NFL Combine Winners
Bruce Campbell OT, Maryland – Campbell impressed first at the weigh in as he measured in at 6’6 and 314 lbs. He then shocked everyone in attendance when he ran a 4.85 forty yard dash. Campbell performed well in the rest of the drills and helped his stock to the point where he is considered a sure first round pick.
Trent Williams OT, Oklahoma – Williams ran the second fastest forty time among offensive tackles with an impressive 4.88 seconds. He posted the best vertical jump amongst the offensive lineman and showed good agility and athleticism. Like Campbell, Williams has assured himself a spot in round 1.
Dorrin Dickerson TE, Pitt – Dickerson surprised many when he posted the best forty time among the tight ends. He ran a blazing 4.40 forty. He also had the best vertical and broad jumps in the entire tight end groups. With fellow prospects Gronkowski and Hernandez unable to work out, Dickerson gained some ground with his impressive performance.
Golden Tate WR, Notre Dame – Tate headed into the workouts with a lot of eyes on him and he lived up to the pressure. He ran a very solid 40 time of 4.42 seconds. Tate ran very good routes and showed solid hands in drills and he did it all while wearing some fancy gold colored shoes. He looks to have done enough to put him in the late first round with teams like Cincinnati, Baltimore, and New York Jets as possible landing spots.
Jacoby Ford WR, Clemson – Ford caught the eye of scouts with a pants dropplingly fast 40 time of 4.28 seconds. He also ran very good routes, caught the ball well and stood out just about every chance he got. With recent Combine burners like DeSean Jackson, Mike Wallace, and Johnny Knox finding early success in the NFL, teams will likely target Ford in the second or third round.
Ben Tate RB, Auburn/Toby Gerhart RB, Standford - Both bigger backs turned in some great 40 times (Tate 4.43/Gerhart 4.53), not bad for being a few of the bigger backs at the combine. Both proved to be more of the overall athletic running backs in the 2010 class.
NFL Combine Losers
Dan LeFevour QB, Central Michigan – No prospect in the entire Combine took as much heat as LeFevour did for not throwing. He chose not to, not because of injury, but because he wanted to throw to receivers he is comfortable with. NEWS FLASH Dan: When you get to the NFL you’ll be throwing to brand new targets, and scouts WANT to see you throw to unfamiliar receivers. With this decision teams will question LeFevour’s competitive spirit and with good reason.
Tony Pike QB, Cincinnati – Just didn’t look all that great all day. Pike has the most to gain after the other top quarterbacks opted not to participate. Didn’t look absolutely horrible but didn’t stick out amongst the others as he should have. I like Pike and his potential so hopefully he comebacks at his pro-day to wow scouts.
Whoever wrote this article is a complete idiot. On one end, you point out that Lefevour was a “loser” because he chose not to throw to unfamiliar recievers and in-turn, not look as good as his skills truly do indicate. Then you also label Pike as a “loser” because he did throw to those unfamiliar recievers and didn’t look “absolutely horrible” but you still think it brought down his stock.
What you are saying is that either way, Lefevour would have been a “loser” unless he looked absolutely spectatular throwing to unfamiliar recievers. FYI, when you get to the NFL, you have months to practice with those brand new recievers you speak of and then you used to their own personal routes and tendencies.
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Granted Lups was a little harsh on his comments, I will agree on how it was a bad move. He could have made the other quarterbacks competing at the combine look border line silly.
I think Joe Haden lost…before he was almost locked in top 10. Unless he hits low 4.4s in Gainesville I think he slides out of top 10.
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