Best 2017 NFL Draft Reports

Top Five Worst 2017 NFL Draft Reports

I had an NFL Draft Rumors section last year that I updated daily. It came quite handy when compiling my 2017 NFL Draft, and besides, all of the rumors were fun to look at. As I was updating my 2017 NFL Draft Rumors page, I wondered which national reporters and local writers were the most accurate with their breaking news, sources and information. I did this for the 2015 rumors and 2016 rumors , so how did it hold up this past year?I took a glance back and counted how many "wins" and "losses" each reporter had. I didn't look at whom they slotted in their mock drafts - we did that in our 2017 NFL Mock Draft Results page - but rather, my task was delving into reports that said "Team X really likes Player A," or "Team Y plans to trade up."I've also included the best reports and five worst reports for 2017, so check those out below the following wins and losses (Note that these aren't exactly ordered by percentage; getting a report right is difficult, so I wanted to award those who had more correct. As a result, it's sort of a mixture). Follow @walterfootball for updates.Charlie Campbell: 6-2Tony Pauline: 6-3Peter King: 2-1Peter Schrager: 1-0Mike Mayock: 1-0Michael Silver: 1-0Lance Zerlein: 1-0Matthew Fairburn: 1-0Eric Galko: 1-1Todd McShay: 1-2Adam Schefter: 0-1Jason Cole: 0-1Jason La Canfora: 0-1James Parks: 0-1Mel Kiper: 0-1Greg Gabriel: 1-3Matt Miller: 1-3Charlie Campbell: 26-12Adam Schefter: 13-9Tony Pauline: 29-27Peter King: 18-16Daniel Jeremiah: 7-4Peter Schrager: 5-2Adam Caplan: 5-2Chris Mortensen: 8-6Michael Silver: 3-0Jason La Canfora: 7-10Ian Rapoport: 7-10Jason Cole: 4-3Lance Zerlein: 4-3Albert Breer: 2-0Bob Holtzman: 2-0Alex Marvez: 2-0Mike Mayock: 2-0Jay Glazer: 2-1Todd McShay: 3-4Jeremy Fowler: 2-2Greg Gabriel: 2-3Tom Curran: 1-0Charles Davis: 1-0Eric Edholm: 1-0Matthew Fairburn: 1-0Clark Judge: 1-0Louis Riddick: 1-0Jim Trotter: 1-0Eric Galko: 1-1Joel Klatt: 1-1Aaron Wilson: 1-1Dane Brugler: 1-2Sal Paolantonio: 1-2Charley Casserly: 1-2Scott Bischoff: 0-1Bucky Brooks: 0-1John Clayton: 0-1Ashley Fox: 0-1Rand Getlin: 0-1Ron Jaworski: 0-1Bob McGinn: 0-1Josh Norris: 0-1James Parks: 0-1Pete Prisco: 0-1Solomon Wilcots: 0-1Field Yates: 0-1Shawn Zobel: 0-1Brian Baldinger: 0-2Gil Brandt: 0-2Jeff Chadiha: 0-2Ed Werder: 0-2Charles Robinson: 1-4Russ Lande: 0-3Mel Kiper: 0-4Pro Football Talk: 1-5Matt Miller: 2-10Mike Jurecki: 10-0Jordan Raanan: 6-1Dave Lapham: 4-0Mary Kay Cabot: 6-3Jim Wyatt: 6-3D. Orlando Ledbetter: 3-0Jeff McLane: 3-0Elliot Shorr-Parks: 3-0Mike Triplett: 3-0Armando Salguero: 5-2Jim Thomas: 3-1Dan Pompei: 2-1Jenna Laine: 2-0Bryan Broaddus: 2-0Gerry Dulac: 2-0Michael Gehlken: 2-0Jonathan Jones: 2-0Mike Klis: 2-0Jon Machota: 2-0Vaughn McClure: 2-0Patricia Traina: 2-0Charean Williams: 2-0Joe Buscaglia: 2-0Ben Goessling: 2-1Joe Person: 2-1Rich Cimini: 3-3John McClain: 3-3Doug Kyed: 1-0Gil Arcia: 1-0Greg Auman: 1-0Matt Barrows: 1-0Adam Beasley: 1-0Zach Berman: 1-0Clifton Brown: 1-0Steve Corkran: 1-0Rob Demovsky: 1-0Larry Holder: 1-0Bart Hubbuch: 1-0Barry Jackson: 1-0Tim Kawakami: 1-0John Keim: 1-0Aaron Leming: 1-0Brian Linder: 1-0Terry McCormick: 1-0John Middlekauff: 1-0Vince Langford: 1-0Terez Paylor: 1-0Terry Pluto: 1-0Vito Stellino: 1-0Adam Teicher: 1-0Jerry McDonald: 1-0Ed Bouchette: 1-0Chris Tomasson: 1-0Tim Twentyman: 1-0Mike Wells: 1-0Michael C. Wright: 1-0Mike DiRoco: 1-0Sam Farmer: 1-1Jamison Hensley: 1-1Paul Kuharsky: 1-1Geoff Moesher: 1-1Gary Myers: 1-1Ryan O'Halloran: 1-1Brad Biggs: 1-1Jeff Sullivan: 1-1Tim McManus: 1-2Manish Mehta: 1-2Tony Grossi: 1-3John Mullin: 0-1Andrew Abramson: 0-1Todd Archer: 0-1Scott Bischoff: 0-1Eric Branch: 0-1Keith Britton: 0-1David Climer: 0-1Steve Doerschuk: 0-1Jeff Duncan: 0-1Chris Emma: 0-1Sid Hartman: 0-1Sheil Kapadia: 0-1Andrew Krammer: 0-1Tommy Lawlor: 0-1Mark Long: 0-1Ryan Mink: 0-1David Moore: 0-1Jessica Morrey: 0-1Josh Norris: 0-1Steve Reed: 0-1Tom Silverstein: 0-1Rick Stroud: 0-1Ben Volin: 0-1Eric Williams: 0-1Bill Williamson: 0-27. Tony Pauline was the first to call John Ross to the Bengals:4/24: John Ross is in the conversation for the Bengals at No. 9 overall. - Tony Pauline, DraftAnalyst.com6. It's difficult to call picks in the 20s, but Armando Salguero was all over the Dolphins