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 »
The one thing we can say about WR Warren Jackson’s pro day at Colorado State was that he didn’t have to worry about talking it up on the bench as he was the only former Ram to be working out. For now we know that Jackson, who had 77 receptions for over 1,100 yards and 8 TDs in… Read More »
All but three NFL teams were represented at the Missouri, the large majority of which were there to see Tigers’ ILB Nick Bolton. And Bolton, who measured in at a stout 5-11, 237, didn’t disappoint as he ran a reported 4.60 40 while posting 24 reps in the bench press. While Bolton did pretty much was expected, unheralded… Read More »
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 »
