There he is, Quentin Groves, the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 52nd overall pick.  The Jaguars traded a fifth round pick from the 2008 draft and a 2009 7th round pick to move up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Quentin Groves, as I previewed here, is a pass rushing defensive end/outside linebacker hybrid known for his speed on the edge. Jacksonville, in two picks, as made ...

Sooooo, the Buccaneers traded their second-round pick (53rd overall), but it was to the other Florida team. Instead of the Dolphins , the Jaguars worked a deal, and traded up to grab Auburn OLB Quentin Groves. Word on the street had Miami receiving Tampa Bay's pick in exchange for Jason Taylor. It didn't quite work out that way, but he still seems destined for the Bucs. From the  ...

Tampa Bay: Trade to Jags: Quentin Groves, DE - Wonder if he'll be successful outside of being a 3-4 linebacker. Jags NEED a Pass Rush. Pittsburgh: Limas Sweed, WR: Big Ben gets his Big Receiver. Nothing like getting a top 15 value at 53. Tennessee: Jason Jones, DE: Not a Fan. Think he's a reach in round two. Baltimore: Ray Rice, RB: I know he was good at Rutgers, but he has an awful lot of ...

It looks like day one of the 2008 NFL Draft is in the books for the 49ers, unless they decide to trade up into the second. The 49ers finished the day by adding to their lines on both sides of the ball. They selected defensive end Kentwan Balmer at 29 and offensive lineman Chilo Rachal at 39. Both aren’t big name picks, at least to the fans who were expecting maybe a Quentin Groves, ...

Atlanta: Curtis Lofton - Big Thumper in the middle of defense, the only thing I question I have is his ability to stack and shed. Baltimore: Trades to Seattle: John Carlson - A complete tight end, Notre Dame has become a tight end factory over the last few years. San Francisco: Chilo Rachal - What happened to Quentin Groves? What happened to Limas Sweed?

We commence the final wave of pre-draft rumors by pointing out that there’s talk of Auburn defensive end/linebacker Quentin Groves dropping. He recently had surgery to repair a wiring problem in his heart, but the rumors of a slide are more related to attitude issues. Whether that’s true or whether it’s a smokescreen by a team that [...]

After months of chatter, the time has finally come for the 49ers to hopefully take another step forward in their eventual return to some kind of glory. Over the past few months, the 49ers have been projected to take everybody from James Hardy and Early Doucet to Jerod Mayo, Gosder Cherilus, Quentin Groves and even Mario Manningham. So who will the 49ers end up snagging? Your guess ...

In honor of probably my favorite college basketball squad to ever hit the hardwood (FYI, I was 12 when The Fab Five came out…to me, seeing them play Duke for the first time early in the ‘91 season was like seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show)… OT Chris Williams, Vanderbilt: It’s not Big Willie [...]

By Jay Coulter jccoulter@gmail.com By late Saturday afternoon, former Auburn defensive star Quentin Groves should be a very wealthy man. The hard work in the weight room and on the practice field is expected to pay off – in the millions. The all-time Auburn sack leader is projected as a late first round or early-to-middle second round choice in the NFL draft.  Where ...

By Brendan Sonnone With the 26th pick in the 2008 MVN writers’ mock draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select DE Quentin Groves of Auburn. While it is very likely that the Jaguars will either trade up, down or out of the 26th overall pick this draft, there is still a good chance that Jacksonville stands pat. Jacksonville is in need of defensive line help, mainly a run stuffer up the ...

With each pick of the FanHouse mock draft , we get into the head of an NFL general manager and let you know who he'll pick and why. The 49ers are in a rough spot here. In real life, with pretty much no viable options where need and value intersect, I think they trade back. Since that's not an option here, they have to reach. Ideally, the team wants Gosder Cherilus to bookend the offensive ...