The tradition continues! Every year since 2008, The Sports Bank has published a NFL mock draft, and this is our inaugural version for 2026. However, the 2026 NFL mock draft comes with a new twist! The Sports Bank LLC Owner/Founder Paul M. Banks is a Contributor to Draft Wire, USA Today's NFL Draft focused website. So we'll be taking snippets from Banks' articles and linking … [Read more...] about 2026 NFL Mock Draft Version 1.0
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Northwestern WR A.J. Henning: 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Profile
Happy NFL Draft Day Northwestern Wildcats fans! One Cats player to watch, as this draft plays out over the next three days is wide receiver A.J. Henning. The speedy Michigan Wolverines transfer matches Xander Mueller with a day three grade. Other than A.J. Henning and Xander Mueller, it's doubtful that Northwestern sees anybody get else drafted. The 2025 NFL Draft will be … [Read more...] about Northwestern WR A.J. Henning: 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Profile
Will Michigan State Football Get Shut Out of the NFL Draft?
Under Mark Dantonio in the 2010s, Michigan State football returned to national prominence. In 2013, MSU went 13-1, 8-0 in conference, and won both the Big Ten title and the Rose Bowl. The Spartans went to the College Football Playoff in 2015, becoming the first Big Ten team not named Ohio State to do so. In the mid 2010s, it was looking like State was getting back to what they … [Read more...] about Will Michigan State Football Get Shut Out of the NFL Draft?
Final 2025 NFL Mock Draft Update 4-24-25
It's time for the final version of our 2025 NFL Mock Draft, and we added some player descriptions this time! Yes, In addition to running and producing The Sports Bank, I also free-lance for two websites on USA Today Sports Media Group's NFL Wires. As a writer for both Draft Wire and Ravens Wire, I have excerpted and linked where relevant for the players that I have written … [Read more...] about Final 2025 NFL Mock Draft Update 4-24-25
Taylor Elgersma: the best QB Prospect Not at the Scouting Combine
For the past 100-125 years or so, Canada and the United States have been the best of friends. That's why it's so strange to see political tensions rising between us and our neighbors to the north, and it's spilled over into sports. Just another complication for Laurier University product and Canadian quarterback Taylor Elgersma, as he goes through the NFL Draft … [Read more...] about Taylor Elgersma: the best QB Prospect Not at the Scouting Combine
Final 2024 NFL Mock Draft Update (4-25-24)
Detroit Rock City is ready to rock tomorrow night, as the NFL Draft is here! (Ready to rock, but not ready to roll. Rock is still here, but what happened to "roll?") Meaning it is time for our final 2024 NFL Mock Draft. Projecting who each NFL team will take on draft night is a very popular activity, as there are literally hundreds of NFL mock drafts available on the … [Read more...] about Final 2024 NFL Mock Draft Update (4-25-24)
Bengals DB Dre Kirkpatrick has the WORST. Publicist. Ever!
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback and former Alabama Crimson Tide star Dre Kirkpatrick really should consider getting a new publicist. Usually, picking on people this incompetent at their jobs is too much of a low hanging fruit, but lots of journalists received this horrifyingly bad pitch, and I don't know if any of them called out its horribleness. I'm certainly not one of … [Read more...] about Bengals DB Dre Kirkpatrick has the WORST. Publicist. Ever!
Notre Dame RB Cierre Wood entering NFL Draft
Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood announced today he will forgo his final season of athletic eligibility and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. Wood leaves Notre Dame as the seventh-leading rusher in school history, having gained 2,447 yards on 450 career carries. No running back in Notre Dame history with as many career rushes as Wood has a better yards-per-rush average as his 5.4 … [Read more...] about Notre Dame RB Cierre Wood entering NFL Draft
4 Crimson Tide players likely to go in 1st round of NFL Draft
Every year there's a march of Alabama Crimson Tide players to the NFL. 2013 will be no different as four Bama players could go in the first round come late April. Three more could go in rounds 2-3. And (yes this is way too early to talk about it) Three more members of the Tide could be in the first round of the 2014 draft. With two more likely to go on the second day of the … [Read more...] about 4 Crimson Tide players likely to go in 1st round of NFL Draft
Georgia’s Jarvis Jones, potential #1 pick, declares for NFL Draft
University of Georgia junior outside linebacker Jarvis Jones has decided to forego his senior season and enter the 2013 NFL Draft. When you're projected to be the #2 overall, and perhaps even the first overall pick, the decision is quite easy. Jones could go first to Kansas City or second to Jacksonville. Some have called him the next Von Miller. A finalist for numerous … [Read more...] about Georgia’s Jarvis Jones, potential #1 pick, declares for NFL Draft
