Great Blue North Draft Report

GREAT BLUE NORTH DRAFT REPORT
NEWS AND INFORMATION ON THE NFL DRAFT

2010 PRO DAY SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

DATE	SCHOOL	NOTES
March 3	Kansas State, Buffalo, Florida International, Lindenwood	Kansas State defensive lineman Jeffrey Fitzgerald, one of the better players in the country not invited to the combine, had a pretty good workout. The 6-4, 270-pound Fitzgerald, who can play both inside and out, ran a 4.83 40, while posting times of 4.31 in the short shuttle and 7.25 in the 3-cone drill while also registering a 35" VL, a 9-9 BJ broad jump and 21 bench press reps; the latter figure though is a little low for a DL. At Buffalo, WR Naaman Roosevelt was only able to clock in the 4.60 range for the 40; he also had only 12 reps in the bench press, while recording a 36" VL. Bulls' S Mike Newton had a very athletic 41" VL while reportedly running in the low 4.5 range for the 40.
March 4	Missouri, Baylor, Syracuse, Wyoming, Ball State, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky, Eastern Illinois	Despite a solid performance at the combine, Missouri LB Sean Weatherspoon opted to do a full workout at the Tigers pro day in hopes of improving on his performance. Weatherspoon, who was timed in an official 4.68 in Indianapolis was reportedly clocked in the low 4.5 range by at least a couple of scouts. Weatherspoon, though, did set a PB in the bench press when did 35 reps, one more rep than he managed in Indy where he had the second-best total among linebackers. By working out, Weatherspoon may have been trying to deflect some of the criticism he received during the combine for being a tad self-centered, not to mention annoying, with his trade-mark non-stop chatter. At Syracuse, most of the attention was on PG-turned-QB Greg Paulus, who measured in at just over 6-1 and tipped the scales at 210 pounds, was only able to run in the 4.9 range, not bad for a QB, but if the former Duke hoops star was to have any shot at the NFL it likely would come as a receiver or DB and that time won't get it done. Florida Atlantic QB Rusty Smith measured in at a full 6-5, 224 with 9.5" hands, but relatively short arms at just 31.5; Smith averaged in the 4.9 seconds range for his two 40s. Smith's top targets also worked out at the FAU pro day where TE/HB Jason Harmon (6-2, 214) ran in the mid-4.6 range for the 40 and had a 34.5" VL; WR/TE Jamari Grant (6-4, 216) clocked in the upper 4.6 range for the 40; and WR Cortze Gent (6-2, 190) only ran in the mid-4.7s. Meanwhile, FB William Rose (6-0.5, 236) had a decent day averaging around 4.6 for the 40 while posting a 34" VL and 21 reps in the bench press. OT Carl Spitale (6-7, 327) also looked the part and ran a decent 5.25 40, but was slow out of the blocks and managed only 22 reps in the bench press. At Baylor, WR David Gettis was able to improve his 4.55 40 time at the combine by about a tenth of a second running on a fast indoor track. Meanwhile, 210-pouund safety Jeremy Sanders ran under 4.5 seconds, while NT Trey Bryant ran in the mid-4.9 range while posting a 31" VL. Meanwhile MLB Joe Pawelek, one of the more surprising omissions from the combine invite list, ran in the 4.75 range for the 40-yard dash on a fast track; Pawelek, though, wasn’t as quick in the other speed and agility drills posting times of 4.45 in the short shuttle and 7.31 in the three-cone drill, neither of which would have been close to the leaders at the position in Indianapolis; Pawelek, who measured in at 6-2, 237, also posted a VL of 30.5” and did 13 reps in the bench press, neither of which were very impressive. Same story for SS Jordan Lake (6-1, 209) who barely broke the 4.8 mark for the 40 and was unimpressive in the other drills. At Wyoming DE John Fletcher, one of the better 3-4 DEs not invited to the combine measured in at 6-5, 270 and ran the 40 in just over 4.8 seconds while positing a 33” VL, but only did 21 reps in the BP; unfortunately Fletcher tweaked a hamstring in the 40 and did not participate in the other drills. Meanwhile, fellow DE Mitch Unrein (6-4, 275) ran the 40 in 4.90 seconds, had a 31” VL and did 26 reps in the bench press, while OLB Wes Johnson (6-3, 240) ran the 40 in the mid-4.7 range, but like Fletcher was limited by a groin strain. Ball State likely won't have anyone drafted this coming spring, however, the Cardinals still will have one of the more compelling draft day stories in DE Bandon Crawford, a 33-year-old former Marine who went back to school after completin his hitch and had a pretty good career at BSU. Unfotunately, though, the 6-3, 272-pound Crawford wasn't able to put up the kind of numbers at the Ball State pro day that would likely entice an NFL team to invest a pick in him as he only ran the 40 in the 5.0 range, while postng a 31" VL and 21 reps in the bench press, along with times of 4.57 in the short shuttle and 7.25 in the 3-cone drill.
