WR Denzel Boston Visits Ravens, Jets
The list of teams with interest in Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston continues to grow. Boston is visiting the Ravens and Jets on Saturday, per reports from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com and veteran insider Jordan Schultz.
As PFR’s archives show, Boston has set up meetings with at least eight teams in the lead-up to the draft. The 6-foot-4, 212-pounder has long been considered a potential first-rounder. Some teams are bullish enough on Boston to rank him the second- or third-best receiver in a class that also includes the likes of Carnell Tate, Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion, Jordyn Tyson and Omar Cooper Jr.
Boston began his four-year run at Washington on a squad loaded with quality receivers. Future NFLers Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan and Ja’lynn Polk were among the Huskies’ go-to wideouts from 2022-23, which limited Boston to seven catches in his first two years. Odunze, McMillan and Polk left for the pros in 2024, setting the stage for a Boston breakout. Over his last two years in school, Boston averaged 63 catches, 858 yards and 10 touchdowns per season. Known as a sure-handed red zone weapon, Boston registered a paltry 3.1% drop rate at Washington.
The Ravens, who own the 14th pick in the first round, have a star No. 1 receiver in Zay Flowers. But none of their other returning wideouts even reached 20 catches or 225 yards in 2025. While Rashod Bateman was a starter in Baltimore for most of the past three seasons, he has come up in trade rumors after a down year. Even if Bateman sticks around, there is room for the Ravens to make a significant addition at receiver in the draft.
Like the Ravens, the Jets have a bona fide top receiver (Garrett Wilson) and not much else. While Adonai Mitchell showed flashes after coming over in the Sauce Gardner trade with the Colts in November, the 2024 second-rounder remains unproven. The Jets have six other receivers under contract, but the group of Isaiah Williams, Arian Smith, Quentin Skinner, Jamaal Pritchett, Mac Dalena and Irvin Charles combined for a mere 34 catches last season.
There is a clear need at receiver in New York, though the team will not go in that direction with its first pick (No. 2 overall). Expectations are the Jets will use their top choice on a blue-chip defender such as David Bailey, Arvell Reese or Sonny Styles, but they could turn their attention to receiver at 16th or 33rd overall.
Dolphins High On Spencer Fano, Host Chase Bisontis
New Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan said shortly after he was hired (via David Furones of the Sun Sentinel) that he would rebuild Miami’s roster “from the inside out.”
However, the Dolphins let starting right guard Cole Strange leave in free agency and only added depth pieces like Jamaree Salyer and Charlie Heck. Not only do they need to replace Strange, they could also upgrade over 2025 second-round pick Jonah Savaiinaea at the other guard spot after his rough rookie year. Right tackle Austin Jackson has struggled with injuries and is entering the final year of his contract. Only center Aaron Brewer and left tackle Patrick Paul profile as clear long-term starters in Miami.
Luckily for the Dolphins, the 2026 draft class is deep at offensive line, particularly at guard where the Dolphins need immediate help the most. There are also a number of offensive tackles who could contribute on the inside as a rookie with the ability to succeed Jackson in the long-term.
Spencer Fano, a likely first-round pick out of Utah, could be the best of both worlds. The Dolphins are “big fans” of the versatile blocker, per ESPN’s Jordan Reid, making him an option for the 11th overall pick. He excelled at right tackle for the Utes in 2024 and 2025, but has been projected to move inside in the NFL due to his sub-33-inch arms. That may not be the case in Miami.
Sullivan’s last team, the Packers, frequently targets tackles with shorter arms with a higher priority on their athleticism and evaluation on tape. He will likely bring that philosophy to the Dolphins, who will run an offshoot of the Shanahan-McVay offensive scheme under new coordinator Bobby Slowik that also emphasizes athletic blockers up front. Fano, who impressed with his movement skills at the Combine, would fit that system perfectly.
