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BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – LIVE FROM THE NFL DRAFT IN GREEN BAY

BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – LIVE FROM THE NFL DRAFT IN GREEN BAY

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory live from the NFL Draft in Green Bay, where former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is one of the stars of Thursday night. B.J. talks about the pre-draft vibe – and where Jeanty could land in the first round.MORE

CLADY & JEANTY: TWO FORMER BOISE STATE STARS – AND NFL DRAFT HISTORY

CLADY & JEANTY: TWO FORMER BOISE STATE STARS – AND NFL DRAFT HISTORY

Former Boise State/NFL offensive tackle Ryan Clady, who went No. 12 in the 2008 NFL Draft, joins Prater and Mallory to share his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty and his future in the NFL. Jeanty is projected to go higher than Clady – making him the highest former BSU player to go in the draft.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s last Top 60 draft pick

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s last Top 60 draft pick

Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. This Day In Sports…April 24, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State’s Ezra Cleveland is selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft, making him the 13th-highest pick in Broncos history. By Week 6 as a rookie, Cleveland was named starting right guard…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: 180 degrees today—from AJ to Ashton

SCOTT SLANT: 180 degrees today—from AJ to Ashton

Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly…April 23, 2025. At Boise State’s Spring Game, you often see an unfamiliar name rack up some stats—and then wonder if you’ll ever hear from him again. That’s the case with redshirt sophomore AJ Maes, who led the Broncos in receiving last Saturday with three catches for 55 yards. The…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: He fouls it off – again and again and again

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: He fouls it off – again and again and again

Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. This Day In Sports…April 22, 2018: San Francisco’s Brandon Belt, the second batter of the game, produces a 21-pitch at-bat, the longest in recorded big league history, against the L.A. Angels’ Jaime Barria.  The marathon plate appearance lasted 13 minutes and included 16 fouls, 15 of them with two strikes.  It ended…MORE

MAURICE JONES-DREW: FORMER NFL RUNNING BACK ON … ASHTON JEANTY & DIRK KOETTER

MAURICE JONES-DREW: FORMER NFL RUNNING BACK ON … ASHTON JEANTY & DIRK KOETTER

Maurice Jones-Drew, a second-round NFL Draft pick out of UCLA, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty has been compared to MJD, who ran for a career-high 1,606 yards in 2011 when he was in Jacksonville (with Dirk Koetter as the offensive coordinator).MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The most improbable of perfect games

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The most improbable of perfect games

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 21, 2012: Safeco Field in Seattle sees a perfect game pitched for the first time, but the Mariners are on the wrong end of it. Chicago White Sox hurler Philip Humber tossed the 21st perfect game in major league history in a 4-0 blanking of the M’s. It…MORE