'D' Day For Delby?

The final four rounds of the NFL Draft will be televised on ESPN today from noon Eastern until 7 p.m.

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If nothing else, this Patriot Ledger photo essay of NFL Draft hopeful Delby Lemieux is a reminder that he wore a "block D" well before arriving at Dartmouth. (LINK) 

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From an SB Nation tory about the Cincinnati Bengals' draft prospects headlined Best available players for Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft, under the subhed Potential Round 6 and 7 targets (LINK):

Of course, the entire Brown family went to Dartmouth, so the pick very well could be Delby Lemieux. He played tackle in college, and with an Ivy League education, he should be able to handle the transition.

Green Alert Take I: For those who might not be aware, the Bengals are owned and run by a three-generation Dartmouth family.

Green Alert Take II: You can be equally sure the Los Angeles Rams are familiar with Lemieux given the team's president is Dartmouth alum Kevin Demoff – a former football writer for The D – and the team's COO is former Big Green player Tony Pastoors.

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From a Sports Illustrated piece headlined 2026 NFL draft prospect rankings: Best available players for rounds 4-7 (LINK):

235. Delby Lemieux, C, Dartmouth A college tackle who will kick inside at the next level, the 6' 5", 305- pound Lemieux is a solid athlete with good technique and enough strength to translate. Position and competition adjustments will give Lemieux a steep development curve, but he has the tools to warrant optimism.

Editor's Note: That 235 represents where SI had Lemieux ranked coming into the draft.

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EXTRA POINT
As you might expect, our electric lawn tractor has several huge batteries. Because removing them unfortunately requires disassembling the back of the machine, the manual suggests leaving them in place during the winter, but making sure the tractor remains plugged in. With an unheated garage and temperatures that can drop to the teens-below-zero, that's a scary proposition. I was pleased a couple of weeks ago when I first brought the tractor out to haul a little yard waste that it seemed to be running just fine.

Yesterday came the big test as a mower. Although much of our lawn has yet to come out of hibernation, some of it was getting pretty shaggy and I had my fingers crossed when I switched on the motor that runs the cutting mechanism. Yes! I'm happy to report the shaggy parts of our lawn may not look quite like Augusta National, but at least they are no longer shaggy.