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NFL, NFL Draft, and college football analyst anywhere words can be read. COO at Wide Left, CEO at Football Sheets, and contributor at Chargers Wire and Huskies Wire, among others.
Two Gap
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Apr 22, 2026
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Alex Katson gathered data from local reporting, independent sourcing and GM tendencies to produce his official prediction for the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft
Mar 18, 2026
10 min read
The Wisconsin edge rusher has had a long journey to the NFL — a journey long enough to draw parallels to a geopolitical crisis.
Lead Dive
Dec 9, 2025
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It has been reported that the Indianapolis Colts are meeting with Philip Rivers to see if they can coax him out of retirement. Alex Katson has thoughts.
Sep 10, 2025
22 min read
Neither did the NFL. Wide Left sent me anyway.
Aug 21, 2025
The former No. 4 overall pick lost a quarterback competition to Daniel Jones on Tuesday. Is it over for him?
Jul 28, 2025
18 min read
Alex Katson interviews two Jaguars fans about whether or not Trevor Lawrence can save the franchise from getting stuck in neutral.
Jun 4, 2025
Alex Katson looks at whether Justin Herbert can learn to color outside the lines in 2025 and finally live up to his "elite" billing.
Apr 23, 2025
15 min read
A draft class with talent concentrated in non-traditional positions could lead to some early chaos in Green Bay this Thursday.
Analytics
Mar 31, 2025
13 min read
Alex Katson goes over the confusing problem of Pro Day reporting — why we get conflicting times, what NFL teams actually do with Pro Days and why they're still valuable.
Mar 23, 2025
2 min read
Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker enjoyed a brief wave of top ten hype, but a poor NFL Combine has brought his stock back down to earth.
Mar 21, 2025
3 min read
Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks after electing to not run his 40 at the NFL Combine.
Feb 17, 2025
The NFL Combine this year has an unusual attendee: a left-footed kicker. Why are those so rare and are there challenges to this dynamic? Alex Katson talked to Pitts' Ben Sauls to find out.
Feb 11, 2025
Penn State TE Tyler Warren broke onto the scene in 2024, swiping the title of TE1 from many analysts despite a strong class.
Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders is one of the headliners of a controversial class of passers in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Jan 15, 2025
Mumpfield had his breakout season in 2024 with Pitt and sees a lot of Diontae Johnson in himself, a fellow former MAC wide receiver with Toledo.
Sep 2, 2024
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Four years later, we still haven't learned the right lessons about the breakout star of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Aug 26, 2024
Georgia Tech RB Jamal Haynes was the headliner on Saturday, but a Yellow Jackets edge rusher popped against Florida State's offensive line.
Aug 11, 2024
The former BYU punter is competing for a starting job with the Cincinnati Bengals this preseason.
Outside Zone
May 17, 2024
5 min read
Reflecting on how and why a Japanese kid who never played and hated writing is here, writing about football for you.
Apr 24, 2024
19 min read
With the draft just hours away, Alex Katson gives his final predictions on the first round of the draft.
