Draft Insiders’ – NFL All-Rookie 2022 Teams

Frank Coyle/ Head scout

 Photo – DE Aidan Hutchinson – Lions
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Rookie Offensive Player of Year
WR Garrett Wilson – Jets
Rookie Defensive Player of Year
CB Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner – Jets

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team Offense

QB Kenny Pickett – Pittsburgh Steelers
RB Dameon Pierce – Houston Texans
RB Kenneth Walker III – Seattle Seahawks
WR Garrett Wilson – New York Jets
WR Chris Olave – New Orleans Saints
WR Christian Watson – Green Bay Packers
TE Daniel Bellinger – New York Giants
OT Charles Cross – Seattle Seahawks
G Cole Strange, New England Patriots
C Tyler Linderbaum – Baltimore Ravens
G Zion Johnson – Los Angeles Chargers
OT Abraham Lucas – Seattle Seahawks
 
1st Team Defense

Edge Kayvon Thibodeaux – New York Giants
DL Jordan Davis – Philadelphia Eagles
DL Matt Henningsen – Denver Broncos
Edge Aidan Hutchinson – Detroit Lions
LB Devin Lloyd – Jacksonville Jaguars
LB Malcolm Rodriguez – Detroit Lions
LB Quay Walker – Green Bay Packers
CB Sauce ‘Sauce’ Gardner – New York Jets
CB Tariq Woolen – Seattle Seahawks
CB Jack Jones – New England Patriots
S Jalen Pitre – Houston Texans
S Kyle Hamilton – Baltimore Ravens
 
2nd Team Offense

QB Brock Purdy – San Francisco 49ers
RB Isiah Pacheco – Kansas City Chiefs
RB Rachard White – Tampa Bay Bucs
WR Drake London – Atlanta Falcons
WR George Pickens – Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Jahan Dotson – Washington Commanders
TE Cade Otton – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
OT Tyler Smith – Dallas Cowboys
G Jamaree Salyer – Los Angeles Chargers
C Luke Fortner – Jacksonville Jaguars
G Zach Tom – Green Bay Packers
OT Braxton Jones – Chicago Bears
 
2nd Team Defense

Edge George Karlaftis – Kansas City Chiefs
DL Travis Jones – Baltimore Ravens
DL Devonte Wyatt – Green Bay Packers
Edge Travon Walker – Jacksonville Jaguars
LB Troy Andersen – Atlanta Falcons
LB Jack Sanborn – Chicago Bears
LB Micah McFadden – New York Giants
CB Emerson Martin – Cleveland Browns
CB Derek Stingley – Houston Texans
CB Kader Kohou – Miami Dolphins
S Kerby Joseph – Detroit Lions
S Jaquan Brisker – Chicago Bears

Draft Insiders’ 2022 All-Pro Teams

Frank Coyle/ Head scout

* Rookie

Offense

Position       First-Team        Second-Team

QB               Patrick Mahomes      Joe Burrow
RB                    Saquon Barkley           Josh Jacobs
RB                    Nick Chubb                  Derrick Henry
WR                   Tyreek Hill                   A.J. Brown
WR                   Justin Jefferson          Jaylen Waddle
WR                   Stefon Diggs               Davante Adams
TE                    Travis Kelce                 George Kittle
LT                    Andrew Thomas          Laremy Tunsil
LG                    Joel Bitonio                 Quenton Nelson
C                      Creed Humphrey          Jason Kelce
RG                   Wyatt Teller                 Zack Martin
RT                    Tristan Wirfs                Lane Johnson
 
All-Pro Defense

Position           First-Team            Second-Team
End                  Nick Bosa                    Brian Burns
DT                    Chris Jones                 Quinnen Williams
DT                    Dexter Lawrence          Christian Wilkins
End                  Myles Garrett               Maxx Crosby
LB                    Micah Parsons             Haason Reddick
LB                    Fred Warner                 Demario Davis
LB                    Matt Judon                  Bobby Wagner
CB                    Patrick Surtain             * Tariq Woolen
CB                    * Sauce Gardner           Jaycee Horn
CB                    Darius Slay                  Jaire Alexander
S                      Derwin James              Minkah Fitzpatrick
S                      Talanoa Hufanga          Budda Baker

