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08-05-2025
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Tyler Booker and Dallas Cowboys Make First Major Move Together
On Saturday, former Alabama Crimson Tide standout Tyler Booker became the first first-round selection from the 2025 NFL Draft to ink his rookie deal. Per Fox Sports insider Jordan Schultz, Booker and the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a four-year, $22.5 million contract that includes a $13 million signing bonus. Booker, a two-year starter during his time in Tuscaloosa, was selected 12th overall by Dallas in April's draft. Known for his devastating down blocks and length as an interior lineman, the 6-foot-5, 335-pound guard became one of the most coveted draft-eligible guards in the country—and an instant plug-and-play option for the Cowboys. Tyler Booker To The CowboysBy Tony Fisher After earning first-team All-SEC honors in 2023 and 2024, Booker capped off his college career as a first-team All-American last season. He helped anchor one of the most consistent offensive lines in the SEC, with the Crimson Tide averaging a healthy 4.6 yards per rush attempt. Advertisement While Alabama's 2024 campaign ended shy of another College Football Playoff berth, Booker's performance never wavered. Per NFL Draft Buzz, the guard is an "elite pass protector" who "consistently stonewalls power rushers and shows exceptional ability to reset his base, helping explain his superior pass-blocking grades." He allowed just one sack last season. With his rookie deal finalized, Booker is expected to report to Cowboys camp with a clear path toward starting on a revamped Dallas offensive line. He will join an offensive line featuring two other first-round picks, Tyler Guyton (2024) and Tyler Smith (2022). Protecting quarterback Dak Prescott—who missed most of last season with an injury—will be Booker's top priority in 2025. The Cowboys have had just one playoff victory since 2019 despite three 12-win seasons. Related: Broncos Draft Former Star Alabama Linebacker
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04-05-2025
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Roster Moves: Eagles sign Washington WR Giles Jackson, waive running back
The Philadelphia Eagles have made some roster moves following this weekend's rookie minicamp. The team announced on Sunday that they have signed former Washington wide receiver Giles Jackson and released running back Tyrion Davis-Price. Jackson, 5-9, 185 pounds, went undrafted after six collegiate seasons, two in Michigan and four with the Huskies. He had a breakout year in 2024, catching 85 passes for 893 yards and seven touchdowns. Advertisement Giles Jackson's Scouting Report vs NFL Draft Buzz: Based on tape study, Jackson projects best to an offense emphasizing pre-snap motion and manufactured touches. His elite deep speed and short-area quickness create immediate value in the screen game and vertical passing attack, though size limitations restrict his deployment. Gap scheme offenses featuring jet motion and RPO concepts align with Jackson's skillset, allowing him to operate in space while minimizing physical matchups. His value on special teams provides roster flexibility, though his frame suggests development as a complementary piece in the passing game. Multiple coordinators have maximized Jackson's explosiveness through creative deployment, indicating scheme versatility despite physical limitations. His ceiling depends heavily on landing with a staff willing to manufacture touches while developing his route tree. Advertisement Giles capped off his final college season with an 11-catch, 161-yard performance against Louisville in the Sun Bowl. However, his four touchdown receptions weren't enough, as Washington lost after a failed two-point conversion. Giles hopes to carry that momentum into the NFL and earn a depth role in Philadelphia. This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Roster Moves: Eagles sign Washington WR Giles Jackson
USA Today
01-05-2025
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Early mock draft surprises with Michigan football CB Jyaire Hill in first round
Early mock draft surprises with Michigan football CB Jyaire Hill in first round As draftniks turn their attention from 2025 to 2026, many are seeking to make sense of the college football landscape, wondering who will be the first-rounders next April. Though most don't list a Michigan football player in the first 32, that's most — not all. Bleacher Report has long been in the mock draft game, and as it turns out, in its too-early prediction, a surprising Wolverine made the cut, going in the middle of the first round. 15. Dallas Cowboys: CB Jyaire Hill, Michigan While the Cowboys spent a third-round pick on Shavon Revel Jr. over the weekend, the defense could still use further help at cornerback. Trevon Diggs missed the majority of 2023 with a torn ACL and reinjured the same knee this past season. DaRon Bland also dealt with injuries in 2024 and is about to enter a contract year. On top of that, the defense needs someone to cover the slot after Jourdan Lewis left for Jacksonville during free agency. Michigan's Jyaire Hill gives Dallas a corner who has experience on the outside and could lineup at nickel, according to NFL Draft Buzz. "Has explosive movement skills and the fluid athleticism and change-of-direction ability to come down and cover slot receivers," Draft Buzz said of its No. 1 corner heading into the summer. This would be surprising given we haven't seen Hill consistently play great as of yet — he's done well in certain games, but has also fallen apart in others. Perhaps also surprising is that there are a handful of other players who could have made the cut: like EDGE Derrick Moore, DT Rayshaun Benny, or either of the starting linebackers. It also wouldn't be surprising to see either WR Donaven McCulley (with a solid year) or RB Justice Haynes find themselves in a similar position.
