Darren McFadden

One of the most fun parts of the run-up to April's NFL Draft is watching the "stock" of prospects as it rise and falls between the end of the college football regular season and the draft. Between bowl games, all-star games, and the NFL Combine, players positions will move up and down the board in a miniature version of Wall Street. Let the fun begin. Begin Slideshow  

For this Jankster Cup participant it has literally come down to a lineup question between my most consistent, top five fantasy scoring receiver, Reggie Wayne, or my hands down biggest '09 bust Darren McFadden. The problem is Wayne is facing Darrelle Revis and the New York Jets that have surrendered...  

Earlier in the NFL season I wrote a piece about how JaMarcus Russell will end up as one of the biggest busts in history, and some readers maligned me for it. Everybody has their own opinion, and Russell’s performance thus far has only been in my favor (the guy was benched against the Chiefs today...yes, the Chiefs ).   But now I want to look at another Oakland Raider who has fallen on hard times: Darren McFadden. And before I get into it, I...  

ALAMEDA — Darren McFadden entered the NFL a year ago with a reputation for being a big-play running back capable of breaking off a long touchdown on almost any play. The Oakland Raiders are still waiting for that to materialize at this level.  

In January, the redshirt sophomores and juniors of the college football world have big decisions to make. The 2010 NFL Draft could be the last year in which players and agents have leeway to negotiate rookie contracts freely. It is widely expected that a rookie salary scale will be in place by the 2011 NFL Draft. Roger Goodell has called the current rookie pay system, "ridiculous." Furthermore, the NFL salary cap might not be long for this...  

add 2009 awards ← Previous revision Revision as of 00:37, 8 December 2009 Line 78: Line 78: * 2007: [[Darren McFadden]], RB, [[2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] (offense), [[Glenn Dorsey]], DT, [[2007 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] (defense), [[Felix Jones]], RS, [[2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] (special teams) * 2007: [[Darren McFadden]], RB, [[2007 Arkansas...  

Darren McFadden entered the NFL a year ago with a reputation for being a big-play running back capable of breaking off a long touchdown on almost any play. The Oakland Raiders are still waiting for that to materialize at this level. McFadden has been unable to get loose at all this season to show off his breakaway speed.  

The college football season is prepping for its conference championships and bowl game announcements, making it a good time to for a mock draft update.  The hardest part of doing a mock this time of year is determining who is and is not coming back, which means we project and could see a larger than usual number of underclassmen declare in light of a possible rookie wage scale in 2011.  This number of declarations could especially impact...