March 5	San Diego
March 8	Utah, Troy, Tulsa, Central Washington, Northern Colorado, Alabama A&M	Most of the top players at Utah were at the combine, however, of those that weren’t pro scouts wanted to see DB Robert Johnson (6-2, 203) who posted a couple of solid 40s in the 4.60 second range, along with times of 4.06 in the short shuttle and 6.55 in the 3-cone drill; in fact, both the latter times would have put Johnson among the leaders at the position at the combine, while recording 13 bench press reps. Meanwhile, CB R.J. Stanford (5-10, 183) ran the 40 in the mid 4.4 area, had a 37.5” VL, a 10-11 BJ, along with times of 4.25 in the short shuttle, and 6.80 in the 3-cone drill, but did only 12 reps in the bench press. At Troy, OLB Bear Woods, who had 184 career tackles, ran the 40 in the 4.8 range, while posting 21 reps in the bench press. CB Jorrick Calvin, who wasn’t eligible to play his senior season, reportedly ran in the low 4.4 range for the 40, while posting a 33” VL; he showed enough to earn private workouts with both Detroit and Cleveland later in the week. Meanwhile, unheralded LB David McDowell (6-1, 235) showed some unexpected athleticism, running the 40 in the low 4.5 area, while recording a 37.5” VL and 20 reps on the bench. At Tulsa, CB John Destin (6-0, 191) ran a couple of 4.50 40s, had a 34“ VL abd did 16 reps in the bench press, while timing 6.80 seconds in the three-cone drill and 4.15 in the short shuttle and 16 bench-press repetitions. Fellow CB Kenny Sims (5-11, 196) was slower running the 40 in the 4.55-4.60 range; had a 33” VL, and times of 7.10 in the 3-cone and 4.45 in the short shuttle.
March 9	Oklahoma, Auburn, Indiana, Western Michigan, Arkansas-Pine-Bluff, Central Arkansas, Central Oklahoma, Howard, Fordham, Indiana (PA), North Dakota State, Northwest Missouri State, Tuskegee, Virginia Military	QB Sam Bradford did not throw at the Oklahoma pro day. Along with Bradford, RB Chris Brown (hamstring), TE Brody Eldridge (neck) and DE Auston English (ankle) also sat out the Sooners’ pro day, while DT Gerald McCoy, TE Jermaine Gresham and OT Trent Williams took part only in positional drills. And that may have been enough for St. Louis G.M. Billy Devaney and head coach Steve Spagnuolo and Detroit G.M. General manager Martin Mayhew all of whom were in Norman ostensibly to check out McCoy, one of the 3-4 players the two teams are considering taking with this year’s two top picks overall. Pro scouts, though, did get a good look at a number of former Sooners who were not at the combine. DT DeMarcus Granger, who didn’t play much in 2009 because of a bad back, but was still one of the more surprising combine omissions, weighed in at 6-1, 320 and posted an impressive 32 reps in the bench press, but didn’t run or participate in any of the other drills. Meanwhile, OG Brian Simmons (6-4, 315) showed some decent athleticism for an interior offensive lineman. Running on a fast track Simmons stopped the clock in the 40 in 5.20 seconds, while recording times of 4.75 in the short shuttle and 7.61 in the 3-cone drill. Simmons also had a 28” VL and did 23 reps in the bench press. FB Matt Clapp also had a pretty good day timing in the mid-4.6 range for the 40, while posting a time of 7.05 in the 3-cone drill. Clapp also had a 35.5” VL and put up 22 reps in the bench press, although he is somewhat undersized at 6-1.5, 229. WR Ardran Tennell measured in at 6-3, 196 and ran a decent 4.52 40, but only managed a weak 30.5” VL. One of the more interesting Sooners to work out was MLB Mike Balogun who did not play at all last fall after he was declared ineligible because the NCAA alleged that he played semi-pro ball after his 21st birthday. Balogun, who measured in at 6-0, 242, ran the 40 in the mid-4.7 range, stopped the clock in 4.27 seconds (which would have been among the to 10 marks for LBs at the combine) in the short shuttle and 7.30 in the 3-cone drill, while posting a 35” VL and 18 reps in the bench press. At Auburn, RB Ben Tate stood on his excellent combine results, but did reportedly look good catching the ball. Meanwhile, CB Walter McFadden, another surprising omission from the combine, ran a very quick 4.43 adjusted 40-time, while posting a 35.5” VL and recording times of 4.31 in the short shuttle and 6.94 in the 3-cone drill, although neither time was all that close to the leaders in the position at the combine. McFadden also measured a tad bigger than advertised at 5-11, 182, but only managed 5 reps in the bench press. Meanwhile, 6-1, 255-pound DE Antonio Coleman, who didn‘t run at the combine, was credited with an adjusted 4.78 40 time for the 40 and had a 33“ VL, but claimed he was slowed by a quad strain. At the same time, DT Jake Ricks ran a 5.00 flat 40, but did only 15 reps in the bench press, while WR Montez Billings ran a 4.48 40 and posted a 34“ VL. And while he likely won‘t be drafted, sometime TE, sometime LB Gabe McKenzie looked the part of either one; for good measure, McKenzie ran the 40 in just under 4.8 seconds, had a 37“ vertical and posted 22 reps in the bench press. 'Slow times at Indiana' might be an appropriate title if they ever decided to make to movie about the Hoosiers' pro day as none of the team's top prospects an very well. Neither of DEs Greg Middleton nor Jammie Kirlew, for example, were able to break the 5.0 mark in the 40 despite the fact both are more tweener sized. In fact, the 6-3, 261-pound Middleton, who had 16 sacks in 2007, barely cracked the 5.1 mark, while the 6-1, 261-pound Kirlew was timed in the 5.05 range. And neither was much quicker in the agility testing, although Kirlew did post a esp[ectabe 29 reps in the bench press. Meanwhile, big (5-11, 218) SS Nick Polk ran the 40 in the mid-to-low 4.6 range, had a 39VL and times of 4.45 in the short shuttle and 7.25 in the 3-cone drill, but had only 15 reps in the bench press.
