Archive - Draft of Go Long

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Apr 24 •

Bob McGinn's Top 100 for the 2025 NFL Draft

Who are the best prospects at every position? Our draft expert spent months getting intel from NFL scouts. Here is McGinn's annual Top 100.

Apr 23

DRAFT SERIES: Access Bob McGinn's 12-parter inside

How does the NFL view this year's draft class? Scouts supply Go Long a full reflection. All stories to McGinn's 41st annual series are linked inside for…

Apr 10 •

Part 12, ST: Is it worth drafting a kicker anymore?

Bob McGinn's 12-part series previewing the 2025 draft wraps up with the specialists. Access all links inside. Scouts from across the country weigh in on…

Apr 8

Part 11, S: Why Malaki Starks, 'A+ across the board,' can run your defense

This isn't our father's safety position. Gone is the tone-setter. Yet? The position remains crucial to success. Starks, "one of the most valuable…

Apr 7

Part 10, CB: The generational talent of Colorado's Travis Hunter

Where will the Heisman winner play most? WR or CB? Scouts are split. But they also see a Deion Sanders-, Charles Woodson-, Champ Bailey-like talent in…

Apr 4

Part 9, LB: Jihaad Campbell, Alabama's latest ass-kicker, leads class full of playmakers

But when should teams draft a linebacker? The position and the game have changed so much. Bob McGinn examines with full analysis from scouts across the…

Apr 3

Part 8, Edge: Herd of QB Hunters arrive with warnings...

Which prospect with red flags is worth the gamble? Tennessee's James Pearce & Marshall's Mike Green are igniting lively debate in draft meetings. Scouts…

Apr 2

Part 7, DL: Meet the Brawlers

Mason Graham is head of class. One scout sees 12 defensive linemen with starter grades. But gauging a player's motor? That's extremely difficult. Bob…

Apr 1

March 2025

Part 6, RB: 'Rare human being and a rare player,' but when to draft Ashton Jeanty?

Scouts compare him to Bijan Robinson, Emmitt Smith & LaDainian Tomlinson. They say he was robbed of the Heisman, too. Now, teams must figure out when to…

Mar 31

Part 5, QB: Do NFL scouts view Cam Ward & Shedeur Sanders as franchise quarterbacks?

Ward flashes "Mahomes-like escapability" with a big arm. Sanders? He's "a worker" after Dad's hard coaching. Yet, both also bring red flags. Bob McGinn…

Mar 28

Part 4, G/C: Who let the dawgs out?

The Georgia Bulldogs are again sending mammoth linemen to the NFL. Which one has a chance to start a decade-plus? Bob McGinn's series continues with a…

Mar 27

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