Special Teams

Position           First-Team            Second-Team

Placekicker      Justin Tucker               Graham Gano
Punter              Ryan Stonehouse         Tommy Townsend
Longsnapper    Morgan Cox                 Andrew DePaola
Kickoff Returner   Nyheim Hines         Kalif Raymond
Punt Returner   Kalsean Nixon             Avery Williams
Special Teamer Jeremy Reaves           Josh Metellus

CFP Championship Game – Georgia-Texas Christian
Clubs Look to Repeat Thrilling Semi-Final Victories

Frank Coyle/ Head scout

College Football Playoff National Championship is tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN between defending champion, Georgia (14-0) and Big 12 upstart, Texas Christian (13-1) at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, Ca.

Georgia is a powerhouse and brings an undefeated record to the title game after beating Ohio St in a thrilling semi-final matchup. Texas Christian is this year’s Cinderella story going undefeated into their season finale only to lose the Big 12 Championship game to Kansas State. They had previously beaten KSU at midseason. They stayed in the top four playoff qualifiers and beat heavily favorite Michigan in an exciting semi-final games setting up the title matchup with Georgia.

Both teams rely on potent offenses behind seasoned QBs, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett and TCU Max Duggan along with balanced ground games to rank among the nation’s best attacks. Bennett and Duggan were both finalists in the Heisman race in 2022. Both clubs spend the majority of their time lined up in a 3-3-5 defense and variations of that scheme. They are a combined 27-1 this season.

Georgia looks to duplicate last years’ championship when they beat Alabama for the national title. Head coach Kirby Smart hopes to join elite company aiming for a 2nd straight national title where they are heavy favorites tonight. This was the sixth straight season the Bulldogs finished in the national top 10.

Georgia excelled behind the hot hand of QB Stetson Bennett who has come up huge in key situations directing this club in the tough SEC. He met all challenges and uses a host of receivers, especially his talented duo of tight ends, Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington. Bowers is a difference maker and will fully test the TCU fast defense. TCU has been very effective in coverage especially as the season progressed and very opportunistic. The Bulldogs will test the TCU defensive front with a strong ground game to soften their front and control the line of scrimmage to draw the safeties up. This is where Bennett excels finding his receivers through the middle routes with the TE duo of Bowers and Washington creating a huge problem for the Horned Frogs defense.

TCU is a huge surprise participant behind first-year head coach Sonny Dykes. The Horned Frogs have had a weak 23-24 record over the four seasons before Dykes’ arrival. QB Duggan has been both a leader and playmaker this club has rallied around. He spreads the ball around to a talented group of receivers headed by Quentin Johnston who had an impact in their semi-final upset over Michigan. He faces a dominant Bulldog defense with several impact performers. Duggan has been very accurate over the past season and will have to be highly efficient to press the Georgia first class unit. TCU guard Steve Avila heads a tough talented front line who could decide the ultimate outcome in this critical matchup.

TCU starting running back Kendre Miller is still recovering from a sprained right knee MCL injury in the Fiesta Bowl victory and is questionable for tonight’s game. He had 57 yards on eight carries in that Semi-finalist matchup against the Wolverines before he was injured. The Frogs turned to backup Emari Demercado and he responded with a career-high 150 rushing yards against Michigan.

Miller is the only player in Big 12 history to record a rushing touchdown in 13 games in a season and has totaled 17 rushing TDs, fourth-most in TCU history and the most since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2000.

Prediction: Georgia 38 Texas Christian 27
Georgia Wins a 2^nd National Title in a Row

Frank Coyle is a longtime national scout of both College and NFL players. He is also a long-time member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 30 years.

