2026 NFL Draft

[Dale]

 

[rtrn2glory]

things lining up for washington to take J Love. That'll be interesting to see if someone tries to jump them to get him.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Who was the last Super Bowl MVP to enter free agency?

I remember the Raiders signing a Cowboy corner back in the 90's after a MVP.

 

[Rocketman84]

I remember the Raiders signing a Cowboy corner back in the 90's after a MVP.

Larry Brown....mediocre CB

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Larry Brown....mediocre CB

Really turned his career around though as an NBA head coach

 

[Irish#1]

Really turned his career around though as an NBA head coach

Mediocre DB because he was a great PG in the ABA.

 

[Irish2155]

Really turned his career around though as an NBA head coach

Not too shabby at Kansas too.

 

[Rocketman84]

Really turned his career around though as an NBA head coach

😂😂

 

[burmafrd1944]

Larry Brown....mediocre CB

I hoped he sent flowers or something to Neil O'Donnel for giving him financial security

 

[Armyirish47]

The ESPN.com unveils its "all tape" team going into the draft and features not one but TWO from Notre Dame.

The filmeth don't lieth

Running back: Jadarian Price, Notre Dame​

Scouts Inc. ranking: No. 71

For the first time in NFL draft history, an RB2 is the RB2. Price is projected as a Round 2 pick, and if he is indeed the second running back selected after Fighting Irish teammate Jeremiyah Love, it will mark the first time teammates have been the first two running backs taken off the board.

Though Price was unquestionably the second fiddle behind Love, he still had 233 carries over the past two seasons to Love's 362, thanks in large part to the high volume at which Notre Dame ran the football. That 233-carry sample is more than enough on which to base an evaluation. Bills running back James Cook III had only 230 career carries over four seasons before he was drafted in the second round out of Georgia, and new Commanders back Rachaad White had 224 carries at the Power 5 level before he went to the Bucs in the third round out of Arizona State.

And Price's 233 carries are good. A loose athlete at 5-11 and 203 pounds, he's a more creative runner with quicker eyes and decision-making than Love. Price reliably puts the first would-be tackler in bad positions by manipulating tempo and activating his off hand, creating a ton of yardage after first contact. Love is the superior prospect for his receiving ability and explosive open-field speed, while Price is more of a tricky projection to the NFL. He's not a high-impact pass protector or pass catcher, so he needs to find a home as an early-down, high-volume, ground-and-pound ball carrier. Those roles don't open up often.

But teams that already have a receiving back that they want to protect from 300-plus carries over the course of a season should prioritize Price. He'd be a great running mate for, say, Bucky Irving in Tampa Bay or Tony Pollard in Tennessee, but the dream landing spot is alongside Jahmyr Gibbs in Detroit. Price, who ran for 674 yards and 11 touchdowns last season, is a reliable singles and doubles hitter, and pairing him with a home run threat like Gibbs would bring out the best in him.

Tight end: Eli Raridon, Notre Dame​

Scouts Inc. ranking: No. 66

In last year's edition of the All-Film team, I implored you to take a staggering leap of faith and trust a tight end prospect out of Notre Dame. Mitchell Evans, who went in the fifth round, ended up breaking into the Panthers' rotation at the position nicely, playing 424 snaps by season's end.

I'm back to the Fighting Irish well with Raridon, though through a different lens. Evans was a productive receiver in a small sample; with Raridon, it feels like the light bulb went on as a blocker last season. Raridon tore his right ACL twice (once in 2021 before he got on campus, then again in the fall of 2022 as a freshman). His development was impeded and playing time limited, especially on a dense depth chart of Notre Dame tight ends, including Evans. But over his one year as the unquestioned TE1 in South Bend, Raridon improved dramatically.

Prone to falling off blocks with an upright posture earlier in the season, Raridon learned how to use his length, flexibility and core strength to uproot defensive linemen and steer them out of gaps. He became an impactful player on pulls that Notre Dame featured in short-yardage and goal-line situations. The team wanted to run behind the guy.

At 6-6 and 245 pounds, Raridon has enough long speed and length to be a seam runner at the NFL level, but his primary value will come as a movable blocker with the ceiling of a true hand-in-the-dirt Y tight end should he add another 10 pounds. That makes him a developmental prospect -- more of an early Day 3 pick than a Day 2 selection in a thick tight end class. But it's not hard to see a Josh Oliver-esque arc for him at the position.

 

[dublinirish]

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Miami edge Rueben Bain, projected top 10 NFL Draft pick, was reportedly involved in deadly 2024 vehicular crash

According to a police report, Bain was driving in a March 2024 collision that led to the death of a 22-year-old woman.

sports.yahoo.com

When asked about the news report on Bain, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes told reporters Monday, “We've know that for awhile, so that doesn't really change anything from our standpoint.”

