6 players whose draft stock fell after combine

Some players tested low athletically when it was not expected.

With the conclusion of the NFL combine, many players helped their stock for the NFL draft. Not all did.

Some hurt their stock at least a little. Who are those players?

Auburn DT Derrick Brown

Brown has great tape but testing very low athletically. His 8.22-second three-cone is in the first percentile of his position group. While mock drafts still have him going in or neat the top ten, unless he tests well at his pro day, he will likely see a slide on draft day.

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J.R. Reed on former Georgia football teammates invited to NFL Combine

In his final appearance before media members at the NFL Combine, J.R. Reed took time to acknowledge the impact of his Georgia teammates.

In his final appearance before media members at the NFL Scouting Combine, Georgia’s J.R. Reed took time to acknowledge the impact his Bulldog teammates imposed upon him.

“It’s amazing, man. I miss my defensive teammates. I think some of them need to be here.”

Georgia fans could argue that there are several spurned Bulldogs who deserved an invitation. One former letterman took to Twitter to protest Tyler Clark’s omission from the Combine’s list of participants.

Continuing his praise, Reed proceeded:

“Seeing my offensive guys and seeing the guys I came up with and played with for a while…seeing those guys go out there to do well and perform, man, it means a lot.”

As a do-it-all safety who had to defend against that offense in months’ worth of inter-team practices, Reed then fielded questions on his perception of the future of Georgia’s offense.

“We’re definitely gonna run the ball, I can tell you that. Now, everything else? I don’t know anything about that.”

Further denying any inside information, the projected draft pick answered again:

“I haven’t really been back [in Athens] to get into details about the offense, but I can tell you we’re going to run the ball.”

Watch the full exit interview:

Former Georgia football S J.R. Reed: “I can do it all”

J.R. Reed has the confidence you’d expect from a standout safety.

In his exit interview at the NFL Scouting Combine, the recently departed Georgia Bulldog used his opening remarks to ensure that it cannot possibly be overstated:

J.R. Reed is versatile. J.R. Reed is willing to play anywhere to help his team. J.R. Reed is capable of shutting down his opponents’ best offensive player.

“I definitely can do it all. I can play the nickel spot, the money spot on third down, the free [safety] and the strong [safety]. If you want me to line up at Mack [inside linebacker] and we need to play quarter, I can do it all.”

Reed continued:

“I’m a safety that can come down in the box, I’m a safety that has range, I’m a safety that can go down and lock up your best tight end.”

Just to make sure coaches and media members got the message, Reed reiterated.

“From a safety standpoint, a DB standpoint, I can do it all.”

J.R. Reed, the son of NFL veteran Jake Reed, transferred to Georgia from the University of Tulsa in 2016. Previously rated as a two-star prospect, all he managed to do was start every regular season game in red and black and help win a Rose Bowl along the way.

Born with an NFL mentality unto an NFL family, Reed’s message is clear:

J.R. Reed is and always has been ready to do it all in the defensive backfield.

Former Georgia football RB Brian Herrien shares heartwarming Nick Chubb story at NFL Combine

Two legendary Georgia pros have confidence Brian Herrien is capable of achieving a similar future, and because of them, Herrien is, too.

Brian Herrien was a last-second addition to Kirby Smart’s first recruiting class at the University of Georgia, a recruiting class half comprised of Mark Richt holdovers.

Due to issues with his grades early on in high school, Herrien was by no means a highly exposed recruit. Until he got his grades right and qualified for UGA, he was ranked by only one recruiting service and was listed as a very low three-star.

He arrived in Athens in June 2016 and made nearly immediate impact. His first touch as a Dawg was a 19 yard touchdown run late into Kirby Smart’s first game at the helm for his alma mater, sealing a win over North Carolina in the Georgia Dome (rest in pieces). He would go on to rush for 1,394 more yards and 12 more touchdowns without a single fumble in a four-year career.

Herrien, in an media appearance at this week’s NFL Combine, says that he has a number of teammates to thank for his success at Georgia.

According to Herrien, Nick Chubb had something he wanted to tell him at halftime of the 2018 Rose Bowl. It never came up, so weeks later Herrien sent a text message to Chubb, who was training prior to the NFL Combine.

Chubb remarked that he’d rather have told Herrien in person as opposed to over the phone, but Herrien describes the rest of the interaction.

“He was just telling me ‘go show them who you are. Tell them that you can be a starter and show them that you can be that guy. Me and Sony [Michel] was always telling you that.'”

As a young tailback behind two proven stars and future NFL Draft picks, the encouragement was monumental for Herrien.