Should the Dolphins not land Fano or another offensive linemen with one of their two first-round picks, they will likely prioritize the position on Day 2. Texas A&M guard Chase Bisontis, who visited Miami this week, is a potential target at No. 43 overall, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. He is also an exciting athlete with potential multi-position versatility having spent time at left guard and right tackle during his time at College Station, though his sub-32-inch arms may be too short for any team to play him outside.
Cowboys S Markquese Bell Arrested
Cowboys safety Markquese Bell was arrested on multiple drug charges in Prosper, Texas, on Friday (via Todd Archer of ESPN). Bell was booked on a felony count of possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.
Bell, 27, has been a career-long Cowboy since they added him as an undrafted free agent in 2022. The team has used the Florida A&M product as both a safety and a linebacker over his four-year, 48-game career.
Bell was on the field for just 22 defensive snaps during a five-game rookie season, but the Cowboys leaned on him far more in his second year. With linebacker DeMarvion Overshown shelved as a result of a torn ACL, Bell made 17 appearances and eight starts. He racked up a career-high 94 tackles, deflected four passes and forced a pair of fumbles. The Cowboys moved Bell back to safety in 2024, but he made just six tackles in nine games during an injury-shortened campaign.
Several months after he underwent season-ending surgery on a dislocated shoulder, the Cowboys kept Bell around on a three-year, $9MM pact in March 2025. Dallas gave $6.2MM in guaranteed money to Bell, who went on to log his second 17-game season, make three starts and rank third on the club in special teams snap share (62.81%). Defensively, Bell pulled in his first career interception and finished with 41 tackles, three PDs and a forced fumble. Pro Football Focus ranked Bell a lowly 87th among 91 safeties, making him one of several Cowboys defenders who struggled during a disastrous year for the unit.
The Cowboys have prioritized upgrades at the safety position this offseason, which will keep Bell in a depth/special teams role if he is still on the roster in 2026. Donovan Wilson remains unsigned after leading Cowboys defenders in snap share last year, but they have added Jalen Thompson and P.J. Locke in free agency. The Cowboys have also visited with Ohio State’s Caleb Downs and Toledo’s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, top safety prospects who are expected to go in the first round of the draft. The Cowboys could use either the 12th or 20th pick on a safety.
Regardless of whether the Cowboys keep Bell, he may face punishment from the NFL next season. The league could suspend him under its Personal Conduct Policy.
Cowboys Host Trio Of CBs For Pre-Draft Visits
The Cowboys seem to be interested in adding a cornerback with one of their premium picks in April’s draft. They recently hosted Colton Hood for a “30” visit, per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, with his Tennessee teammate Jermod McCoy and Indiana’s D’Angelo Ponds on tap for next week (via ESPN’s Todd Archer).
Dallas’ pass defense was one of the worst in the league last year, due in no small part to issues and injuries at cornerback. Trevon Diggs and Caelen Carson both missed significant time, as did 2025 third-round pick Shavon Revel as he recovered from the previous year’s ACL tear. Even when the unit was healthy, they struggled to slow opponents through the air.
The unit was reinforced this offseason with the signing of former Rams Cobie Durant and Derion Kendrick, but only the former brings significant starting experience to pair with DaRon Bland. The Cowboys could certainly stand to add some young, long-term talent to their secondary.
McCoy is the highest-ranked cornerback out of the three visiting Dallas. He turned heads with a dazzling 2024 season, in which he had more interceptions (four) than touchdowns allowed (two) with a 53.6 opposing passer rating when targeted, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required). A torn ACL sidelined him for all of 2025, but he recovered in time to run a 4.4-second 40-yard dash at his pro day, assuaging any concerns about his health and vaulting him into co-CB1 status with LSU’s Mansoor Delane. McCoy may not even get to the Cowboys at No. 12, but he would be an easy pick if he does.
If neither McCoy nor Delane are available when Dallas is on the clock for their first pick, they will likely target a different position and see who is available at No. 20, their second first-rounder. That could be a spot for Hood, who is currently seen as a borderline Round 1 prospect. He tested well at the Combine, but 2025 was his only full season as a starter and he was not as dominant as McCoy was the previous year. Most evaluators do not have him graded as a first-round prospect, but it only takes one team with a higher assessment to pull the trigger.
