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Kiper stacks the NFL draft's potential first-round QBs: Top five, plus risers from the weekend
What does Desmond Ridder do well? What about Malik Willis? Mel Kiper checks in on the top signal-caller prospects.
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Kiper's Big Board rankings for the 2022 NFL draft: QB risers and fallers, plus new prospects in the top 25
Mel Kiper updates his rankings for next year's NFL draft, including big changes at QB, WR and more in the top 25 overall.
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Projected 2022 NFL draft order: Jaguars remain No. 1; Eagles could have three picks in top 10
Thanks to the Carson Wentz trade, the Eagles could have three top-10 picks. Here's how the ESPN Football Power Index sees Round 1.
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Kiper's NFL draft mailbag: What's wrong with Spencer Rattler? How good is Matt Corral?
The Oklahoma quarterback has been inconsistent, while Ole Miss' signal-caller has been nearly flawless. Mel Kiper answers questions from readers.
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Why having Trey Lance helps the 49ers prepare for Seahawks
The 49ers ranked 31st against rushing QBs in 2020, but Lance has the skill set to help them prepare for Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray.
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What Cardinals' Kyler Murray, Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence could have made in NIL dollars
Murray was a two-sport star and a Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma, Lawrence a national champion at Clemson. Experts say both would have cashed in.
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Kiper's NFL draft notebook: Sleepers, risers and the season's biggest surprises so far
Liberty quarterback Malik Willis looks even better, and these transfers are moving up draft boards. Mel Kiper looks ahead to next April's draft.
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With the Bears facing the Bengals' Joe Burrow, the topic of starting Justin Fields rages on
Bears fans see rookie QBs starting elsewhere, so why wait on Fields? But it's not always that simple, as ESPN's Bears and Bengals reporters discuss.
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Kiper and McShay's NFL draft primer for the college football season: Players and teams to watch
Could a non-quarterback be the No. 1 pick? Which under-the-radar prospects could rise? Mel and Todd preview the season.
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Why Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux is No. 1 on Kiper's big board
Mel Kiper Jr. lays out the reasons it's "highly probable" that Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux is the top pick in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Kiper's new Big Board for the 2022 NFL draft: My favorite prospects and best at every position
How good is this quarterback class, and is there a clear top edge rusher? Mel Kiper updates his rankings ahead of the college football season.
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An email changed James Morgan, and city of Green Bay's bleak QB history
The NFL's smallest market isn't exactly a hotbed for quarterback draft prospects, but James Morgan is hoping to change that. And it all started with a heartfelt sales pitch.
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McShay's preseason top 50: His first rankings for the 2022 NFL draft
College football is right around the corner, and Todd McShay has six QBs, eight defensive backs and seven wide receivers in his preseason top-50 ranking of the 2022 NFL draft class.
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Who could be the next out-of-nowhere QB to rocket up NFL draft boards?
Since the 2016 NFL draft, six quarterbacks from non-Power 5 programs have been selected in the first round, including two from FCS power North Dakota State (Carson Wentz, Trey Lance). Who could be next? Here are a handful of options.
Bears
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Why Justin Fields is committed to trusting Bears' training camp 'process'
Training camp reps have not been evenly divided, but the rookie has taken a good amount of snaps for a second-string quarterback.
Eagles
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Hall of Fame WR Isaac Bruce sees greatness in Eagles' DeVonta Smith
The former Ram, who thrived with a slender frame similar to the Philadelphia receiver, says of the rookie: "I like everything about his game."
49ers
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Run-heavy 49ers got a needed ground game refresh this offseason
The 49ers drafted running backs Trey Sermon and Elijah Mitchell as well as guards Aaron Banks and Jaylon Moore, not to mention mobile QB Trey Lance.
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'Sticker shock': 49ers rookies warned about Bay Area housing cost
The average house in Santa Clara County sells for $1.96 million -- a lot more than in markets like Green Bay or Trey Lance's Marshall, Minnesota.
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Projecting the top 10 picks in the 2022 NFL draft: The case for the Jets to be the NFL's worst team
With the 2021 NFL draft in the books, it's already time to look forward to 2022. Which teams project to be in line for top picks next year?
Buccaneers
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Bucs excited about potential of Tom Brady's possible successor, rookie Kyle Trask
Trask's first impression on his coach was strong. "I thought he was fantastic," Bruce Arians said of Trask's work at minicamp.
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Kiper's 2022 NFL draft rankings: Top 25 prospects overall, plus the best at every position
Mel Kiper's first look at the Class of 2022 includes a pass-rusher at the top and three quarterbacks in the top 25.
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Buffalo Bills' rookies will make an impact, but don't expect it right away
With a veteran roster among the AFC's best, even top picks Gregory Rousseau and Carlos Basham Jr. will have a hard time cracking the lineup.
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Why Payton Turner at No. 28? Rookie has 'prototype' size Saints covet
At 6-foot-6 with a 35-inch wingspan, Turner has the size and length the Saints have long-sought in their defensive ends.
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Six veteran QBs, five rookies: How all 11 fit with their new teams, and where they need help
Here's what each quarterback does best, how they could mesh in their new offenses and what each team could do to help them thrive.
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield plans to play Thursday after aggravating shoulder injury
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said he believes he'll be able to play despite the short week after aggravating the partially torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder during Sunday's loss.
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Josh Allen on his Tiger Woods impression and one drawback of being an NFL QB
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen speaks to Marty Smith on the now famous hurdle vs. the Chiefs, his Tiger Woods impression and what he doesn't enjoy about being an NFL QB.
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CeeDee Lamb recounts game-winning TD catch
CeeDee Lamb breaks down what he saw in his overtime TD catch that led the Cowboys over the Patriots.
Prescott TD pass lifts Cowboys to 35-29 OT win over Pats
— Dak Prescott threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and the Dallas Cowboys survived a wild finish to beat New England 35-29 on Sunday, their first win over Bill Belichick's Patriots.
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Cowboys outlast Patriots in wild OT thriller
CeeDee Lamb walks it off after the Cowboys and Patriots go back and forth in the fourth quarter and overtime.
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Las Vegas Raiders cap tumultuous week with emotional win at Denver Broncos
The Raiders beat the Broncos in their first game since Jon Gruden's resignation and their first with Rich Bisaccia at the helm.