USA Today
30-04-2025
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2026 NFL Mock Draft: 6 prospects to watch as Cowboys predicted to finish under .500 again
The Dallas Cowboys have closed the book on their draft process for 2025, even as they work the next phase of free agency. The club is already looking into which veterans might fill their remaining holes, for the right price, now that the compensatory pick window is closed. That doesn't mean the draft industrial complex is done with the Cowboys, though. On the contrary, there's still plenty of projection happening in the world of 2026 mock drafts. Don't know whose declaring yet? No problem. Not sure how teams will finished? Use projections. Those actually do a pretty good job of declaring where the prevailing sentiment is for next season's outlook. The Cowboys are predicted to only improve incrementally from last year's 7-10 finish. 2026 mock drafts, at least the ones out currently, are predicting the Cowboys to once again miss the playoffs. Dropping them in the middle of the first round means they'll sit on the outskirts of first-round grade prospects. So who is projected to be in their wheelhouse where biggest need crosses year-ahead rankings? Six names come up the most when scanning the wires, across eight mock drafts. Here's what they all had to say. CBS Sports - 14. Dallas Cowboys: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame Link Dallas had all the Ashton Jeanty buzz months ago, but Jeanty's stock rose too high for the Cowboys. Jerry gets his chance here for a billboard talent on offense. Love enters the year as RB1 with a nice blend of speed and power and the ability to take over a game, hit the home run and make plays as a receiver. Bleacher Report - 15. Dallas Cowboys: CB Jyaire Hill, Michigan Link While the Cowboys spent a third-round pick on Shavon Revel Jr. over the weekend, the defense could still use further help at cornerback. Trevon Diggs missed the majority of 2023 with a torn ACL and reinjured the same knee this past season. DaRon Bland also dealt with injuries in 2024 and is about to enter a contract year. On top of that, the defense needs someone to cover the slot after Jourdan Lewis left for Jacksonville during free agency. Michigan's Jyaire Hill gives Dallas a corner who has experience on the outside and could lineup at nickel, according to NFL Draft Buzz. "Has explosive movement skills and the fluid athleticism and change-of-direction ability to come down and cover slot receivers," Draft Buzz said of its No. 1 corner heading into the summer. Sportsnaut - 16. Dallas Cowboys: Anthony Hill Jr, LB, Texas Link It could be a dream scenario for the Dallas Cowboys. Anthony Hill Jr. earned first-team All-American honors as a 19-year-old last season, living up to the hype he generated coming out of Billy Ryan High School in Denton, Texas. The 6-foot-3 linebacker can do it all, including coming off the edge and dropping back in coverage, which could pair beautifully with Micah Parsons on the Cowboys' defense. Newsweek - 14. Dallas Cowboys: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame Link DraftWire - 11 - Dallas Cowboys - WR Antonio Williams - Clemson Link USA Today - 12. Dallas Cowboys – Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas Link Whether it's closing in on quarterbacks as a blitzer, thumping in the run game or dropping back in coverage, Hill has a preternatural sense for finding the ball. The 6-3, 237-pound dynamo would be a scintillating figure on the second level of the Cowboys' defense, and Jerry Jones likely would be willing to shrug off questions of positional value more so than many other general managers. Sporting News - 18. Dallas Cowboys: Caleb Banks, DT, Florida (6-5, 325 pounds) Link The Cowboys should be in the market for a disruptive tackle, and Banks has special appeal as a big inside pass rusher. Pro Football Network - 12) Dallas Cowboys: C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia Link When you watch Mykel Williams, Jalon Walker, and others on the Georgia defense in 2024, there's a specific player who always stands on tape: Linebacker No. 3, C.J. Allen. Allen's production flies under the radar, but his tape is rock-solid, and his LB1 case is strong. At 6'1″, 235 pounds, Allen is uniquely long and lean, and was a commander for the Bulldogs in just his true sophomore season. He's a keen gap processor with explosive sideline-to-sideline range and torrid closing speed, and a unique playmaking gene in coverage. Follow Cowboys Wire on Facebook to join in on the conversation with fellow fans!
