DFD Update (2/10/16)

It is with great sadness that we must now deal with the fact that football season has come to an end. The Broncos defeated the Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. The first round order is now set and you can see it below (courtesy of Mocking the Draft):

1. Tennessee Titans 
2. Cleveland Browns 
3. San Diego Chargers 
4. Dallas Cowboys 
5. Jacksonville Jaguars 
6. Baltimore Ravens 
7. San Francisco 49ers 
8. Miami Dolphins 
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
10. New York Giants 
11. Chicago Bears 
12. New Orleans Saints 
13. Philadelphia Eagles 
14. Oakland Raiders 
15. Los Angeles Rams 
16. Detroit Lions 
17. Atlanta Falcons 
18. Indianapolis Colts 
19. Buffalo Bills 
20. New York Jets 
21. Washington Redskins
22. Houston Texans 
23. Minnesota Vikings 
24. Cincinnati Bengals 
25. Seattle Seahawks 
26. Green Bay Packers 
27. Pittsburgh Steelers 
28. Kansas City Chiefs 
29. Arizona Cardinals 
30. Carolina Panthers 
31. Denver Broncos

The first stop on the Path to the Draft (TM NFL Network) was the 2016 Reese's Senior Bowl. DFD had week long coverage from the event. You can check that out below:

DFD SENIOR BOWL COVERAGE

I had the pleasure of interviewing 8 players who participated in the Senior Bowl activities. You can listen to those HERE.

The 2016 NFL Scouting Combine is set to get underway on February 26th in Indianapolis. The NFL has made some policy changes in regards to the selection of players for this year's event. If a background check on a player shows an assault, domestic violence, or weapons related arrest then that player will not be allowed to participate. If this was in place a year ago, Seahawks 2nd round pick Frank Clark would not have been allowed to participate. Number one overall pick Jameis Winston would not have been affected, since he was never formally charged with anything. You can view all of the DFD Combine coverage here.

I will be releasing my first MOCK DRAFT of the year this weekend.

The DFD POSITION RANKINGS and TOP 100 are currently up to date for pre-Senior Bowl, but they will both be updated this weekend as well. The changes will reflect my thoughts on players after more tape study and observations from Senior Bowl week.

I am also working on setting up my initial board for the 2017 NFL Draft, because you can never get too far ahead. I will start posting that information around Mid-May.

The NFL Free Agency and Trade period begins at 3 pm (CST) on March 9th. As always, this will have a huge effect on what teams do in the draft. Teams also have to designate franchise players by 3 pm on March 1st.

Buckle up, we are only 78 DAYS away from the 2016 NFL Draft!!!