Former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was the first former Badger to go through the testing portion of the NFL Scouting Combine.
Cephus delivered mixed results.
Cephus’ highlight came on the bench press as he put up 23 reps at 225 pounds, which was the most by the wideouts.
Despite Cephus doing well in the bench press he needed to do well in his 40-yard. A good time by Cephus in the 40-yard dash would have likely helped him move up NFL draft boards.
But in both of his runs, he ran in the 4.7’s with his best time being a 4.73-second 40-yard dash.
Cephus will have a chance to run the 40-yard dash again at Wisconsin’s pro day, which will occur in March. If Cephus can improve his 40-yard dash during the Badgers pro day he could alleviate some concerns about the time he posted in Indianapolis.
Although Cephus may never be a burner his ability to separate thanks to his strength and with one of his strengths being his route running should show scouts that he’ll be capable of creating the necessary separation against NFL defensive backs.
Cephus also participated in the vertical jump and broad jump. In the vertical jump, Cephus posted a mark of 38.5 inches, which tied for the sixth best mark with two other players. In the broad jump, Cephus posted a mark of 124 inches.
Cephus will look to continue to improve his draft stock throughout the rest of the scouting combine and when he attends his private workouts in the lead up to the NFL Draft, which will take place in Las Vegas from April 23rd to April 25th.