March 10	Alabama, California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Maryland, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Washington, New Mexico, Cal-Davis, Brown, New Hampshire	All 32 NFL teams were in Alabama to see the national champion’s pro day including head coaches Tom Coughlin of the Giants, John Fox of Carolina and Rex Ryan of the Jets. In the end, though, the real story of the day was the fact that star MLB Rolando McClain disclosed after he became ill during the workout that he has had Crohn's Disease, an inflammatory intestinal condition, since his freshman year in high school. McClain reportedly treats the condition with medication and obviously has been able to play with it a very high level to date, however, its certain to be a major red flag for pro teams heading into the 2010 draft, although one also has to figure that most, if not all teams would have become aware of the situation at the combine. McClain also indicated that he has been dealing with a hamstring issue since October, but still ran well enough at today's on-campus workout, posting unofficial 40 times of around 4.70 seconds. McClain also had a 35VL, and was timed in the short shuttle in 4.40 seconds and 7.20 in the 3-cone drill, although neither of the latter times would have been among the leaders at LB at the position. Also of note, McClain weighed in at just under 250 pounds which is down a few pounds from what is considered to be his normal playing weight. Meanwhile, the other big, both literally and figuratively, story at the Alabama pro day was DT Terrence ‘Mount’ Cody weighed in at a 'svelte' 349 pounds, down another 6 from the combine and 22 since his disastrous Senior Bowl appearance; for the record, the weight loss didn’t do much for Cody’s speed, or lack thereof, as he wasn’t able to break the 5.6 mark in the 40. And contrary to initial reports, Cody only managed 22 reps in the bench press, not the 32 that were initially reported. Among other Tide draft hopefuls, RB Roy Upchurch, who played in the Senior Bowl but wasn’t invited to the combine, ran a quick 4.51 in the 40-yard dash and bench pressed 225 pounds 16 times. On the other hand, CB/PR Javier Arenas did not work out because of a hamstring problem. Oklahoma OT Trent Williams continued to add to his resume as an athletic LT prospect when he ran the short shuttle in 4.42 seconds (which would have easily been the fastest time at the combine for OL) and the 3-cone drill in 7.44 seconds (which would have been among the top times in Indy). OLB Keenan Clayton also had a good day as he ran a 4.57 second 40 (compared with a 4.66 at the combine), while posting times of 4.20 in the short shuttle and 6.85 in the 3-cone drill, both of which would have been among the top 5 at the position at the combine. Junior OT Anthony Davis is the big name at Rutgers these days, however, he didn’t do anything at the Knights pro day because of a tweaked hamstring. Several other Scarlet Knights, though, did have decent days including MLB Ryan D’Imperio (6-1.5, 241) who ran the 40 in around 4.7 seconds, while posting decent times of 4.40 in the short shuttle and 6.98 in the 3-cone drill; D‘Imperio, though, only managed to do 19 reps in the bench press. Meanwhile, DE George Johnson (6-4.5, 268) ran a respectable 40 clocking in in just over 4.8 seconds; Johnson also recorded a very good time of 6.95 in the 3-cone drill and 4.57 in the short shuttle, while posting 29 reps in the bench press and a 31VL. FB Jack Corcoran (6-1, 235) also was solid posting a 40 time of 4.75 seconds along with a very athleti 36.5VL and 30 reps in the bench press. Diminutive WR Tim Brown (5-7, 151) was quick enough with a 40 clocking in the 4.45 range, but managed only 6 reps in the bench press and only a 29VL. The one Rutgers player who had to really disappointed with his day was OT Kevin Haslam (6-4, 305) who lumbered to a 5.65 40 clocking while posting only 24 reps in the bench press. Cincinnati WR/KR Mardy Gilyard bounced back nicely from a somewhat indifferent combine as he reportedly ran the 40 in under 4.5 seconds, while posting a 38.5 VL nd looked explosive in the agility drills. DE Alex Daniels, a potential 3-4 OLB pass rush specialist at 6-2, 270, had an athletic 39-inch vertical and a 10-9 BJ. Meanwhile, SS Aaron Webster (6-1.5, 207), also reportedly ran in the low 4.5 range for the 40. Maryland CB Nolan Carroll, who did not participate in drills at the combine, had an impressive workout running the 40 in under 4.4 seconds, while posting times of 4.21 in the short shuttle and 6.81 in the 3-cone drill, although neither time would have put him among the leaders at corner at the combine. Carroll also had a 37.5VL and did 17 reps on the 225-pound bench press. Meanwhile CBs Anthony Wiseman and Richard Taylor both broke the 4.50 mark. Washington DE Daniel Te’o-Nesheim, who also did some drills at LB despite measuring in at 6-3.5, 267, run in the 4.70 range for the 40. Meanwhile, MLB Donald Butler (6-1, 235) ran in the mid-4.6 area, had a 35.5VL, while timing 4.26 seconds in the short shuttle and 6.90 in the 3-cone drill, both of which are good times for a LB, especially a mike backer. Unheralded Kansas RB Jake Sharp put himself on the coveted annual ‘Mike Mamula Award’ watch list as he put on an athletic show running the 40 in a reported 4.35 seconds, while posting 19 reps in the bench press; QB Todd Reesing ran the 40 in just over4.8 seconds. Meanwhile, WR Dezmon Briscoe, who did not have a great combine managed to improve most of his scores including dropping his disappointing 40 time in Indianapolis (4.63) by as much as a tenth of a second, while posting two more reps in the bench press, although he still only managed a total of 11. CB Syd'Quan Thompson was under some pressure at the California pro day after he didn't run at the combine. Things didn't go as planned for the feisty Thompson though as he reportedly tweaked a hamstring on his first 40 and wasn't able to crack the 4.65 mark on either of his two runs. Elsewhere, Kentucky RB Alfonso Smith showed off his speed for scouts clocking in the 4.3 range. Same story for Minnesota CB Marcus Sherels who turned some heads with a sub-4.4 40 time (some teams reportedly had him as low as 4.34) and vertical leap of 40 inches. Meanwhile, Texas A&M FS Jordan Pugh ran under 4.5 seconds in his 40s.