selecting a defensive end, especially when there were conflicting reports that Miami would be all over Forrest Lamp.4/25: The Dolphins would be happy with either Derek Barnett or Charles Harris. - Armando Salguero, Miami Herald5. Most expected Christian McCaffrey to be chosen in the teens back in March. That changed when Peter Schrager published the following report:4/6: "Heard from multiple front office execs over last few days. Feeling is now Christian McCaffery goes Top 10." - Peter Schrager, FOX Sports4. Charlie Campbell dominated the rumors again, just as he did as far as correct mock draft picks are concerned. Many expected the Jets to take a quarterback early in the draft. Even Rich Eisen was confused about why they didn't. Eisen wouldn't have been perplexed had he read Charlie's report:4/2: "The Jets are unlikely to draft a quarterback in the early rounds, as they aren't impressed with this class of quarterbacks overall." - Charlie Campbell, WalterFootball.com3. Many suspected the Chiefs might select a quarterback if one were available at No. 27. However, one person said they'd move up for Patrick Mahomes:4/27: The Chiefs love Patrick Mahomes and are willing to trade up for him. - Matthew Fairburn, NewYorkUpstate.com2. Adam Schefter, Mel Kiper and Todd McShay combined to cause some controversy on draft day. There wouldn't have been any drama had everyone listened to Mary Kay Cabot and Michael Silver instead:4/27: Myles Garrett will be the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, per multiple sources. - Mary Kay Cabot , Cleveland Plain-Dealer4/27: Michael Silver said that it's a good assumption that Myles Garrett will be the first-overall pick.1. Tony Pauline had a great year of posting rumors. He called the Falcons-Seahawks trade a day before the draft:4/26: The Seahawks and Falcons are in discussion for a trade. - Tony Pauline, DraftAnalyst.com5. Brad Biggs is a good reporter, but this blurb was pretty bad, as he whiffed on all three attempts to get Chicago's pick correct.4/25: The Bears are considering Solomon Thomas, Jamal Adams and Marshon Lattimore if they remain at No. 3. - Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune4. Many connected Deshaun Watson to the Jaguars leading up to the draft. Here was the strongest take:4/27: There is growing chatter that the Jaguars will select Deshaun Watson at No. 4 overall. - Jason Cole, Yahoo!3. Matt Miller had another rough year. He said the Bills loved Deshaun Watson (they didn't), and he also said this:4/26: "Word from a league source: Chiefs trying to move up, but for an inside linebacker and not a quarterback. Reuben Foster/Jarrad Davis maybe?" - Matt Miller, NFL reporterAndy Reid doesn't put much value on the inside linebacker position, so I found this report pretty dubious. Still, this wasn't as bad as saying Matt Barkley would be the seventh pick in the draft, or A.J. McCarron wouldn't get past the Bengals at No. 16, so things appear to be trending in the right direction, sort of.2. Pro Football Weekly's Greg Gabriel made some interesting tweets prior to the draft. Unfortunately, most of them contained incorrect information. Here's an example:4/26: "Everything I'm hearing now says Bears will not go quarterback at 3." - Greg Gabriel, Pro Football WeeklyI guess he was technically right because the Bears moved up to No. 2, but I don't think that's what he had in mind.1. ESPN is leaking serious oil. Their ratings are down, they're firing hundreds of good employees, and their draft coverage was abysmal. Their reporting was especially horrible. Both Todd McShay and Mel Kiper mocked Mitchell Trubisky to the Browns on the morning of the draft because they were piggybacking on a report from Schefter that people around the league thought Trubisky would be the selection.Making matters worse for Schefter, when the Bears traded up to No. 2, he told the camera that the move was for Solomon Thomas.Schefter had no correct draft reports this season, which was shocking. The Schefter of old would've been all over the top three picks of the draft, yet he couldn't even get the first one right. This is just another example of ESPN capsizing.Once again, check out the 2017 NFL Draft Rumors here. I'll notify you of updates on Twitter, so follow me @walterfootball