I started the draft process with dreams of Roquan Smith, the linebacker from Georgia. Sometimes our dreams aren’t realistic. I wanted to be a Top Gun pilot. More Iceman than Maverick, which I’m sure says something about me. I ended up doing radio and typing words. And so it goes. The dream probably won’t be […]
UCF’s Mike Hughes could be Dallas’ new cornerback
One of the great things about what we’re doing at The Upset is that we’re taking you on a journey through the NFL draft process. You’re getting a backseat ride down the road to the end of April. As we discover players, so will you. College football is so vast that it’s difficult enough to […]
Big Little Texas: UTSA’s Marcus Davenport might be a first-round pick.
As I sit here on my friend Jeff’s couch, covered in dog hair, I’m finding it really strange that I’m writing a report on a player that went to The University of Texas at San Antonio. The program started in 2011 and had their first drafted prospect in 2016 when the Vikings selected tight end […]
Welcome Back, Texas: The Longhorn Prospects
College football is a better place when the University of Texas has a great football team. They appear to be on the doorstep to being a really strong team again and we’ll see evidence of that in this year’s NFL Draft. After having only one Longhorn drafted in 2016 (DT Hassan Ridgeway) and one in […]
Dueling Cowboys Mock Drafts!
We may try to make this a weekly thing just to show you guys the many different ways the draft could shake out for the Cowboys. Fanspeak.com has a system that lets you simulate the draft and pick for your team so KT and I ran it through once and made the picks for the […]
Cowboys Mailbag: Taco, First-Rounders, and identifying the prospects less scouted
(Editor: Thanks to the stunning, world-famous, accolade-laden Stars and Rangers mailbags, it’s time to crack open a Cowboys mailbag and see what our illustrious duo of Jeff Cavanaugh and Kevin Turner have to say in response to your Cowboys questions. JC? KT? You guys ready? Alright! Aaaaaand go!) Best non power 5 prospect that the […]