March 11	Nebraska, Clemson, Texas Tech, Northwestern, Oregon, Boston College, UTEP, UAB, Idaho, Kent State, Ohio, Furman, Stephen F. Austin, North Alabama	Not surprisingly, DT Ndamukong Suh, ostensibly the top prospect overall for the 2010 draft, drew a crowd to the Nebraska pro day, including head coach Steve Spagnuolo of St. Louis which owns this year’s #1 pick. After a strong showing at the combine, though, Suh opted to participate only in the positional drills in today’s workout. That opened the door for several other former Huskers to show their stuff, although SS Larry Asante wasn't able to lower his disappointing 4.63 40 clocking at the combine. Fellow safety Matt O’Hanlon, who wasn’t invited to the combine had a strong workout running the 40 in the mid-6 range, while putting up an athletic VL of 37.5”; O’Hanlon also posted times of 4-flat in the short shuttle (which would have been tops among DBs at the combine), and 6.80 in the 3-cone drill. DE Barry Turner (6-4, 255) ran the 40 in a somewhat slowish 4.85 seconds. Meanwhile, like Suh, MLB Phillip Dillard chose to sit on his combine numbers, but did run the short shuttle in under 4.30 which would have put him in the top 10 LBs at the combine. Former Clemson stars RB C.J. Spiller and R Jacoby Ford passed up the chance to run the 40-yard dash at the Tigers pro day after both were among the fastest players at last month's combine where Spiller clocked 4.37 seconds, while Ford blitzed a 4.28. However, both took part in everything else today, including agility and position drills, although a steady rain made conditions less than ideal. At Oregon, TE Ed Dickson had another solid outing following up on his strong performance at the combine. On the other hand, DE Will Tukuafu, who did not participate in the combine, really didn’t impress. Running at 266 pounds, Tukuafu was only able to run the 40 in 5-flat, although he did post a 32BVL. Meanwhile, RB Andre Crenshaw ran the 40 in the 4.6 range, while posting a VL of 34 inches. At Alabama-Birmingham, QB Joe Webb, who has been projected as a WR in the NFL, put up some outstanding numbers at the Blazers pro day. The 6-3, 226-pound Webb reportedly ran the 40 in the mid-4.4 range while recording figures of 42.5 in the VL and 11.5 inches in the BJ (both of which would have been the top figure among wideouts at the combine); same for his 21 reps in the bench press, while Webb also ran under 4.0 seconds in the short shuttle which again would have been tops at the combine. Thank goodness Cleveland had a spare scout to send down the road to Kent State to see the Golden Flashes pro day, otherwise a truly remarkable workout by sometime KSU FB/TE/WR Jameson Konz would have gone unnoticed as the Browns were the only team in attendance. The 6-3, 235-pound Konz was timed in the low-to-mid 4.4s in the 40, while posting a 46VL, which would have the top figure for any position at the combine, along with a BJ of 10-8. For the record, Konz, who actually started his KSU career as a LB had 21 receptions this past fall. According to Gil Brandt of NFL.com, Northwestern QB Mike Kafka threw the ball extremely well at the Wildcats pro day. A couple of other small school players also had good days at the NU workout. Southern Illinois RB Deji Karim, who rushed for almost 1,700 yards this past season wowed scouts when the compact 5-9, 210-pounder ran the 40 in the 4.4 range, had a very athletic 43VL, while posting a respectable 19 reps in the bench press. Meanwhile, Western Illinois CB Patrick Stoudamire also had a solid showing working out at the Northwestern pro day. Stoudamire measured in at 5-10, 205 and ran a 4.45 40; he also had a 9-11 BJ; posted 11 reps in the bench press, and was very quick in the agility drills posting times of 3.98 in the short shuttle and 6.67 in the 3-cone drill. Because of bad weather, the Boston College pro day was moved to Harvard's indoor facilities where the Eagles ere joined by a small army of prospects from other local schools. The change of scenery, though, didn't seem to bother BC SS Marcellus Bowman, who put on an athletic show for a 6-2, 223-pounder as he ran the 40 in around 4.6 seconds, had a 37.5VL, did 21 reps in the bench press, while posting times of 4.21 in the short shuttle and 6.89 in the 3-cone drill. Meanwhile, a trio of UMass players also had good days including safety Jeromy Miles, a 6-2, 210-pounder who ran in the mid-4.4 range for the 40, had a 35.5VL, and times of 4.23 in the short shuttle and 6.81 in the three-cone drill. WR Jeremy Home (6-2, 193) ran in the low 4.4 range for the 40, had a 36.5 VL, while timing 4.15 in the short shuttle and 6.8o in the 3-cone drill, while fellow WR Victor Cruz (5-11.5, 210) also ran reasonably well with a 4.50 40 clocking; Cruz also exploded for a 41.5 VL, but wasn't quite as quick in the agility drills with times of 4.3o in the short shuttle and 7-flat in the 3-cone drill. On the other hand, Harvard OT James Williams had a disappointing day on his home court. Williams measured in at only 6-5, 290, while running in the 5.5-5.6 range for the 40. Williams also only managed 16 reps in the bench press.