Ponds is more securely seen as a Day 2 prospect, though an elite showing at his pro day will likely keep him in the second rather than the third round. That will make it difficult for the Cowboys to land the small, speedy corner with the 92nd overall selection in the third round. If Ponds were to fall that far, it would be an easy decision for a sticky, physical corner with inside-outside versatility who just played a key role on the Hoosiers’ championship defense.
Eagles Acquire, Extend WR Dontayvion Wicks
Two NFC contenders have swung a trade. The Eagles are acquiring wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks from the Packers for a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-rounder, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Philadelphia is also extending Wicks on a one-year, $12.5MM deal.
Wicks’ name surfaced in trade rumors in early March. The three-year veteran is now headed elsewhere a month later. Shipping him out will save the Packers $2.6MM in cap space, per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. They have around $26MM available.
Wicks becomes the second notable Packers receiver to exit this offseason. The Pack previously lost Romeo Doubs to the Patriots in free agency, but the team still counts Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, Savion Williams, Bo Melton and Skyy Moore among its wideouts. The Packers also have a quality pass-catching tight end in Tucker Kraft, giving quarterback Jordan Love plenty of options.
In using a first-rounder on Golden and a third-rounder on Williams, the Packers invested heavily in the position during last year’s draft. Neither produced much in 2025, but the Packers will likely expect the two to make a bigger impact going forward.
Green Bay spent a 2023 fifth-rounder on Wicks, who gave the club decent complementary production. The 6-foot-1, 206-pounder has missed five games, including three last year, but has averaged 40 catches, 491 yards and four touchdowns per 17 contests. Wicks’ move to Philadelphia will reunite him with Sean Mannion. Now the Eagles’ offensive coordinator, Mannion spent the past two years on the Packers’ offensive staff.
Wicks is the third receiver addition this offseason for the Eagles, joining Marquise Brown and Elijah Moore. While Moore is not a lock to make the team, Wicks and Brown figure to carve out important roles in their offense. The acquisition of Wicks will only add fuel to the fire in regards to a potential A.J. Brown trade. The Eagles are expected to deal the three-time Pro Bowler in the coming months, likely between June 2 and the start of the season. Wicks’ track record pales in comparison to A.J. Brown’s, but the Eagles have at least found another capable receiver ahead of the draft.
The Wicks extension gives the Eagles control over three of their top receivers through at least 2027. It may be short-lived in the case of A.J. Brown, who is currently under wraps through 2029. Regardless of what happens with Brown, fellow star DeVonta Smith is signed through 2028.
NFL Mailbag: Giants, Love, Jets, Saints
In this week's edition of the PFR Mailbag, questions on both New York teams are addressed. The top running back prospect in this year's class along with the Saints' offseason are also explored.
Cole asks:
Are both Dexter Lawrence and Kayvon Thibodeaux on the Giants by Week 1? Who do you think has the better chance of being traded?
Many trade requests in the modern NFL are more about trying to attain leverage in contract talks than a genuine desire to change teams. That seems to be the case for Lawrence, with his request coming after another unsuccessful round of extension negotiations.
Colts To Seek CB Kenny Moore Trade
Kenny Moore‘s tenure with the Colts is likely nearing an end. The veteran cornerback is under contract for 2026, but a change of scenery could soon be coming.
Moore and the Colts have mutually agreed to seek out a trade, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. A parting of ways is viewed as beneficial in this case, so it will be interesting to see if a market develops leading up to the draft. Moore has spent his entire nine-year career with Indianapolis.
After handling a part-time workload as a rookie, the former undrafted free agent became a defensive starter for the Colts. Moore has been a mainstay in the secondary since then, racking up 111 starts over the course of his career. During the 2024 offseason, a $10MM-per-year deal was worked out to ensure he would remain in the fold. That represented a record figure for pure slot corners at the time.
