Lions agree to hire Broncos’ John Morton as OC and promote Kelvin Sheppard to DC, AP source says
https://apnews.com/article/lions-coordinators-john-morton-kelvin-sheppard-1532d45ecc5bd3910fa38e5516325b82
Detroit Lions’ Tanner Engstrand joins Aaron Glenn, New York Jets as offensive coordinator
February 1, 2025 / 1:19 PM EST / AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-tanner-engstrand-jets-offensive-coordinator/
Jets hire former Lions CB coach Dre Bly
ryan love
Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 8:26 PM EST·1 min read
https://sports.yahoo.com/jets-hire-former-lions-cb-012622503.html
Jets $33 Million Star Predicted To Leave New York To Join Lions [Davante Adams]
The Jets have a handful of players heading to free agency...
Patrick McAvoy | 15 Hours Ago
https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/news/jets-33-million-star-predicted-to-leave-new-york-to-join-lions-pat3
These are the 300 players in the upcoming draft, sorted by position and first name. The final number is the ranking taken from the source page, uh, I think it was just the ESPN website.
C Clay Webb Jacksonville State 160 C Drew Kendall Boston College 139 C Eli Cox Kentucky 200 C Grey Zabel North Dakota State 38 C Jacob Bayer Arkansas State 196 C Jake Majors Texas 290 C Jared Wilson Georgia 90 C Jonah Monheim USC 131 C Seth McLaughlin Ohio State 86 CB Azareye'h Thomas Florida State 55 CB Benjamin Morrison Notre Dame 24 CB Bilhal Kone Western Michigan 219 CB Brandon Adams UCF 175 CB Cobee Bryant Kansas 103 CB Darien Porter Iowa State 83 CB Denzel Burke Ohio State 184 CB Dorian Strong Virginia Tech 93 CB Jabbar Muhammad Oregon 283 CB Jacob Parrish Kansas State 101 CB Jahdae Barron Texas 12 CB Jason Marshall Jr. Florida 246 CB Jaylin Smith USC 130 CB Jermari Harris Iowa 294 CB Jordan Hancock Ohio State 252 CB Justin Walley Minnesota 287 CB Mac McWilliams UCF 210 CB Maxwell Hairston Kentucky 74 CB Mello Dotson Kansas 263 CB Nohl Williams California 222 CB O'Donnell Fortune South Carolina 242 CB Quincy Riley Louisville 72 CB Robert Longerbeam Rutgers 284 CB Shavon Revel Jr. East Carolina 45 CB Tommi Hill Nebraska 168 CB Travis Hunter Colorado 2 CB Trey Amos Ole Miss 67 CB Upton Stout Western Kentucky 120 CB Will Johnson Michigan 11 CB Zy Alexander LSU 134 DT Aeneas Peebles Virginia Tech 129 DT Alfred Collins Texas 52 DT Cam Horsley Boston College 215 DT Cam Jackson Florida 186 DT CJ West Indiana 148 DT Darius Alexander Toledo 64 DT Deandre Jules South Carolina 262 DT Deone Walker Kentucky 80 DT Derrick Harmon Oregon 21 DT Elijah Simmons Tennessee 244 DT Howard Cross III Notre Dame 176 DT Jahvaree Ritzie North Carolina 254 DT Jamaree Caldwell Oregon 151 DT Jared Harrison-Hunte SMU 256 DT Jay Toia UCLA 235 DT JJ Pegues Ole Miss 87 DT Jordan Phillips Maryland 106 DT Joshua Farmer Florida State 59 DT Junior Tafuna Utah 161 DT Kenneth Grant Michigan 18 DT Mason Graham Michigan 3 DT Nazir Stackhouse Georgia 214 DT Omarr Norman-Lott Tennessee 46 DT Rylie Mills Notre Dame 155 DT Shemar Turner Texas A&M 75 DT T.J. Sanders South Carolina 30 DT Tim Smith Alabama 180 DT Tommy Akingbesote Maryland 267 DT Tonka Hemingway South Carolina 202 DT Ty Hamilton Ohio State 122 DT Ty Robinson Nebraska 99 DT Tyleik Williams Ohio State 37 DT Vernon Broughton Texas 116 DT Walter Nolen Ole Miss 16 DT Warren Brinson Georgia 299 DT Yahya Black Iowa 238 DT Zeek Biggers Georgia Tech 282 EDGE Abdul Carter Penn State 1 EDGE Ahmed Hassanein Boise State 230 EDGE Antwaun Powell-Ryland Virginia Tech 152 EDGE Ashton Gillotte Louisville 121 EDGE Barryn Sorrell Texas 91 EDGE Bradyn Swinson LSU 42 EDGE David Walker Central Arkansas 145 EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku Boston College 25 EDGE Elijah Roberts