Safety Damar Hamlin Improves Significantly

NFL Season Final Weekend Schedule

The NFL announced today that Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin, who has been hospitalized at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center since Monday, has had substantial improvement in his condition. Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during Monday’s game which had huge impact on the players, coaches and fans who witnessed the traumatic collision. Though he still remains in critical condition, he has made improvement in 72 hours which is very encouraging. Currently, they have removed his breathing tube and continues to make amazing improvement. He has spoken to family and teammates and is addressing team via Facetime. The miracle continues to unfold with prayers for a return to full health from the nation and NFL community.

The Bills host AFC East rival, the Patriots Sunday afternoon this home field advantage through the conference playoffs at stake, along with the Patriots fighting for the final AFC playoff berth.

The NFL announced that the Week 17 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed and has been cancelled. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision on Thursday, after speaking with the Bills, the Bengals and NFL Players Association leadership.

“This has been a very difficult week,” Goodell said. “We continue to focus on the recovery of Damar Hamlin and are encouraged by the improvements in his condition as well as the tremendous outpouring of support and care for Damar and his family from across the country. We are also incredibly appreciative of the amazing work of the medical personnel and commend each and every one of them.”

Key factors in arriving at this decision:

Not playing the Buffalo-Cincinnati game to its conclusion will have no effect on which clubs qualify for the postseason. No club would qualify for the postseason and no club will be eliminated based on the outcome of this game.

The AFC Championship Game will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the number one seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season. Those circumstances involve Buffalo or Cincinnati qualifying for the game as a road team and are listed below:

The NFL regular season closing weekend will determine the final three divisional winners with the Bengals/Ravens matchup for the AFC North title and the Titans/Jaguars deciding the AFC South winner key games.

The Eagles hold a one game lead over the Cowboys in the NFC East and host the Giants. A win and they clinch the divisional title. Three East teams, the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants are the only division with multiple clubs already in the postseason.  On Sunday night, the Packers-Lions matchup closes out the season with the winner qualifying for the final wild card spot. Both teams made strong pushes over the second half of the season to get to the .500 mark entering their final contest.

Final NFL Weekend Schedule

Saturday, January 7, 2023
    Matchup / Time / TV / Location

Kansas City @ Las Vegas – 4:30 PM – ESPN
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
 
Tennessee @ Jacksonville – 8:15 PM – ESPN
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
 
Sunday, January 8, 2023
    Matchup / Time / TV / Location

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta – 1:00 PM – FOX
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
 
New England @ Buffalo – 1:00 PM – CBS
Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
 
Minnesota @ Chicago – 1:00 PM – FOX
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
 
Baltimore @ Cincinnati – 1:00 PM – CBS
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
 
Houston @ Indianapolis – 1:00 PM – CBS
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
 
New York Jets @ Miami – 1:00 PM – FOX
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
 
Carolina @ New Orleans – 1:00 PM – FOX
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
 
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh – 1:00 PM – CBS
Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver – 4:25 PM – CBS
Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
 
New York Giants @ Philadelphia – 4:25 PM – CBS
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
 
Arizona @ San Francisco – 4:25 PM – FOX
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle – 4:25 PM – FOX
Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
 
Dallas @ Washington – 4:25 PM – FOX
FedEx Field, Landover, MD
 
Detroit @ Green Bay – 8:20 PM – NBC
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wi.

All-Star Game Schedule Begins This Weekend

The upcoming postseason All-Star season is here with the schedule posted below. We will have scouts at these events attending – weigh-ins, practices, interviews and games. These games will be the final chance to see prospects in game action prior to the NFL Combine and vital Pro day workouts. We will have extensive coverage on web page at  www.draftinsiders.com along with player evaluation in our Feb. Newsletter and Yearbook 2023. 