Moore remained a key figure in the secondary during the first year of that new contract, collecting three interceptions. The former Pro Bowler totaled 14 appearances this past season, but playing under new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo his snap share saw a notable drop. Scheme fit is seen as an issue in this case, Schefter’s colleague Stephen Holder notes. A parting of ways could allow Moore to start over while paving the way for Justin Walley – who was drafted in the third round last year but did not play during his rookie campaign – to take on first-team slot duties.
Moore’s contract was restructured in October to lower his immediate cap hit. As a result, his pact is set to void in February 2027. The 30-year-old is owed $10MM this season with a scheduled cap charge of $13.11MM. A trade at this point would create $7.06MM in cap savings while generating a dead money charge of $6.05MM. If the Colts waited until after June 1, the financial benefits of a swap would be far greater ($9.91MM in savings, $3.2MM in dead money).
The Colts have named getting younger and faster on defense as an offseason goal, and moving on from Moore (one of the team’s longest-tenured players) would allow for that to happen. It would also give an acquiring team a veteran presence in the secondary, and one who has played at least 11 games in every season of his career to date. Adding draft capital for this month’s event could also beneficial for the Colts since they do not own a first-round selection in 2026 or ’27.
Moore has been held without an interception for a year only once in his career, and he has notched at least one sack during a season on seven occasions. He could be counted on as a starting presence for an acquiring team, although that will of course depend in large part on where he winds up in the event of a trade being finalized at some point this offseason.
Giants Eyeing Trade-Down Move From No. 5; Other Teams Interested In Trading Back
Closely connected to Jeremiyah Love and Caleb Downs at No. 5 overall, the Giants are launching a new regime centered around John Harbaugh. Coming off a 3-14 season and not entering free agency as one of the most cap-rich teams, the Giants still have holes to fill.
New York also does not hold a third-round pick, trading it to the Texans in the deal that gave New York Jaxson Dart access last year. The Giants are (again) in prime position to snare one of the top talents in a draft class. This is certainly not atypical, as the Giants have walked out of recent drafts with Abdul Carter, Malik Nabers, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Andrew Thomas and Saquon Barkley. They also made two more top-10 picks in this span, selecting Daniel Jones and Evan Neal. This brigade of high-level prospects has not mattered much for Big Blue in the grand scheme.
Harbaugh represents the latest organizational pivot, as the team hopes an experienced leader can help put pieces together in a way the recent run of less seasoned coaches could not. The Giants could land yet another upper-crust prospect, but ESPN.com’s Jordan Raanan notes a belief exists the team would prefer to trade down a few spots to accumulate more draft capital.
The Giants hold Nos. 5 and 37 but do not pick again until No. 105. While they have been tied to Love, Downs, Sonny Styles and Carnell Tate, Raanan adds cornerback is a position where the team is doing homework. LSU’s Mansoor Delane visited the Giants on Thursday, and they are digging into Tennessee’s Jermod McCoy as well. McCoy missed all of last season with an ACL tear but has rehabbed to the point he will be ready to go as a rookie. McCoy clocked a 4.38-second 40-yard dash time at the Volunteers’ pro day and is expected to be drafted by the middle of Round 1 at the latest.
Neither player profiles as one requiring an investment at No. 5, however, and the Giants could be angling to find teams interested in climbing up for a prospect in an effort to recoup a Day 2 pick or two. We are, of course, in prime smokescreen season. The Giants are obviously far from certain to move down and pass on one of this draft’s top prospects, and the New York Post’s Ryan Dunleavy adds Love and Downs (in that order) may be the top players in the team’s draft queue. We heard Giants-Love connections earlier, with Downs and Styles also drawing extensive attention from the team — as Harbaugh’s former club valued the safety position highly.