SMU 178 EDGE Fadil Diggs Syracuse 272 EDGE Jack Sawyer Ohio State 95 EDGE Jah Joyner Minnesota 163 EDGE Jalon Walker Georgia 7 EDGE James Pearce Jr. Tennessee 36 EDGE Jared Ivey Ole Miss 113 EDGE Jordan Burch Oregon 63 EDGE Josaiah Stewart Michigan 58 EDGE JT Tuimoloau Ohio State 51 EDGE Kaimon Rucker North Carolina 167 EDGE Kyle Kennard South Carolina 107 EDGE Landon Jackson Arkansas 81 EDGE Mike Green Marshall 28 EDGE Mykel Williams Georgia 6 EDGE Nic Scourton Texas A&M 23 EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo UCLA 71 EDGE Princely Umanmielen Ole Miss 102 EDGE Que Robinson Alabama 140 EDGE R.J. Oben Notre Dame 250 EDGE Sai'vion Jones LSU 79 EDGE Shemar Stewart Texas A&M 20 EDGE Steve Linton Baylor 269 EDGE Tyler Baron Miami 190 EDGE Tyler Batty BYU 247 EDGE Tyreem Powell Rutgers 279 EDGE Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Georgia 197 LB Bam Martin-Scott South Carolina 266 LB Barrett Carter Clemson 114 LB Carson Schwesinger UCLA 54 LB Chris Paul Jr. Ole Miss 119 LB Cody Lindenberg Minnesota 187 LB Cody Simon Ohio State 126 LB Danny Stutsman Oklahoma 137 LB Demetrius Knight II South Carolina 157 LB Eugene Asante Auburn 211 LB Francisco Mauigoa Miami 220 LB Jack Kiser Notre Dame 193 LB Jackson Woodard UNLV 295 LB Jalen McLeod Auburn 204 LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson Kentucky 233 LB Jay Higgins Iowa 285 LB Jeffrey Bassa Oregon 173 LB Jihaad Campbell Alabama 27 LB Justin Barron Syracuse 276 LB Kain Medrano UCLA 293 LB Karene Reid Utah 260 LB Keenan Pili Tennessee 291 LB Kobe King Penn State 227 LB Nick Martin Oklahoma State 208 LB Power Echols North Carolina 257 LB Shemar James Florida 150 LB Smael Mondon Jr. Georgia 89 OG Connor Colby Iowa 249 OG Donovan Jackson Ohio State 41 OG Dylan Fairchild Georgia 132 OG Garrett Dellinger LSU 224 OG Hayden Conner Texas 271 OG Jackson Slater Sacramento State 112 OG Jalen Rivers Miami 142 OG Joe Huber Wisconsin 265 OG Jonah Savaiinaea Arizona 53 OG Joshua Gray Oregon State 206 OG Luke Kandra Cincinnati 185 OG Marcus Mbow Purdue 62 OG Miles Frazier LSU 96 OG Mose Vavao Fresno State 275 OG Tate Ratledge Georgia 110 OG Trey Wedig Indiana 297 OG Tyler Booker Alabama 33 OG Willie Lampkin North Carolina 207 OG Wyatt Milum West Virginia 169 OG Xavier Truss Georgia 198 OT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota 61 OT Ajani Cornelius Oregon 138 OT Anthony Belton NC State 97 OT Armand Membou Missouri 14 OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Florida 228 OT Branson Taylor Pittsburgh 251 OT Bryce Cabeldue Kansas 286 OT Caleb Rogers Texas Tech 182 OT Cameron Williams Texas 70 OT Carson Vinson Alabama A&M 128 OT Charles Grant William & Mary 149 OT Chase Lundt UConn 143 OT Emery Jones Jr. LSU 125 OT Hollin Pierce Rutgers 183 OT Jack Nelson Wisconsin 171 OT Jalen Travis Iowa State 165 OT John Williams Cincinnati 195 OT Jordan Williams Georgia Tech 258 OT Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon 22 OT Josh Simmons Ohio State 8 OT Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas 19 OT Logan Brown Kansas 84 OT Myles Hinton Michigan 241 OT Ozzy Trapilo Boston College 77 OT Will Campbell LSU 9 QB Cam Ward Miami 10 QB Dillon Gabriel Oregon 170 QB Jalen Milroe Alabama 66 QB Jaxson Dart Ole Miss 40 QB Kurtis Rourke Indiana 253 QB Kyle McCord Syracuse 237 QB Quinn Ewers Texas 73 QB Seth Henigan Memphis 277 QB Shedeur Sanders Colorado 34 QB Tyler Shough Louisville 49 QB Will Howard Ohio State 78 RB Ashton Jeanty Boise State 5 RB Bhayshul Tuten Virginia Tech 166 RB Brashard Smith SMU 147 RB Cam Skattebo Arizona State 56 RB Corey Kiner Cincinnati 261 RB Damien Martinez Miami 100 RB Devin Neal Kansas 60 RB DJ Giddens Kansas State 156 RB Donovan Edwards Michigan 