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Bills selected Arkansas EDGE Landon Jackson with the No. 72 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Jackson (6’6/264) is a high-upside edge with prototypical size and elite athleticism, backed by a 9.78 RAS. After transferring from LSU and adding 40+ pounds, Jackson blossomed into a disruptive force in Arkansas’ four-man front, leading the team in TFLs and sacks for two straight seasons. He racked up a dominant 83.0 overall PFF grade in 2024 with an 88.8 run defense grade, flashing advanced vision, a high motor, and the length to manipulate tackles with coordinated hands and explosive strides. He lacks true speed-to-power consistency and suddenness to corner tightly. His rush counters are still evolving, and his upright play style makes him late breaking down in space, leading to missed tackles (13.0% missed tackle rate). Durability also looms—Jackson has endured multiple season-ending injuries, including a neck issue in late 2024. Despite the drawbacks, his frame, motor, and elite testing (4.68 40, 40.5” vert, 7.13 3-cone) scream NFL starter traits.
J.P. Crawford singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th as the Mariners edged the Yankees 2-1 on Tuesday.
Crawford was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts before his liner to left barely dropped into fair territory and plated the automatic runner in the 11th. It gave him his first RBI in nine games. He’s currently hitting .271/.378/.364 for the season.
Bryan Woo blanked the Yankees for 6 1/3 innings in a no-decision Tuesday.
Woo has come up big for the Mariners in pitching at least six innings every time out this season and going 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA. The 1-0 lead he left with tonight didn’t hold up, but the Mariners did prevail in extra innings to move to 6-2 in Woo’s starts. He’ll face the White Sox next time out.
Andrés Muñoz was charged with a blown save after giving up an unearned run in the ninth Tuesday against the Yankees.
Muñoz created his own trouble by hitting Paul Goldschmidt to start the ninth, but that was the only mistake he made as a pair of grounders went on to score pinch-runner Pablo Reyes. Muñoz still hasn’t given up an earned run this season.
Max Fried allowed one run over five innings before being lifted against the Mariners on Tuesday.
Fried needed 91 pitches to get his 15 outs, so he didn’t come back out for the sixth. Still, he was effective in allowing four hits and striking out five. He’ll take a 1.11 ERA into his next start, which will likely come Sunday against the Mets.
Devin Williams pitched a perfect 10th in a tie game Tuesday against the Mariners.
Williams followed Luke Weaver, who worked flawless eighth and ninth innings before the game went to extras. It’s Williams’ third straight scoreless appearance and sixth in seven games since he was pulled from the closer’s role. Weaver hasn’t had any issues, either, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Williams get a save chance sometime soon.
Robbie Ray allowed three runs over six innings and struck out nine in the Giants’ 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
Ray joined Max Fried as the only pitchers off to 6-0 starts thus far this season, and the Giants have gone 9-0 in his outings. His peripherals are significantly worse than his 3.04 ERA, but he’s definitely performed better in his last four starts than he did in his first five, when he seemed more lucky than good. He’ll pitch at home against the Royals next time out.