from the Falcons:

Tommy Mellott killed his pro day: 5115, 200, 29 1/8 arm, 8 7/8 hand 4.39/2.56/1.50 41" vert 10'4" broad 4.20 ss, 6.93 3c 19 BP reps

My favorite NFL Draft classes from 1 to 32. (Well done, Vrabel/Eliot...AFC North killed it...Seattle!) nytimes.com/athletic/63129…

Dane got me. I had 12 of 32. He had 13. Getting even close to half of the first round correct a year out is super tough.

My way-too-early 2026 mock draft. Think of this as a watch list of 32 prospects to watch for next year's class, in cluding 5 buzz-worthy QBs. nytimes.com/athletic/63184…

2025 NFL Draft Takeaways: On the reasons behind Shedeur Sanders free fall; my favorite picks of the entire draft; a Raiders draft that felt like Al Davis was in charge again; and the crazy career arc of Quinn Ewers: nytimes.com/athletic/63157…

The Cowboys have been working the phones on potential receiver trades and have begun to zero-in on Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens. Nothing is completed yet, but talks are in an advanced stage and could come together as soon as today. More on 105.3 The FAN at 6 AM.

Evaluating the 49ers’ draft class: Did they potentially add 5 defensive starters? ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/63382…

The Commanders officially announced their 10 UDFA signings - same list I tweeted earlier. Offseason roster at maximum 90 players. Fwiw... All 10 were mentioned in Dane Brugler's pre-draft bible, but only WR Ja'Corey Brooks and CB Fentrell Cypress received written evaluations.

A great Jim Irsay story. Days before 98 draft. Polian was getting nervous, worried that Manning would end up the next Bernie Kosar. "Can you live with Bernie Kosar?!?!?" he screamed at Irsay, pounding his fist on Irsay's desk. Irsay never waffled. Manning was the pick.

I reached out to some of the most successful and most creative minds in football to find out one thing: what was their all-time favorite play call? Their answers (and the video of those plays) were amazing: nytimes.com/athletic/63568…

I wanted to understand how Marcus Freeman saw the game of football. So I asked him to show me. And he did. This is what it’s like to watch film with Notre Dame’s head coach. nytimes.com/athletic/63976…

The 2025 NBA Draft Guide is here. -198 pages and 160,000 words of evaluations and breakdowns on prospects in this draft class. Very deep dives on player scouts, tendencies, etc. -My final top-100 rankings (barring surprise international (Link in threaded tweet below).

LaNorris Sellers is understandably raw in several areas, but his ability to create is exceptional. Agile and explosive, but also one of the strongest QBs I've ever evaluated. Can't wait to see his development in 2025. Bruce shares Sellers' unique journey up to this point. 👇

I was fascinated by how Arch’s parents navigated all of the challenges that parents today face as well as the unique dynamic that comes with having the Next Manning. Raising Arch: How Cooper and Ellen prepared Texas’ QB for the Manning family spotlight: nytimes.com/athletic/64489…

Sources: The NFL has informed teams there won't be a Supplemental Draft this summer. The last player selected in the Supplemental Draft was in 2019.

Arch, who has been attending the Manning Passing Academy since the age of 4, throwing the ball well tonight during the passing challenges.

On today's Athletic Football Show, Dane Brugler joined me to redraft the entire 2018 first round. We know QBs are going 1-2. After that is when things got interesting. Fun exercise full of some fascinating what-ifs. Full show: pod.fo/e/2f4e14

It's Rivalry Week here at The Athletic CFB, so we start off by ranking the 100 best rivalries: nytimes.com/athletic/64693…