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Scouts Compare Jabrill Peppers to Jalen Ramsey Updated July 19, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Throughout last season and during the lead-up to the 2016 NFL Draft, there was a lot of talk about what a freak athlete Jalen Ramsey was. He contributed to Florida State’s national championship team as a…

Jarrad Davis, Jalen Tabor Viewed Favorably Off the Field Updated July 14, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Florida junior cornerback Jalen Tabor and senior linebacker Jarrad Davis both impressed NFL evaluators last year. Tabor wasn’t draft eligible, so teams didn’t write reports on him, but he was so good he was…

Kansas Safety Fish Smithson on NFL Radar Updated July 5, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. When a team goes winless, one wouldn’t expect there is an intriguing NFL talent whom pro evaluators are excited to see. However, that is the case with Kansas, as sources have said that safety Fish Smithson…

Teams Had Day-Two Grades on DeMarcus Walker Updated June 27, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Florida State’s DeMarcus Walker was one of the breakout pass-rushers in college football in 2015. He had 10.5 sacks with 15.5 tackles for a loss, five passes batted and 58 tackles on the season. Many expected…

Teams View Jamal Adams With Top-20 Potential Updated June 23, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. In recent years, there was a trend in the NFL to downgrade the safety position. Many safeties, running backs, and non-pass-rushing linebackers were pushed down draft boards as the league trended more towards the passing game….

Corey Davis Had Some Second-Round Grades Updated June 20, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Last fall, many NFL scouts expected Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis to enter the draft, as he had excellent production to start out his collegiate career. Davis caught 78 passes for 1,408 yards and 15 touchdowns…

Scouts Excited for Michigan Talent Updated June 15, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Last year, new Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh engineered a huge improvement for the proud Wolverines program. While Harbaugh and his staff did an excellent job, the emergence of a lot of young talent was a leading catalyst…

2016 NFL Draft Eve Rumor Mill Tidbits Updated April 27, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. With the 2016 NFL Draft hours away, here are some rumor mill tidbits I’ve picked up from speaking with team sources. The Redskins had to shake up their draft plans after signing Josh Norman last week….

Broncos, Browns Have Interest in Trading Up from 31, 32 Updated April 23, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. All of the attention regarding the Cleveland Browns has been on whether they would take a quarterback with the eighth-overall pick, or if they’d select someone like Ronnie Stanley or Ezekiel Elliott instead….

Medical Rechecks: Good News for Fuller; Bad News for Smith Updated April 20, 2016 By Charlie Campbell. Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell. Now that teams have the results from the Combine medical recheck, we reached out to sources from teams across the league to get feedback on two prospects in particular: Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon…