After seeing just one quarterback selected in the first 70 picks last year, we could have as many as five go in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft. A run on future franchise passers will assuredly start at No. 1 overall with the Panthers and could include four in the top five selections. No surprise, given the talent […]

• Recruiting coordinator for ESPN RecruitingNation. • Nearly a decade of college coaching experience. • Has been evaluating prospects at ESPN since 2006. Before Bryce Young was considered one of the top prospects in the 2023 NFL draft, before he led Alabama to the College Football Playoff and before he won the Heisman Trophy, he was a five-star college football […]

College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. When Chris Weinke talked to teams before the 2001 NFL draft, he didn’t receive many direct questions about his age. But Weinke, a national championship and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Florida State, knew that the numbers 28 and 29 — his playing age when he finished college, and his […]

We’re nearly a week out from the 2023 NFL draft, so I’m locking in my rankings. And I ended up listing 379 prospects, starting with Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. at No. 1 overall. This class doesn’t have as many elite talents at the top of the board like we’ve seen in recent years, but teams looking to build […]

Bill Barnwell is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Time to share my favorite article of the offseason. You’ve read lots of 2023 mock drafts this spring. I feel pretty confident in saying none of them looks anything like this one. Most mock drafts don’t include any trades. This one only includes trades. Yes, it’s my annual all-trades mock draft, where […]

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been given the green light to resume his NFL career just three and a half months after suffering cardiac arrest during a game. Hamlin’s medical emergency occurred during the Bills’ Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the start of the year. Hamlin took a hit from Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and […]

College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. SEATTLE — Washington isn’t dodging expectations or big goals after an 11-win season and the return of several national awards candidates. The Huskies are setting them. “Our expectations are a national championship,” quarterback Michael Penix Jr. told ESPN. “That’s what we all want, and that’s what we believe we […]

Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes is throwing to Kansas City Chiefs receivers and running backs near his offseason home in Texas but said he’s still rehabbing the high ankle sprain he dealt with throughout the playoffs. “It’s been more about just kind of managing it, getting […]

PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Jalen Hurts’ rapid ascent hit a record high Monday. He and the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a $255 million five-year contract extension that, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, includes $179.304 million guaranteed. The $51 million average annual value is the largest in league history, putting him ahead of the likes of Aaron Rodgers ($50.3 million), Russell Wilson […]

Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A year ago, as the Los Angeles Rams began their offseason program, quarterback Matthew Stafford wasn’t cleared to throw as he dealt with an elbow injury. When he spoke Monday at the start of the Rams’ voluntary offseason program, he noted the difference in being back now […]