Ok, this should help you bud, Not sure how those accurate reported times were, I read in magazines and on internet Hannah ran the 40 like in 4.8 or 4.9. There were even reports that he would maybe be moved to offensive line, since he is so tall. Jeff Ireland said, they had alot of work to do on him, since he is so raw. Anyway, here is more articles on him, enjoy; cowboyjoe
Catching up with ... Rodney Hannah
Even though he had only one year of college football under his belt, Big Rod is on the NFL's radar, and he's been making the rounds before next week's Draft. The former power forward first hit Jacksonville and then visited the Texans on Thursday, along with Kevin Kolb, Vincent Marshall, Biren Ealy and the Battleship.
I caught up with the big fella and asked him about the draft.
Q: After playing college football for only one year, what has all this been like?
RH: I never, ever imagined any of this. Coming into last season I just wanted to play because I missed football and everything. But I didn't have any expectations for after the season. But as the season came to an end, I started to hear that NFL scouts were interested in me, which made me want to work harder. This is a blessing overall. It's good. I like it.
Q: The Jags love big receivers. How did your visit there go?
RH: It went well. Real well. Kevin (Kolb) was up there right before I was. I met with coach Mike Tice (assistant head coach/offense) up there. I really liked him. He's a good coach and a nice guy, so I really got along well with him. I met with the new offensive coordinator, who's from Arizona State (Dirk Koetter), and he was a really good guy who was very knowledgeable about the game. Yeah, it went very, very well.
Q: What are you hearing in regards to the draft?
RH: From what I'm hearing, people are interested in drafting me because they think that if I go free agent they believe that there will be a lot more teams interested in me. I guess the thinking is that it might be harder to get me if they don't draft me. The teams that have been interested in me are maybe looking to draft me.
Q: Who's representing you?
RH: Jeremy Sanders. He's an agent from right here in Houston.
Q: You played only one year of college ball. Do you sometimes wish you had played from the beginning?
RH: Looking back on it, if I had the chance to do it all over again I would have played football all four years in college. Now, knowing that football can be a possible future for me, I would have played all four years just to get the experience and the exposure that I needed.
Q: What would it be like to hear your named called on draft day?
RH: It would be an incredible feeling. But I also know that the work can't stop from there. If I'm selected in the draft, I know I have more work to do because I'm a raw player who has to work even harder than the other players who get selected because I'm behind. But I also think my athletic ability will allow me to make up a lot of ground, even though I have a lot of ground to cover.
Ex-basketball player lacks experience but earns attention
By MICHAEL MURPHY
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Two years ago, Rodney Hannah was an athletic vagabond, unsure of what he wanted to do with his considerable gifts. Hannah was sure of only one thing ? he was not interested in playing basketball anymore.
He liked basketball. But Hannah, a wide receiver of note during his high school days in California, loved football. On a lark, he stopped by Art Briles' office and asked for a tryout, though Hannah had not played since leaving Roseville High.
Briles took one look at the chiseled 6-8, 245-pounder standing in his doorway and quickly found a spot on his roster as a tight end.
"This kid just looked like an athlete," Briles recalled. "I'd have to be pretty stupid if I couldn't figure out a way of using that."
Apparently, the NFL feels the same way.
Despite being as raw as an exposed nerve, Hannah, who is represented by Houstonian Jeremy Sanders of Capstone Sports Group, has been getting noticed by teams preparing for next week's NFL draft.
On Thursday, Hannah joined University of Houston teammates Kevin Kolb, Jackie Battle, Biren Ealy and Vincent Marshall, along with Briles, on a visit with the Texans.
"I never ever imagined any of this," Hannah said. "Coming into last season, I just wanted to play because I missed football and everything. But I didn't have any expectations for after the season. But as the season came to an end I started to hear that NFL scouts were interested in me, which made me want to work harder.
"This is a blessing overall. It's good. I like it."
And the NFL seems to like Hannah. Enough to draft him? That remains to be seen.