March 12	Ohio State, Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Oregon State, Arizona, TCU, Eastern Washington, Jacksonville State, West Texas A&M, Urbana	Somehow three NFL teams got lost on the way to Columbus as only 29 of the league's 32 teams had reps at the Ohio State workout which in most years is a must-see on-campus workout. Of former Buckeyes of note, DE/OLB Thaddeus Gibson reportedly ran the 40 in 4.62 seconds, while SS Kurt Coleman posted a solid 4.55 time and then blitzed a quick 6.75 in the 3-cone drill which would have put him 3rd among safeties at the combine. Coleman added a decent VL of 35 inches. Meanwhile, MLB Austin Spitler timed in the 4.8 range, while 290-pound DE Rob Rose was timed in the 4.90 range. Meanwhile, DE Doug Worthington posted a reasonably athletic 35 VL and a 10-2 in the BJ, but struggled to break the 5.0 mark in the 40. Michigan CB Donovan Warren hadn't planned to run at the Wolverines' pro day because of a nagging ankle injury, but made a last minut decision to take part in the UM por day and reportedly posted 40 times in the 4.55 range, a significant improvement on the dismal 4.68 clocking he clocked at the combine. However, Warren reportedly aggravated the ankle injury during a shuttle drill today and did not participate in position drills and may ultimately require surgery. Warren and DE Brandon Graham, who did not participate at all today in the Wolverines pro day because of a hamstring problem, have scheduled a joint private workout on April 8th. At Oregon State, QB Sean Canfield opted to stand on his combine numbers, but did reportedly throw the ball well showing good arm strength and accuracy. Meanwhile, WR Damola Adeniji drew some attention by catching everything in sight while running under 4.6 seconds for the 40. At the same time, OG Greg Peat reportedly didn't necessarily test all that well, but looked good in positional drills. Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski also did not work out at the Wildcats pro day earlier today and says he will now work out a private pro day later in the month. Gronkowski, one of the top 2-3 prospects at the position for the 2010 draft, did not play in 2009 after undergoing back surgery and also sat out the combine but indicated at that time that he would be working out today which has led to some whispering among scouts that the back may not in fact be 100%. For the most part, TCU's top prospects for the 2010 draft such as DE Jerry Hughes, LB Daryl Washington and T/G Marshall Newhouse stood on their solid combine performnces, at least in terms of speed and agility drills, although Washington did run a reported 4.55 40. Meanwhile, massive (6-8, 310) OT Nic Richmond ran alright with a 5.30 40 clocking, but only did 18 reps in the bench press. One of the more anticipated small-school workouts was at West Texas A&M OT J'Marcus Webb was working out. The massive Webb measured in at 6-7.5 and 328 pounds, and ran reasonably well for such a big man as he posted 40 times in the 5.3 range. Webb also had a time of 7.63 in the 3-cone drill which would hav eput him just outside the top 10 among OL at the combine, but only managed 17 reps pressing 225 pounds.
March 13	San Diego State
March 15	LSU, Georgia Tech, Air Force, Eastern Michigan, Southern, Albany State, Clark, Montana	A couple of former LSU players were able to improve significantly on their combine 40 times at the Tigers’ pro day today. RB Charles Scott, for example, who struggled to a 4.67 official clocking in Indianapolis as he was slowed by a reported hamstring problem, was able to post a couple of 4.53 times earlier today running at 232 pounds (6 less than at the combine). Fellow RB Keiland Williams (5-11, 231) also ran in the low 4.5 range for the 40. Meanwhile, LB/S Harry Coleman was even more impressive today running the 40 twice in under 4.5 seconds, almost two full tenths faster than at the combine. On the other hand, WR Brandon LeFell was still stuck in the 4.55 range at today’s workout, although that was down slightly from 4.59 at the combine. At the same time, 307-pound DT Al Woods was clocked in 5-flat in one of his 40-yard dashes, down about a tenth from the combine. Charles Alexander (6-3, 298), the Tigers’ other OT, though, was only able to clock a very sluggish 5.35 and 5.40 40 times. MLB Jacob Cutera (6-3, 238), one of the few former Tigers who was not invited to the combine had a good day, running the 40 in the low 4.6 range, while posting a solid 35 VL and times of 4.42 in the short shuttle and 7.20 on the 3-cone drill, although both those latter times were well off the best numbers at the combine. Cutera also did 18 reps in the bench press. Not a good day, though, for TE/FB Richard Dickson (6-2.5, 249) who only ran in the 4.90 range for the 40 and was very slow in the agility drills. Meanwhile, WR Chris Mitchell and safety Danny McCray, neither of whom played a lot at LSU attracted some attention with athletic performances. The 6-0, 190-pound Mitchell ran the 40 in the mid 4.4 range, posted a VL of 37.5 inches and had times of 4.21 in the short shuttle and 6.76 in the 3-cone drill, both of which would have been among the top 10 figures for the