“He was always encouraging me, always telling me that he could see it, that Sony could see it.”

He continued:

“It meant a lot because because he was an older guy and one who was [on the roster] before me.”

Herrien follows in his former teammates’ footsteps having received his invitation to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. Chubb and Michel performed strongly and were subsequently drafted in the first two rounds.

Two legendary Georgia pros have confidence Brian Herrien is capable of a similar future, and because of them, Herrien probably is, too.

NFL Combine: Which Saints players performed the best in past events?

The 2020 NFL Scouting Combine is set to begin, where New Orleans Saints stars like Alvin Kamara and Demario Davis have impressed in the past

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Athletic testing at the NFL Scouting Combine will kick off tonight, so we took a deep dive into the current New Orleans Saints roster to find how they performed in years past. For this exercise we will only use data from combine history, but will give a few honorable mentions to those players who only participated in pro day workouts.

We collected all of our data from Pro Football Reference and NFL.com. The events we’re focusing on include the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump and the three-cone drill.

Here’s a quick refresher; thankfully, the 40-yard dash is self-explanatory. For bench pressing, each athlete must see how many times they can lift 225 pounds. The vertical jump tests their highest leap, while the broad jump measures how far they can leap horizontally, both from a standing position. Finally, the three-cone drill test agility and quickness in a short area.

40-Yard Dash

CB Marshon Lattimore – 4.36 seconds
TE Jared Cook – 4.37 seconds
CB Janoris Jenkins – 4.46 seconds
C.J. Gardner-Johnson – 4.48 seconds
FS Saquan Hampton – 4.48 seconds

Honorable mentions: Keith Kirkwood (4.45) and Deonte Harris (4.48), who would ranked inside the top five with the results from their pro days. Because testing conditions are not standardized at pro day workouts throughout the country, we’re only considering combine results for the top spots.

Bench Press

LB Demario Davis – 32 reps
DE Mario Edwards – 32 reps
DE Cameron Jordan – 31 reps
T Terron Armstead – 31 reps
C Erik McCoy – 29 reps

Honorable mentions: Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins and right guard Larry Warford, who each recorded 28 bench press reps at the combine.

Vertical Jump

FS Marcus Williams – 43.5 inches
TE Jared Cook – 41 inches
RB Alvin Kamara – 39.5 inches
CB Patrick Robinson – 39 inches
LB Demario Davis – 38.5 inches

Honorable mentions: Cornerback Marshon Lattimore (38.5) and wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith (37.5). Tight end Josh Hill also recorded a 36.5-inch vertical jump at his pro day.

Broad Jump

CB Marshon Lattimore – 132 inches
RB Alvin Kamara – 131 inches
WR Tre’Quan Smith – 130 inches
FS Marcus Williams – 129 inches
WR Michael Thomas – 126 inches

Honorable mention: Tight end Josh Hill and wide receiver Keith Kirkwood, who each leaped 127 inches at their pro days and would have ranked inside the top five among active Saints players.

Three-Cone Drill

WR Krishawn Hogan – 6.74 seconds
WR Michael Thomas – 6.80 seconds
FS Marcus Williams – 6.85 seconds
LB Alex Anzalone – 6.88 seconds
CB Janoris Jenkins – 6.95 seconds

Honorable mention: Linebacker Kaden Ellis, who timed this drill in just 6.63 seconds during his pro day, which would have ranked best among every Saints player on the current roster. Wide receiver Deonte Harris (6.82) also would have ranked inside the top five based on his pro day results.

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Georgia football alumnus not happy Tyler Clark left out of NFL Combine

A former Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman took to twitter to express his disappointment in Tyler Clark’s lack of invitation to the NFL Combine.

This week, the NFL released its full list of draft prospects invited to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. The draft hopefuls will engage in several position-specific skills tests spread across several days, beginning February 27 in Indianapolis.

Of the 337 college standouts summoned to Lucas Oil Stadium, ten arrive by way of Athens, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs are among the best-represented college programs at this year’s edition of the Combine, but one former letterman believes there was a glaring exclusion.

Former Bulldog defensive lineman Toby Johnson, who suited up in Silver Britches in 2013 and 2014, took to twitter to express his disappointment in Tyler Clark’s lack of invitation to the event.

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Clark saw serious action even his his true freshman season in 2016 and was huge contributor in his career beyond. It is worth noting that this is a draft class heavy with defensive line prospects, and maybe that’s the only way this snub makes sense, but a snub is a snub regardless.

It’s nearly certain that Johnson, who was recently signed to play in the new XFL, isn’t the only Dawg feeling disgust.