Did you see that every SEC team had at least one player picked? The SEC had the most players drafted (65) for the 15th straight year.

As he made the transition from Notre Dame High School to Tulane University, outside linebacker Patrick Johnson was a two-star prospect.

Arthur Smith's first draft as coach of the Atlanta Falcons helped to prove he's taking an even-keeled approach to building the roster.

The Tennessee Titans have completed their extreme makeover of one of the NFL's worst defenses.

The last time Tyson Campbell ventured into TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, he was part of a Georgia defense that was torched for 474 passing yards last November during a 44-28 loss to Florida.

Another opening night of the National Football League draft. Another four-hour University of Alabama infomercial.

Kyle Pitts is considered by many the most dynamic player in this year's NFL draft class. The Atlanta Falcons certainly thought so.

The Tennessee Titans used their first-round pick in this year's NFL draft to take cornerback Caleb Farley of Virginia Tech, a move intended to bolster their defensive rebuild.

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The key for the NFL is that, just as last season was completed on time, and the Super Bowl was held on schedule, this draft will be as close as currently possible to the real thing.

All those boos aimed at Commissioner Roger Goodell that have become an NFL draft tradition will be slightly muted this year.

The Atlanta Falcons have their highest spot in the NFL draft since they selected Matt Ryan out of Boston College at No. 3 in 2008.

The Tennessee Titans have been picking themselves apart since the season ended. Now it's almost time to pick in the NFL draft.

There's a common thread linking most of the Football Championship Subdivision players who expect to hear their name called in the NFL draft.

Caleb Farley was the first top prospect to make the decision that has added a whole new layer of uncertainty to the annual crapshoot that is the NFL draft.

It's only natural that this week's power poll ranges into our favorite offseason event of them all.

Alex Smith retired Monday after making an improbable comeback from a gruesome broken leg, saying he's ready to leave the NFL but believing he's still able to play quarterback.

Trey Smith has no problem explaining his situation, no matter how many times he has to detail his history of blood clots.

It wasn't just Pressley Harvin III's powerful right leg that NFL scouts wanted to see at Georgia Tech's pro day.

The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and planning to have full stadiums for those games.

Josh Reynolds looked at his offers and saw plenty of opportunity with the Tennessee Titans.

This bargain bunch is unlikely to stir much excitement among a fan base turned off by three straight losing seasons, but the Atlanta Falcons had few options because of salary cap woes that forced them to cut ties with established players.

And poof, just like that, the NFL is back, center stage and in the front of our focus. Did it ever leave?