Weekly Update (1/23/16)

One of the biggest weeks of the year is about to get underway for Deep Fried Draft. Our week long Senior Bowl coverage will get underway on Tuesday. The Senior Bowl rosters are nearly finalized. Over the next week, starting with tomorrow, you will get a Senior Bowl preview, daily practice reports, a game report, and a list of the Risers and Fallers from the week.

The Cardinals will face the Panthers in the NFC Championship tomorrow. The Patriots will take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship.

After the divisional round picks 25-28 were set:

 25. Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-6 (.504 SOS) 
26. Seattle Seahawks: 10-6 (.520 SOS) 
27. Green Bay Packers: 10-6 (.531 SOS) 
28. Kansas City Chiefs: 11-5 (.496 SOS)
A record 112 players have declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. See the list of players who have declared early for the 2016 NFL Draft HERE!

The 2016 DFD Offensive Rookie of the Year is Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston
The 2016 DFD Defensive Rookie of the Year is Chiefs CB Marcus Peters

Read more about it here: DFD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

2015 ROOKIES OF THE WEEK

NFL WEEK SEVENTEEN
CAROLINA PANTHERS
WR - DEVIN FUNCHESS (2ND ROUND/MICHIGAN)
7 receptions 120 yards 1 TD

NFL WEEK SIXTEEN
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
OLB - PRESTON SMITH (2ND ROUND/MISSISSIPPI STATE)
4 tackles 3 sacks

NFL WEEK FIFTEEN
ARIZONA CARDINALS
RB - DAVID JOHNSON (3RD ROUND/NORTHERN IOWA)
29 attempts 187 yards 3 TD; 4 receptions 42 yards

NFL WEEK FOURTEEN
ST. LOUIS RAMSRB - TODD GURLEY (1ST ROUND/GEORGIA)16 attempts 140 yards 2 TD

NFL WEEK THIRTEEN
TENNESSEE TITANS
QB - MARCUS MARIOTA (OREGON/1ST ROUND)
20/29 268 yards 3 TD 1 INT; 9 attempts 112 yards 1 TD

NFL WEEK TWELVE
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
RB - THOMAS RAWLS (UDFA/CENTRAL MICHIGAN)
21 attempts 81 yards 1 TD

NFL WEEK ELEVEN
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
RB - THOMAS RAWLS (UDFA/CENTRAL MICHIGAN)
30 attempts 209 yards 1 TD; 3 receptions 46 yards 1 TD

NFL WEEK TEN
CHICAGO BEARS
RB - JEREMY LANGFORD (4TH ROUND/MICHIGAN STATE)
20 attempts 73 yards 1 TD; 7 receptions 109 yards 1 TD

NFL WEEK NINE
TENNESSEE TITANS
QB - MARCUS MARIOTA (OREGON/1ST ROUND)
28/39 371 yards 4 TD

NFL WEEK EIGHT
ST. LOUIS RAMSRB - TODD GURLEY (1ST ROUND/GEORGIA)20 attempts 133 yards 1 TD

NFL WEEK SEVEN
ST. LOUIS RAMSRB - TODD GURLEY (1ST ROUND/GEORGIA)
19 attempts 128 yards 2 TD; 4 receptions 35 yards

NFL WEEK SIX
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
OLB - HAU'OLI KIKAHA (2ND ROUND/WASHINGTON)
7 tackles 1 sack

NFL WEEK FIVE
GREEN BAY PACKERS
CB - QUINTEN ROLLINS (2ND ROUND/MIAMI-OH)
2 tackles 2 interceptions 1 TD

NFL WEEK FOUR
ST. LOUIS RAMSRB - TODD GURLEY (1ST ROUND/GEORGIA)
19 attempts 146 yards; 2 receptions 15 yards
NFL WEEK THREE
BUFFALO BILLS
RB - KARLOS WILLIAMS (5TH ROUND/FLORIDA STATE)
12 ATTEMPTS 110 YARDS 1 TD

NFL WEEK TWO
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
RB - MATT JONES (3RD ROUND/FLORIDA)
19 attempts 123 yards 2 TD; 3 receptions 23 yards

NFL WEEK ONE
TENNESSEE TITANS
QB - MARCUS MARIOTA (OREGON/1ST ROUND)
13/16 209 YARDS 4 TD 

Weekly Update (1/12/16)

For the first time in NFL history, all four road teams won in the Wild Card round. This weekend the Steelers will visit Denver and Kansas City will be at the Patriots in the AFC. In the NFC, Green Bay will visit Arizona and Seattle will play at Carolina. Picks 1-24 in the NFL Draft are below (courtesy of Mocking the Draft):