243 RB Dylan Sampson Tennessee 65 RB Ja'Quinden Jackson Arkansas 239 RB Jarquez Hunter Auburn 216 RB Jaydon Blue Texas 174 RB Jordan James Oregon 108 RB Kaleb Johnson Iowa 39 RB Kalel Mullings Michigan 181 RB Kyle Monangai Rutgers 199 RB LeQuint Allen Syracuse 105 RB Marcus Yarns Delaware 191 RB Montrell Johnson Jr. Florida 270 RB Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State 194 RB Omarion Hampton North Carolina 26 RB Phil Mafah Clemson 300 RB Quinshon Judkins Ohio State 69 RB Raheim Sanders South Carolina 213 RB RJ Harvey UCF 124 RB Tahj Brooks Texas Tech 201 RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State 44 RB Trevor Etienne Georgia 136 RB Ulysses Bentley IV Ole Miss 288 RB Woody Marks USC 153 S Alijah Clark Syracuse 273 S Andrew Mukuba Texas 111 S Billy Bowman Jr. Oklahoma 82 S Caleb Ransaw Tulane 225 S Dan Jackson Georgia 278 S Dante Trader Jr. Maryland 255 S Hunter Wohler Wisconsin 205 S Jaylen Reed Penn State 118 S Jonas Sanker Virginia 127 S Kevin Winston Jr. Penn State 98 S Lathan Ransom Ohio State 154 S Malachi Moore Alabama 218 S Malaki Starks Georgia 31 S Malik Verdon Iowa State 158 S Maxen Hook Toledo 232 S Nick Emmanwori South Carolina 29 S R.J. Mickens Clemson 236 S Rayuan Lane III Navy 296 S Sebastian Castro Iowa 146 S Xavier Watts Notre Dame 43 TE Brant Kuithe Utah 292 TE Bryson Nesbit North Carolina 259 TE CJ Dippre Alabama 245 TE Colston Loveland Michigan 13 TE Elijah Arroyo Miami 48 TE Gavin Bartholomew Pittsburgh 226 TE Gunnar Helm Texas 94 TE Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green 117 TE Jackson Hawes Georgia Tech 133 TE Jake Briningstool Clemson 188 TE Jalin Conyers Texas Tech 231 TE Luke Lachey Iowa 192 TE Mason Taylor LSU 35 TE Mitchell Evans Notre Dame 162 TE Oronde Gadsden II Syracuse 221 TE Robbie Ouzts Alabama 274 TE Terrance Ferguson Oregon 85 TE Thomas Fidone II Nebraska 212 TE Tyler Warren Penn State 4 WR Antwane Wells Jr. Ole Miss 234 WR Arian Smith Georgia 144 WR Bru McCoy Tennessee 172 WR Chimere Dike Florida 189 WR Da'Quan Felton Virginia Tech 164 WR Elic Ayomanor Stanford 109 WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State 50 WR Isaac TeSlaa Arkansas 248 WR Isaiah Bond Texas 123 WR Ja'Corey Brooks Louisville 223 WR Jack Bech TCU 92 WR Jacolby George Miami 268 WR Jalen Royals Utah State 76 WR Jayden Higgins Iowa State 57 WR Jaylin Lane Virginia Tech 179 WR Jaylin Noel Iowa State 68 WR Jimmy Horn Jr. Colorado 280 WR Josh Kelly Texas Tech 298 WR Kaden Prather Maryland 240 WR Kobe Hudson UCF 229 WR Konata Mumpfield Pittsburgh 264 WR Kyle Williams Washington State 159 WR LaJohntay Wester Colorado 289 WR Luther Burden III Missouri 32 WR Matthew Golden Texas 17 WR Nick Nash San José State 217 WR Pat Bryant Illinois 135 WR Ricky White III UNLV 209 WR Sam Brown Jr. Miami 203 WR Savion Williams TCU 104 WR Tai Felton Maryland 177 WR Tetairoa McMillan Arizona 15 WR Tez Johnson Oregon 88 WR Tory Horton Colorado State 115 WR Traeshon Holden Oregon 281 WR Tre Harris Ole Miss 47 WR Xavier Restrepo Miami 141
NFL Starting Quarterbacks in 2025 | AFC
Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson
Buffalo Bills Josh Allen
Cincinnati Bengals Joe Burrow
Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson
Denver Broncos Bo Nix
Houston Texans C.J. Stroud
Indianapolis Colts Anthony Richardson
Jacksonville Jaguars Trevor Lawrence
Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes
Las Vegas Raiders Geno Smith
Los Angeles Chargers Justin Herbert
Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa
New England Patriots Drake Maye
New York Jets Justin Fields
Pittsburgh Steelers n/a
Tennessee Titans Will Levis
NFL Starting Quarterbacks in 2025 | NFC
Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr.
