NFL Hot Press

Teams Think Waddle Could Go Top Eight Updated April 20, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. In the middle and late April, NFL teams conduct their last round of draft meetings as the coaching staffs get involved and final decisions are made about players being ruled out medically and for character issues….

Wilson Leading, But Jets Still Discussing Other QBs Updated April 13, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The New York Jets traded away quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers, picking up assets but boxing themselves into taking another signal-caller with the second-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The consensus has…

Some Grade Jamin Davis Over Micah Parsons Updated April 7, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. For the entire leadup to the 2021 NFL Draft, Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons has been the presumed top rated linebacker and an expected high pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. This spring, however, some teams…

Some League People Believe 49ers Targeting Fields Updated April 2, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Last week, the 2021 NFL Draft and the entire league were shaken up by two monumental trades involving the Miami Dolphins. First, the San Francisco 49ers moved up to the third-overall pick and the Dolphins moved…

Teven Jenkins as Consensus Second-rounder Updated March 25, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The 2021 NFL Draft looks strong at the offensive tackle position, with a number of tacles projected to the first-round. One prospect commonly forecase for Round 1 is Oklahoma State right tackle Teven Jenkins (6-5, 320), who has…

Bolton Projected to Second Day of 2021 NFL Draft Updated March 18, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Throughout the leadup to the 2021 NFL Draft, there have been media projections of Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton being a first-round pick. Bolton is coming off two solid seasons for the Tigers. He broke…

Rousseau Voted Most Overrated Prospect Updated March 11, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. With every NFL draft, there are some prospects who receive a lot of media accolades but who NFL scouts are not nearly as high on. That can lead to some “surprising” draft-day slides for the media and fans…

Surprise First-Rounders for the 2021 NFL Draft Updated March 2, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Surprise First-Rounders One of the hardest parts of any NFL draft for pro teams and draft analysts to project are the final dozen picks of the first round. Typically, every franchise has around 20 players with…

Character Concerns Hurting Parsons Updated Feb. 23, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. The 2021 NFL Draft is not especially strong for defensive front seven talent, but Penn State’s Micah Parson is one of the prospects with a first-round skill set for any draft class. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder has excellent size alongside…

Clemson LT Jackson Carman Could Sneak into First Round Updated Feb. 16, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Last week in the Hot Press, we detailed the wide variety in grades on the offensive tackle prospects around the NFL. One additional tackle who could have been included in that column was Clemson…