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NFL Combine Day 4: Jeff Driskel a speedster, Chris Mayes tops bench press
By John Crist
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INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday is Day 4 of the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Cornerbacks and safeties arrived Thursday and spoke to the media today. They are available to meet with teams tonight for interviews, as are the defensive linemen and linebackers.
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Quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends performed their on-field workout today, which included timing, stations and skill drills. Their combine is now officially complete, so most of them will depart for home.
Here are the news, notes and quotes with regard to the best conference in America.
Bench Press
Georgia’s Chris Mayes put up the most repititions at 225 pounds on the bench press among the defensive linemen when he did 33. Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss tied for 11th with 28.
NFL Combine being on takes me back 8 years ago when I was there & put up 225 lbs 23 times. 8 years later I'd be happy with 2 OR 3 times.
— Jacob Hester (@JacobHester18) February 27, 2016
40-yard Dash
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott ran his 40 in 4.79 seconds, which is in line with what he did in high school. He finished tied for sixth at the position. Brandon Allen of Arkansas placed 13th when he posted a time of 4.84.
Former Florida QB Jeff Driskel — here in Indy representing Louisiana Tech — was the fastest signal caller in the building by more than two tenths of a second, opening up some eyes with a 4.56.
Among the wide receivers, Ricardo Louis of Auburn recorded one of the better times of the week, finishing fourth among pass catchers with a 4.43. Malcolm Mitchell of Georgia ran a 4.45 to tie for fifth, while Cody Core of Ole Miss tied for seventh with a 4.47. Marquez North of Tennessee was a hundredth of a second behind with a 4.48 to tie for ninth.
Laquon Treadwell of Ole Miss, the consensus No. 1 receiver on the board, chose not to run the 40. He’ll instead wait until his Pro Day in Oxford. Hunter Henry of Arkansas, who is the top tight end available, decided not to run either. Mike Mayock of NFL Network actually expressed some disappointment with regard to Henry’s choice.
South Carolina’s Jerrell Adams proved to be the burner of the tight ends at Lucas Oil Stadium, running a time of 4.66 for a first-place performance.
Vertical Jump
Prescott placed in a tie for fifth among quarterbacks with a 32.5-inch vertical.
As for the receivers, Louis jumped 38 inches to finish fifth. Mitchell was the only other SEC wideout to crack the top 15, coming in tied for ninth with a 36.
Adams matched Prescott with a 32.5-inch jump, which was good enough for seventh at the tight end position.
Broad Jump
Prescott registered another fifth-place finish at his position with a jump of 9 feet, 8 inches.
Continuing to show off his raw athleticism, Louis was better than all the receivers in Indy at an even 11 feet. Mitchell tied for fourth at 10-9.
The 9-9 from Adams placed him in a tie for sixth at tight end.
3-cone Drill
Allen is clearly a better runner than jumper, finishing sixth in the 3-cone with a time of 7.06 seconds. Prescott was right behind him in seventh at 7.11.
Florida’s Demarcus Robinson failed to crack the top 15 in the 40-yard dash, but he showed good change-of-direction skills with a 6.77 to place sixth. North tied for 10th with a 6.9, while Mitchell’s 6.94 put him at 13th.
As for the tight ends, Adams was seventh with a 7.05.
20-yard Shuttle
North tied for fourth among receivers in the short shuttle, recording a time of 4.13 seconds. Robinson’s 4.19 placed him in a tie for ninth.
Adams was fifth among tight ends with a 4.31.
60-yard Shuttle
Ironically, despite all the quality times posted in the 40-yard dash, not one wideout from the SEC made the top 15 in the long shuttle.
Among tight ends, Adams came in fourth with an 11.52.
John Crist is an award-winning contributor to Saturday Down South.
