
Chris Trapasso
NFL Draft Writer and Analyst at CBS Sports
NFL Draft & young NFL player analyst @CBSSports. WNYer. RESIN & Scouting Gradebook founder. Cold plunge enthusiast. Don't draft RBs in RD1. Trade down. Be kind.
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1 day ago |
cbssports.com | Chris Trapasso
The 2025 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year race is going to be wild. Travis Hunter is the headliner. Abdul Carter was picked right after him following a tremendous career rushing the passer at Penn State. There were five outside rushers selected in Round 1 and 10 in the top 60. It's time to formulate my Defensive Rookie of the Year rankings. I used recent historical trends as a guide in creating these rankings, and these trends are worth mentioning before we get started.
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2 days ago |
cbssports.com | Chris Trapasso
Seeing as though we only had two first-round quarterbacks, neither of whom enter the NFL with the traditional Round 1 hype/excitement, we're probably all expecting someone other than a quarterback will win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2025. The setup feels very similar to 2022 when Garrett Wilson took home the hardware as part of a down rookie quarterback class.
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3 days ago |
thepress.net | Chris Trapasso
Will a position other than quarterback take home the award in 2025?
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1 week ago |
cbssports.com | Chris Trapasso |Jeff Kerr
It's time we start taking undrafted free agents more seriously. About a third of NFL rosters are made up of players who didn't hear their names called on draft weekend. Now, many of them ultimately make a roster in their second or third seasons. Other times, it's even later into their careers. But once in a while, a rookie undrafted free agent makes a splash right away and finds himself in a key reserve role in Year 1.
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1 week ago |
thepress.net | Chris Trapasso
These undrafted first-year pros have the potential to make a roster in 2025 Love Funny Wow Sad Angry Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. Not a subscriber? Click here to add your comment to the story!
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Drafted DTs with 13.0+ RESINs from past three draft classes: '25: Mason Graham, Walter Nolen, T.J. Sanders (Omarr Norman-Lott at 12.78) '24: Michael Hall, Byron Murphy, Kris Jenkins '23: Calijah Kancey, Jalen Carter*, Bryan Bresee, Colby Wooden

RESIN 2.0: Defensive Tackles (from '18 - '22 classes) Particularly valuable ID'ing "busts" but certainly has some misses at the top (some injury related, other just flat-out misses) Zoomed out, still pretty predictive https://t.co/2hVayodQgp

RESIN 2.0: Defensive Tackles (from '18 - '22 classes) Particularly valuable ID'ing "busts" but certainly has some misses at the top (some injury related, other just flat-out misses) Zoomed out, still pretty predictive https://t.co/2hVayodQgp

RT @ChrisTrapasso: RESINs have exploded in last three TE classes. I'd actually say 10.0+ is "elite" tier. And those at 10.0+ '23: Darnell…