position at the combine. For his part, the 6-0.5, 215-pound McCray also ran the 40 in under 4.5 seconds, had a very good 3-cone drill time of 6.70 while posting 23 reps in the bench press. Courtesy of the LSU sports department, here are all the data from the LSU pro day . Two big story lines from the Georgia Tech pro day which was conducted in front of a full house of NFL personnel people includng head coches Lovie Smith of Chicago, Mike Smith of Atlanta and Arizona's Ken Whisenhunt (Arizona), as well as G.M.s Rick Spielman of Minnesota and Marty Hurney of Carolina. First, WR Demaryius Thomas was still on crutches watching from the sidelines as he continues to rehab from a broken foot. Thomas is hoping to have a private workout on april 12th, but that is cutting it awfully close. Meanwhile, FS Morgan Burnett, who didn't work out at the combine because of a strained hamstring put up some big numbers ashe ran the 40 in the 4.40-4.45 range, while posting a 39.5 VL and an 11-foot BJ. At the same time, RB Jonathan Dwyer reportedy ran in the low 4.5 range, down about a half of a tenth of a second from his somewhat disappointing combine time; for the record, Dwyer reportedy weighed in at around 225 pounds, well below his college playing weight of over 240. DE Derrick Morgan mostly stood on his combine numbers but did positional drills and poste a 36 VL. G/C Cord Howard also had a decent day as the 314-pounder ran the 40 in the 5.15 range.
March 16	Georgia, Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Tulane, Toledo, Bowling Green, Louisiana-Monroe, Delaware, Eastern Kentucky, Morgan State, Norfolk State	There were several solid performnces at the Georgia pro day, although at the same time no one blew anybody's socks off. WR Michael Moore, for example, ran an unofficial hand-timed 4.45 40, did a respectable 22 reps in the bench press and clocked a 6.89 three cone drill, although the latter time was well off the leaders at the position at the combine. OLB Rennie Curran ran in the 4.7 range for the 40 as he did at the combine, but did post good numbers in both the bench press (27) and vertical leap (35 inches). CB Prince Miller ran in the 4.50-4.55 range for the 40, along with a 6.56 clocking in the 3-cone drill which if correct would have been one of the fastest at any position at the combine. DT Kade Weston ran a solid 40 in the 5-flat range, but did just 21 reps in the bench press. There was a similar story for OT Vince Vance who ran well enough with a 40 time in the 5.1 range, but like Weston barely managed 21 reps in the press. There also wasn't much to get excited about at the Arkansas pro day. OG Mitch Petrus who posted the top bench press number at the combine ran reasonably well for a strong-side OG posting times of 5.20 in the 40; 459 in the short shuttle and 7.77 in the 3-cone drill. Overall, though there wasn't much speed at the Arkansas peo day with unheralded WR London Crawford (6-2, 201) the only former Razorback to break the 4.50 mark. Even Crawford, though, wasn't anywhere near as quick in the agility drills and managed a VL of only 33 inches. Among other former Razorbacks who ran indifferent times for the 40 were DB Jerrell Norton (6-0, 197, 4.63, 12 BP reps) and WR Lucas Miller (6-3, 205, 4.75). Representatives of 27 of the 32 NFL teams were represented at the Pittsburgh workout where TE/HB Dorin Dickerson continued to impress as he reportedly posted another 4.40-type clocking in the 40-yard dash and was near-flawless running routes and catching the ball. Menwhile, Nate Byham, Pitt’s blocking TE ran the 40 in the 4.85 range. CB Aaron Berry, who was not invite to the combine also had a solid workout, running the 40 in around 4.50, while posting a 37-inch VL and recording some very quick times in the agility drills. At Bowling Green, WR Freddie Barnes, the nation’s leading receiver in 2009, was not able to impress scouts with his athletic ability as h only ran in the low-to-mid 4.6 range for the 40 and only had a 31-inch VL. At Toledo, 220-pound safety Barry Church, who also worked out at several LB positonal drills, lowered his 40 time from the combine by about a tenth from the low 4.7 range to the low 4.6 area. Meanwhile, rangy 6-4 WR Steven Williams stood on his combien time for the 40 (4.53), but did run routes for pro scouts, but reportedly struggled to catch the ball. In fact, the most imprssive performer at the Toledo pro day may have been unheralded 225-pound RB Chris Ivory from unheralded Tiffin who reportedly ran the 40 in around 4.45 seconds. Not a lot to get about at the Louisiana-Monroe workout, although tweener DE Aaron Morgan did post a very athletic vertical jump of 40.5 inches. At the same time safety Greg James reportedly ran a 4.75 40 and had a 34-inch vertical. DE, while fellow safety James Truxillo, who battled injuries the past couple of injuries including a torn ligament in a wrist that was operated on in January, ran under 4.7 in the 40 and had a vertical jump of 32 inches. Unheralded Morgan State WR E.J. Morton-Green may have earned himslef another look as the 6-3, 217-pounder ran under 4.50 seconds while running the 40 into a headwind; he also manged a very athletic 37.5" VL.
