Jerks of the College Years

Jerks of the Week – May 6, 2024

Jerks of the Week: May 6, 2024 Jerk of the Week: The Cutting Room Floor, Part 2 Two weeks ago, I let you know about my new book, Jerks of the College Years. It’s written similarly to Jerks of the Week in that it’s a compilation of weird people I’ve come across during my six…
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Caleb Williams

2023-2024 NFL Combo Mock Draft

Last update: Sunday, May 5, 2024. This is a combo mock draft of all the 2023 and 2024 prospects. How would the draft have gone if all the players were available? Here’s the mock, and before you read it, keep two things in mind: 1) The 2023 prospects don’t have their rookie campaigns taken into…
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Laiatu Latu

2024 NFL Draft Awards

With the 2024 NFL Draft in the books, it is only fair to dish out some awards for a job well done by a number of teams across the NFL. It also doesn’t hurt to look at which teams may have made regrettable picks. Best Value Pick Round 1: Indianapolis Colts: DE Laiatu Latu The…
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Nate Wiggins

Why the Slide?: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…
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NBA Coach Hiring and Firing Grades

Updated: Friday., May 9, 2024. Lakers fire Darvin Ham As a coach of the Lakers for two seasons, Ham was basically a disappointment; the playoff run in his second season was nice. LeBron James will retire soon, and the Lakers would not have fired Ham if James wanted him to be his coach. You have…
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Cooper DeJean

Why the Slide?: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…
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Ja'Tavion Sanders

2024 NFL Draft Winners and Losers: Day 3

Day 1 Winners | Day 1 Losers Day 2 Winners | Day 2 Losers Day 3 Winners | Day 3 Losers Day 3 Winners Los Angeles Chargers The Chargers did a phenomenal job of drafting on the third day of the 2024 NFL Draft. They started it off with Alabama defensive tackle Justin Eboigbe, who…
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Why the Slide?: T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State

This series was created a number of years ago in response to questions about why certain well-known prospects went unselected in NFL drafts. For these articles, I reach out to sources with NFL teams to find out why their organizations passed on drafting a given player, and/or, what were the reasons for other teams to…
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Marvin Harrison Jr.

2024 NFL Mock Draft Results

By Walt – @walterfootball May 2, 2024 With the 2024 NFL Draft behind us, we can check the results of how the prominent mock drafts fared. I was very happy with the results of my 2023 NFL Mock Draft, but not so much this past year. I hit some selections outside of the top 10,…
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