Today we kick off another Rivals Rankings Week, as the 2025 class receives a refresh following a busy spring camp season. As always, we begin with a countdown of the 2025 five-stars, with recruiting director Adam Gorney’s thoughts on each. ***** RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK MONDAY: Who should be No. 1? TUESDAY: Five-Star Countdown WEDNESDAY: New Rivals250 unveiled | Gorney goes …

After Tyler Boyd signed with the Titans this month, DeAndre Hopkins said that the team has one of the best wide receiver groups he’s ever been a part of in the NFL. That’s a plus for quarterback Will Levis, especially because of what Boyd brings to the table beyond his on-field skills. Boyd was in Cincinnati while new Titans head …

Dabo Swinney and his Clemson coaching staff have consistently excelled in recruiting, and their efforts have remained strong with the Tigers’ 2024 class. Unlike other programs that rely on both the transfer portal and recruiting, Clemson focuses solely on recruiting, making it crucial to secure top talent. Fortunately for Clemson supporters, Swinney and his team have proven time and again …

Despite what the Chiefs and 49ers would have you believe, the rich don’t always get richer. The Eagles thought they had the league’s best roster. Then their defense bellyflopped them out of contention. The Bills once again went “all in.” They learned pretty early they were all out of skill player depth. Although there is an element of an “easy …

We are talking to Rutgers Wire editor Kristian Dyer about the Scarlet Knights’ two Fox Big Ten Friday Night Football specials against two of the new teams in the Big Ten Conference, Washington and USC. It’s part of the new world we are entering at USC in the Big Ten. Rutgers is now a conference opponent. How is a Rutgers …

49ers rookie RB Guerendo turning heads early with intangible traits originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Rookie running back Issac Guerendo answered the call both literally and figuratively when the 49ers rang throughout the draft process. The speedy ball carrier was in constant contact with running backs coach Bobby Turner, who believes that a prospect’s abilities …

We are talking to Rutgers Wire editor Kristian Dyer about the Rutgers-USC football game on Friday night, Oct. 25. We have noticed that in addition to playing USC in late October, Rutgers is also scheduled to face Washington in a separate Friday night Fox Big Ten football game in late September. With USC and Washington both playing Rutgers on a …

USATSI Quez Watkins eventually became an afterthought amongst the Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers last season, the final year of his rookie contract. Finding an opportunity with the Pittsburgh Steelers in free agency, Watkins will have an opportunity to chase the playing time that eluded him last year. The Steelers revamped the wide receiver room, as only George Pickens and Calvin …

The Kansas City Chiefs achieved one of the more remarkable feats in NFL history in 2023 by winning back-to-back Super Bowls. The last team that was able to do it came roughly 20 years ago when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won consecutive titles in 2003 and 2004. Now, Patrick Mahomes and company are looking to do something …

All 32 NFL teams have begun offseason programming in the lead-up to the 2024 season. But if the NFL Players Association has its way, zero teams will be on the field at this time next year. The NFLPA is crafting a proposal to NFL owners to “overhaul the offseason … as soon as 2025,” according to NFL Media, with a …

Wisconsin safety Hunter Wohler was listed among ProFootballFocus’ top 10 safeties to know for the 2025 NFL draft. Wohler still stands out in a talented 2025 safety class that also includes Georgia’s Malaki Starks, Penn State’s Kevin Winston Jr., Iowa’s Xavier Nwankpa, Notre Dame’s Xavier Watts, Michigan’s Rod Moore, Alabama’s Keon Sabb, West Virginia’s Aubrey Burks, Ohio State’s Sonny Styles …

The Buffalo Bills ate more than $31 million to trade star wide receiver Stefon Diggs this offseason, a record for a non-quarterback. So why, exactly, didn’t the team wait until after June 1 to deal Diggs, which would’ve spread the financial impact between seasons? General manager Brandon Beane explained the Bills’ reasoning this week, telling “The Athletic Football Show” Buffalo …

NFL season win totals are some of the most fun action to wager on — it’s a season-long gambit with week-to-week intensity because of how much every game matters for the final season record. With the explosion of legalized sports betting, win totals have been out for a while now, but we can’t really get crystallized and concrete numbers until the NFL …

Summer recruiting efforts continue to heat up this week as a four-star SEC commit plans to visit the Plains. Emaree Winston, a 2025 four-star tight end from Calhoun, Georgia, has scheduled an official visit to Auburn. According to Jeffrey Lee of On3, the Texas commit will begin his visit on Friday, May 31, lasting until Sunday. The news of Winston’s …

Peyton Manning’s name sometimes comes up as a person who could become a part-owner of an NFL team, or an executive running a team’s operations. But he says he has no interest in that. Manning told the Denver Post that he enjoys the role he currently has of staying in contact with the teams he played for while working on …