Arizona Cardinals Kyler Murray
Carolina Panthers Bryce Young
Chicago Bears Caleb Williams
Dallas Cowboys Dak Prescott
Detroit Lions Jared Goff
Green Bay Packers Jordan Love
Los Angeles Rams Matthew Stafford
Minnesota Vikings n/a
New Orleans Saints Derek Carr
New York Giants Drew Lock
Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts
San Francisco 49ers Brock Purdy
Seattle Seahawks Sam Darnold
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield
Washington Commanders Jayden Daniels
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For no reason at all, I've made a list of predictions for NFL division winners in 2025, and picked the six wildcard teams. It's 41 more days until the NFL draft, free agency fires up officially this coming week. It's ridiculous to make such predictions this early, the truth is, probably ridiculous to make them at all. And that's not just because fans of teams tend to 'go postal' in the figurative sense.
There's a rumor that the Giants are going to trade up to number one with the Titans, leaping over the Browns, probably to pluck QB Cam Ward. My guess about what that means is A) if that happens, Aaron Rodgers won't be going to the Giants, and at this point, given his experience with the Packers will prefer the Vikings because of years in that division; or B) the rumor is out there to get Rodgers to make that very move (IOW, it's a smokescreen).
I've been listening to YouTube clips (mostly Rich Eisen Show) and Tom Pelissero's musing is that the best idea for them, and for the Falcons, and for Kirk Cousins (who's ex- of Vikings) is for Atlanta to pay part of Cousins' remaining guaranteed money, with a current or future pick or two, to send him off the Cleveland. Sounds compelling, and sounds like something Cleveland won't do. Cleveland hasn't made many smart moves in many years. They blew the negotiations with Myles Garrett, probably because of unrealistic expectations for their 2025 season.
Kenny Pickett went from Pittsburgh (2022-2024) to the Eagles (2024-2025) to Cleveland, but the Browns have had in-person meetings with Russell Wilson.
Justin Fields (ex-Bears, now ex-Steelers) got plucked by the Jets.
There are two teams that show as having no QBs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings. I think the Steelers would be Rodgers' best move, because he would be the starter there. They have coaching stability there. Justin Fields is gone, Russell Wilson's leaving and his options probably are the Giants, the Browns, maybe the Vikings, maybe the Titans. What a mess.
Geno Smith went from the Seahawks to the Raiders, to be coached again by Pete Carroll.
The Vikings lost D'Arnold to the Seahawks.
Dan Jones went from the Giants (2022-2023) to the Vikings (2023-2024) and will be starting for the Colts this year.
Granted I don't spend a lot of time with the NFL or sports in general, but some of the current starting QBs in this list I'm looking at don't sound familiar, a bit, so, probably see some changes.
The success rate of draft picks is pretty poor (about 20% work out well). By position, centers have by far the best rate of success, with an average draft rate of a nudge more than one drafted per year.
Okay, I've spent more than enough time on this.
(my current predictions)
NFL winners of divisions, 2025
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC East: Buffalo Bills
AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs
AFC Wildcards: Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers
NFC North: Detroit Lions
NFC South: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC West: Los Angeles Rams
NFC Wildcards: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders