Not the best time to have one’s internet provider go down but c’est la guerre! They finally got the official results from this morning’s first 40 runs by the DBs and when the dust had settled Florida’s Vernon Hargreaves was right about where he started with a final clocking of 4.50. Good, but not great, although Hargreaves did… Read More »
Clock issues continue: Hargreaves who was originally credited with a 4.52 has now been credited with a 4.41 unofficial time which is obviously a much better time for him.
Do want to wait until the official times get announced because one gets the feeling that the NFL Network might be having some clock problems. Stay tuned.
Unheralded Will Jackson of Houston, who has been lurking out there with a second-day grade makes statement with sub-4.4 (4.39) run. Even better time of 4.34 by Jon Jones of Auburn who like Jackson is a good player who’s been lurking in that second-third round area. Then Jones time got lowered to 4.28 as there appears to be… Read More »
Vernon Hargreaves of Florida has to be a little disappointed with an unofficial 4.52; not bad, but is it top 10 worthy.
Nice run by Maryland tweener Sean Davis one of our favorite prospects in this draft; unofficial hand-time was 4.48.
Its not all pure speed for the Dbs so far today. Three CBs – Mo Canady of Virginia, Briean Boddy-Calhoun of Minnesota and Taveze Calhoun of Mississippi State all ran too close to 4.6 while Miami FS Deon Bush was a little slow at 4.65.
You know a guy is fast when Miami’s Artie Burns runs a 4.40 40 and its considered disappointing, but he’s a track who can go faster.
Good run by unheralded James Bradberry of unheralded Samford as he runs a 4.46 40 at 6-1, 211 with real long arms. Then Anthony Brown of Purdue runs a 4.37. Hang onto your hats.
Clemson CB Mackensie Alexander would have been first CB up to run this morning, but opted to wait until his pro day claiming that he’s still not quite 100% after tweaking a hammy in the national championship game. For the record, Clemson’s pro day is scheduled for March 10.
Chargers shopping 3rd pick
Chargers shopping 3rd pick … Given several developments at this week’s scouting combine in Indianapolis, San Diego has let it be known that the 3rd pick is available for the right package of picks in return. In particular, if as assumed Ole Miss OT Laremy Tunsil is in fact the first player selected by Tennessee, and that Cleveland… Read More »
Combine wraps
DBs wrap combine … The 4th and final day of physical tests and positional drills at the scouting combine gets underway momentarily in Indianapolis when the defensive backs hit the field. And while it may not be quite as wild and wacky as yesterday’s defensive line workouts, there are also a lot of questions that NFL personnel people… Read More »
Combine rumblings
Wentz still #1 QB … Just about everyone around the league appears to feel that Cal QB Jared Goff had an outstanding combine and may be the most pro-raedy QB in this year’s draft class; however, there still appears to be a consensus that North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz has the bigger upside and should be the first… Read More »
49er QB
49er QB at center of NFL kabuki dance … Here’s a translation, as best as we can figure, at the centre of the posturing surrounding San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick. For those so immersed in the combine that they missed the latest: 49ers’ G.M. Trent Baalke was quoted early in the week saying that Kaepernick would ‘absolutely’ still… Read More »
It will be very interesting to see what pro teams make of Alabama’s Reggie Ragland who clocked just about what everyone expected at 4.72. That’s not bad for a 247-pound player, but that’s a borderline time for a 3-down LB at the next level. Its also borderline for a first-round LB. In fact, several other MLB prospects also… Read More »
So they finally had a combine event and a track meet broke out – sort of – as the LBs made their first 40-yard runs this afternoon. Some really good times posted by several of the OLB/edge rusher types including a 4.47 clocking by Ohio State’s Darron Lee, while Travis Feeney of Washington posted a 4.5-flat time. Georgia… Read More »
EKU DE Noah Spence, argubaly the most polarizing prospect this year, needed to put up a 4.6 type to keep the top 10 talk going but maybe ran himself out of contention with a slow – for a 255 DE – 4.80 40 clocking. Real nice time though by Oklahoma DE Charles Tapper who did run under 4.60… Read More »
Alabama guys up with DE/DT/5T Jarran Reed clocking a slowish 5.21 with a sluggish 1.84 split, while A’Shawn Robinson was almost the same at 5.20 and 1,84. In between Texas junior DT Hassan Ridgeway turned some heads with a 5.02 40 with a quick 1.72 split.
Finally somebody steps up and makes a statement os Oklahoma State DE Emmanual Ogbah maybe put himself back in the top 20 debate who ran a 4.65 40 with the fastest split of the day to date at 1.59. Same story for Louisville DT Sheldon Rankins who runs a 5.03 40 with a 1.74 split
Disappointing 40 for Baylor’s Shawn Oakman, supposedly a physical freak, but who barely broke 5-flat in the 40 with a sluggish 1.74 split.
Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche, who has by all accounts had a very athletic day at the combine blitzes as 4.87 40 with a 1.72 10-yard split.
Real quick start for PSU DE Carl Nassib with a 1.63 10-yard split with a sort of okay for 5T DE 4.84 full clocking.
Passable 4.73 40-clocking with a quick 1.66 split for Clemson DE Shaq Lawson.
Second group of defensive linemen including DEs Noah Spence, Shaq Lawson and Emmanual Ogbah and DTs Robert Nkemdiche, Sheldon Rankons, along with all the Alabama guys set to run their 40s.
One of the themes from the 2016 draft has been that the event has almost provided more questions than answers. And that theme really hasn’t changed much this morning as the first group of defensive linemen works out. First question, for example, did Ohio State DE Joey Bosa do enough to keep himself in the debate for the… Read More »