Hannah was in Jacksonville this week, spending time visiting with the Jaguars. It makes sense, since the Jags apparently love big targets, already boasting a stable of wide receivers that features tight ends Greg Estandia (6-8, 240 pounds) and Mercedes Lewis (6-6, 265), along with wide receivers Matt Jones (6-6, 238), Ernest Wilford (6-4, 223) and Reggie Williams (6-4, 214).
"It went well, real well," Hannah said of his Jacksonville visit. "Kevin was up there right before I was. I met with coach Mike Tice (assistant head coach/offense) up there. I really liked him. He's a good coach and a nice guy, so I really got along well with him.
"I met with the new offensive coordinator, who's from Arizona State (Dirk Koetter), and he was a really good guy who was very knowledgeable about the game. Yeah, it went very, very well."
As did the workout with the Texans, who were impressed with the Cougar contingent ? especially Kolb. And the Cougars were equally impressed with what they saw.
"It was an awesome experience," Kolb said. "I got to work with my guys, and everything was great. I really enjoyed working out for coach (Gary) Kubiak and (quarterbacks) coach (Kyle) Shanahan. It was great to spend some time with them. I was very, very impressed."
Everyone knows Kolb will be drafted ? it's just a question of which round. Hannah is not such a sure thing. But even if he doesn't get picked, Hannah's phone will no doubt start ringing with free-agent offers.
Still, Hannah, two years removed from athletic non-existence, would love to be able to tell everyone that despite some very long odds, he was actually taken in the NFL draft.
"It would be an incredible feeling," Hannah said. "But I also know that the work can't stop from there. If I'm selected in the draft, I know I have more work to do because I'm a raw player who has to work even harder than the others who get selected, because I'm behind.
"But I also think my athletic ability will allow me to make up a lot of ground, even though I have a lot of ground to cover."
michael.murphy@chron.com
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/4732543.html
__________________
March 24, 2007, 10:00AM
Battle, Kolb impress NFL scouts at UH workout
Running back's stock improves with good showing
By JOHN McCLAIN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
NFL scouts went to the Yeoman Field House for the University of Houston's pro day on Friday to see highly touted quarterback Kevin Kolb, but they left talking about underrated running back Jackie Battle.
Kolb, who's expected to be a second-round pick in next month's draft, put on a good show, but Battle brought down the house.
"That was one of the greatest workouts I've ever seen," said Tennessee's coordinator of college scouting C.O. Brocato.
Battle is 6-2, 238. Brocato timed him in the 40-yard dash in 4.44 and 4.43.
"Some had him in the 4.3s," Brocato said. "He put on a fantastic show. He made himself a lot of money. He went from a player going to be drafted in the fifth through seventh rounds to a first-day pick. It was just a fabulous workout."
Battle showed outstanding size and incredible speed. He excelled in every drill. He caught the ball extremely well.
"I mean, that kid's stock shot way up," Brocato said. "If he'd been able to do that at the combine where every coach and general manager was, he'd be a first-round pick. He showed us everything we wanted to see today."
Kolb was the only Cougar invited to attend the Indianapolis scouting combine. Battle and receiver Vincent Marshall, who also had a terrific performance Friday, weren't invited.
"I wish I would have been invited to the combine," Battle said, "but I wasn't, so I focused all my energy on our pro day. I knew what I'm capable of doing. I've just been waiting for a chance to show it.
"I'm very happy with what I did. I don't know where I'll be drafted or how much it'll be worth, but I'm real excited about today. I was very confident coming in, and I'm very confident going out. Now we'll have to wait and see what happens."
<snip>
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...t/4657932.html
__________________
Here's a video of Jackie Battle's Pro Day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CECS_WsOPU4
Here's a highlight video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ShuIHhITZ0
I really have no idea why this guy wasn't drafted.
Height: 6017
Weight: 235
40 Yrd Dash: 4.42
20 Yrd Dash: 2.55
10 Yrd Dash: 1.52
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 19
Vertical Jump: 41
Broad Jump: 10'11"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.11
3-Cone Drill: 6.54
