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Broaddus: Big Impressions From The First Day Of Combine Workouts
Saturday, February 27, 2016 8:50 AM CST
By Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout @BryanBroaddus
INDIANAPOLIS – Saturday is perhaps the most intriguing day at the NFL Combine, because we all get a chance to watch this all-important quarterback class go through its workouts.
Jared Goff, Paxton Lynch and Carson Wentz won’t have the chance to work out for several more hours, so I wanted to take some time reviewing the first day of workouts.
These are my main impressions from Friday’s offensive line and running back showcase – including those who impressed and those with work to do.Read
- Michigan State offensive tackle Jack Conklin had the best workout of the trio of him, Notre Dame’s Ronnie Stanley and Ohio State’s Taylor Decker. He was athletic in the majority of the drills. He showed nice lateral quickness, range and balance. In the drills where he was asked to move in space, his ease of movement was relaxed and controlled. His name needs to be in the mix when discussing the tackles that will go behind Ole Miss standout Laremy Tunsil.
- Teams are talking about Kansas State’s Cody Whitehair as the first guard off the board, but Chris Westerman of Arizona State closed some ground on him during this workout. I liked what I saw from his lateral agility, change of direction and body control. His workout confirmed what we have seen from him as far as his tape. It is rare to see this guy in a bad blocking position or on the ground.
- There is no question who the best center is in the draft. Alabama’s Ryan Kelly would get that nod over Nick Martin from Notre Dame. Kelly and Martin are similar strength-wise in bench numbers and playing strength. Both do a nice job when it comes to playing on their feet. Where Martin has a bit of an advantage, in my opinion, is his ability to play two positions. I am not sure that you can get Kelly to play as well as Martin at guard and I promise that teams are thinking the same way.
- Scouts were working with 40-yard dash times for Ezekiel Elliott, Derrick Henry and Kenneth Dixon that were right down the line with what they had in the fall on their school calls. The running back that made the biggest jump from what scouts had was C.J. Prosise from Notre Dame. Prosise was listed as a 4.62 guy and rolled off a strong time with a 4.48. Prosise also drew high praise from Marshall Faulk in the type of workout he had when it came to the drill portion of the workout.
