There are a whole host of wide receivers expected to go early in next month’s NFL Draft, but why should they get all the attention? I am prepared and willing to be the voice for the late round guys, a role made easy for me thanks to my supporting some true sporting underdogs…though not always by choice. This time out, I’d like to introduce K.D…....

There is John Ross, Cory Davis, JuJu Schuster-Smith…there is even Cooper Kupp. Wide receiver is an intriguing position group in this year’s draft, with a host of players expected to go off the boards early. Productive players can be had later in the draft, and one name to consider is Northern Illinois wide receiver Kenny Golladay…....

“I rise…you fall!” Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, “Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen”…...

With many eyes on Alabama tight end O.J. Howard at the NFL Scouting Combine last week, the rest of that position group did its very best to make sure that scouts, evaluators, and casual observers noticed them. One player in particular did a fine job of elevating his name to the forefront. Bucky Hodges…....

In another look at the rookie season for notable running backs in 2016, we come to the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry of the Tennessee Titans. Let’s take a look and see how his first year in the pros compared to other rookies of recent years…....

Continuing my look at rookie running backs, and comparing them to recent players at the same position, attention now turns to the Windy City, and Jordan Howard of the Chicago Bears…....

After casting a weathered eye over Ezekiel Elliott last time out, we stay in the NFC East to look historical comparisons to the rookie season of Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley…....

Continuing our look back at rookie running backs from 2016, we come to Denver Broncos RB Devontae Booker. How did Booker’s first year in the NFL compare with other recent RBs? Let’s take a look…....

Charles Kleinheksel has covered rookie wide receivers, I’ve brought you tight ends and quarterbacks. Completing the journey, we move on to first year running backs. And who better to begin with than the reigning NFL rushing leader, Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys?…...

After checking out the historical comps for two early-draft-pick quarterbacks, the focus of my attention now shifts to a player taken in the fourth round of the draft last May, namely Dak Prescott of the Cowboys. The man who Drew Bledsoe‘d Tony Romo, who ironically Drew Bledsoe’d Drew Bledsoe, was quite the rookie sensation. But how does his first season compare with recent QBs?…...

After looking at recent comps for the second overall pick in last years draft, it is only fair that now my attention should turn to the player taken directly ahead of him, namely Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff…....

After taking a look at rookie tight ends, and comparing them to recent players and their first years in the NFL, I have now turned my attention towards the most important single position in sports – the quarterback. The first player to warrant my attention? The second overall pick in last years NFL draft, Carson Wentz…....

How does Tyler Higbee’s rookie season compare to other rookies, and what does that tell us about his future?…...

How does Austin Hooper’s rookie campaign compare to previous rookies, and what do they tell us about his future?…...

Charles Kleinheksel has begun a series of articles looking at rookie wide receivers, and placing their first NFL seasons in some kind of historical context. Well, the NFL is a copycat league, so I thought it only right to appropriate this idea and take a look at tight ends…....

One of the NFL’s more unpleasant traditions, the annual post Super Bowl bloodletting has begun. …...

There are some things that people do that make the rest of us look on and ask, “why would you do that?” Like putting milk into the cup before the tea, or listening to a One Direction album without earmuffs. But there is an affliction that affects a small subset of humanity that, for some, beggars belief. I speak, of course, of people who mock…...

After a stellar year for tight ends not called Rob Gronkowski in 2015, the position came crashing back down to earth in 2016…....

After a stellar year for tight ends not called Rob Gronkowski in 2015, the position came crashing back down to earth in 2016…....

Back in August and September, when the world seemed a much nicer place, people took to their fantasy draft rooms and committed their 2016 futures to a whole host of players. Some players under performed, while some delivered untold riches to their fantasy owners. Here we will look at five hidden wide receiver gems who came out of nowhere, and look at how likely they all…...