 All-Star Game Schedule – January- February 2023      

January 8 – CGS Small School Invitational – Fort Worth, Texas
1/8 – Podyum Bowl – Miami, Florida
1/11 – College Gridiron Showcase – Fort Worth, Texas
 
1/14 – Hula Bowl – Orlando, Florida – CBSSN
1/21 – Tropical Bowl – Orlando, Florida
1/28 – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl – Pasadena, Ca – NFLN
 
2/2 – East-West Shrine Bowl – Las Vegas, Nv – NFLN
2/4 *** Senior Bowl Game – Feb. 4, 2023 Mobile, Alabama ***
– Hancock Whitney Stadium – 1:30 pm CT- NFL Network –
                             Weigh-in- Practices – Monday Jan 30th thru Thursday Feb. 3rd

For Complete Senior Bowl info including updated Roster acceptances
Go to https://www.seniorbowl.com/
 
February 28 -March 6 – NFL Scouting Combine (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN)

 Frank Coyle is a longtime member of the FWAA and a voter for the Heisman Trophy, Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe, Fred Biletnikoff and Eddie Robinson awards annually for 30 years. He was a 20-year Scouting consultant for the Senior Bowl.

Rookie Dameon Pierce Looks to Top the 1000 yard Mark

Dameon Pierce – Draft Insiders’ Yearbook Scouting Report – March 2022

Three Rookie Runners Push for 1000-yard Campaigns in 2022 Season Finale

Three rookie running backs this season, Dameon Pierce, Kenneth Walker and Tyler Allgeier all have a chance to earn the 1000 yard                         USA Today Photo
rushing mark this season with a strong closing game.

Pierce has had an outstanding rookie campaign with 220 carries for 939 yards, a 4.27 yard average and 4TDs. He also adds 30 receptions for 165 yards and 1 TD entering his final game at Indianapolis. It is even more amazing that he has accomplished this with the team with the worst record in the league at this point of the season. He was one of the few shining performers for the Texans who once again with select in the top five draft choices and possibly the first overall selection with a loss at Indianapolis this Sunday.

Pierce’s scouting report from March 2022 is below and listed as one of our most underrated offensive players in the draft class.

Walker has been instrumental in the Seahawks run for the playoffs this season, becoming their feature back with game breaking speed to change games. He enters his final contest with 936 yards on 199 carries for a 4.7 yard average and 7 TDs. He faces the Rams this week at home, hoping to pass the 1000 yard. Allgeier has 900 yards on 186 carries for a 4.8 yard average and 3 TDs. He faces the Bucs at home this week and it will take a 100 yard performance to hit the coveted mark.

The last time three rookie running backs topped the 1000-yard rushing mark was the NFL 2008 season. That year runners, Matt Forte, Chris Johnson and Steve Slaton all topped the 1200-yard rushing mark.

Dameon Pierce – Draft Insiders’ Scouting Report – March 2022

Dameon Pierce #27 – 5-9, 220                Florida – Sp. 4.60
NFL Comparison: Mark Ingram                     Rating 72

Short compact two-year starter has been a consistent performer in the Gators’ pro-style offense. Low based back with good initial quickness, the speed to hit a hole and get outside. Fine vision and knows how to read and follow his blocks with sound decision making. Quickness to jump cut and string a few moves together. Good lower body power to break tackles with the speed through the hole to make plays and move the pile. Rarely goes down at first contact. Finishes with good body lean to make extra yardage. Displays reliable hands as a receiver and improved throughout his career. Runs the route tree with good patterns and initial coverage reads. Effective on screen passes and moves decisively up field after securing the catch. Needs to find soft spots in zones better and become a primary outlet receiver. Maxed out frame and probably at a good weight to run inside. Adept at seeing even a small crease and slipping through it quickly. Capable of handling a lot of touches. Size may be a liability when it comes to pass protection in the NFL, though definitely tough enough to make the step up and face a backer. At the NFL Combine, he came in at under 5’10” and 218 lbs. Ran a 4.59 time and did 21 reps. Added a 34.5” VL and a 9’11” BJ. Marginal career production. Shows adequate top end speed with the quick acceleration to get to the 2nd level with the creativity to hit openings and running lanes. As a receiver, shows developing skills to press in time for 3rd down role. Tough blocker with makeup to face up with backers after further technique work. Probably top 150–200 prospect and capable of being a quality starter, 1A or 3rd down back. Obscure well rounded prospect with the talent to fill a key, though limited role early in an offense. Talent to become solid surprise. Honest runner whose best football is ahead of him and a bargain on the 3rd day of the process.

