NFL Hot Press

Castro-Fields Compared to Marlon Humphrey Updated Aug. 31, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. In recent years under head coach James Franklin, the Penn State Nittany Lions have produced a lot of good NFL prospects who are also rare specimens in tersm of size, speed and athleticism. From Saquon Barkley to Micah…

Rattler, Corral Only QBs Creating Buzz Updated Aug. 26, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Over the past few months, there has been widely regarded belief in the NFL scouting community that the class for the 2022 NFL Draft will not be a strong year for quarterbacks and won’t be close to…

How Teams View Combine Moving Updated Aug. 10, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. WalterFootball.com reported a few ago, here in the Hot Press, how the NFL league office is aiming to replace the Senior Bowl with the East-West Shrine as the top pre-draft all-star game. When the NFL announced its partnership…

Breaking into NFL Scouting Updated Aug. 2, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Regularly over the years, readers have emailed me asking me how to become an NFL scout. I have always tried my best to give good advice and recommended trying to do an internship to get a foot in the…

Some Scouts Unimpressed With Howell, Slovis Updated July 30, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. A few weeks ago, WalterFootball.com reported in the Hot Press that Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral had the highest preseason grade of any quarterback prospect on NFL teams’ preseason watch list. Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler was not…

Jaguars Source: "Tebow has a Legit Shot" Updated July 29, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. After new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer signed his former quarterback Tim Tebow, many in the NFL media dismissed the signing as a gimmick and a favor to a former player. Tebow helped Meyer win…

Penn State's Smith Leads Linebacker Grades Updated July 22, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. For the second year in a row, the Penn State Nittany Lions could have one of the top defensive prospects for the NFL draft. Linebacker Micah Parsons was the 11th-overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft to…

NFL Looking to Replace Senior Bowl as top College All-Star Game Updated July 20, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. A few weeks ago, the East-West Shrine, which is the nation’s oldest all-star game, and the NFL announced a new partnership. One result of the NFL’s backing of the East-West Shrine is…

Some Grade Northern Iowa's Trevor Penning as Top Preseason OL Updated July 8, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. During the 2021 NFL Draft process, Northern Iowa offensive tackle Spencer Brown created a buzz, and he ended up being a third-round pick of the Buffalo Bills. It looks like in back-to-back draft…

Georgia Backup Edge Defender has Highest Preseason Grade Updated July 7, 2021 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Georgia has been a factory for top notch defensive talent under Kirby Smart, and in 2020, the team was especially loaded at the edge-rusher position. While future second-round pick Azeez Ojulari got the majority of…