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Cosmi Looks Stronger Updated Sept. 18, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Passing the eyeball test is more challenging this year – due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting scouting – than it has been in any previous year for NFL prospects. As we detailed a few weeks ago, some NFL teams are…

Barmore Could be a High First-Rounder Updated Sept. 11, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Under Alabama head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide have had a steady stream of first-round interior linemen. Marcell Dareus, Jonathan Allen, Da’Ron Payne and Quinnen Williams were all top-20 picks, and the 2021 NFL Draft could…

Scouting Challenges During Pandemic Updated Sept. 3, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Just like the 2020 NFL Draft and the 2020 NFL season, the 2021 NFL Draft cycle is going to be greatly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. As college football games kick off in parts of the country, NFL scouting…

Trask compared to Brad Johnson, Mond Similar to Colin Kaepernick Updated Aug. 28, 2020 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. NFL teams are always on the look out for potential quarterbacks of the future, and when assessing college talent, they often like to make comparisons to current or previous NFL players to provide…

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…