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Five Players Who Helped Themselves:
Kevin White, WR, West Virginia: Alabama's Amari Cooper may be the safest receiver in the draft but by proving faster (4.35) and bigger (6-3, 215) than the Biletnikoff Award winner, White may have erased whatever gap there was between them and perhaps cinched a top 10 selection.
Vic Beasley, DE/OLB, Clemson: The 6-foot-3, 246 pound Beasley enjoyed one of the great Combine workouts in recent memory, leading all linebackers in the 40-yard dash (4.53 seconds) and bench press (35 repetitions of 225 pounds) and finishing among the top five in the 3 cone drill (6.91 seconds), short shuttle (4.15), the vertical (41 inches) and broad jumps (10 feet, 10 inches).
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State: Any question as to the identity of the No. 1 cornerback in the draft might have been sealed in the 4.31 seconds it took Waynes to run the 40-yard dash. Fluid and surprisingly physical given his 6-0, 186 pound frame, Waynes may have sealed up a top 20 selection.
Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State: Scouts liked the aptly-named Strong's bulked-up 6-2, 217 pound and his aggression in securing contested passes but in proving his explosiveness (4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash) and leaping ability (42" vertical jump), the former Sun Devil may have sealed up a spot in the first round. If so, he'd be the first skill-position player from ASU to hear his name called in the first round since Todd Heap was picked No. 31 overall by Baltimore back in 2001.
Xavier Cooper, DT, Washington State: Though few outside of the Pac-12 knew his name prior to the Combine, the 6-3, 293 pounder turned heads in Indianapolis, clocking in at a position-best 4.86 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Cooper also demonstrated his light feet during the short shuttle and 3 cone drills, perhaps moving into Top 64 consideration.
Five Players Who Hurt Themselves:
Paul Dawson, OLB, TCU
Devin Funchess, WR/TE, Michigan
Nick O'Leary, TE, Florida State
Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke
Denzel Perryman, ILB, Miami
Five Players Sending Us Back to the Tape:
Byron Jones, DB, Connecticut
Chris Conley, WR, Georgia
Jerry Lovelocke, QB, Prairie View
Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State
Ben Heeney, ILB, Kansas
Five Most Intriguing Players:
Randy Gregory, DE/OLB, Nebraska
David Johnson, RB, Northern Iowa
Ali Marpet, OG, Hobart
Owa Odighizuwa, DE, UCLA
J.J. Nelson, WR, Alabama-Birmingham
Five Most Important Pro Day Dates:
Georgia, March 18: No team will select Bulldogs star running back Todd Gurley in the first round without first investigating his surgically-repaired knee. Gurley hasn't committed to working out at the Bulldogs' scheduled Pro Day but is expected to attend and if doctors can evaluate him or during the Combine re-check, he has a shot at ending the two-year absence of backs in the first round.
Missouri, March 19: A foot injury kept projected top 10 pick Shane Ray from participating at the Combine but the SEC's sack-leader is expected to star in the 40-yard dash and vertical jump once he gets his opportunity.
Colorado State, March 23: The Rams' workout could be surprisingly well-attended by NFL teams as it will feature quarterback Garrett Grayson, who currently checks in at No. 5 on NFLDraftScout.com's passer rankings. Grayson missed the Combine workout due to a hamstring pull.
TCU, March 27: Several Horned Frogs defenders looked faster on tape than they did at the Combine, including one-time projected top 100 prospects Paul Dawson (OLB), Chris Hackett (FS) and Kevin White (CB). All three may need to boost their numbers after disappointing workouts in Indianapolis.
Washington, April 2: Illness prevented star pass rusher Hau'oli Kikaha from participating in drills at the Combine. Kikaha led the nation with 19 sacks in 2014 but is viewed by some as a 'tweener. Cornerback Marcus Peters is also scheduled to work out on campus, which is noteworthy in itself after he was kicked off the team in November.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...ne-25-takeaways-include-risersfallerspro-days
Five Players Who Helped Themselves:
Kevin White, WR, West Virginia: Alabama's Amari Cooper may be the safest receiver in the draft but by proving faster (4.35) and bigger (6-3, 215) than the Biletnikoff Award winner, White may have erased whatever gap there was between them and perhaps cinched a top 10 selection.