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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We simulated 100 Tennessee Titans NFL mock drafts. Here's what the computers really think
Let's give the computers their chance here. Using NFL mock draft simulators from the Pro Football Network, NFL Draft Buzz, Pro Football Focus, ESPN and the NFL Mock Draft Database, The Tennessean simulated the 2025 NFL Draft 100 times, tracking the Tennessee Titans' moves across all 100 simulations. Some of these simulators allowed trades. Others didn't. But most consequentially, all of them revealed interesting truths about the way the Titans are viewed nationally heading into this month's draft. Here are five takeaways from playing with the NFL mock draft simulators. MOCK DRAFT: NFL mock draft 2025, all trades edition: Tennessee Titans land 2 Pro Bowlers, including a QB The Titans ended up with Ward in 63 of these simulations. Once, weirdly, they were able to draft him in the second round, which ― let's be real ― will not happen. But the other 62 times, they used the No. 1 pick to snag the Miami passer. Edge rusher Abdul Carter was the second-most-common option, going first 13 times. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders landed with the Titans 11 times, and his teammate Travis Hunter went first nine times. The Titans traded out of the No. 1 pick four times and, strangely, used the top pick to draft Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron once, which might be even wilder than Ward falling into the second round. The simulators don't forecast the Titans trading away the No. 1 pick for anything short of a future first-rounder and a ready-made Pro Bowler. All four of the top-pick trades were predicted via NFL Draft Buzz, who made matches such as Dallas giving the Titans their QB, Dak Prescott, and a future first-round pick to move up. Or, in a move that would make Titans fans recoil, Indianapolis moving up by giving the Titans two first-rounders, two second-rounders and QB Anthony Richardson. The strength of deniable offers for the No. 1 pick varies. NFL Mock Draft Database offers trades ranging from the Jets giving up their first four picks this year to the Patriots giving up half of next year's draft. Pro Football Focus, meanwhile, tells you a trade that deals No. 1 for all of the Giants' 14 picks across 2026 and 2027 would "likely be accepted." So be cautious there. The computers seem to think the Titans' plan for the second round is to value talent over need. Across 100 mock drafts, the simulators mocked 45 different players to the Titans in the second round from 10 different positions. The most common outcome was the Titans drafting an edge rusher; that happened 25 times. Receiver came up the next most often with 17 selections. But then there was quarterback, running back, tight end, offensive tackle, interior offensive line, interior defensive line, cornerback and safety which all popped up between four and 10 times. GRADING TITANS ROSTER: Grading Tennessee Titans roster at every position one month before NFL draft The lesson here? The computers don't seem to think the Titans are prioritizing fixing their biggest needs over improving the roster as a whole. Other than Ward, the second-most-common player mocked to the Titans in these simulations was Maryland receiver Tai Felton. The speedy straight-line threat popped up a whopping 26 times. No one else (other than Ward) showed up more than 15 times. All five of the simulators landed Felton with the Titans at least twice, with the Titans picking him as early as pick No. 103 and as late as pick No. 188. If it was up to the computers, this was a pick you could carve in marble. Here are three of the simulations that stood out as the best: Simulation 19, via Pro Football Network: QB Cam Ward, OLB Mike Green, WR Elic Ayomanor, QB Riley Leonard, S Malachi Moore, DT Rylie Mills, DE Jared Ivey, CB Mello Dotson, DE RJ Oben Simulation 35, via NFL Draft Buzz: WR/DB Travis Hunter, DT Walter Nolen, QB Quinn Ewers, ILB Danny Stutsman, OLB Olu Oladejo, S Jonas Sanker, QB Tyler Shough, IOL Seth McLaughlin, WR Dont'e Thornton Simulation 61, via ESPN: QB Cam Ward, DE Nic Scourton, RB R.J. Harvey, DT Deone Walker, WR Kyle Williams, DE Tyler Baron, WR Pat Bryant, DT Rylie Mills In Simulation 19, the Titans maneuvered around by trading picks 103, 120 and 167 to get picks 94, 137, 172 and 234. This resulted in three top-50 talents and a bunch of depth pieces on defense. In Simulation 35, the Titans opt for building the future rather than trying to win now, trading a future second-round pick and Sebastian Joseph-Day to bet on a couple of developmental quarterbacks, some plug-and-play late round options and two fascinating former No. 1 national recruits. Then there's Simulation 61, where the Titans stick in their eight picks and build for today by picking no-doubt starters at their two biggest areas of need and rotational pieces who can develop into more across the defensive line and receiving corps. Drafts that look like any of those options could be the kind that get the Titans an 'A' grade after draft weekend, and position this team for plenty of success down the line. OPTIONS: What New York Giants signing Russell Wilson means for Tennessee Titans, NFL draft and Cam Ward Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@ Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: 100 Titans simulated NFL mock drafts. Here's what the computers think
