

The Badgers will not only look to respond with their rush defense, but also with a running game of their own. Wisconsin running backs Braelon Allen and Chez Mellusi combined for 289 rushing yards in last week’s win over Purdue. Wisconsin held Purdue’s starting running back King Doerue to just 20 yards on 9 carries in the victory.

Iowa RB Tyler Goodson racks up 153 yards, 3 TDs vs. Kent State

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson ran wild in a 30-7 victory over Kent State on Saturday

No. 5 Iowa remained undefeated with a 30-7 victory over Kent State on Saturday, and running back Tyler Goodson led the way with a dominant performance on the ground.

Goodson carried the ball 22 times for 153 yards and three touchdowns, averaging seven yards per carry.

The 2022 NFL draft class is a wide-open race for the top running back spot, and Goodson will keep climbing the ladder with outings like this one.

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Top five Big Ten running backs heading into 2021

Where does the #Buckeyes Master Teague rank in our top five?

The college football season (and Ohio State) is kicking off in less than a month and now is a good time to get familiar with the best the Big Ten has to offer. With Trey Sermon gone, where will returning stud Master Teague rank within the Big Ten? Is he a top-five back in the league, even with others pushing him?

The conference does not appear to be as flush with running backs as previous years, but there are still some talented backs. If you haven’t kept up with things, this list may surprise you. A few of these guys may hear their name called relatively early in next year’s NFL draft.

Here is how we see the top five running backs in the Big Ten shaking out before all the games are played in 2021.

 

Top five Big Ten running backs heading into 2021

Where does the #Buckeyes Master Teague rank in our top five?

The college football season (and Ohio State) is kicking off in less than a month and now is a good time to get familiar with the best the Big Ten has to offer. With Trey Sermon gone, where will returning stud Master Teague rank within the Big Ten? Is he a top-five back in the league, even with others pushing him?

The conference does not appear to be as flush with running backs as previous years, but there are still some talented backs. If you haven’t kept up with things, this list may surprise you. A few of these guys may hear their name called relatively early in next year’s NFL draft.

Here is how we see the top five running backs in the Big Ten shaking out before all the games are played in 2021.

 

College Football’s Breakout Superstars: 21 For 2021 Preview Topics

21 for 2021 preseason topics: Five college football players who were already great, but are about to break out and become national stars.

21 for 2021 preseason topics: No. 11 The college football players who are already terrific, but are about to go to a whole other level. Here are five breakout national stars to watch for.

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You already know who most of the superstars should be going into the 2021 college football season, but which guys are about to go from very good to next-level amazing?

If you’re a die-hard fan you probably already know these five players below, and if you don’t, you’re about to.

They’re the great players about to go nuclear, and they’ll soon be a big part of your college football Saturdays – and most likely your NFL Sundays.

21 for 2021 Preview Topics (so far)  
21. Thoughts, Wishes, Hopes for 2021
20. Best Teams To Not Make CFP
19: Teams That Will Rebound Big
18. Teams That Will Fall Back
17: Every Power 5 Team’s Letdown Game
16. Expectations For New Head Coaches
15. Expectations For 2nd Year Head Coaches
14. Power 5 Hot Seat Coach Rankings
13. 21 Key Transfers You Need To Know
12. Group of 5 over Power 5 Upset Alerts

– CFN 2021 Preview: All 130 Team Previews

How’d we do on these calls over the past few years? We didn’t exactly go out on a huge limb, but again, the goal was/is to highlight the good players who might take their respective games up a several notches.

2019 Breakout Star Predictions

5. S Grant Delpit, LSU
Thorpe Award winner for the epic national title team.

4. RB Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
Led the nation with 2,094 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns.

3. WR Laviska Shenault, Colorado
While he was okay, he didn’t blow up as expected with 56 catches for 764 yards and four scores.

2. QB Adrian Martinez, Nebraska
Martinez hit just 59% of his passes for 1,956 yards and ten touchdowns with nine picks in 2019, and he ran for 626 yards and seven touchdowns.

1. RB Najee Harris and/or Brian Robinson, Alabama
Harris turned it on to finish with 1,224 yards and 13 touchdowns, Robinson was second on the team with 441 yards and five scores. Harris also caught seven touchdown passes.

2020 Breakout Star Predictions

5. QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
He threw for close to 3,600 yards with 30 touchdowns and seven picks, and now he’s being talked about as a possible No. 1 overall draft pick.

4. LB Hamilcar Rashed, Oregon State
He couldn’t get his 2020 going – he was banged up all year and fought through injuries. A pass rushing terror in a a dominant 14-sack, 22.5-tackle for loss run in 2019, he failed to come up with a sack with 23 tackles and two tackles for loss.

3. DE Gregory Rousseau, Miami
Opted out on the season, but he was still the 30th overall pick by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

2. QB KJ Costello, Mississippi State
Yeah, this call didn’t work, but he’ll forever be remembered for the 623-yard, five-touchdown day to beat LSU to start the season.

1. RB Najee Harris, Alabama
Ww went back to the well from our 2019 No. 1 spot, thinking Harris would go up another whole level from his great 2019 season – and he did. The Doak Walker winner led the national champion Tide team with 1,466 rushing yards and 26 scores, along with 43 catches for 425 yards and four touchdowns.

Five (potential) College Football Breakout Superstars

5. DE George Karlaftis, Purdue

– CFN 2021 Purdue Preview

The Big Ten is going to have to deal with him again.

Karlaftis started out his Purdue career as a dominant force with 54 tackles with 7.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss in an All-Big Ten season. He was steady, sensational, and relentless with his sack production spread out over the 2019 season and with at 1.5 tackles for loss in eight games.

All primed and ready to roll for a massive 2020, he couldn’t get going with COVID issues along with a leg injury. He only saw time in three games, but he came up with a sack against both Iowa and Illinois to start the season, and then that was about it.

Now he’s back.

The 6-4, 275-pounder is a mortal lock to earn All-Big Ten honors both on the field and in the classroom, and he’s a repeat of the 2019 season away from being a sure-thing first round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft – and possibly a top 15 selection.

He’ll get a few games to warm up before being part of the national discussion. Oregon State and UConn should be in big trouble before he’s turned loose on Notre Dame.

NEXT: Florida’s next amazing defensive back

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Team preview: Iowa Hawkeyes

You know you’re living in a wild time when the Wisconsin Badgers and No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes are kicking off their game on December 12…

You know you’re living in a wild time when the Wisconsin Badgers and No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes are kicking off their game on December 12.

That is obviously the case right now with the 2-2 Badgers looking to end their 2-game skid and finish the regular season above .500, while the Hawkeyes are set out to end Wisconsin’s four-game win streak in the series and finish the regular season second in the Big Ten West.

Related: Film room: Graham Mertz has a lot of room to grow after yesterday’s loss to Indiana

Iowa’s football team–as they always do–mirrors that of Wisconsin in many ways. They are also, however, unlike the Hawkeye teams we’ve seen during the past four years with quarterback Nate Stanley, edge rusher A.J. Epenesa, offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs and others gone to the NFL.

Here is a team preview of the 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes: