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Which college quarterbacks will reign at the next level, and which will be the next Ryan Leaf? In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating looks at a few key variables that hold all the answers.

Story | Conversation | April 19, 2013

One NFL team will spend a very high pick on Ezekiel Ansah, who has started just nine football games in his life. In ESPN The Magazine's NFL Draft issue, an scout provides an assessment of Ziggy, then other experts and the football newbie himself respond.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

This time last year, these four players were hyped as future NFL locks, writes Phil Steele in ESPN The Magazine. But each fell short of expectations last season. So now, they're out to prove they've regained the form that had them rising up draft boards.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2013

WR Cordarrelle Patterson has soared up draft boards this spring because of his physical gifts. In ESPN The Magazine, a scout gives unfiltered look at Patterson, and The Mag gathered feedback from other experts, including the former Vol himself.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, former Alabama RB Eddie Lacy gets the chance to fire back at an unnamed scout's reviews. ESPN Insider's KC Joyner, Mel Kiper Jr., and Bill Polian also give their takes.

Story | Conversation | March 27, 2013

Ryan McGee writes that when it comes to NFL-producing college programs, the Alabama Crimson Tide are at the top of the stack. It's no surprise given Nick Saban's knack for recruiting high-IQ playmakers and developing them via top-notch preparation.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2013

In advance of the draft, dozens of anonymous scouts will size up and break down Geno Smith. But are they judging him fairly? ESPN The Magazine asked a scout to give us hit take, then got feedback from our experts -- and the QB himself.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2013

Ryan McGee looks at five players poised to excel in 2013 at a position different from the one they were recruited to play.

Blog | Conversation | January 17, 2013

Ryan McGee compares Chip Kelly to other collegiate coaches who have made the jump to the NFL, asking the question of whether we'll ever see Kelly return as a college football head coach. Plus, analysis from Rod Gilmore on what comes next for Oregon.

Blog | Conversation | January 16, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that sack masters like Von Miller are more disruptive to a game than quarterbacks.

Story | Conversation | December 26, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine's NEXT Isse, Seth Wickersham writes about how NFL coaches are gambling on young QBs. Pete Carroll, for example, risked the Seahawks' season and his own job on the unproved Russell Wilson.

Story | Conversation | December 25, 2012

Aldon Smith isn't the only one making a run at the NFL record book. We scout out four other under-the-radar marks that are in the crosshairs down the stretch, then predict whether they will stand or fall.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

Aldon Smith is closing fast on Michael Strahan's single-season sack record of 22.5. It's safe to call the Niners outside linebacker the best defensive player of 2012, right? Not so fast. We rounded up four expert opinions on Smith.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating analyzes the value of -- and need for -- a backup QB. Unfortunately, two would-be Super Bowl contenders have missed the memo.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2012

Peter Keating explains why the NHL's current collective bargaining woes won't be alleviated until the league permanently addresses its revenue sharing system.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, NFL analyst and draft expert Todd McShay breaks down each frame of the Alabama-LSU film to assess which of the games NFL prospects rose and fell with their performance.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2012