by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 4/6/2026 Graphic by Hoops HQ Tonight will crown another National Champion in College Basketball between the Michigan Wolverines and Connecticut Huskies. The Wolverines are 7-point favorites as of the morning of the game even though the Huskies will be competing for their 3rd Championship in the last 4 years; having won in 2023 and 2024. Michigan Michigan has been rolling since the First Round and all the way through the Final Four when they beat

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 4/3/2026 Graphic courtesy of UFC via UFC.com In our Fight Night Adesanya vs Pyfer Predictions where you can find here , Zak went 3-3 in picks with 1 correct method for a total of 4 points. Matt went 1-5 in picks with 0 correct methods for a total of 1 point. Points to Date: Zak: 58 (39-17) Matt: 48 (33-23) *All odds are courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 4/3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 Renato Moicano vs Chris

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 4/2/2026 Photo by Mark J. Rebilas/ Imagn Images 1. David Bailey 6'4" - 251 lbs Texas Tech Big Board Rank: 3 Pro Comparison: Souped-Up Jared Verse Bailey checks off all of my boxes for an NFL rusher and is the most ready prospect for the next level at current day. Bailey doesn't have elite strength but his twitch, explosiveness, hands and agility are already at an NFL-level. Bailey has fallen out with some teams in the NFL and may go as low as 1

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 4/1/2026 Photo by Ashley Landis/ Associated Press Reds Series Opening Day is always magical for the sport of baseball but it gets a little bit more special when the Red Sox win. For the first game, the Red Sox trotted out Garrett Crochet and he did Garrett Crochet things, like striking out 8 in 6 innings of scoreless baseball. What we'll see as we go on is that those 6 innings were the last time the Sox looked good even remotely. The Sox would w

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/31/2026 Photo by Matt Pendleton/ Gainesville Sun 1. Caleb Banks 6'6" - 327 lbs Florida Big Board Rank: 18 Player Comparison: Jordan Davis It took me a long time to say that Banks is the better prospetc than Woods in this class but I'm confident now. Banks has the ability to be a brick wall in the middle of the line with his size and strength but his athletic upside is what rose him up my board. Like Peter Woods and most of this group, Banks d

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/30/2026 Photo by Steven Bisig/ Imagn Images Joe Pyfer vs Anthony Hernandez Zak Drapeau - Pyfer started his fight with Izzy slow but showed us all what he's capable of with devastating power and controlled grappling. Now it's time for him to get another Top-5 fight where a lot more will be on the line. I have him against Fluffy next as a more complete fighter than Izzy and one still in his prime. Hernandez's grappling will be a g

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/30/2026 Photo by Patrick Smith/ Getty Imgaes UConn vs Illinois (Ill -130) After one of the greatest buzzer beaters in NCAA Tournament history, (And that's saying something...) the Connecticut Huskies are making their 3rd Final Four appearance in 4 years to face Illinois. Illinois is making their first Final Four appearance since 2005 when they lost in the National Championship. They are also in the middle of their 6th straight Tournament run

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/30/2026 Positions of Need : Tackle Wide Receiver Edge Rusher Defensive Tackle Draft Picks : Round 1 (31) Round 2 (63) Round 3 (95) Round 4 (125) Round 4 (131) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pick #31 Photo by Jerome Miron/ Imagn Images (What They Should Do) - Draft Best Player Available of WR, OT, Edge or DT (What They Will Probably Do) - Draft Edge or DT (Prospects That Make Sense) - T.J. Parker, Edge, Clemson - Denzel Boston, WR, Washing

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/27/2026 Photo by Mat Hayward/ Getty Images In our Fight Night Evloev v Murphy Predictions where you can find here , Zak went 4-2 in picks with 2 correct methods for a total of 6 points. Matt also went 3-3 in picks with 0 correct methods for a total of 3 points. Points to Date: Zak: 54 (36-14) Matt: 47 (32-18) *All odds are courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook on 3/27 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 Israel Adesanya vs 14 Joe

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/26/2026 Photo by Ericka Apolskis/ Onward State 1. Olaivavega Ioane 6'4" - 320 lbs Penn State Big Board Rank: 16 Pro Comparison: Robert Hunt "Vega" Ioane is the best run blocker of the class while also having the technical ability and physical traits to be a future All-Pro. At 6'4" and 320+ pounds, Vega is a bit rigid and it will show sometime when having to battle more finesse rushers, but his pass blocking is still solid if not very good. Ve