Vic Beasley, DE/OLB, Clemson: The 6-foot-3, 246 pound Beasley enjoyed one of the great Combine workouts in recent memory, leading all linebackers in the 40-yard dash (4.53 seconds) and bench press (35 repetitions of 225 pounds) and finishing among the top five in the 3 cone drill (6.91 seconds), short shuttle (4.15), the vertical (41 inches) and broad jumps (10 feet, 10 inches).
Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State: Any question as to the identity of the No. 1 cornerback in the draft might have been sealed in the 4.31 seconds it took Waynes to run the 40-yard dash. Fluid and surprisingly physical given his 6-0, 186 pound frame, Waynes may have sealed up a top 20 selection.
Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State: Scouts liked the aptly-named Strong's bulked-up 6-2, 217 pound and his aggression in securing contested passes but in proving his explosiveness (4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash) and leaping ability (42" vertical jump), the former Sun Devil may have sealed up a spot in the first round. If so, he'd be the first skill-position player from ASU to hear his name called in the first round since Todd Heap was picked No. 31 overall by Baltimore back in 2001.
Xavier Cooper, DT, Washington State: Though few outside of the Pac-12 knew his name prior to the Combine, the 6-3, 293 pounder turned heads in Indianapolis, clocking in at a position-best 4.86 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Cooper also demonstrated his light feet during the short shuttle and 3 cone drills, perhaps moving into Top 64 consideration.
Five Players Who Hurt Themselves:
Paul Dawson, OLB, TCU
Devin Funchess, WR/TE, Michigan
Nick O'Leary, TE, Florida State
Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke
Denzel Perryman, ILB, Miami
Five Players Sending Us Back to the Tape:
Byron Jones, DB, Connecticut
Chris Conley, WR, Georgia
Jerry Lovelocke, QB, Prairie View
Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State
Ben Heeney, ILB, Kansas
Five Most Intriguing Players:
Randy Gregory, DE/OLB, Nebraska
David Johnson, RB, Northern Iowa
Ali Marpet, OG, Hobart
Owa Odighizuwa, DE, UCLA
J.J. Nelson, WR, Alabama-Birmingham
Five Most Important Pro Day Dates:
Georgia, March 18: No team will select Bulldogs star running back Todd Gurley in the first round without first investigating his surgically-repaired knee. Gurley hasn't committed to working out at the Bulldogs' scheduled Pro Day but is expected to attend and if doctors can evaluate him or during the Combine re-check, he has a shot at ending the two-year absence of backs in the first round.
Missouri, March 19: A foot injury kept projected top 10 pick Shane Ray from participating at the Combine but the SEC's sack-leader is expected to star in the 40-yard dash and vertical jump once he gets his opportunity.
Colorado State, March 23: The Rams' workout could be surprisingly well-attended by NFL teams as it will feature quarterback Garrett Grayson, who currently checks in at No. 5 on NFLDraftScout.com's passer rankings. Grayson missed the Combine workout due to a hamstring pull.
TCU, March 27: Several Horned Frogs defenders looked faster on tape than they did at the Combine, including one-time projected top 100 prospects Paul Dawson (OLB), Chris Hackett (FS) and Kevin White (CB). All three may need to boost their numbers after disappointing workouts in Indianapolis.
Washington, April 2: Illness prevented star pass rusher Hau'oli Kikaha from participating in drills at the Combine. Kikaha led the nation with 19 sacks in 2014 but is viewed by some as a 'tweener. Cornerback Marcus Peters is also scheduled to work out on campus, which is noteworthy in itself after he was kicked off the team in November.
