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2018 Scouting Combine 40 Times: LBs

Shaq Green                                        4.38 Lorenzo Carter                                  4.46 Leon Jacobs                                       4.49 Roquan Smith                                   4.52 Jerome Baker                                    4.53 Malik Jefferson                                 4.53 Tremaine Edmunds                          4.55 Peter Kalambayi                                4.57 Matt Thomas                                      4.58 Kenny Young                                      4.60 Genard Avery                                     4.60 Oren Burks                                         4.60 Dorian O’Daniel                                 4.61 Joel Iyiegbuniwe                                4.61 Andre Smith                                        4.64 Uchenna Nwosu                                 4.65 Leighton Vander Esch                      4.66 Fred Warner                                       4.64 Kemoko Turay                                    4.66… Read More »

2018 Scouting Combine 40 Times: DEs

Player                                 Designation*                       Split                  40X Josh Sweat                                 ER                               1.55                  4.53 Marcus Davenport                 DE/ER                          1.63                  4.59 Ade Aruna                                    ER                             1.60                  4.61 Harold Landry                            ER                              1.59                  4.65 Bradley Chubb                             DE                             1.63                  4.66 Marquis Haynes                          ER                             1.67                  4.68 Kylie Fitts                                      ER                             1.61                  4.69 Rasheem Green                            DE                             1.66                 4.73 John Franklin                               5T                              1.71                 … Read More »

2018 Scouting Combine 40 Times: Defensive linemen

DTs Player                                   Split                      40X Da’ron Payne                       1.67                       4.91 Bilal Nicholls                        1.73                      4.96 Taven Bryan                          1.68                      4.98 BJ Hill                                    1.74                      4.99 Trent Thompson                  1.74                      5.06 Nate Shepherd                      1.77                     5.10 Vita Vea                                  1.77                    … Read More »

2018 Scouting Combine: Saturday review

The clear winner of today’s passing drills was Josh Allen of Wyoming who showed off remarkable arm strength, along with the kind of touch that was often missing during his season with the Cowboys. On the other hand , it appears there were more mixed reviews for UCLA’s Josh Rosen. It was also not hard to be impressed… Read More »

2018 Scouting combine: QB 40 times

Quinton Flowers                            4.64 JT Barrett                                        4.71 Logan Whiteside                            4.72 Josh Allen                                        4.76 Danny Etling                                   4.76 Baker Mayfield                               4.81 Austin Allen                                    4.84 Josh Rosen                                      4.85 Kyle Lauletta                                   4.85 Mason Rudolph                              4.85 Sam Darnold                                   4.86 Nic Shimonek                                  4.86 Chase Litton                                    4.87 Kurt Benkert                                   4.92 Riley Ferguson                                4.99 Tanner Lee                                       4.99 Mike White                                      5.08

WR 40 times

DJ Chark                                       4.34 Marquez Valdes-Scandling       4.37 Antonio Callaway                        4.41 Robert Foster                              4.42 DJ Moore                                     4.43 Jester Weah                                 4.43 Calvin Ridley                               4.44 Keke Coutee                                4.44 Deon Cain                                    4.44 Christian Kirk                               4.46 Byron Pringle                               4.47 EQ St. Brown                               4.48 Richie James                                4.48 Jordan Lasley                               4.50 Tre’Quan Smith                           4.50 Quadree Henderson                   4.51 Michael Gallup                             4.51 Chris Lacy                                     4.51 Davon Grayson                           … Read More »

2018 Scouting Combine: DL and LB weigh-in review

While most of the interest in the scouting combine in Indianapolis today was transfixed on the on-field workouts of the offensive linemen and running backs, there was actually a lot of other stuff going on including the bench press for the QBs and receivers as well as the weigh-in process for the defensive linemen and LBs. Fact is… Read More »

RB 40s done

RBs on to positional drills … The RBs are through the second run of their 40s at today’s combine. There actually wasn’t a ton of speed on the field with only a half dozen breaking the 4.50 mark, however, most of the top prospects were solid including Saquon Barkley (4.41), Derrius Guice (4.49), Nick Chubb (4.53), Sony Michel… Read More »

RB 40 times

Nyheim Hines                 4.38 Saquon Barkley               4.41 Kalen Ballage                   4.46 Rashaad Penny                4.47 Derrius Guice                   4.49 Justin Jackson                  4.50 Bo Scarborough               4.52 Nick Chubb                       4.53 Akrum Wadley                 4.54 Sony Michel                     4.55 Royce Freeman                4.55 Roc Thomas                     4.56 Chase Edmonds               4.57 Ryan Nall                          4.59 Mark Walton                   4.61 Jarvion Franklin               4.63 Kyle Hicks                         4.64 Justin Crawford               4.65 Ronald… Read More »

UTEP OG OG Will Hernandez posts quality 40 time

UTEP OG Will Hernandez posts quality 40 time … The 40s for the first group of offensive linemen are in the books and other than the fact that Oklahoma OT Orlando Brown may have run himself out of the first round with runs of 5.86 asnd 5.77 the headline may have been the fact that UTEP OG Will… Read More »

