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http://www.sbnation.com/2017/3/7/14...d-losers-reuben-foster-chris-godwin-zay-jones
Winners
Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
Chris Godwin, WR, Penn State
There no faster riser among wide receivers than Godwin. He was overlooked at Penn State for much of his career because the quarterback play has been shoddy, and running back and future first-round pick Saquon Barkley carrying the ball so well. But Godwin has momentum.
He had a strong Rose Bowl with nine catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and backed it up at the combine. He ran the 40 in 4.42 seconds and did the short shuttle in a flat four seconds, the best among all wide receivers.
In the past, we’ve seen receivers boost up in the draft — Cody Latimer becoming a second-round pick in 2014 comes to mind — and that’s what should happen with Godwin. He’s a better player than Latimer, though, so the buyer shouldn’t have to beware
Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina
Jones has done everything he can this offseason to show he’s not just a product of the high-octane East Carolina passing offense. He starred at the Senior Bowl and carried that over to the combine. In passing drills, Jones looked like what you’d expect from a player who caught 158 passes last season.
He helped himself by running a 4.45 40-yard dash and registering an 11’1 broad jump to go with a 36.5-inch vertical leap. The latter numbers can show exposition, something teams may have doubted with Jones. He may have secured a spot as being the draft’s fourth-best wide receiver.
Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State
Length and athleticism for an edge rusher often equals a player on the rise in the draft. This year that is Willis. He’s another Senior Bowl standout who carried the momentum over. He ran the three-cone drill in 6.85 seconds, which was the best of the defensive line group. That’s a better number than Joey Bosa last year. He also ran the 40 in 4.53 seconds and put up a 39-inch vertical leap. For a player who models his game after Cameron Wake, teams might start to think they’re getting a similar type of player in Willis
Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State\
Losers
Reuben Foster, MLB, Alabama
Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
Charles Harris DE Missouri
Winners
Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
Chris Godwin, WR, Penn State
There no faster riser among wide receivers than Godwin. He was overlooked at Penn State for much of his career because the quarterback play has been shoddy, and running back and future first-round pick Saquon Barkley carrying the ball so well. But Godwin has momentum.
He had a strong Rose Bowl with nine catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and backed it up at the combine. He ran the 40 in 4.42 seconds and did the short shuttle in a flat four seconds, the best among all wide receivers.
In the past, we’ve seen receivers boost up in the draft — Cody Latimer becoming a second-round pick in 2014 comes to mind — and that’s what should happen with Godwin. He’s a better player than Latimer, though, so the buyer shouldn’t have to beware
Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina
Jones has done everything he can this offseason to show he’s not just a product of the high-octane East Carolina passing offense. He starred at the Senior Bowl and carried that over to the combine. In passing drills, Jones looked like what you’d expect from a player who caught 158 passes last season.
He helped himself by running a 4.45 40-yard dash and registering an 11’1 broad jump to go with a 36.5-inch vertical leap. The latter numbers can show exposition, something teams may have doubted with Jones. He may have secured a spot as being the draft’s fourth-best wide receiver.
Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State
Length and athleticism for an edge rusher often equals a player on the rise in the draft. This year that is Willis. He’s another Senior Bowl standout who carried the momentum over. He ran the three-cone drill in 6.85 seconds, which was the best of the defensive line group. That’s a better number than Joey Bosa last year. He also ran the 40 in 4.53 seconds and put up a 39-inch vertical leap. For a player who models his game after Cameron Wake, teams might start to think they’re getting a similar type of player in Willis
Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State\
Losers
Reuben Foster, MLB, Alabama
Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
Charles Harris DE Missouri