Author: Adam Rittenberg

Adam RittenbergApr 14, 2026, 06:15 AM ET

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Gennings Dunker folded his 6-foot-5, 319-pound frame into a booth at Culver’s, overlooking a Midwestern feast fit for a mulleted king. At the center, of course, were cheese curds. A family-sized order, all to himself.

Dunker had visited this Culver’s before, usually after Iowa home games, played about a mile away at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes’ starting right tackle would seek a casual, familiar place to dine with his parents and brothers. For the Dunkers, who

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The first night of the NFL draft brings an incredible rush of anticipation and excitement, as the biggest names in college football hear their names called.

Once that wave washes over, though, the draft really gets interesting, in a stretch of selections that separates the great evaluators from the average ones. NFL teams are ultimately looking for value when drafting, and that truly starts at the end of Day 2 and into Day 3.

Every NFL talent evaluator is looking for a few sleepers, or under-the-radar players slotted outside the top 50-60 selections who end up filling key roles and, in some

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Adam RittenbergApr 4, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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WHEN NOTRE DAME running back Jadarian Price went through the speed dating-like gauntlet of NFL combine interviews in February, he heard two questions more than any others.

Teams peppered him about his role in a multiback offense at Notre Dame — specifically what it was like sharing the spotlight with Jeremiyah Love, the jet engine who last season won the Doak Walker Award as the top college running back.

“The other half asked: Why didn’t

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