March 17	Florida, Penn State, Illinois, Michigan State, Tennessee, Fresno State, Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Marshall, Arkansas Tech, Carson-Newman, Hampton, William & Mary, Southern Illinois	As many as 75 personnel people from all across the NFL were at the Florida pro day earlier today including a full contingent from Cleveland including eam President Mike Holmgren, G.M. Tom Heckert and head coach Eric Mangini. Tampa Bay (Mark Dominik and Raheem Morris) and the Giants (Jerry Reese and Tom Coughlin) sent both their G.M. and head coach, while G.M.s Ted Thomspon of Green Bay and Jacksonville's Gene Smith and head coaches John Fox of Carolina and Mike Tomlin of Pittsburgh were also in attendance. About 3,000 fans also showed up despite light rain as Florida took the unusual step of opening the workout to the public. And the early reviews seem to be the QB Tim Tebow’s mechanics were indeed improved. In particular, Tebow appeared to be holding the ball much higher and his release was quicker; he was also genearlly very accurate today, especially throwing long and intermediate routes. Whether that was enough of a change to significantly improve Tebow’s overall draft grade, though, remains to be seen. While most of the media focus at the Florida's pro day was on Tebow, no Gator did more for his overall grade than CB Joe Haden who may have put doubts about his disastrous 40 clocking at last month's combine when he posted 40 clockings in the 4.45-4.50 range despite runing on a slow course made slippery by morning rain. On the other hand, MLB Brandon Spikes did not run at all well and was barely able to crack the 5-flat mark. Meanwhile, TE Aaron Hernandez had a good day as he reportedly ran under 4.60 for thr e 40, benched an impressive 30 reps in the bench press, while DE Carlos Dunlap clocked in the mid-to-high 4.6 raneg for the 40 and C Maurkice Pouncey ran a 5.22 40, did 26 reps in the bench press and posted a 27-inch vertical jump. Hernandez, in particular, also looked very good in positional drills and caught everything thrown his way, as did WR David Nelson who showed some athletic skills posting a sub-4.5 40 clocking as well as a 38-inch VL. To a certain degree, the Tennessee pro day ended almost as quickly as it started as star FS Eric Berry sprained one of his big toes in an early drill and had to sit out the rest of the day. At the same time, though, TE Jeff Cottam turned a few heads when the 6-5.5, 262-pounder ran the 40 in under 4.80 and then looked solid catching the ball in positional drill. Meanwhile, OG Jacques McClendon posted 37 reps in the bench press, while QB Jonathan Crompton continued to throw the ball very well. At Penn State, oft-injured OLB Sean Lee had a very good day running in the 4.55-4.60 range for the 40, while fellow LB Navarro Bowman was timed in the md-4.6 area, as much as a tenth lower than his disapponting combine time of 4.75. TE Mickey Shuler, who was not invited to the combine, also made some noise as the 6-4, 250-pounder ran the 40 in around 4.65 seconds, had a 37.5-inch VL; did 28 reps in the bench and posted times of 4.25 seconds in the short shuttle and a 6.70 in the 3-cone, each of which would have been among the leaders at the position at the combine. Official numbers have yet to be released but it appears that Illinois WR Regus Benn had a pretty good day at the Illini pro day. Benn reportedly put together a couple of sub-4.4 40s at the Illini pro day, down about a tenth from his combine time. Benn also posted a 37.5 VL, while running the short shuttle and 3-cone drills in good times of 4.25 and 6.78 seconds respectively. Pro scouts were also interested to see former Illinois QB Juice Williams, a 6-0, 226-pounder who likely will be tried at another position once he reaches the NFL, although for now he is working out exclusively as a QB. Williams' lacked much in the way of pure foot speed posting a 4.90 40 time, but was much quicker in the agility drills in which he had times of 4.22 in the short shuttle and 6.80 in the 3-cone drill. HB Jeff Cumberland also put up some decent numbers for a 6-5, 250-pounder running a sub-4.5 40, while posting times of 4.36 in the short shuttle and 6.90 in the 3-cone drill, as well as a 35.5" VL. Meanwhile, WR Chris Duwalt had a 36" VL and a very quick time in the 3-cone drill (6.68), but only timed in the 4.55 range in the 40 and 4.37 in the short shuttle. TE Michael Hoomanuwanui also ran reasonbaly well for a blocking TE as he got under 4.80 for the 40, had times of 4.40 in the short shuttle and 7.00 in the 3-cone drill, while notching a 32.5" VL. At the same time, OG Jon Asamoah, rated by most teams as one of the top five guards available in April's draft, did not work out as he is stll rehabbing from a hairline fracture of his shoulder blade suffered during Senior Bowl practices in January. After running a very good 4.45 40 at the combine, no one would have been troubled if emerging Fresno State RB Ryan Mathews decided to sit out most of the team's pro day, however, opted to join when his teammates ran at the Bulldogs' pro day and was solid again posting times in the 4.45-4.50 range while running on what is considered a a slow track. At Louisiana Tech, DT D'Anthony Smith had a good day as the 6-2, 298-pounder was clocked in 4.93 for the 40, posted 30 reps in he bench press and wowed scouts with a 35.5-inch vertical leap. Smith's times of 4.56 in the short shuttle and 7.49 in the 3-cone were also good for a near-300-pound player. Meanwhile, RB Daniel Porter, who was not invited to the combine also had a strong showing. Porter, a 5-9, 196-pound slasher ran the 40 in under 4.5 seconds, had a 31-inch vertical, did16 reps in the bench press and had quick times of 4.13 in the short shuttle and 6.96 in the 3-cone drill. TE/FB Dennis Morris also ran well posting a 4.75 40 time. The 6-1, 253-pound Morris also had a 29-inch vertical. At Louisiana-Lafayette, emerging DE Hall Davis (6-4, 270) waqsn't able to improve on his 4.84 combine 40 time running about the same time at the ULL pro day, although he reportedly tweaked a hamstring running the event. Davis, though, did record a vertical leap of 34.5 inches, while timing 4.63 seconds time in the short shuttle and 7.47 seconds in the 3-cone drill; he also did 27 reps on the bench press. Meanwhile, undersized (6-0, 221) MLB Antwyne Zanders ran in the 4.70 range for the 40 and produced a 31-inch vertical jump, although neither time was all that special for a smaller guy who has to be quick and athletic. Safety Garren Blount an a 4.65 40.