NFL Draft 2023 – First Round Mock Draft 1.0

January, 2023
         All underclassmen have until Jan. 16^th to declare for the NFL Draft 2023. Players then have three days to rescind their decision and return to school and retain their college eligibility.

Exact draft order to be determined at close of the postseason. Top overall selections will change after the final games over the Jan 7-8 weekend of the non-playoff clubs.
   Frank Coyle/ Head Scout

1st Round

#           Team                           W/L      Player                          Pos      Ht/WT               School

1          Houston                        2-13-1   Bryce Young                 QB       5-11, 195          Alabama
2          Chicago                        3-13      Will Anderson                Edge    6-4. 245            Alabama
3          Seattle (Denver)            4-12      CJ Stroud                     QB       6-3, 215           Ohio State
4          Arizona                         4-12      Jalen Carter                  DT        6-3, 310        Georgia
5          Indianapolis                  4-11-1   Will Levis                      QB       6-3, 230         Kentucky
6          Detroit (LA Rams)          5-11      Bijan Robinson              RB        5-11, 225          Texas
7          Atlanta                          6-10      Myles Murphy               DE       6-5, 275            Clemson
8          Carolina                        6-10      Quentin Johnston          WR       6-3, 215            TCU
9          Las Vegas                    6-10      Joey Porter                     CB        6-1, 200        Penn State
10         Phil (New Orleans)         7-9        Kelee Ringo                  CB        6-2, 205            Georgia
11         Houston (Cleveland)      7-9        Paris Johnson               OT        6-6, 315            Ohio State
12         Tennessee                    7-9        Peter Skoronski           OT      6-4, 315            Northwestern
13         NY Jets                        7-9        Broderick Jones             OT        6-4, 315          Georgia
14         Washington                   7-8-1     Anthony Richardson      QB       6-4, 230            Florida
15         Seattle                          8-8        Michael Mayer              TE        6-4, 255            Notre Dame
16         New England                8-8        Bryan Bresee                DT        6-4, 300            Clemson
17         Pittsburgh                     8-8        Drew Sanders               LB        6-4, 245         Arkansas
18         Green Bay                    8-8        Jaxon Smith-Njigba       WR       5-11, 200          Ohio State
19         Detroit                      8-8        Tyree Wilson                   DE       6-5, 275            Texas Tech
20         Jacksonville                  8-8        Cam Smith                  CB        6-1, 190          South Carolina
21         Tampa Bay                   8-8        Isaiah Foskey               DE       6-4, 250            Notre Dame
Miami (pick forfeited)     8-8
22         NY Giants                   9-6-1     Jordan Addison               WR       5-11, 175          Southern Cal
23         LA Chargers                  10-6      Nolan Smith                  Edge    6-3, 235            Georgia
24         Baltimore                      10-6      Christian Gonzalez         CB        6-1. 205            Oregon
25         Cincinnati                      11-4      Clark Phillips                 CB        5-10 185           Utah
26         Denver (San Fran-Miami) 12-4     O’Cyrus Torrence        OG       6-5, 340            Florida
27         Dallas                         12-4      Brian Branch                   FS        6-0, 195            Alabama
28         Minnesota                     12-4      Kayshon Boutte           WR       6-0, 205            LSU
29         Buffalo                      12-3      Noah Sewell                    LB        6-2, 250            Oregon
30         Kansas City                  13-3      Jalin Hyatt                   WR       6-0, 180            Tennessee
31         Philadelphia                  13-3      Dawand Jones              OT        6-7, 360            Ohio State

NFL Draft 2023 – First Round Order
Texans & Seahawks Hold Two #1 Picks in the Top 12 Choices

  Frank Coyle / NFL Analyst

With the NFL campaign entering the final two regular season weeks with several playoff positions still open, teams will determine the early selections possibly as this weekend.

