The Bruins only had a couple of players working out at their pro day, but they were both guys that the NFL wanted to see work out. Odd-sized DT Osa Odighizuwa, for example, measured in as an odd-sized DT at 6-1.5 and 282 pounds, although he did impress with 34-inch arms and big (10.5-inch) hands. He also posted… Read More »
Both of Northern Iowa’s legit NFL prospects had really good pro day workouts. OT Spencer Brown, who measured in at a rangy 6-8.5, 311 with 34.75 inch arms, tested very well for a player that size. He put up 29 reps in the bench press and then ran a very athletic 40 in the 4.9-flat range, while his… Read More »
Readin’ the tea leaves … Part of the fun of pro days is watching to see who goes to the various workouts from which teams and trying to see if there are any clues there as to what that particular team might be thinking. And maybe the most revealing tidbit from yesterday’s BYU pro day where QB Zack… Read More »
Trades move Dolphins up in total picks count … Because the major components changing hands in yesterday’s monster opening round deals involving Miami, San Francisco and Philadelphia were first round picks in 2022 and 2023, there wasn’t much change in the overall draft capital of the three teams. Once the smoke had cleared, Miami did add a 2021… Read More »
Cards get late Vikes pick for C Cole … Amid all the hoopla yesterday surrounding the two monster first-round trades engineered by Miami, there actually was a 3rd trade, although no where near as seismic. Arizona sent C Mason Cole to Minnesota in exchange for a 6th round pick, #223 overall. Cole was a 3rd round pick by… Read More »
NFL scouts were really looking forward to this year’s Va Tech pro day in anticipation of a truly freakish work out by Hokies’ star CB Caleb Farley, however, that came to naught when he had to pull out after undergoing minor back surgery earlier this month. Okay, so let’s check out OT Christian Darrisaw, another Virginia Tech player… Read More »
UM pro day draws crowd … While much of the national draft attention was focused on BYU’s pro day where QB Zack Wilson put on a show. However, there was also a pretty good crowd at the Michigan pro day where the Wolverines had 8 players who were invited to this year’s non-combine. And they gave NFL scouts… Read More »
BYU QB Wilson aces pro day test … We’ll wait for a definitive assessment from draft analysts with a higher pay grade than ours, but the early reviews of BYU QB Zack Wilson’s pro throwing session earlier today look to be very positive. A few too many balls hit the ground, although there were a number of drops.… Read More »
Dolphin trades shake up draft … Goodness! You step out for a couple of hours to run some errands and make a medical appointment and all hell breaks loose! Well, the Miami Dolphins broke loose concluding two major deals at the top of the 2021 draft selection. First, the Dolphins sent the 3rd overall pick to San Francisco… Read More »
UGA WR Pickens out with ACL … Georgia junior WR George Pickens, who figured to be one of the top 2-3 WRs at the 2022 draft is out indefinitely after tearing an ACL at spring practice earlier this week. He will require surgery and given the usual rehab period for that type of injury could miss most if… Read More »
BYU, Michigan wrap pro day week … Another busy week on the pro day circuit wraps up tomorrow with a half dozen or so campus workouts including those at BYU and Michigan. Of course, QB Zack Wilson, potentially one of the first two players off the board, will be the featured guy at the BYU workout; so much… Read More »
In a draft year loaded at WR one would not normally expect one of the hotter receivers to be a 5-8 guy from the MAC but these are definitely not normal times. And Western Michigan WR D’Wayne Eskridge is one of the hotter receivers out there after a solid performance at this year’s Senior Bowl and he didn’t… Read More »
Both of Tennessee OG Trey Smith and WR Josh Palmer had very business-like workouts at the Vols’ pro day. Neither was spectacular, but they managed to check off all the boxes. Smith measured in at a robust 6-5.5 and 321 pounds, posted 32 reps in the BP, had a 31-inch vertical and ran the 40 in the mid-5.1… Read More »
Ole Miss WR Moore rips pro day … Somebody must have juiced the water today as there were some really outstanding pro day performances across the country. We already reported on the Penn State numbers but Mississippi WR Elijah Moore was just as good at the Rebels on-campus workout. Moore wasn’t all that big at just 5-9.5 and… Read More »
Unfortunately, If a word could describe today’s pro day at Penn State that word would be ‘WOW’ as there were some very impressive performances. LB Micah Parsons, for example, made a top ten statement with an ‘official’ 4.39 40 clocking after measuring in at 6-3, 246. Parsons also had an impressive 3-cone drill time of 6.89 seconds, along… Read More »
Parsons, Oweh fast at PSU pro day … Unfortunately, today’s Penn State pro day is not being covered by the NFL Network, but it is live on the Big Ten Network. And there are some pretty impressive numbers in the early going. LB Micah Parsons, for example, made a top ten statement with what is being described as… Read More »
Another busy day on pro day circuit … Thursday is shaping up as one of the busier days on this year’s pro day schedule with as many as ten teams holding on-campus workouts on the day. The feature event will be at Penn State where LB Micah Parsons, DE Jayson Oweh and Shaka Toney and TE Pat Freiermuth… Read More »
All 32 teams were represented at the Michigan State pro day, but they probably didn’t see a whole lot to get excited about. At least DT Naquon Jones, one of two former Spartans who were invited to the combine, at least has prototype size. Jones measured in at 6-3.5, 313 with 33-inch arms, but only ran the 40… Read More »
It was of disappointing day son balance for G/T Alijah Vera-Tucker at the USC pro day. He was actually a little taller than expected at 6-4.5, 308, but his arms at just a tad over 32-inches are very very short for an OL at any position. And neither of Vera-Tucker’s vertical (32 inches) nor long jumps (8-10) were… Read More »
Gil Brandt updates top 100 … For those that haven’t seen it yet, long-time NFL draft guru Gil Brandt of NFL.com has updated his latest top 100 list of prospects for the 2021 draft. No real surprises at the top of Brandt’s board, although BYU QB Zach Wilson only sits 5th behind the usual top 5 suspects: Clemson… Read More »
CB Horn aces ‘other’ SC pro day … Early reports indicate that South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn, generally considered to be the #3 CB in the 2021 draft class behind Patrick Surtain and Caleb Farley, had a very good workout at the Gamecocks’ pro day earlier today. Horn measured in with the kind of length NFL teams look… Read More »
Trojans run times a little on the slow side … Its been kind of disappointing day so far for OG Alijah Vera-Tucker at the USC pro day. He was actually a little taller than expected at 6-4.5, 308, but his arms at just a tad over 32-inches are very very short for an OL at any position. And… Read More »
SC, SC hilite pro day sked … Another day, another pro day! Actually its a bunch of pro days with on campus workouts today at both SC schools, Southern California and South Carolina, along with Michigan State among others. The NFL Network will have live coverage of the Southern Cal workout where the featured prospects include G/T Alijah… Read More »
Approximately two dozen teams had reps at the Iowa State pro day. And while there were 11 guys working out, the Cyclone most NFL teams would like to get their hands on – RB Breece Hall, who led the country in rushing as a freshman last fall – wasn’t. As a consolation prize, the scouts in attendance did… Read More »
The Huskers likely won’t have anyone drafted until the 3rd day of the upcoming draft, although CB Dicaprio Bootle at least worked out like a higher rated prospect at the team’s pro day earlier today. Bootle had a 36.5-inch vertical and a 10-6 long jump, while breaking the 4.4 mark in the 40 with an unofficial 4.38 clocking.… Read More »
