South Dakota State WR Cade Johnson, a two-time FCS All-American who had 140 receptions for over 2,500 yards and 25 TDs over the past two seasons, was one of those small school stars NFL personnel people were eager to get a look at at their pro days. Unfortunately, Johnson came up a little short as in not very… Read More »
The Eagles have an interesting second-tier edge rushing prospect in Ray Johnson, a 4-year starter who has been reasonably productive at Georgia Southern despite being somewhat miscast as an undersized 3-4 DE. Johnson measured in at 6-2, 260 at the Eagles pro day, but with reasonably long 33-inch arms. He also tested reasonably well, posting a 33-inch vertical,… Read More »
SDSU CB Darren Hall is one of the better kept secrets in college football despite the fact that he tied for the national lead in total pass breakups in 2019 with 17. He followed that up in 2020 with three picks and 6 other pass breakups in 9 games as opponents generally stayed on the other side of… Read More »
The Mustangs have a really intriguing DB prospect in CB Brandon Stephens who was actually originally recruited by UCLA as a RB; in fact, he played RB for the Pac-12 Bruins, albeit sparingly, for parts of three seasons before transferring to SMU where he switched to corner and ultimately broke up 22 passes in his two seasons out… Read More »
Northern Iowa: 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,… Read More »
The Mean Green haven’t had a player drafted since 2004 but see that streak ended this year as WR Jaelon Darden is part of the deep receiver class fo 2021. Darden, who had a breakout year this past fall when he caught 76 passes for over 1,100 yards and 19 TDs in just 9 games, isn’t all that… Read More »
NFL teams were very interested to see how Memphis RB Kenneth Gainwell tested after he had a breakout year in 2019 when he had over 2,000 yards from scrimmage including 1,460 on the ground while catching 51 passes for another 600 yards. Gainwell, though, is another player who opted out of the 2020 season so hasn’t been seen… Read More »
The featured player at the Mississippi State pro day was RB Kylin Hill who had a breakout year in 2019 when he ran for over 1,300 yards and 10 TDs, but then opted out on the Bulldogs after 3 games – and 58 measly yards – this past season. Hill was solid, albeit unspectacular in his return to… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
WRs Smith, Waddle, others sit out; Surtain stars at Tide pro day… Not surprisingly, all 32 teams had reps at the Alabama today. The crowd of NFL personnel people included G.M.s Brandon Beane of Buffalo, Jacksonville’ s Trent Baalke; Rick Spielman of Minnesota, and Martin Mayhew of Washington, along with Tennessee G.M. Jon Robinson AND head coach Mike… Read More »
Not surprisingly, in the wake of the Giants signing first WR Kenny Golladay, and then CB Adoree Jackson, two of the top free agents on the market, earlier this week, we’ve had a bunch of emails asking who we think the Giants will now be taking with the 11th pick overall at the 2021 draft, now just 37… Read More »
Tide stars warming up for pro day … From the moment the pro day schedule was confirmed the date that just about every team red-circled was March 23rd when national champion Alabama would be on the field for their workout. Indeed, expect about as big a crowd as possible tomorrow when the Tide prospects do their thing. And… Read More »
The Buffs have at least a couple of players likely to be drafted this coming April in veteran OT Will Sherman and DE Mustafa Johnson. Sherman only measured in at 6-3, 300 today which likely means he’ll have to kick inside to play at the next level, although he’ll give some deep depth at OT. Sherman, though, tested… Read More »