With just two games remaining, four NFL divisional titles are still unsettled.  Both the NFC South and AFC South divisions are wide open with every club alive for a playoff spot and all holding sub .500 records going into week 16.

Currently, the Houston Texans hold the #1 position at 2-12-1, though only a half a lead over the Bears who sit at 3-12. The Texans upset the Titans last week which delayed any claim of the first overall selection in the NFL Draft 2023.

Last year’s Super Bowl champion, the LA Rams are already eliminated with a dismal 5-10 record.

In the AFC, the Kansas City claimed their 7^th consecutive West title while the Bills earned their 2nd East title in a row. In the NFC, both the Vikings and 49ers earned divisional titles for the first time in several seasons.

The Rams do not have a #1 pick, due to the trade to the Lions for QB Mitchell Stafford. Four other clubs do not hold #1 picks, the Browns, 49ers, Dolphins and Saints. Four clubs have two #1 selections, the Texans, Lions, Seahawks and Eagles.

Currently, there are 9 teams with 7-8 records and holding the 12^th through the 20^th positions with a few divisional races decided over the final weeks in the overcomes. The final order for picks #19 through #32 will be decided by NFL playoff results. The strength of schedule percentage is for each club’s current season. There will be only 31 selections in the first round with Miami forfeiting their top draft choice.

NFL Draft 2023 – April 27-29 – Kansas City, Mo

 #          Team                                        W-L      Strength of schedule
1          Houston                                    2-12-1   .494
2          Chicago                                    3-12      .567
3          Seattle (Denver)                        4-11      .492
4          Arizona                                     4-11      .522
5          Indianapolis                              4-10-1   .510
6          Atlanta                                      5-10      .465
7          Detroit (LA Rams)                      5-10      .506
8          Carolina                                    6-9        .457
9          Las Vegas                                6-9        .465
10         Philadelphia (New Orleans)        6-9        .502
11         Houston (Cleveland)                  6-9        .522
12         Seattle                                      7-8        .473
13         Tennessee                                7-8        .506
14         New England                            7-8        .516
15         NY Jets                                    7-8        .529
16         Pittsburgh                                 7-8        .531
17         Green Bay                                7-8        .537
18         Detroit                                      7-8        .541
19         Jacksonville                              7-8        .482
20         Tampa Bay                               7-8        .490
21         Washington                               7-7-1     .537
22         Miami (pick forfeited)                 8-7        .539
23         NY Giants                                 8-6-1     .533
24         LA Chargers                              9-6        .435
25         Baltimore                                  10-5      .492
26         Denver (San Fran-Miami)           11-4      .414
27         Dallas                                       11-4      .514
28         Cincinnati                                  11-4      .525
29         Kansas City                              12-3      .455
30         Minnesota                                 12-3      .480
31         Buffalo                                     12-3      .514
32         Philadelphia                              13-2      .475

College Bowl Season Peaks This Week

National Championship in the Balance

Frank Coyle / Head scout – DraftInsiders.com

Monday, Dec. 26

The long College football bowl season hits full speed this week with multiple key games daily, leading into the national semi-finals on Dec 31st.  The matchups are amazing with #1 Georgia vs #4 Ohio State and #2 Michigan v #3 TCU to decide who will play in the national championship game on Jan 9^th.

