NFL Hot Press

2023 Small-School Prospects Part 2 Updated July 27, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Every year on NFL teams’ preseason watch lists there are some small-school players with surprising early-round grades who end up being sought after prospects in the draft class. Previous players who were highly graded on the preseason watch…

2023 Small-School Prospects Updated July 26, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Every year on NFL teams’ preseason watch lists there are some small-school players with surprising early-round grades who end up being sought after prospects in the draft class. Previous players who were highly graded on the preseason watch list include…

Zion Nelson Has Early-Round Potential Updated July 21, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Recently in the Hot Press, we disclosed that there was a lack of highly rated talent along the offensive line on NFL teams’ preseason watch list. One player who did get an estimation as a top-50 prospects was…

2023 NFL Draft Could be Weak Along OL Updated July 20, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The 2022 NFL Draft was a strong on the offensive line, featuring sufficient top-shelf talent that six linemen were selected as top-20 picks, and another three were taken during the rest of Round 1. A…

2023 NFL Draft Could Lack Top Corner Updated July 8, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Entering training camp for the 2021 season last year, LSU cornerback Derek Stingley was already held in very high regard in the scouting community based off of his tremendous freshman season in 2019. Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad…

Advance Scouts High on Kentucky QB Will Levis Updated June 27, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The NFL is a quarterback-driven league, and there are always plenty of teams in need of a franchise signal-caller. The 2022 NFL Draft was a weak year in terms of quarterback talent, but NFL advance…

Bijan Robinson Highest-Graded Offensive Prospect Updated June 24, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Over the past decade, the running back position has been downgraded in importance for in the NFL draft, with a running back not goin in Round 1 in multiple years. The 2022 NFL Draft followed that trend, with…

Georgia's Jalen Carter Second-Highest Graded Preseason Prospect Updated June 15, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The Georgia defense was the star of the 2021 college football season, and that translated to the 2022 NFL Draft, where defensive end Travon Walker was the No. 1-overall pick and defensive tackles Jordan Davis and…

C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young Have Same Preseason Grade Updated June 10, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. During the 2022 college football season and beyond, fans can expect a huge amount of media hype around two high-profile quarterback prospects in Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud and Alabama’s Bryce Young. Both were superstar recruits…

Will Anderson Lands Highest Preseason Grade Updated June 9, 2022 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. In the realm of stating the obvious, Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson is highly regarded by NFL advance scouts. The advance scouts put together their preseason watch list with preseason grades, and of all the prospects across…