New York gave Paulson Adebo a three-year, $54MM deal in free agency last year and signed Greg Newsome to a one-year, $8MM pact last month. Newsome profiles as more of a stopgap than a Cordale Flott successor, and the Giants look to have missed on 2023 first-rounder Deonte Banks. Adebo being brought in before Harbaugh’s staff arrived also probably affects the team’s CB interest in this draft.
The Giants also might not find too many teams with appetites to surrender assets and move up. With no quarterback beyond Fernando Mendoza compelling teams to consider big-ticket trade-up offers and the likes of Love, Styles and Downs at non-premium positions, there might be a shortage of trade action early. The teams that follow the Raiders in the top five — the Jets, Cardinals, Titans and Giants — are believed to be interested in moving down to add assets, SI.com’s Albert Breer said in an interview with The Ringer’s Todd McShay, but trade partners are not plentiful right now.
Drafting Love, Styles or Downs this high do not bring the type of contractual advantage identifying a top-shelf pass rusher, wide receiver or tackle — positions usually populating this draft space — would provide. And trading assets to acquire one of these players compounds this issue, potentially creating a scenario in which we do not see much trade action early. Breer adds the trade movement in this year’s draft may begin around No. 10.
It is obviously not a lock the draft will play out this way, and veteran insider Jordan Schultz has been told this could be a trade-heavy draft. Schultz points to a potential “flurry” of activity in the first half of Round 1, citing sources informing him of modest depth in the later rounds. While it is true the present college landscape keeping players in school longer has depleted draft classes — with mid-20-somethings populating the later rounds and UDFA classes — others have spoken of this class’ depth at certain positions.
It will be interesting to hear if more trade chatter picks up over the next two weeks. That is generally the case, and even without a quarterback driving action (as Drake Maye did with the Giants and Vikings in 2024), trade buzz promises to pick up in the coming days.
Who Is The 2026 NFL Draft’s RB2?
Last year’s draft saw six running backs taken in the first two days, including two first-rounders. 2024 didn’t see a rusher selected until the midpoint of the second round. 2023 showed the same output as 2025, and like 2024, the 2022 draft failed to see a first-round running back.
Now, we already know that the 2026 NFL Draft will not follow the even-year trend as Notre Dame sensation Jeremiyah Love is widely projected to become a top-five pick, but after him, who will be the second running back off the board, and where will they be taken? Oddly, enough, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Love’s backfield running mate Jadarian Price is considered by many teams to be the RB2 in this year’s draft class, meaning the Fighting Irish could put out the first two rushers in the draft.
Unfairly forced to play second fiddle to Love all three years of his time in college, Price still made a name for himself, rushing for 1,692 yards and 21 touchdowns over his three years in South Bend, averaging six yards per carry over the course of his career. Scouts saw Price maintain that maximum efficiency while operating on only 6.8 carries per game, keeping his legs much fresher than those of Love. Price operates by vision with patience for developing holes in the offensive line. He has impressive acceleration once he finds his outlet and runs with impressive balance and body control.
Price was certainly impressive in limited time, but NFL teams do not have film on him in extended use. His change of direction doesn’t look necessarily smooth, and his patience behind the line can sometimes leave him over-reliant on bouncing outside. He also benefitted massively from the impressive Notre Dame line in front of him, but he may struggle if his NFL line doesn’t create lanes consistently. Additionally, despite the short sample size, Price showed lots of room for improvement in ball security.
Arkansas’s Mike Washington Jr. is widely seen as the RB3 of the class behind Love and Price. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah ranks Price as the 39th-best overall prospect, Dane Brugler of The Athletic slots him in at 51st overall, and Todd McShay of The Ringer puts Price at 69th. Washington doesn’t appear in Jeremiah’s top 50 but ranks 85th on Brugler’s list and 96th on McShay’s. If rankings determined draft order, this would slot Price in the mid- to late-second round and Washington solidly in the third.
Interestingly, though, when a draft is so thin on prospects at a single position, it can price that position at a premium, inflating the stock of some lower-ranked prospects. Because of that possible effect, there’s a sense that Price could potentially find his way into the first round. Once Price’s name is called, the position could see a run of selections by teams eager to add fresh legs to their room.