Offensive line 40 times

Player                                                            Split          40X Brian O’Neill                                                 1,70         4.80 Des Harrison                                                 1.79         4.90 Joseph Noteboom                                        1.72         4.96 Kolton Miller                                                 1.67         4.91 Connor Williams                                           1.76        5.06 Skyler Phillips                                                1.76        5.09 Scott Quessenberry                                      1.76         5.10 Will Hernandez                                             1.76         5.14… Read More »

2018 Scouting Combine: OL and RB Bench Press Review

‘Checking off the boxes’ is what all the participants at the scouting combine are striving for. And so far, one of the guys who is doing just that is Notre Dame OG Quenton Nelson. Nelson checked off another box earlier today when he threw up 35 reps in the bench press drill for the offensive linemen. That was… Read More »

UCLA stars ace combine tape sessions

UCLA stars ace combine tape sessions … There were no huge surprises at today’s measurement sessions for QBs and receivers at the scouting combine in Indianpolis, although it was a pretty good for the UCLA passing combination of QB Josh Rosen and WR Jordan Lasley. Here is the full report from today’s weigh-in sessions for QBs and receivers.

Highlights of 2018 Combine Weigh-ins: QBs and WRs

No great surprises at the weigh-in session for QBs earlier today. Southern Cal’s Sam Darnold did measure in at 6-3.5, about a half an inch shorter than listed in the USC program; however, that’s not considered to be a problem. Better news for Darnold is the fact that his hands measured in at close to 9.5” which is… Read More »

Combine preview post

Welcome to Indianapolis … Draft hopefuls have begun arriving in Indianapolis for the start of the NFL’s annual scouting combine on Tuesday in what is arguably the most important week of the pre-draft testing period. A total of 330 college prospects will be poked and prodded, as well as tested both mentally and physically as they go through… Read More »

2018 Scouting Combine Preview

Welcome to Indianapolis … Draft hopefuls have begun arriving in Indianapolis for the start of the NFL’s annual scouting combine on Tuesday in what is arguably the most important week of the pre-draft testing period. A total of 330 college prospects will be poked and prodded, as well as tested both mentally and physically as they go through… Read More »

Scouting Combine by the numbers

The NFL’s annual scouting combine gets underway in Indianapolis later this week with 330 of the top prospects for the 2018 draft set to be poked, prodded and tested. And while the importance of the combine sometimes gets overstated, no question it is one of the key elements of the entire pre-draft process. For starters, just who gets… Read More »

Senior Bowl post

Senior Bowl game wrap … This year’s Senior Bowl wrapped up with a pretty wide-open game Saturday in which the South dominated 45-16. And there were a relatively large number of quality performances in the actual game that may have earned the respective players a little money come draft. Needless to say that group includes several players that… Read More »

Senior Bowl game review

This year’s Senior Bowl wrapped up with a pretty wide-open game in which the South dominated 45-16. And there were a relatively large number of quality performances on Saturday that may have earned the respective players a little money come draft. Needless to say that group includes several players that put up big numbers in Mobile on Saturday… Read More »

Pigskin on the air …

Pigskin on the air … As he has done the past several years, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be doing the color commentary on WNSP’s Senior Bowl radio cast beginning at 2 PM ET. Folks can listen in here and hit the LISTEN LIVE icon (although note you may have to wait a few moments).

Senior Bowl game day

Game day in Mobile … The Senior Bowl kicks off at 2:30 PM ET later this afternoon in Mobile with coverage by the NFL Network. And it appears that Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield will play, although it may only be for a series or two. The former Sooners’ star had suggested he was on the on the fence… Read More »

2018 Senior Bowl practice review

The QBs sucked up most of the air at the Senior Bowl, but there were in fact a relatively large number of really good performances at other positions this week in Mobile. Indeed, a pretty good case can be made that the best player in Mobile this week was Georgia OG Isaiah Wynn. Wynn, who played LT for… Read More »

2018 Senior Bowl: QB review

To QB or not to QB … Just about all eyes were on QBs Josh Allen of Wyoming and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield at this week’s Senior Bowl practices. Both, of course, are among the top prospects overall for the upcoming draft and were hoping to close the gap on Southern California’s Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen of UCLA… Read More »

Senior Bowl practices

Last of Senior Bowl practice coming up … The third and final day of practice sessions at the Senior Bowl get underway in Mobile later thius afternoon with still plenty of questions to answer. The North team – with headliners Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen – hits the field at 1:30 PM ET, while the South team gets… Read More »

CFP national title game preview

CFP National Championship (Atlanta): Georgia (13-1) vs Alabama (13-1); 8 PM ET; ESPN It will be an all-SEC match-up in the CFP national championship game in Atlanta on Monday evening with Georgia playing Alabama. This is old hat for Alabama which will be playing in its 5th national title games in the past 8 years, although this likely… Read More »