Category Archives: 2019 combine blog

Frst up for the DL are the DTs.  Interesting that for the first time the DL has been broken down by DTs and DE/ERs, something we have been calling for for several years. FTR Houston’s Ed Oliver has chosen not to run today.

Wow!! Ole Miss’ DK Metcalf runs an unofficial 4.33 40 time, incredible for a guy that size and could very well put him in the top ten conversation on April 25th. Little bit disappointing time of 4.61 for Georgia’s Riley Ridley.

Hard to put a lot of stock in how the QBs throw at the combine as its really hard to get into a rhythym. However, it appeared that Dwayne Haskins didn’t do anything to hurt his stock throwing with the first group of passers this afternoon; he looked like he may have aimed a couple of throws, but… Read More »

Something of a track meet did break out in the first 40 runs for the WRs led by Ohio State. Former Buckeye Parris Campbell blitzed and unofficial 4.32 clocking, that after posting an explosive 40-inch vertical, whiel former teammate Johnnie Dixon clocked a 4.41. Emanual Hall of Missouri also had a 4.40 time, while Mecole Hardman zipped to… Read More »

First group of QBs have run their 40s and while it wasn’t quite like a track meet broke out, but there were some quick times even for QBs. Indeed, both 6-7 Tyree Jackson of Buffalo and Penn State’s Trace Mcsorley had unofficial times under 4.6, while Mississippi State’s Nick Fitzgerald posted a 4.65 and Missouri’s Drew Lock ran… Read More »

UCLA H-back type Caleb Wilson looks like he may have gotten under 4.6 which is an excellent time for him; on the other hand, disappointing time in the mid-4.9 range for Stanford’s Kaden Smith.

Nice time of 4.64 for Alabama’s Irv Smith, the only guy with a chance to break the Iowa hold on the position, although he doesn’t look all that big.

Bit of a surprise that Foster Moreau runs in the mid-4.6 range. same for Josh Oliver. Disappointing time in the low 4.9s though for Georgia’s Ike Nauta who many thought could be a second-day sleeper.

Iowa’s Noah Fant lays down a marker for the TEs with an unofficial 4.51 40 clocking.

First up on the 40 track this morning are the TEs including the two guys from Iowa.

That’s a little better. Normally nobody runs a significantly better 2nd 4o than their first, but Memphis RB Darrell Henderson did as he runs a blistering 4.36 second 40 after posting a pedestrian 4.53 the first time out. For the record, that’s the fastest time for a back so far.

Back to the OL for a moment; thought the three interior guys: Connor McGovern of Penn State, A&M’s Erik McCoy and Boston College’s Chris Lindstrom all looked great in the positional drills after running well in the physical testing.

Kind of disappointing runs for both Devin Singletary who only clocked a 4.66 40, while David Montgomery wasn’t much faster at 4.64, while Kentucky’s Benny Smith was evener slower at a very disappointing 4.70. True the rep is that both guys are more quick than fast, but those are not great times.

Finally get a quick time from a RB as Okie State’s Justice Hill clocks an unofficial 4.40; Temple’s Ryquel Armstead also got under 4.50 at 4.46, but other early RBs were kind of meh! including a 4.60 by Myles Gaskins and a 4.58 by Damien Harris, while times by Michigan’s Karan Higdon (4.50), Darrell Henderson of Memphis (4.53)… Read More »

RBs in the starting blocks.

Solid run by Bama’s Jonah Williams with a 5.10 40 with a 1.77 split. Also a couple of real nice runs by interior OL Chris Lindstrom and Erik McCoy. BC’s Lindstrom clocked a 4.92 with a 1.70 split while McCoy was quicker over the 40 at 4.90 with a 1.72 split. On the other Ole Miss OT Greg… Read More »

While the OL are doing their on-field thing their defensive line counterparts are getting weighed and measured. of note, Houston DT Ed Oliver measured in at a tweener size at under 6-2 and 287 pounds with very short arms under32″. Of course his game is quickness but it will be interesting how NFL teams view him.

Real nice run to start the 2nd group of OL with rising Alabama State OT Tytus Howard posting a LT like 5.05 unofficial time, though his split of 1.81 wasn’t necessarily all that quick.

Oklahoma G/T Cody Ford, the other top-rated prospect in the first group of OL running their 40s, had an OK 5.21 unofficial time with an OK 1.81 split but neither time is great.

9:32 AM: Really nice run by Andre Dillard one of the top OL prospects this year; has an unofficial 40 time under 5.00 (4.99) with a very quick 1.70 split.

9:21 AM: We are underway with the first group of offensive linemen running their 40s. first good time by NC State C Garrett Bradbury who runs under 5.00 with a quick 1.74 split. In fact its been a nice combine for Bradbury who also had a good day in the bench press yesterday.