Teams that miss out on the top half of this year’s talent wide receiver class might be overjoyed if the Boise State product is staring them in the face come Day Three. The first box that Hightower checks, particularly a vertical threat, is speed. He ran a 4.43 40-yard dash at the Combine in Indianapolis, with a 1.49 10-yard split, a split that placed him in the 98th percentile among wide receivers. This is not just track speed, however, as it shows up on tape. Vertical threats need to have great ball tracking skills downfield, and that is a box that Hightower checks as well. (Brian Losness-USA TODAY Sports)
Teams that miss out on the top half of this year’s talent wide receiver class might be overjoyed if the Boise State product is staring them in the face come Day Three. The first box that Hightower checks, particularly a vertical threat, is speed. He ran a 4.43 40-yard dash at the Combine in Indianapolis, with a 1.49 10-yard split, a split that placed him in the 98th percentile among wide receivers. This is not just track speed, however, as it shows up on tape. Vertical threats need to have great ball tracking skills downfield, and that is a box that Hightower checks as well. (Brian Losness-USA TODAY Sports)