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Here are the best players drafted are from G5 Schools, not in the Pac, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, and ACC. Here’s a quick summary of the ones chosen this year.
Chosen sixth by the Las Vegas Raiders was RB Ashton Jeanty. He’s the highest drafted running back since before 2020. At Boise State in 2024, he led the FBS with 2601 rushing yards. Jeanty’s position awards included winning the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards. In national overall awards he was a unanimous All-American, and a Heisman Trophy runner-up to Colorado’s Travis Hunter. His college career had 4,769 rushing yards, 50 rushing touchdowns, and 862 receiving yards. LV has a new coach Pete Carroll and offensive coach Chip Kelly. Kelly has had success in the past with the Eagles and his running backs (article at Sports Illustrated). Jeanty certainly will help the Raiders improve on their last in the league rushing total from last year.
Zabel & Hutch
Grey Zabel G North Dakota State University was the 18th pick and second G5 player. This draft pick makes him the highest-drafted guard since Steve Hutchinson in 2001. Zabel appeared in 62 games, accumulating 2,776 career snaps, and allowed only four sacks and 29 pressures. He impressed in pre-draft workouts, a 40-yard dash time of 5.30 seconds, ranking him fifth in his draft class. The Seattle Seahawks drafted him, which was Steve Hutchinson’s team. Cool story here about Hutchinson allowing Zabel to wear his retired Seahawks number.
Mike Green, edge rusher out of Marshall, was the 59th pick for the Baltimore Ravens. He’s known for leading the FBS in sacks 17.5 in 2024. He had a standout college career, with notable achievements like Sun Belt Player of the Year. There were some allegations, which he denies, have not resulted in charges, but they reportedly contributed to his suspension from Virginia in 2022 and his subsequent transfer to Marshall.
Third Round or Later Draft Picks
Darius Alexander DT Toledo was the draft pick of the New York Giants, 65th overall, in the third round. Alexander was a top performer in college, earning Second-Team All-MAC honors in 2024 with 40 tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Notably, he was a six-year player at Toledo, which makes him very veteran to be drafted. His draft stock rose as he earned a Senior Bowl invite, where he was named the National team’s top defensive lineman.
Shavon Revel Jr. is a cornerback from East Carolina University (ECU), drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (76th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He had a promising college career but cut short by a torn ACL in September 2024. His size (6’3″, 193 lbs.), speed (4.40 40-yard dash) was attractive to the Cowboys., The Cowboys ranked 28th in defense last year so he’ll be given a strong shot. Revels’ career Stats were 24 games, 15 starts, 70 tackles, 3 INTs (1 TD).
Caleb Ransaw is a cornerback from Tulane University. The Jacksonville Jaguars chose him as the 88th pick, in the third round. At Tulane in the AAC he had 115 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss. His Senior bowl performance possibly helped his draft position. His measurables, a smoking 4.33 40-yard dash, 40” vertical, and 10’9” broad jump, shows this as a solid pick. For the Jaguars it was definitely a “need” pick, as their defense was 32nd against the pass.
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Bill Belichick takes another shot at Patriots owner Robert Kraft
It is no secret that the relationship between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft has been strained since Belichick left the New England Patriots. Belichick took an obvious shot at Kraft and the Patriots owner's son, Jonathan, who is the president of the team, during an interview with Ben Volin of the Boston Globe that was published on Thursday. Belichick is preparing for his first-ever season as a college coach with North Carolina. When asked what he has noticed that is different about coaching in college versus the NFL, Belichick insinuated he has enjoyed not having to answer to any members of the Kraft family while doing his job in Chapel Hill. "It’s a much more cohesive, and I’d say unified, view of what we’re trying to do and how we’re trying to do it," Belichick told Volin. "It’s a lot of football, and there’s not much in your way. "There’s no owner, there’s no owner’s son. There’s no cap, everything that goes with the marketing and everything else, which I’m all for that. But it’s way less of what it was at that level." Shots fired. There is no way to interpret that other than a criticism of Robert and Jonathan Kraft. Had Belichick left it at not having to answer to a team owner, you could make the case that he was speaking generally about the NFL. The fact that he added in "owner's son" makes it obvious he was referring to his old bosses, as both Robert and Jonathan are hands-on with the Patriots. Belichick is almost certainly bitter over the way his tenure in New England ended following the 2023 season. He coached the Patriots for 24 seasons and won six Super Bowls, so he likely felt he should have been given more time to turn things around in the post-Tom Brady era. The Kraft family preferred to move on after a 4-13 campaign. Though Belichick insists he is solely focused on the upcoming UNC season, this is not the first time in recent months that he has gone out of his way to throw a jab at Robert Kraft.
Winnipeg Jets Strike Out: Top Remaining NHL Free Agent Joins Central Division Rival
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Yankees' continued defensive meltdowns hurt them again against Red Sox
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