Tag: Purdue

Top College Games in Week 1

by Barb Layton

This week’s biggest game is most likely the “Backyard Brawl” between the 17th ranked Pitt Panthers and the West Virginia Mountaineers. Like many others in Western PA, West Virginia and Northeast Ohio, I can’t wait to watch this game. It has been a number of years since the 2 teams have met. With the demise of the Big East the Pitt Panthers joined the ACC and the WV Mountaineers joined the Big 12. This ended the “Backyard Brawl”. Tonight, it is back.

Here is the list of the games to watch this week:

Thursday, September 1

  • West Virginia @ #17 Pittsburgh 7:00 PM
  • Penn State @ Purdue 8:00 PM

Friday, September 2

  • Western Michigan @ #15 Michigan State 7:00PM
  • TCU @ Colorado 10:00PM

Saturday, September 3

  • #11 Oregon @ #3 Georgia 3:30 PM
  • #23 Cincinnati @ #19 Arkansas 3:30 PM
  • #5 Notre Dame @ #2 Ohio State 7:30 PM

Sunday, September 4

  • Florida State @ LSU 7:30 PM

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Edge Rushers

By Barb Layton

This is one of my favorite groups of athletes. I love to watch them rush the passer and avoid being stopped by the offensive line. I love to see what moves they use to avoid the offensive line.

  1. Aiden Hutchinson, Michigan
  2. Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
  3. George Karlaftis, Purdue
  4. David Ojabo, Michigan
  5. Travon Walker, Georgia
  6. Jermaine Johnson, Florida State
  7. Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
  8. Cameron Thomas, San Diego State
  9. Drake Jackson, USC
  10. Sam Williams, Ole Miss

2022 NFL Draft Top 10 Wide Receiver Prospects

2022 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Wide Receivers | College Football | PFF
By Barb Layton

One of my favorite positions is the wide receivers group. I enjoy watching the different styles of players you find at this position. There is quite a few who are going to be drafted in the first round.

Let’s see how my list of wide receivers will compare to the draft.

  1. Garrett Wilson, Ohio State
  2. Jameson Williams, Alabama
  3. Treylon Burks, Arkansas
  4. Drake London, USC
  5. Chris Olave, Ohio State
  6. Johan Dotson, Penn State
  7. David Bell, Purdue
  8. Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama
  9. George Pickens, Georgia
  10. Romeo Doubs, Nevada

Cowboys Official Undrafted Free Agent Signings

By James Layton

The Cowboys have officially announced their Undrafted Free Agent signings. They have been doing a great job drafting the past few years, and that continued this year.

They have found a gems in the undrafted market with Brandon Smith (WR), Austin Fauliu (DT), and Brennan Eagles (WR).

Here are their signings.

  1. Brenden Knox, RB Marshall
  2. Artayvious Lynn, TE TCU
  3. Tyler Coyle, S Purdue
  4. JaQuan Hardy, Tiffin
  5. Osirus Mitchell, WR Mississippi State
  6. Anthony Hines, LB Texas A&M
  7. Brandon Smith, WR Iowa
  8. Braylon Jones, G Houston
  9. T.J. Vasher, WR Texas Tech
  10. Austin Fauliu, DT Oregon
  11. Nick Eubanks, TE Michigan
  12. Nick Ralston, FB Louisiana
  13. Brennan Eagles, WR Texas

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This draft I think might be my best draft yet. I hope you like it. I made several trades. Let’s get started.

Round 1

Pick 30 Pat Freiermuth, TE Penn State

Round 2

Pick 55 Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina

Round 3

Pick 87 Quinn Meinerz, OC Wisconsin-Whitewater

Pick 95 Trill Williams, CB Syracuse

Round 4

Pick 128 Brady Christensen, OT BYU

Pick 140 Elerson Smith, EDGE Northern Iowa

Round 5

Pick 174 Derrick Barnes, LB Purdue

Round 6

Pick 213 Jackson Anderson, G Texas Tech

Pick 216 Tre Norwood, S Oklahoma

Round 7

Pick 236 Jonathan Marshall, DT Arkansas

Pick 245 Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas

Let me know your thoughts.

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This is my daily mock draft for the Steelers. I made a few trades in this mock. So let’s take a look.

Round 1

I traded out of the first

Round 2

Pick 34: Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina

Pick 56: Liam Eichenberg, OT Notre Dame

Round 3

Pick 68: Rondale Moore, WR Purdue

Pick 87: Patrick Jones, Edge Pitt

Round 4

Pick 128: Bobby Brown, DT Texas A&M

Pick 140: Trey Hill, OC Georgia

Round 5

Pick 148: Divine Deablo, S Virginia Tech

Round 6

Pick 214: Deommodore Lenoir, CB Oregon

Round 7

Pick 244: Pro Wells, TE TCU

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

This is mock draft for March 10th. This mock draft is best player available. Not for needs. So lets see what happens.

Round 1

Pick 24: Christian Barmore, DT Alabama

Round 2

Pick 55: Greg Newsome, CB Northwestern

Round 3

Pick 87: Jackson Carman, OT Clemson

Round 4

Pick 129: Seth Williams, WR Auburn

Pick 141: James Wiggins, S Cincinnati

Round 5

No pick

Round 6

Pick 209: Jack Anderson, G Texas Tech

Pick 217: Derrick Barnes, LB Purdue

Pick 225: Chris Rumph, EDGE Duke

Round 7

Pick 244: Ben Mason, RB Michigan

Steelers 7 Round Mock Draft

By Barb Layton

I am doing a mock draft for March 7, 2021. I wanted to do this one with trades but the trade offers were not to my liking. So this is today’s draft.

Round 1

Pick 24 Zaven Collins, LB Tulsa

Round 2

Pick 55 Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina

Round 3

Pick 87 Hunter Long, TE Boston College

Round 4

Pick 128 Cade Johnson, WR South Dakota State

Pick 141 Tommy Doyle, OT Miami (OH)

Round 5

No picks

Round 6

Pick 217 Tre Brown, CB Oklahoma

Pick 225 Jonathan Cooper, EDGE Ohio State

Round 7

Pick 244 Lorenzo Neal, DT Purdue

Pick 255 Tommy Kraemer, G/C Notre Dame