Ryan McCrystal

And of course there's your favorite NFL draft analyst😉

But it would very be cool to have another Blue Streak actually playing in the NFL.

Most famous is Don Shula.

But there's also Josh McDaniels, Greg Roman, Dave Ziegler, Nick Caserio, David Caldwell, NIck Caley, Chris Polian, Tom Telesco, Brandon Staley, Matt Feeney, Joe Kasper, Chris Shula, Tom Arth and I'm sure I'm missing some.

An underrated NFL draft storyline is the potential for WR Tyren Montgomery to get drafted out of D-III John Carroll.

Over the last 70 years, London Fletcher has been JCU's only NFL player.

But there's a long history of coaches and front office execs going through the JCU football program

A fantastic throw in the face of the blitz but, ya know, Ryan Williams is gonna do his thing.

It's tough when one of your go-to weapons has ping-pong paddles for hands.

One of his better throws from this blowout. Unfortunately he's throwing it to a 5'9" freshman who can't make the play.

Shows off some athleticism here to escape pressure and get off the throw. I doubt his 40 time will be impressive but he's a decent enough athlete.

Just an incredibly poor decision. If he throws it a little earlier, maybe he could drop it in. But you can see him hesitate in the pocket before throwing it late for an INT

I don't know if I got the value right on the Terrion Arnold trade. That's not my expertise, so I don't wanna hear it if you disagree with what was swapped.

But given the Lions/Rams front office connection and the Rams CB need, a trade between them is certainly plausible

Here's an outside the box Lions draft scenario

I'm a big proponent of continuing to build your strength rather than thinking a rookie is gonna fix your weakness. So why not go for more offense?

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Carnell Tate? 🔥

It’s really not.

Smallish slot receiver who isn’t very elusive after the catch.

Omar Cooper Jr. is a tough evaluation for me.

If you told me he turns into the next Doug Baldwin I'd believe you. But so few guys in that mold amount to anything more than just a so-so third or fourth option.

Check out Mendoza throwing this pass while Omar Cooper still has his back turned. It's an easy low-risk throw, but still, most college QBs do not have the confidence to actually pull the trigger early.

If you want to gamble on Keldric Faulk because he's big and long and young, have at it.

I'll take the dudes who actually did something in college.

The funniest shit is “but we didn’t talk politics”. No shit, my guy. It’s why he’s talking to you rather than answering for his concentration camps and pedophilia.

Lowest catch % over expected based on route-adj data from @sportsinfosolutions.com for 1st-rd WRs in their final CFB season since 2020

Jalen Reagor -6.5%
Xavier Worthy -4.8%
Marvin Harrison Jr -1.3%
Quentin Johnston +0.4%
Treylon Burks +0.6%
Rashod Bateman +1.4%

2026 Notable: KC Concepcion: -5.8%

Throwback NFL draft comp:

Chris Brazzell = Ashley Lelie

Here's a few good clips from Chris Brazzell's big game against Georgia.

For anyone too young to remember my Ashlie Lelie comp, think something like Christian Watson (or Randy Moss on the highest end of the that comp spectrum)

Throwback NFL draft comp:

Chris Brazzell = Ashley Lelie

2026 draft prospect. Likely a late-round reclamation project. He showed some potential at Kentucky before transferring to Nebraska.

Turns out, the ability to catch the ball is rather crucial to playing wide receiver at the highest level.

Lowest catch % over expected based on route-adj data from @sportsinfosolutions.com for 1st-rd WRs in their final CFB season since 2020

Jalen Reagor -6.5%
Xavier Worthy -4.8%
Marvin Harrison Jr -1.3%
Quentin Johnston +0.4%
Treylon Burks +0.6%
Rashod Bateman +1.4%

2026 Notable: KC Concepcion: -5.8%

And while we're on the topic (bc of the scenario I proposed)... this is heavily pro intra-division trades account.

If you're make yourself worse in the short term, why not also take a bunch of resources away from your division rival. Weaken yourself short term, weaken them long term.

It's not happening, but I wanted to play out a Myles Garrett trade scenario just for fun.

"free/cheap/non-toxic youth sports" feels like one of those skeleton keys that would have knock-on effects accidentally fix 100 unrelated things about America

or, you know, even if it didn't, at least a bunch of kids would be able to have fun playing sports

Only 13.7% of Denzel Boston's targets were contested in 2025.

Notable comparisons:
Makai Lemon, 13.9%
KC Concepcion, 14.9%
Jordyn Tyson, 16.5%
Carnell Tate, 21.2%

I absolutely see the upside that is going to make Jordyn Tyson a first-round pick. But I have quite a bit more confidence in Carnell Tate and Makai Lemon given how polished they are already.

Jordyn Tyson's YAC ability is wildly inconsistent. Might have something to do with his vision as ball carrier.

Prime example: rather than trying to sprint through that hole before it closes, he decides to cut back into... the entire Baylor defense.

Olympic highlight in this house.

but seriously.. this Thomas Hammock news realllly sucks for Northern Illinois.

They had a good run as arguably the premier program in the MAC. But they've lost 9 games in 2 of the last 4 years. Lost 4 defensive starters to P4 schools this offseason.

And now a February coaching search. Yikes.