NFL Draft

Twenty-six of the best sites about the NFL draft, the annual choosing of college football players by National Football League teams. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: NFL, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns)

1. NFL Draft at NFL.com - Check out the draft picks for the most recent NFL draft, look up draft picks of all the NFL teams since 1982, get opinions on who the best draft picks might be at each position, this year’s draft order, more. (www.nfl.com)

2. NFL Draft at Wikipedia - Offers an overview of how the NFL Draft works, including basic procedures and rules, compensatory picks, player eligibility, the supplemental draft, pre-draft events such as the scouting combine and Pro Day, and information on how to get tickets to be there in person on draft day. (en.wikipedia.org)

3. ESPN - NFL Draft - Take a look back at this year’s NFL draft as well as drafts of years past, and a look forward to the next NFL draft. (sports.espn.go.com)

4. CBS Sports NFL Draft - Complete coverage of the NFL draft from CBS. (www.cbssports.com)

5. Draft Insiders’ Digest - Year-round coverage of NFL prospects and the NFL draft itself from long-time scout/reporter Frank Coyle. (www.draftinsiders.com)

6. Small School NFL Draft Prospects - Analysis of draft prospects from outside the major Division I schools, including Division I-A, Division II, Division III, and “a sprinkling of NAIA, junior college and smaller Division I schools.” (nfl-prospects.blogspot.com)

7. Steals and Reaches from the 2009 NFL Draft - April 26, 2009 article looks at which teams got lucky and grabbed good players that fell below their original projected draft slots, as well as which teams took players early that they probably could’ve gotten later in the draft. (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

8. Secrecy is Crucial in NFL Draft - February 2, 2007 article on Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz saying the Lions wouldn’t draft a quarterback in that draft, and how such statements can hurt a team’s chances of making good trades or getting the player they want most in the draft. (www.detnews.com)

9. NFL Draft Report Card: Grading All 32 Teams - April 26, 2009 article gives grades to each NFL team based upon their picks in the 2009 draft. (nbcsports.msnbc.com)

10. NFL Draft Could Get Prime Time TV Slot in 2010 - April 28, 2009 article looks at the possibility of the NFL draft turning into a prime time TV event. (www.dallasnews.com)

11. NFL Draft Blitz - Ranks the top 150 NFL draft prospects, features interviews with prospects, discusses overrated and “sleeper” prospects, reports on draft rumors, offers a mock draft of the upcoming draft and more. (www.nfldraftblitz.com)

12. 2009 NFL Draft at Wikipedia - See a pick-by-pick list of all 7 rounds of the 2009 NFL draft, including details on trades between teams that changed the original draft order. (en.wikipedia.org)

13. The NFL Draft Site - Blog focused on the NFL draft and all of the events leading up to it, including scouting combines, college all-star games, spotlights on specific college players, lists of eligible draftees, continually updated mock draft predictions by the site’s owner Robert Bryant, and more. (nfl-draft-site.blogspot.com)

14. DraftHistory.com - Offers an ongoing blog on NFL draft news, plus categories to research current eligible draftees, complete draft history results by year, position, team, school, and more. (www.drafthistory.com)

15. Yahoo Sports NFL Draft - Latest news on the NFL draft, draft order, player rankings overall as well as ratings for prospects at each position, profiles of certain top players, videos, more. (nfldraft.rivals.com)

16. List of National Football League First Overall Draft Choices - See all the #1s going back to 1936. (en.wikipedia.org)

17. Scott Wright’s Draft Countdown - All sorts of information on the NFL draft, including interviews with potential draftees, the main needs of NFL teams, a mock draft, a list of Wright’s top prospects with commentary on each, forums where you can discuss the NFL draft with other football junkies, draft grades after each draft, and more. (www.nfldraftcountdown.com)

18. NFL Draft Dog - Get information on the 2009 NFL draft, with scouting reports, prospect rankings, and even a mock draft of expected 2010 draftees. (www.nfldraftdog.com)

19. NFL Draft Day Drinking Game Rules - April 7, 2008 blog post offers some ideas on how to spice up draft day if you’re hanging out with buddies. Drink whenever you hear words or phrases such as “tremendous upside” or “intangibles” or “sleeper” or many others. Following these rules is guaranteed to leave you passed out before the first round is over. (yardbarker.com)

20. Three Draft-Day Errors Teams Fail to Learn From - April 3, 2008 article says teams repeatedly make the same mistakes in rating players for their draft board, including falling in love with 40-yard dash times, following sudden gut feelings, and overrating college statistics and underrating the player’s college opponents or the system the player played in. (www.sportingnews.com)

21. NFL’s Cattle Call Whistled to Start - February, 2007 article in which the Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Boulware describes what NFL combine prospects can expect, recalling his experience as “one of the worst three-day periods of my life.” (seattlepi.nwsource.com)

22. No Clear No. 1: Who Will Emerge Atop NFL Draft? - April 2, 2008 article on the unpredictableness of which player will go first in 2008. (www.usatoday.com)

23. NFL Scouting Combine Preview - Sports Illustrated looks at which NFL prospects had the most to gain and the most to lose through their participation in the 2007 NFL combines. (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)

24. Nebraska’s Moore Aiming to Improve His Draft Status - February 1, 2007 article on Nebraska defensive end Jay Moore’s impressive performance in the Senior Bowl, plus Moore’s thoughts on his draft prospects if he can combine that performance with a fast 40-yard dash at the NFL combines. (Moore was drafted in the 4th round by the San Francisco 49ers.) (www.journalstar.com)

25. Troy Smith Lobbying Browns to Draft Him - January 31, 2007 article on Ohio State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith lobbying his hometown Cleveland Browns to draft him. (The Baltimore Ravens took him instead.) (nbcsports.msnbc.com)

26. Brown Says Off-Field Woes Will Alter Bengals’ Draft - January 28, 2007 article on Cincinnati Bengals president Mike Brown vowing to consider the off-field reputations of potential draft picks after 6 out of the past two years’ 16 draft picks were arrested in 2006 on a variety of charges. (www.usatoday.com)

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