Pro Day Talk

[fluhartz]

Just now, THE DUKE said:

Hey, we got a bubble now, lol

Ha Ha... I know.. it just struck me as funny when I read it... 

[nicfre2011]

Iowa State Cyclones

From Tony Pauline (profootballnetwork.com):

As expected, the star of the show was Will McDonald IV. His 40 times came in at 4.62 to 4.65 seconds. McDonald ran the 40 wearing a short sleeve hoody. NFL personnel people joked he would’ve run under 4.60 seconds without the extra draft.

His three-cone times were as fast as 6.60 seconds, and his short shuttle was 4.21 seconds. He looked terrific in drills, and there were many compliments about McDonald’s agility and ability to bend. The only criticism I heard was McDonald looked off balance because he’s “Too fast for his body.”

He participated in both defensive line and linebacker drills. Teams project McDonald as a one-gap defensive end in a 4-3 alignment or a 3-4 outside linebacker.

McDonald had dinner with the Steelers brass on Monday night. He also met with the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, and Jacksonville Jaguars. McDonald has 16 requests for official visits in the lead-up to the draft but will not be able to accommodate all of them.

Defensive lineman MJ Anderson, who’s been struggling with a bad hamstring since January, saw the injury flare up again during his first running of the 40 but gutted out the entire workout. His 40 times ranged between 4.85 to 4.95 seconds, and he clocked as fast as 7.78 seconds in the three-cone and 4.75 in the short shuttle. Anderson posted a vertical jump of 33″ at the Combine.

Cowboys DC Quinn ran the drills, and Anderson did defensive end and a few linebacker drills. Teams were impressed he chose to workout through the injury rather than call it a day. Anderson is being talked about as either a 3-tech or a 5-tech at the next level.

Besides meeting with the Rams, Packers, Cowboys, and Steelers the past two days, Anderson had dinner with the Washington Commanders on Monday.

Star wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson looked tremendous in position drills. His route running was crisp and sharp. Hutchinson caught everything thrown in his direction. The New Orleans Saints got what they came to see.

[NYRaider]

30 minutes ago, nicfre2011 said:

Iowa State Cyclones

From Tony Pauline (profootballnetwork.com):

As expected, the star of the show was Will McDonald IV. His 40 times came in at 4.62 to 4.65 seconds. McDonald ran the 40 wearing a short sleeve hoody. NFL personnel people joked he would’ve run under 4.60 seconds without the extra draft.

His three-cone times were as fast as 6.60 seconds, and his short shuttle was 4.21 seconds. He looked terrific in drills, and there were many compliments about McDonald’s agility and ability to bend. The only criticism I heard was McDonald looked off balance because he’s “Too fast for his body.”

He participated in both defensive line and linebacker drills. Teams project McDonald as a one-gap defensive end in a 4-3 alignment or a 3-4 outside linebacker.

McDonald had dinner with the Steelers brass on Monday night. He also met with the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, and Jacksonville Jaguars. McDonald has 16 requests for official visits in the lead-up to the draft but will not be able to accommodate all of them.

Defensive lineman MJ Anderson, who’s been struggling with a bad hamstring since January, saw the injury flare up again during his first running of the 40 but gutted out the entire workout. His 40 times ranged between 4.85 to 4.95 seconds, and he clocked as fast as 7.78 seconds in the three-cone and 4.75 in the short shuttle. Anderson posted a vertical jump of 33″ at the Combine.

Cowboys DC Quinn ran the drills, and Anderson did defensive end and a few linebacker drills. Teams were impressed he chose to workout through the injury rather than call it a day. Anderson is being talked about as either a 3-tech or a 5-tech at the next level.

Besides meeting with the Rams, Packers, Cowboys, and Steelers the past two days, Anderson had dinner with the Washington Commanders on Monday.

Star wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson looked tremendous in position drills. His route running was crisp and sharp. Hutchinson caught everything thrown in his direction. The New Orleans Saints got what they came to see.

 

[NYRaider]

 

[THE DUKE]

Everyone and their mother from Carolina at the Ohio State pro day today to watch Stroud.  I expect a similar entourage for the Alabama pro day.  We'll see how many are there for Florida and Kentucky

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[NYRaider]

4,53 for JSN, wow!

[BobbyPhil1781]

Is this where people call JSN "slow"?

[Teen Girl Squad]

OSU has one of the fastest tracks around to be fair, which is why all the OSU prospects wait until prodays to run. That said, if we call it a 4.6, then he's in Cooper Kupp range of 'fast enough.'

[THE DUKE]

 

 

[BobbyPhil1781]

26 minutes ago, Teen Girl Squad said:

OSU has one of the fastest tracks around to be fair, which is why all the OSU prospects wait until prodays to run. That said, if we call it a 4.6, then he's in Cooper Kupp range of 'fast enough.'

But straight line speed isn't going to really be his thing. Yes, he has it but his footwork and agility is where it's at. Too much emphasis gets put on .2 of a second when in reality, that's a very negligible amount

[MWil23]

14 minutes ago, BobbyPhil1781 said:

But straight line speed isn't going to really be his thing. Yes, he has it but his footwork and agility is where it's at. Too much emphasis gets put on .2 of a second when in reality, that's a very negligible amount

I think the takeaway is he isn’t going to be limited to the slot given his pro day speed, combine workouts/measurements, and his game film. He’s likely an elite slot guy with upside as an outside receiver as well.

[THE DUKE]

30 minutes ago, MWil23 said:

I think the takeaway is he isn’t going to be limited to the slot given his pro day speed, combine workouts/measurements, and his game film. He’s likely an elite slot guy with upside as an outside receiver as well.

Correct, anybody who thought he was going to have to come off the field in 2 WR sets would be an idiot.  He'll absolutely be used in the slot quite a bit, but it will also be no issue lining up alone outside.

[SmittyBacall]

I think JSN has just secured himself as the 1st WR taken this April.

[tyler735]

1 hour ago, THE DUKE said:

 

 

Basically confirms what many of us already knew about JSN. He lacks top end speed, but plenty fast enough to be a quality NFL WR. Most of his damage has come from the slot, and I expect that to be his primary use in the NFL as well. 

[NudeTayne]

I don't understand: JSN just tab a 4.53, which isn't good or necessarily terrible and that all of a sudden solidifies him at the top? Why? That's not a good time. I'm not arguing that he won't go first round or maybe even first receiver, but how does that help him so much? He didn't run a 4.45. he ran a 4.53, which is considered on the slow side. Also, as was mentioned, it's a fast track.