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Mike Martin Deserving of Promotion in Houston Updated Jan. 20, 2015 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. One of the most improved teams in the NFL this past season was the Houston Texans. Their seven-win improvement was a team effort with huge contributions coming from the scouting staff as well as the new…

Buccaneers Currently Prefer Jameis Winston over Marcus Mariota Updated Jan. 15, 2015 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Tampa Bay landing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft has sparked a heavy debate with Buccaneer fans and the media covering the team about which quarterback is the top prospect between…

Titans Will Consider Quarterback at No. 2 Updated Jan. 11, 2015 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Recent reports came out that the Tennessee Titans could look to address a position other than quarterback with the second-overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen stated that Tennessee was content with Zach…

Teams View Alvin Dupree Mid-First to Early-Second Updated Jan. 4, 2015 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. It can be hard for prospects to stand out when they play at Kentucky. A few years ago, former Kentucky guard Larry Warford (Detroit Lions’ third-round pick) didn’t receive the hype of other guard prospects like…

Sources: Beddingfield Deserves GM Consideration Updated Jan. 2, 2015 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. As the Bears and Jets conduct their general manager searches, sources say that one name who should be included is Titans director of college scouting Blake Beddingfield. League contacts say that while Beddingfield has gone under the radar,…

Bears Should Hire Alonzo Highsmith as General Manager Updated Dec. 29, 2014 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. After a disappointing season, the Chicago Bears cleaned house by firing general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman (go here for all of the Black Monday Firing Grades). Once again, Chicago is looking…

Matias, Kouandjio Grading as Top Guards Updated Dec. 26, 2014 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. With the college football regular season finished, NFL teams are able to start ranking players according to their draft grades. One position that has some depth and parity is the interior of the offensive line at guard….

Cody Prewitt Receiving Late-Round Grades Updated Dec. 23, 2014 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Entering the 2014 season, many considered there to be two top safety prospects in the SEC with Alabama’s Landon Collins and Ole Miss’ Cody Prewitt. Collins was coming off a quality sophomore season, while Prewitt had a strong…

Ereck Flowers Earns Top-20 Grade Updated Dec. 20, 2014 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. A year ago in the back half of the 2013 college football season, Auburn left tackle Greg Robinson became a hot draft prospect with a meteoric rise into the top five. Robinson ended up being the second player…

Multiple Teams Issue Second-Day Grade for Shaq Thompson Updated Dec. 18, 2014 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Washington’s Shaq Thompson was one of the players who received a lot of acclaim this season. The biggest reason for that was that the athletic linebacker took over duties as a running back for the…