March 18	Florida State, Stanford, Oregon, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Temple, Middle Tennessee State, Florida A&M, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Richmond, Hillsdale	He’s up; he’s down; he’s up. But that is maybe is how it should be for Florida State CB Patrick Robinson who has had his good and bad moments this off-season after a somewhat inconsistent career at FSU. Robinson, though, was on his game at the FSU pro day when he reportedly ran the 40 in under 4.4 seconds after coming close at the combine. Robinson also clocked times of 4.29 seconds in the short shuttle and 6.90 in the three-cone drill, neither of which is particularly quick. Meanwhile, OLB Dekoda Watson also reportedly ran the 40 in around 4.45 seconds, about a tenth faster than at the combine; there's a bit of a caveat to Watson's numbers, though,in the fact tbat he reportedly lost as much as 15 pounds and ran at 226 pounds. At Stanford, RB Toby Gerhart stood on his combine numbers, but did look solid in positional drills where he reportedly looked good catching the ball. Scouts were also impressed by the athleticism of OT Chris Marinelli who ran the 40 in close to 5-0 flat, but were disappointed when he could only manage 16 reps in the bench press. The 301-pound Marinelli also 301-pound blocker ran his 40 as fast as 5.04 seconds, posted a vertical jump of 30.5-inches and ran the three-cone drill in 7.45 seconds. Meanwhile, TE Jim Dray didn't look out of place running a sub-4.8 40 and posting 20 bench press reps. At its second pro day, a couple of Oregon Ducks managed to improve significantly on their combine outings. RB LeGarrette Blount, for example, ran a much better than his very pedestrian 4.86 at the combine when he reportedly ran somewhere in the 4.65 range. Meanwhile, safety TJ Ward ran in the mid-4.5 range after posting clockins in the 4.65 area at the combine. Ward also had good times of 4.10 in the short shuttle and 6.75 in the 3-cone drill. The folks at Middle Tennessee State were almost as a program that sometimes struggled to attract flies to its pro day had 2 NFL team sin attendance. Most were there to see DE Chris McCoy who didn't disappoint as the 6-3, 261-pound Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year who had 7 sacks and 13 other tackles for loss in 2009 ran a 4.75 40 despite a slightly strained calf muscle while also notching a 33-inch vertical jump, to go along with a 10-3 broad jump and 23 reps on the bench press.In fact, it was a solid day all around for the MTSU pro hopefuls. LB Danny Carmichael ran in the 4.7 range for the 40, while posting a 32.5 VL and 24 reps in the bench press, while fellow LB Cam Robinson ran just under 4.7 in the 40 and put up an athletic 37-inch vertical.CB Alex Suber also looked very athletic as he posted a 4.53 in the 40 and a 39-inch vertical. Undersized WR Patrick Honeycutt (5-9, 177) ran a 4.56 40-yard dash, while posting a 42-inch vertical jump and 10-6 standing broad jump. The Temple on-campus workout attracted 15 teams who saw OT Devin Tyler (6-6, 310) post some very respecatble numbers as he ran the 40 in 5.15 seconds, while recording times of 4.52 in the short shuttle and 7.60 in the 3-cone drill; and while he has long arms Tyler also managed to post 34 bench press reps. Meanwhile, emerging TE Steve Maneri (6-7, 265) ran a solid 4.85 40 for a primarily blocking TE while posting 23 reps in the BP.
March 19	Minnesota, Vanderbilt, Tulane, James Madison, Missouri State, North Carolina Central, Northwest Louisiana, Northwestern State, Tennessee Tech
March 22	Iowa, Brigham Young, Duke, Southern Mississippi, North Carolina A&T
March 23	Notre Dame, Mississippi, Iowa State, North Carolina, South Dakota State, Western Illinois
March 24	NC State, UConn, Central Michigan, Nevada, North Texas, Jackson State	CMU QB Dan LeFevour to throw for first time for pro scouts
March 25	Mississippi State, Central Florida, UNLV, Akron, East Carolina, UMass, Catawba, Murray State, Northern Arizona
March 26	Miami, Arizona State, Boise State, Wake Forest, Memphis, Delta State, Northern Illinois, Tennessee-Martin
March 29	Newberry, Texas A&M-Kingsville
March 30	UCLA, South Florida, Houston, Texas Southern (at Houston), Texas State, Coastal Carolina
March 31	Texas, Southern California, South Carolina, South Carolina State, Penn	Texas QB Colt McCoy scheduled to throw
April 1	Southern Methodist, Hawaii

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