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Ryan Wilson

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Could returning to Texas for 2027 finally make Arch Manning a top-five NFL Draft pick?

From Jayden Daniels and Cam Ward to Garrett Nussmeier and Carson Beck, recent quarterbacks offer lessons about the benefits and risks of staying in school

Cam Ward isn't getting benched, but should Titans consider drafting a QB in 2027? History offers clues

The former No. 1 pick has struggled through 22 NFL starts. Here's what other first-round QBs tell us about his future, and why Tennessee faces a complicated decision in 2027

Will the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade unlock his potential? History offers hope, and a warning

Harrison's time in Arizona is over. Here's what his trade value looks like and what history says about a fresh start

Wilson's 2027 NFL mock draft: Arch Manning falls out of Round 1 where five QBs are taken

Jeremiah Smith leads a loaded class with five QBs landing in the first round

Here's why the Steelers' 22-year run without a losing season is now their biggest problem

Pittsburgh mastered staying respectable, the problem is respectable hasn't gotten them anywhere

NFL Week 3 panic meter: Chargers in crisis, Patriots unraveling, Packers fading, but Rams will be fine

We revisited four preseason contenders after Week 3, and the concern level has flipped

J.J. McCarthy experiment unraveled after only 10 starts in Minnesota; can QB pick up the pieces with Giants?

Minnesota bet on the flashes that made McCarthy a top-10 pick. Two years and 10 starts later, he's been traded to the Giants

What happened to Drake Maye? Why his Year 3 collapse is getting harder to explain away

From Trevor Lawrence to Mitchell Trubisky, recent history shows two very different ways this can go

Darian Mensah making an early case for No. 1 overall pick, but Miami's schedule complicates the picture

The Hurricanes quarterback has been flawless, but his biggest test may not come until November

Arch Manning hasn't looked like a first-rounder through three games in 2026, let alone a No. 1 pick

The underlying numbers explain why there's reason for concern -- but not reason to panic

Rams, Packers, Chargers, Patriots: Which Week 1 losses should scare us most?

We went back to 2015 to see which Week 1 problems were hardest for preseason contenders to overcome

These five rookies balled out in their NFL debuts, but is their early success sustainable?

A closer look at snap counts, pressure rates, usage and other underlying numbers helps separate potentially sustainable rookie performances from one-game outliers

2027 NFL Draft: Dante Moore's early struggles and why history tells us to watch Drew Mestemaker

Our model was higher on Mestemaker, more cautious on Moore, and their Week 2 matchup gave us our first real test

Seahawks can keep winning with Drew Lock, but history offers one big warning

History shows good teams can survive a short-term QB injury — and Seattle has the roster to do it

Was Carnell Tate worth the No. 4 pick? What history says about expectations for the 2026 first-round WRs

Recent history shows top-10 wide receivers average 767 yards as rookies, raising the bar for Carnell Tate after the Titans invested the No. 4 pick in the Ohio State standout

Ryan Wilson joined CBS Sports in June 2011. He covers the NFL and NFL Draft for CBSSports.com, CBS Sports HQ, and CBS Sports Network. He is also the co-host of "With the First Pick," the CBS Sports NFL Draft podcast, alongside former Titans GM Ran Carthon.

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