Cool.

Apparently he's had some other driving related incidents and everyone seems to have already known about it but the public is just finding out now.

 

[ACamp1900]

I emailed the commissioners office,… I told him if he doesn’t fix it so the Browns get Styles, Proctor and Tate then I’m boycotting the season. I’m on it Browns fans,…

 

[irishnd31]

I emailed the commissioners office,… I told him if he doesn’t fix it so the Browns get Styles, Proctor and Tate then I’m boycotting the season. I’m on it Browns fans,…

Do us proud Camper.

 

[burmafrd1944]

Miami edge Rueben Bain, projected top 10 NFL Draft pick, was reportedly involved in deadly 2024 vehicular crash

According to a police report, Bain was driving in a March 2024 collision that led to the death of a 22-year-old woman.

sports.yahoo.com

Cool.

Apparently he's had some other driving related incidents and everyone seems to have already known about it but the public is just finding out now.

the first one came before he was famous; so it got little pub
did not get fined - so no police record. Since it included a fatality, it is likely that there was no real issue. The family even recently wished him well in his career.
now the second one a year later is apparently the one that has been hidden and probably is the reason some teams are backing off

 

[dublinirish]

 

[greyhammer90]

Shit is so sad. Her poor husband.

 

[arrowryan]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Vrabel is eventually fired because of this

 

[IrishLion]

Russini and Vrabel stuff keeps trickling out…. Saw something earlier where someone snapped a pick of them getting cozy in a small NY bar back in ‘22

It’s like a soap opera for grown men

 

[dublinirish]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Vrabel is eventually fired because of this

Kraft would never

 

[BoredIrish]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Vrabel is eventually fired because of this

Its the patroit way.

So... what exactly is Vrabel going to rehab for?

 

[greyhammer90]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Vrabel is eventually fired because of this

It's the Pats. They'll do nothing and then act performatively victimized in 5 years about the fact that it was a story at all.

 

[IrishLion]

So... what exactly is Vrabel going to rehab for?

Russini really fucked up. You can’t be banging your best/primary source to keep getting the scoop, especially when evidence shows her reporting may have been embellished to HELP Vrabel’s team.

Vrabel isn’t beholden to morality and professionalism on this one the same way… just makes him look like a piece of shit human fucking around on his family.

Russini gamed a whole prefessional system, and it will impact other female reporters for a long time. She’s gonna catch more heat than Vrabel, maybe rightfully so.

 

[arrowryan]

It's the Pats. They'll do nothing and then act performatively victimized in 5 years about the fact that it was a story at all.

The Pats might have no say in the matter. This could come from Roger.

 

[dublinirish]

Russini really fucked up. You can’t be banging your best/primary source to keep getting the scoop, especially when evidence shows her reporting may have been embellished to HELP Vrabel’s team.

Vrabel isn’t beholden to morality and professionalism on this one the same way… just makes him look like a piece of shit human fucking around on his family.

Russini gamed a whole prefessional system, and it will impact other female reporters for a long time. She’s gonna catch more heat than Vrabel, maybe rightfully so.

i get all that but its not like Adam Schefter or any other in that game are paragons of journalistic integrity either. It's a slimy game all round but yeah she definitely stooped low

 

[Katzenboyer]

The Pats might have no say in the matter. This could come from Roger.

There's absolutely zero chance of that happening.

If Vrabel loses his job (and I don't think he will), it'll be because the Pats make the decision.

 

[arrowryan]

There's absolutely zero chance of that happening.

If Vrabel loses his job (and I don't think he will), it'll be because the Pats make the decision.

I hope it does come from the Pats, but I doubt it will because their owner is famous for requesting happy endings.

Conduct detrimental to the league is probably enough for Roger to intervene.

 

[Dale]

Having an affair, especially one outside the organization, is not a fireable offense for a NFL HC

 

[arrowryan]

Having an affair, especially one outside the organization, is not a fireable offense for a NFL HC

Fucking someone that has an AP vote seems close to conflict of interest and conduct detrimental, but idk.

Russini is going to get the worst of this and will probably be stripped of everything.

 

[Dale]

Fucking someone that has an AP vote seems close to conflict of interest and conduct detrimental, but idk.

Russini is going to get the worst of this and will probably be stripped of everything.

Does having an AP vote mean anything tangible?

Only reason it could be a NFL issue is if they can prove it impacted FA/trade talks, which I doubt they can prove and don’t think is what Vrabel was in it for.