Teams Don't See Purdy as a First-Rounder Yet Updated Aug. 20, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Even in the defensively challenged Big XII conference, a quarterback with the production of Iowa State’s Brock Purdy is going to garner some attention for the next level. Purdy has been a point machine the…

Teams see Slowed Development for Lance, Fields Updated Aug. 19, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The decision to cancel college football this fall for the Big Ten and North Dakota State could have a vast and long lasting impact on two of the prominent prospects for the 2021 NFL Draft. Ohio…

Some Scouts Compare Ja'Marr Chase to Amari Cooper Updated July 17, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. As we reported in the Hot Press last month, one of the underclassmen who jumped out to NFL scouts last fall was LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. Anyone who watched the future National Champions would…

2021 Could be Another Strong Wide Receiver Draft Updated June 26, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. One of the strongest positions for the 2020 NFL Draft was wide receiver, as the plethora of good talent stretched through all three days. The advance NFL scouts who put together teams’ preseason watch list…

Small-School Players on the 2021 Watch List Updated June 19, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Every year in the NFL draft process, there are some small-school players who emerge as good prospects and end up going higher than hyped-up players from big programs. In the 2020 NFL Draft, Lenoir-Rhyne safety Kyle…

Ohio State, Texas A&M Leads Pre-Draft Watch List Updated June 2, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The 2021 NFL Draft process was started in the spring, when the advance scouts put together their pre-draft watch list. These area scouts put this list together, and it is shared among the teams around…

Lance Has Potential to Emerge Updated May 7, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The 2021 NFL Draft is a long way away, but already there are questions about the quarterback class beyond the highly touted stars of Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields. ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr….

Cowboys, Patriots, Chiefs, 49ers, Saints lead in UDFA Spending Updated April 28, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Sometimes, fans ask me why some undrafted free agents sign with one team that is loaded at a position versus their favorite team that is very thin at the same position. Typically, the answer…