Apparently Ohio State defensive end Chase Young believes he has put enough on film to skip the workouts at the NFL Combine, and really who can argue with that.
Despite missing two games because of a suspension, Young still set the single-season sack record at Ohio State and led the country with 16.5. He didn’t rack up as many tackles for loss and sacks during the stretch run of the season, but that was mainly because of an increased focus on double and triple-teaming him.
He is widely considered to be a top-three prospect in the draft, and undoubtedly the best defender available. Most NFL types have him going off the board at No. 2 to the Washington Redskins.
But according to Ian Rapaport, he will not be going through any of the drills, but will be on-site and available for interviews and medical evaluations.
Ohio St defensive end Chase Young, the top prospect in @MoveTheSticks’ Top 50, is not planning to take part in drills for the NFL Scouting Combine this week, source says. He will be here for interviews and medicals, though.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 24, 2020
The on-field workouts are set to take place from Thursday through Sunday this week at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.