17 April 2007

Best NFL Draft Web Sites

We are hot and heavy into the NFL Draft season, so I thought this would be a good time to mention some of the very Best NFL Draft Web Sites available. In order not to offend anyone, these sites will be listed randomly.

WWW Virtual Library-American College Football
Not an NFL Draft site, but the first stop when looking for original football related content. All the links are hand picked and offer real value to football fans looking for reliable information.


NFL Draft Countdown:
No matter what you think about Draft Countdown or owner Scott Wright, his web site is the hands down number one NFL Draft site in the world. He is known as a leading authority on the NFL Draft, and that is half the battle right there. His web site has a few annoying pop ups, but generally it is beautifully crafted and well laid out. It is a full featured NFL Draft Source.

Great Blue North Report:
I love this site for its simplicity; everything is easily navigatable from the tiny menus along the left, but in the center it is laid out like a blog, with daily NFL Draft News. The daily news is very impressive, Colin Lindsay is the editor and publisher, and he is a real nice guy, who seems to be able to get a lot of inside information. GBN Report gets a lot of traffic, and it is an impressive web site, for an outfit out of Canada, not exactly a NFL hub.

War Room Report:
A fairly new site, about a year old, but very impressive. Rob Tribbett is the owner and Web Master, he built his site using a wide screen format, so there is a lot to see if you have a wide monitor. Rob has an impressive staff working for him: Matt Maccoy, Chris Otwell and Justin Davis. They have a seven round NFL Mock Draft, and a very detailed Draft Value Board and much more. They also plan on covering Fantasy Football in the near future.

The Football Expert:
Michael Abromowitz is the president, and he is considered one of the leading authorities on the NFL Draft. It is an excellent site, kind of a busy lay out, but it has a lot of great NFL Draft information. Michael has over 20 people listed as his staff! He has a lot of cool interviews, and too many other features to mention here. Mr. Abromowitz is a very under-rated talent evaluator, and he has a nack for uncovering the hidden gems.

Draft Daddy:
Another impressive web site. At first it look simplistic until you scroll down a little and see all kinds of stuff: An NFL Draft Blog, Prospect Rankings, NCAA information, Small School Sleepers, NFL Combine information, NFL Salary cap numbers and more. Matt Bitonti, and his staff claim to devote thousands of hours of time to breaking down game film and traveling to postseason all-star games.

Draft Ace:
It has been around for quite a while. A basic site, but it has a nice lay-out. They have been around since 2003 and owner Ryan McCrystal is very knowledgeable for only being 22 years old. They have the usual NFL Mock Drafts, player rankings, and quite a few, small scouting reports.

Draft King:
Owned and maintained by Lou Pickney. Readers e-mail him questions about the NFL Draft and he answers them on his web site. The e-mails listed in the mailbags are from real readers, and he does an excellent job providing them with accurate NFL Draft information.

New Era Scouting:
This is a fairly new NFL Draft web site ran by a friend of mine, Matt Miller. Matt is one of the countries leading authorities on the NFL Draft and has been covering the Draft for many years. He has always been on the cutting edge, and always comes up with something new. New Era Scouting is very impressive, Matt has a very capable staff working for him, and they have an active message board. Like GBN Report, Matt always seems to uncover “insider” information. This site will be a power broker in the future if Matt doesn't lose interest.

On the Clock Draft:
Another beautiful web lay-out with a ton of features. Interviews, Mock Drafts, positional rankings, message boards and much more. I am not sure who owns OTC, but they have been around for a while and should be considered a top notch NFL Draft site.

The Huddle Report:
This is one of the big dogs. Folks, this site generates a lot of traffic. They charge $9.95 a year for a premium subscription, but they still have a lot of free stuff. The site is ran by Drew Boylhart, who is widely considered one of the leading NFL Draft experts. They have nifty feature where they evaluate all the "other" web sites mocks after the draft.

Walters Football:
Owned and ran by….…hmm Walter Cherepinsky…… how about that. But seriously, Walters Football is the real deal, Walter really knows his stuff and you can tell by his analysis that he is true follower of the game of football. The layout looks a little rough, kind of like a blog, but he has a lot of giant button along the left that point to some useful features.

NFL Draft Dog:
Of course I can't leave off my own NFL Draft Site, owned and web mastered by me, Robert Bryant. I have been closely following the Draft for the last 15 years and have been writing and scouting NFL prospects for various web sites for the last three years. NFL Draft Dog has only been around for a couple months, so I wouldn't put "The Dog" in the category of some of the elite sites mentioned above. But we are working hard every day to build unique content, and have made excellent progress in a short amount of time. I have a strong staff of writers already: Gregg Quinn, John Clarke, Paul Sujecki, and Frank Miseage.

These are just a few of my favorite NFL Draft sites, I have a lot more, and I don’t mean to offend by leaving anyone off. What are some of your favorite NFL Draft Sites?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

you forgot about the best one:

NFLDraftBible.com

Robert Bryant said...

The draft bible is a very solid web site, I just wonder if it's not similar to what you will find on Yahoo since it is sponsored by Yahoo Sports.