Prospect Profile: Keionte Scott
The University of Miami (FL) saw its formidable pair of pass rushers fly up draft boards in its run through the College Football Playoffs, and Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor — the Hurricanes’ two highest-rated defenders, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required) — are projected Day 1 picks as a result. Miami’s third highest-rated defender has also flown up draft boards recently as nickelback Keionte Scott looks to begin his NFL career.
An unranked recruit out of Helix HS (CA), Scott turned to junior college to continue his football career. Twice earning JuCo All-American honors and getting named a team captain in his second year at Snow College, Scott committed to Auburn as a JuCo recruit. Working primarily in the slot, Scott showed immediate promise with the Tigers. His contributions came all over the field as he registered 53 tackles, four tackles for loss, a sack, an interception, and four passes defensed. He showed more of the same in 2023, though some injury trouble limited his time and production a bit.
After initial rumors that Scott may transfer, he announced he would return for a third year at Auburn, but injuries limited him severely throughout the year, and he officially entered the transfer portal in 2025. After initially transferring to Houston, Scott quickly re-entered the transfer portal and found his way to Coral Gables. Healthy again, Scott not only returned to the promising levels of play from his early time at Auburn but also took his play to another level for the Hurricanes.
In his lone year at Miami, Scott looked dominant for the Hurricanes early and often. Roaming around in his nickelback role, he made plays all over the field, recording 37 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, a pick six, four passes defensed, and a forced fumble in the Canes’ first nine games. It was announced that Scott would miss the rest of the season with a right foot injury, but when the Miami extended its season by sneaking into the College Football Playoff, the extra weeks of rest allowed him to return for the team’s run to the National Championship. The impact of his return to the field was immediately felt in College Station, where he tortured the Aggies with three tackles for loss, two sacks, and a forced fumble. In the next round, Scott made the play of the game against Ohio State when he returned an attempted screen pass 72 yards for his second pick six of the year.
There’s a lot to like about Scott’s game because its versatility offers so much. His all gas, no brakes playing style guarantees some flashy playmaking where he may blitz out of the slot, blow up runs or screens behind the line of scrimmage, or ambush screen passes. At the Miami Pro Day, that all gas speed was clocked at an unofficial 4.33 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He finds success with such aggressive play due to elite instincts and quickness. His energy and tenacity help him play much bigger than his size as he disrupts in the box like a linebacker and tackles with pop when he can square up.
As a traditional cornerback, Scott is not as strong in man coverage, though he can still generally stick with guys. He can also struggle in contesting catches with taller, longer receivers. After two years of JuCo and four in the NCAA, Scott will be an older rookie at 25 years old, and his injury history is certainly worth keeping in mind. I’m not quite sure what this says for him, but his three-game absence after a season-ending diagnosis this year was not a first. In his second year at Auburn, Scott required tightrope surgery for a high right ankle sprain but somehow only missed three games after a speedy recovery.
After his recent rise in draft stock, Scott has been projected as high as the second round, though age, injury, and limited usability could certainly cause him to slip into the third or fourth round. At the moment, though, his stock is hot as Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network ranks him as the 44th-best overall prospect in the class. Dane Brugler of The Athletic slots Scott in at 53rd overall, and Todd McShay of The Ringer puts him at 52nd. Both Jeremiah and McShay list him as the seventh-best cornerback of the class, while Brugler classifies him as the fourth-best safety.
While Scott’s versatility likely won’t allow a team to stick him at outside cornerback or deep safety positions at length, it can allow him to excel in a very specific role. Last year, the Super Bowl champion Seahawks saw rookie second-round safety Nick Emmanwori excel in an extremely similar type of role as what Scott held in the Hurricanes’ defense. If there’s a team in the NFL looking for a player to fill that particular role, they could look to strike gold by selecting Scott sometime in the first two days of the draft.