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation 3/25/2026 Photo by Fayez Nureldine/ AFP via Getty Images Honorable Mentions: Paul Hughes ( PFL) Lightweight MMA 14-3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Samet Agdeve (ONE) Heavyweight MMA 18-0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thad Jean (PFL) Welterweight MMA 11-0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Anatoly Malykhin (ONE) Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight MMA 14-1 ________________________________ Top-

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/25/2026 Photo by Gerald Herbert/ Associated Press Red Sox Projected Starting Lineup 1. Roman Anthony LF 2. Trevor Story SS 3. Jarren Duran DH 4. Wilson Contreras 1B 5. Wilyer Abreu RF 6. Caleb Durbin 3B 7. Marcelo Mayer 2B 8. Carlos Narvaez C 9. Ceddane Rafaela CF Projected Platoon Masataka Yoshida OF Connor Wong C Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS Andruw Monasterio 2B New Additions The Sox added a few hitters and a few pitchers this offseason,

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/25/2026 Photo by Mark J. Terrill/ Associated Press 1 Duke vs 5 St. John's Prediction: Duke Duke has been underwhelming at best this tournament and now come head-to-head with their toughest opponent. St John's struggled against Darryn Peterson and Kansas on Sunday and now will have to contend with an even better offense headlined by Cameron Boozer who's averaging 21 and 12 so far in the tournament. Duke is favored by 6.5 which I'd love to bet

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/24/2026 Photo by Lauren Sopourn/ Getty Images 1. Francis Mauigoa 6'6" - 329 lbs Miami Big Board Rank: 12 Pro Comparison: Tailese Fuaga Mauigoa is a Right Tackle in the league and while I don't think he's the best player in this ranking, he is the best player that will stay at Tackle for sure. A strong and consistent pass blocker, Mauigoa was a 3-year starter at Miami and measured and tested very well at the Combine. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/24/2026 After the Boston College Hockey season was finally ended by UConn on Friday, most of us knew their star player would be signed soon and on Monday the Bruins made it official. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images James Hagens was the Bruins top 2025 draft pick at #7 overall. A 19-year old, 5'11" Center who shoots from his left and was a sniper at BC, Hagens will join the great group of young forwards in Providence as one of the Bruin

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/23/2026 Movsar Evloev vs Alexander Volkanovski Matt Hylen - Regardless of what people think of Movsar Evloev, there is simply no other fight that makes sense other than a title shot against Alexander Volkanovski. Evloev's resume is elite, despite the lack of finishes. He showed on Saturday that he can be a balanced fighter when he wants to, making him the undisputed next fighter in line for a title shot. Both Evloev and Volk wan

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/22/2026 Photo by Christine Tannous/ IndyStar 2 Miami vs 7 Purdue Prediction: Purdue Purdue is still my favorite to make it out of the West and after rolling on Queens in the first round and Miami barely making it past Missouri, this one should be in the 90-70 range for the Boilermakers. 2 Iowa State vs 7 Kentucky Prediction: Iowa State The Cyclones had an easy First Round but will have to deal with Otega Oweh and Mouhamed Dioubate this time

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/21/2026 Photo by Brynn Anderson/ Associated Press 1 Duke vs 9 TCU Prediction: Duke Duke may have came out flat against Siena but they came out in the 2nd half and looked like they have all year. Watch for them to come out against TCU on fire. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 Louisville vs 3 Michigan St   Prediction: Michigan St Michigan State has been one of my favorite teams for this tournament and I see no reason to change cour

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 3/20/26 Graphic by UFC via UFC London Official Poster In our Fight Night Vallejos v Emmett Predictions where you can find here , Zak went 5-1 in picks with 2 correct methods for a total of 7 points. Matt also went 5-1 in picks with 2 correct methods for a total of 7 points. Points to Date: Zak: 48 (32-12) Matt: 44 (29-15) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *All odds are courtesy of Caesar's Sportsbook as of 3/19 Leron

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/4/2026 My last Big Board came out on January 21st which you can read hereafter the CFP Playoffs which you can read here . Since then, I've had over a month of more research and film studies, The Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowls and then the NFL Combine last weekend. With only CFB Pro Days to go from now until the Draft starts on April 23rd, I have ranked my Top-100 prospects of this class. In general, this class is not as good as years prior. Whil