NFL draft

Cameron Thomas, Daniel Bellinger on their way to professional football.

When you have a bunch of really good players like the Aztecs, you expect some of them to end up in the National Football League.

Every year the NFL Draft has a diamond in the rough, a guy who suddenly skyrockets up Draft boards. This year that guy is Aztecs defensive lineman Cameron Thomas. Thomas was among the nation’s leaders in sacks and tackles for loss but most folks outside the Mountain West Conference don’t know much about conference Defensive Player of the Year....

We are basically a quarter of the way through the NFL season, but it’s never to early to look ahead to the 2022 NFL Draft.

Potential NFL first-round QBs Sam Howell and Kenny Pickett will compete against each other in Thursday’s North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh game.

Sam Howell and Kenny Pickett are names to familiarize yourself with ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft.

The NFL Draft finally ended on Saturday with rounds 4 through 7. Only one Aztec heard his name called. Cornerback Darren Hall went to the Falcons in the 4th round with the 108th overall selection. Hall is an intriguing prospect. In 2019 he led the nation in pass breakups and last year picked off three passes, taking one back for…

Opening night of the 2021 NFL Draft was down compared to last year’s virtual event but also the second-highest viewed.

JaMarr Chase and Jaylen Waddle highlight the most memorable outfits from the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

The themes for the 2021 NFL draft were many, starting with the quarterbacks.

The NFL welcomed 32 new players into its ranks Thursday night during the 2021 NFL Draft. Where they were drafted will have a big impact on their salaries.

Football players don’t go to West Point thinking they’re on the fast track to a National Football League career. In the last 50 years only two Black Knights have been selected in the NFL Draft. But sometimes they turn out to be better than they even knew. That’s the case with linebacker Cole Christiansen, who signed as an undrafted...

Seth Markman was just as nervous as NFL coaches and general managers about the unknown factors involved with a virtual draft. But the ESPN executive producer said he was overwhelmed with how everything came together over the three days.

The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers did a good job filling their needs on draft weekend.

Maybe the Southeastern Conference should simply hold onto its players and become part of the NFL

America’s Finest City has been the breeding ground for some of America’s finest football players. Being a part of that club is something guys who grow up in San Diego take to heart. “There are great guys who have come out of San Diego so putting myself in that conversation is a shocker, that I could be one of...

Pitch and catch

The Cincinnati Bengals on Friday opened the second round of the NFL draft by selecting WR Tee Higgins of Clemson. The first night of the NFL draft, on Thursday, averaged a record 15.6 million viewers on television, easily shattering the record set six years ago. Thursday night’s first round was aired on ABC, ESPN, the NFL Network and ESPN Deportes….

Six wide receivers were taken in the first round of the NFL draft and another half dozen could go on Day 2, when rounds two and three are completed.

The last time the Chargers had a starting quarterback who went to Oregon it worked out pretty well. That guy’s name was Dan Fouts. So, Justin Herbert has some big shoes to fill. The Bolts took Herbert with the 6th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. It’s the first time they’ve selected a QB in the first round...