It was kind of a mixed bag at the FSU pro day. On the one hand several former Noles at least held serve during their workout. CB Asante Samuel, for example, ran pretty well with a 40-clocking in the mid-4.4 range; he also had a solid 35-inch vertical and decent times of 4.13 in the short shuttle and… Read More »
It was kind of hit or miss at the Iowa pro day with solid performances and some not so solid. Hard to imagine, for example, that All-America DT Daviyon Nixon did himself any harm today. The Hawkeyes best prospect for the upcoming draft measured in at 6-3, 313 and ran a sub-5-flat 40 with a very quick 10-yard… Read More »
‘Select’ fans, players to be allowed to attend draft … The NFL just its released its formal plans for the 2021 draft in Cleveland which gets underway in just 38 days. Unlike last year, when the event was almost entirely virtual, a select number of fans and top prospects will be allowed to attend. Each team will be… Read More »
FA signings could impact top ten picks … There have been a lot of free agent signings around the NFL since the new football year kicked off earlier this week, although until this weekend none appeared likely to have much impact on the early picks at the 2021 draft which is now just 39 days away. That may… Read More »
Unfortunately, it has been a while since Grambling was a major player at the draft. Indeed, the program has had only 4 players selected since the turn of the century including just one in the past 13 years. However, GSU does have a chance to get on the board next month as C/G David Moore, who was a… Read More »
In normal times, the pro day at DII Charleston probably wouldn’t even merit a footnote. However, these are not normal times, and this year Charleston has a legit prospect in WR Michael Strachan, a DII All-American in 2019 when he had 78 receptions for over 1,300 yards and 19 TDs in just 11 games. Strachan certainly passed the… Read More »
Interesting pro day at South Alabama where NFL scouts saw pretty much what they expected from ILB Riley Cole, the Jaguars’ leading tackler (with 96) who got a home-town invite to this year’s Senior Bowl. Cole, who measured in at 6-2.5, 240, tested about as expected as he ran a couple of respectable 4.72s in the 40 and… Read More »
Saints, Raiders get picks back … It was reported last year that both New Orleans and Las Vegas had been forced to forfeit 2021 draft picks because of covid-related violations. However, when the NFL released the full selection order for next month’s draft those picks were still on the board. The Saints had reportedly lost a 7th-rounder for… Read More »
These have not been great days for the Orange football program, but they had a little ray of sunshine at their pro day earlier today as CB Ifeatu Melifonwu had a solid performance. No question that Melifonwu has the length teams are looking for in a top cover corner as he measured in at 6-2.5 and 205 pounds… Read More »
La Tech DT gets pro day attention … Not since our old pal Billy Ryckman was a 10th round pick by Atlanta way back in 1977 has there been such a pre-draft buzz coming out of Louisiana Tech after DT Milton Williams turned in a really quite remarkable performance yesterday. Williams isn’t the biggest DT out there at… Read More »
Like their counterparts at Stanford, Cal’s prospects worked out in a steady drizzle. Still 31 teams had reps at Berkley where they saw a ‘solid’ performance by CB Camryn Bynum. Bynum, who started all 42 games in his Cal career, made All-conference this fall, and was invited to both the combine and Senior Bowl, measured in at 6-0,… Read More »
The big question at the West Virginia pro day was where does Mountaineers’ DT Darius Stills, the team’s best prospect, fit at the next level. He was an effective NT for West Virginia, but is a really odd size as he measured in today at just 6-0.5 and 278 pounds. He tested well, though, posting 23 reps in… Read More »
Tigers’ WR Schwartz blitzes pro day 40 … Okay so let the debate begin: who’s the fastest player in the 2021 draft. Georgia CB Eric Stokes laid down a marker on Wednesday when he was timed in under 4.3 seconds at the Bulldogs’ pro day with a reported low clocking of 4.25. Today, Auburn WR Anthony Schwartz replied… Read More »
Mills, Cardinal solid at wet pro day … A steady rain fell throughout most of the Stanford pro day earlier today, but that didn’t appear to slow the Cardinal a whole lot as they had a pretty good workout overall. Rising QB Davis Mills, who measured in at 6-3.5, 217, in particular, showed off a really nice arm… Read More »
As many as 30 NFL teams were at the Georgia Tech pro day where the most interesting prospect was was P Pressley Harvin, one of the top special teams prospects for the upcoming draft. And Harvin didn’t disappoint as he boomed out 35 or so punts. For the record, Harvin is something of an odd-sized guy at 5-11,… Read More »
Its highly unlikely that anyone from Temple will be drafted this spring, but the Owls do have a couple of guys that could get some looks as undrafted free agents. Indeed, both DT Daniel Archibong and WR Branden Mack have next level size; they are also versatile as Archibong got in some snaps at TE this fall, while… Read More »
Jonathan Adams is another one of those very productive second-tier college WRs pro scouts were anticipating getting a longer look during the pro day schedule. However, for Adams the results were somewhat mixed at the Arkansas State workout. On the one hand, Adams, who had 52 receptions and 8 TDs in just 7 games this past season, has… Read More »
The Vandy pro day should have been a coming out party of sorts for rising DE Dayo Odeyingbo after posting 5.5 sacks in 9 games this fall; however, he tore an Achilles tendon while training for the draft and could ultimately miss his entire rookie season.
As many as 20 NFL teams had reps at the KSU pro day with most there to see WR Isaiah McKoy, who had a solid year last fall in a limited schedule and was invited to the combine. McKoy averaged an impressive 18.2 yards per reception in 5 games this past fall, but had a somewhat disappointing workout.… Read More »
Pro day sked resumes; Georgia, Auburn up this week … After a couple of days off the annual pro day schedule resumes on Monday with another busy week on the agenda including workouts at Georgia on Wednesday and Auburn on Thursday. However, the real action on the pro day schedule comes up the following week with workouts planned… Read More »
New football year looming; tampering window open … The NFL’s new football year officially gets underway at 4 PM ET on Wednesday when every team has to be under the 2021 salary cap and teams can begin signing free agents, while trades can also be officially formalized. And while the free agent signing period doesn’t formally get underway… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner? … As we have noted in the past, often who attends a particular pro day can be as revealing as how well the player or players actually perform at their workout. As a general rule, teams generally don’t send their senior execs halfway across the country, especially in the middle of a pandemic,… Read More »
Don’t think that anyone was expecting all that much from the Terps’ on-campus workout, but at least RB Jake Funk gave pro scouts something to think about. Funk, who measured in at 5-11, 204, was clocked in a quick 4.43 in the 40 while also posting an athletic 38 inches in the vertical, along with a solid 22… Read More »
Kind of disappointing day for K-State DE Wyatt Hubert, a combine invitee who was at the Senior Bowl earlier this year. Hubert, who is also being looked at as a possible OLB, measured in at 6-3, 265, but with relatively short 31-inch arms. He also ran poorly with a reported 4.93 clocking in the 40, although his shuttle… Read More »
With most of their seniors returning for another year in college, New Mexico only had a couple of guys working out this year so only 5 teams sent reps. What they saw was a pretty good day from Lobos’ OT Teton Saltes, a 3rd day prospect for the 2020 draft who pressed 225 pounds 22 times, had a… Read More »