Results and Upcoming Games

Dec. 16
Bahamas Bowl
UAB 24 – Miami (Ohio) 20
Nassau, Bahamas

Duluth Trading Cure Bowl
Troy 18 – UTSA 12
Exploria Stadium – Orlando, Florida

Saturday, Dec. 17
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Louisville 24 – Cincinnati 7
Fenway Park, Boston
 
Cricket Celebration Bowl
North Carolina Central 41- Jackson State 34 OT
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Ga
 
Capital One Bowl Mania – New Mexico Bowl
BYU 24 – SMU 23
University Stadium – Albuquerque, New Mexico
 
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl
Fresno State 29 – Washington State 6
SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, Ca
 
LendingTree Bowl
Southern Miss 38 – Rice 24
Hancock Whitney Stadium – Mobile, Alabama
 
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon State 30 – Florida 3
Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas
 
Frisco Bowl
Boise State 35 – North Texas 32
Toyota Stadium – Frisco, Texas
 
Monday, Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Marshall 28 – UConn 14
Brooks Stadium – Conway, South Carolina
 
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Eastern Michigan 41 – San Jose State 27
Albertsons Stadium – Boise, Idaho
 
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Toledo 21 – Liberty 19
FAU Stadium – Boca Raton, Florida
 
Wednesday, Dec. 21
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky 44 – South Alabama 23
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans
 
Thursday, Dec. 22
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force 30 – Baylor 15
Amon G. Carter Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas
 
Friday, Dec. 23
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Houston 23 – Louisiana 16
Independence Stadium – Shreveport, Louisiana
 
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Wake Forest 27 – Missouri 17
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
 
Saturday, Dec. 24
EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl
Middle Tennessee State 25 – San Diego State 23
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex – Honolulu, Hi

Monday, Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl
New Mexico State 24 – Bowling Green 19
Ford Field – Detroit, Mi

Upcoming Bowl Games

Tuesday, Dec. 27
Camellia Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo
Cramton Bowl – Montgomery, Alabama
Noon – ESPN

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Memphis vs. Utah State
Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Tx
3:15 pm – ESPN

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina
Protective Life Stadium – Birmingham, Alabama
6:45 pm – ESPN

Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Chase Field – Phoenix, Az
10:15 pm – ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl Presented by Peraton
UCF vs. Duke
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
2 pm – ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Kansas vs. Arkansas
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium – Memphis, Tennessee
5:30 pm – ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Oregon vs. North Carolina
Petco Park – San Diego, Ca
8 pm – Fox

TaxAct Texas Bowl
Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss
NRG Stadium (Houston)
9 pm – ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 29

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Yankee Stadium – New York
2 pm – ESPN

Cheez-It Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida
5:30 pm – ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl
Texas vs. Washington
Alamodome – San Antonio, Tx
9 pm – ESPN

Friday, Dec. 30

Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Maryland vs. NC State
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, North Carolina
Noon – ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. UCLA
Sun Bowl Stadium – El Paso, Texas
2 pm – CBS

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Notre Dame vs. South Carolina
TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, Florida
3:30 pm – ESPN

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Arizona Stadium – Tucson, Arizona
4:30 pm

Capital One Orange Bowl
#6 Tennessee vs. #7 Clemson
Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, Florida
8 pm – ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 31

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Nissan Stadium – Nashville, Tennessee
Noon – ABC

Allstate Sugar Bowl
#5 Alabama vs. #9 Kansas State
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans
Noon – ESPN

National Semi Finals

CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl
#2 Michigan vs. #3 TCU
State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona
4 p.m., ESPN

CFP Semifinal at Peach Bowl
#1 Georgia vs. #4 Ohio State
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, Ga
8 p.m., ESPN

Monday, Jan. 2

ReliaQuest Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Illinois
Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Florida
Noon – ESPN2

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
LSU vs. Purdue
Camping World Stadium – Orlando, Florida
1 pm – ABC

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
#10 USC vs. #16 Tulane
AT&T Stadium – Arlington, Texas
1 pm – ESPN

Rose Bowl Game
#8 Utah vs. #11 Penn State
Rose Bowl – Pasadena, California
5 pm – ESPN

Monday, Jan. 9

CFP National Championship Game
Winners of Semifinal matchups

SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, Ca
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Seahawks’ Rookie Tariq Woolen

Cornerback Tariq Woolen – NFL Draft 2022 Yearbook – Scouting Report
  Frank Coyle / Head scout – March, 2022

     Photo – Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images

 Here is our Scouting Report of defender Tariq Woolen from last spring when we ranked him as the #7 cornerback in the class and projected him to be a 2nd-3rd round pick on talent and value. Incredibly, he fell to the Seattle in the 5th round, the 153rd overall selection. He has been one of the premier defenders in this rookie class which has featured several outstanding first year starters like Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner and Derek Stingley.

