Super mega huge ultra hyper football weekend is here everyone! It all starts on Thursday night, with the Fiesta Bowl/College Football Playoff semifinal. Then you have the other semifinal, in the Peach Bowl, the next night. Then comes the Wild Card round, in the NFL, over the weekend. No better time than now for a 2026 NFL mock draft. Far as we know, The Sports Bank is the … [Read more...] about 2026 NFL Mock Draft Version 10.0
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Kaden Feagin Has Highest 2026 NFL Draft Stock of Any Illini
With the 2025 NFL Draft now behind us, it's already time to start looking ahead to the 2026 class. And given that the Illinois Fighting Illini will be a preseason top 15, maybe even top 12, kind of team, future NFL talent abounds. It's very early, and obviously a lot is going to change, but right now, tailback Kaden Feagin leads the way when it comes to Illini with NFL Draft … [Read more...] about Kaden Feagin Has Highest 2026 NFL Draft Stock of Any Illini
Jaguars, Illini Legend Kevin Hardy on NFL Draft Past and Present
Editor's Note: Flashback to 2020, and our interview with Kevin Hardy, the #2 overall pick in the 1996 NFL Draft. NFL Draft Day is here, and with it, we conversed with a man who knows it well- Kevin Hardy. The man who was rated the #15 best Jacksonville Jaguars player of all time by the club website, discussed the NFL Draft- how it's grown, what his experience was like, and … [Read more...] about Jaguars, Illini Legend Kevin Hardy on NFL Draft Past and Present
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
50 of the Worst NFL Draft Cliches, Buzzwords, and Word Salad
It is NFL Draft talking season! Which means we have enough soundbites for every NFL draft prospect to make some word salad. Actually, the gobbeldy-gook started flowing well before this week, due to the over-usage of NFL Draft cliches. All Draftniks do it, not just Mel Kiper or Daniel Jeremiah. Yes, I'm aware that many of these are just scouting terms that have made their way … [Read more...] about 50 of the Worst NFL Draft Cliches, Buzzwords, and Word Salad
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)
More Money For Sports In Brazil And Chicago, More Problems
Thing about television is that it only shows you the unpleasant and the uncomfortable when it makes for better theater. Rarely is such the case in viewing sports. Besides the actual game action, a national broadcast is going to feed you shots of local peculiarities and regional foodstuffs during timeouts. Going in and out of commercials you get the blimp views of the stadia … [Read more...] about More Money For Sports In Brazil And Chicago, More Problems