The NFL Scouting Combines begins at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana in just over a week. It will be a huge opportunity to teams to get a feel for the players through athletic testing, interviews and meetings. For the wide receiver group there will be 55 attending. Raiders Wire put together a list of all 55.
Two of those 55 receivers hail from the University of Texas with Devin Duvernay and Collin Johnson. Both receivers are looking to prove they have what it takes to be building blocks with NFL organizations. At this point in most mock drafts and top draft boards, both are season as early day three selections (round four).
Devin Duvernay took over the mantle as the best receiver at Texas in his senior year, finishing second behind Jordan Shipley for the best single season as a Longhorn with his performances. Duvernay finished eighth all-time in Texas history for receiving yards, fellow draft hopeful Collin Johnson finished 5th.
The entire process of the combine is one important piece to the entire scouting puzzle. Most skills just confirm what teams and scouts saw on tape or in person but a poor agility test could raise red flags. Last year D.K. Metcalf had a poor performance in his three cone testing. Many saw him as the top wide receiver in the NFL Draft. He dropped to the second round.
During the process there is also a medical exam for teams to consider when selecting a player. For Johnson, that part will be a big part of his evaluation. Johnson will hoping to get a clean bill of health after missing half the season with hamstring issues. With positive displays in Indy, both Texas receivers could find themselves finding a way into late day two draft selections.