 After 14 games this season, Woolen has registered 51 tackles with 39 of them solo stops along with 6 interceptions and 13 pass breakups with one returned for a TD. He fits the Seahawks tradition and mold for long athletic cover men and has been arguably the best value of the entire NFL Draft 2022. He has started since training camp and has established himself as a fixture in the Seahawks secondary.

         Tariq Woolen – NFL Draft 2022 Yearbook – Scouting Report – March, 2022

 Tariq Woolen #20 – 6-4, 205 Texas-San Antonio – Sp. 4.25                          
             NFL Comparison: Greedy Williams                 Rating 85

Long athlete made a successful conversion to cornerback after starting his career as a wide receiver. Made incredible progress especially over his final season, showing natural skills and the tough demeanor to be a top flight pro. Freakish prototypical skill set for the position and really responded to coaching on the basics of the corner spot.  Strong athletic frame with very good movement skills for the position. Over his short career, he gained experience in several techniques especially man situations and has made quick improvement raising his LOD. Rare combination of length, speed, fluidity and physicality to be a top pro corner with further development. Shows outstanding length and leaping skills combined with blazing speed gives him the traits of a top flight shutdown cover man. Currently he is still developing on basics and needs work on his pedal which can be too high, in addition to a hesitation in his reads which allows separation early on the route. Reliable open-field tackling ability with sound technique and hand use to get off blockers. Good at the line when coming up to take on blockers and finish. Willing to stick his nose in the middle of the action and fights off blocks to aggressively make tackles. Able to effectively handle press coverage and adept at bump-and-run using his strong hands to deliver a powerful punch. Uses his length and strength to reroute receivers off the jam. Opens his hips smoothly with the ability to retain fine speed and tight coverage. Shows the ability to turn, run and blanket his man while maintaining good speed down the field. Displays the good vision, balance, timing and ball skills to break up passes. Finished with 2 career interceptions and 9 PBUs. Developing instincts and awareness to adjust to plays outside his zone. Needs to be more decisive in his initial reads and learn to trust his eyes. At times, he gets too physical and can grab receivers and needs to be more disciplined. Usually stays on top of deep routes, though can give up too much separation at times vs top route runners through the intermediate zones. Most effective when asked to play man coverage, though grades out high in zones. Needs work on route recognition to be NFL ready. Faced average talent and graded out highly, but must prove ready for NFL air attacks. Displays a short memory and the tough mentality the position demands. In 2021, he started 9 games and made 25 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 pick and 5 PBU, earning first team CUSA honors. Over his two seasons at corner, he started 20 games and made 60 tackles, 2 picks, 2 sacks and 9 PBUs. At the NFL Combine, he came in at over 6’4” and 205 lbs. with 33 5/8” arms and 9 1/8” hands. Ran a blazing 4.26 time and added a 42” vertical leap. Performed fairly well in big game situations, though struggled early in 2021 when he was beat for a few TDs when looking into the backfield. With more technique development and consistency, has the talent to be among the class’s best corners. Though still raw in basics, he is a talented prospect who is making real strides at the position. At the Senior Bowl, made progress in his pedal and reads, areas which must improve to get reps in the NFL. Similar to Greedy Williams/Jimmy Smith in natural skills, AA, development and hitting power. Similar not only in size but raw skill set, which needs time and refinement. Fast riser off a quick learning curve, though still raw and a work in progress on finer points of coverage. Hitter with ability to intimidate receivers and durable at a demanding position. Top 60 pick with incredible ceiling.
Draft Projection: 2nd-3rd Round