1. Tennessee Titans: 3-13 (.492 strength of schedule) 
2. Cleveland Browns: 3-13 (.531 SOS) 
3. San Diego Chargers: 4-12 (.528 SOS) 
4. Dallas Cowboys: 4-12 (.533 SOS) 
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: 5-11 (.473 SOS) 
6. Baltimore Ravens: 5-11 (.508 SOS) 
7. San Francisco 49ers: 5-11 (.539 SOS) 
8. Miami Dolphins: 6-10 (.469 SOS) 
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-10 (.484 SOS) 
10. New York Giants: 6-10 (.498 SOS) 
11. Chicago Bears: 6-10 (.548 SOS) 
12. New Orleans Saints: 7-9 (.504 SOS) 
13. Philadelphia Eagles: 7-9 (.508 SOS) 
14. Oakland Raiders: 7-9 (.512 SOS) 
15. St. Louis Rams: 7-9 (.528 SOS) 
16. Detroit Lions: 7-9 (.536 SOS) 
17. Atlanta Falcons: 8-8 (.478 SOS) 
18. Indianapolis Colts: 8-8 (.500 SOS) 
19. Buffalo Bills: 8-8 (.508 SOS) 
20. New York Jets: 10-6 (.441 SOS)
21. Washington: 9-7 (.465 SOS) 
22. Houston Texans: 9-7 (.496 SOS) 
23. Minnesota Vikings: 11-5 (.504 SOS) 
24. Cincinnati Bengals: 12-4 (.477 SOS)

The College Football season ended last night after a thrilling title game that saw Alabama win the National Championship over Clemson.

The Senior Bowl announced 10 players that have accepted their invitations to play in this year's game. As always we will have complete coverage of the Reese's Senior Bowl HERE!

See the list of players who have declared early for the 2016 NFL Draft HERE!

The 2016 DFD Offensive Rookie of the Year is Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston
The 2016 DFD Defensive Rookie of the Year is Chiefs CB Marcus Peters

Read more about it here: DFD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Weekly Update (1/4/16)

The NFL playoffs are set. The Bengals and Steelers will square off in one wild card match-up in AFC while the Chiefs and Texans play in the other. The Broncos have home field, while the Patriots are the #2 seed. In the NFC, the Vikings will host the Seahawks and the Redskins will host the Packers. The Panthers are the #1 seed. The Cardinals are the #2 seed. The Titans clinched the number one pick with their loss to the Colts. Below is the current top 20 selection order (courtesy of Mocking the Draft):

1. Tennessee Titans: 3-13 (.492 strength of schedule) 
2. Cleveland Browns: 3-13 (.531 SOS) 
3. San Diego Chargers: 4-12 (.528 SOS) 
4. Dallas Cowboys: 4-12 (.533 SOS) 
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: 5-11 (.473 SOS) 
6. Baltimore Ravens: 5-11 (.508 SOS) 
7. San Francisco 49ers: 5-11 (.539 SOS) 
8. Miami Dolphins: 6-10 (.469 SOS) 
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 6-10 (.484 SOS) 
10. New York Giants: 6-10 (.498 SOS) 
11. Chicago Bears: 6-10 (.548 SOS) 
12. New Orleans Saints: 7-9 (.504 SOS) 
13. Philadelphia Eagles: 7-9 (.508 SOS) 
14. Oakland Raiders: 7-9 (.512 SOS) 
15. St. Louis Rams: 7-9 (.528 SOS) 
16. Detroit Lions: 7-9 (.536 SOS) 
17. Atlanta Falcons: 8-8 (.478 SOS) 
18. Indianapolis Colts: 8-8 (.500 SOS) 
19. Buffalo Bills: 8-8 (.508 SOS) 
20. New York Jets: 10-6 (.441 SOS)

The Senior Bowl announced 33 players that have accepted their invitations to play in this year's game. As always we will have complete coverage of the Reese's Senior Bowl HERE!

See the list of players who have declared early for the 2016 NFL Draft HERE!

The Week Seventeen Rookie of the Week is: Panthers WR Devin Funchess

Read more about it here: DFD ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

NOTABLE ROOKIE PERFORMANCES FROM WEEK SEVENTEEN:

MIA - DEVANTE PARKER/WR/LOUISVILLE/1ST ROUND
5 receptions 106 yards 1 TD
TEN - DAVID COBB/RB/MINNESOTA/5TH ROUND
19 attempts 73 yards 1 TD
WSH - JAMISON CROWDER/WR/DUKE/4TH ROUND
5 receptions 109 yards 1 TD
SD - TYRELL WILLIAMS/WR/SOUTHERN OREGON/UDFA
2 receptions 90 yards 1 TD
CAR - DEVIN FUNCHESS/WR/MICHIGAN/2ND ROUND
7 receptions 120 yards 1 TD