longtimer
03-02-2005, 01:45 AM
INDIANAPOLIS – The RCA Dome was noticeably quieter Monday as the 2005 NFL scouting combine started winding down. As of 9 a.m., all 333 prospects had been measured, poked and prodded by physicians and administered the league-standard taped interviews. Those that elected to participate in the 225-pound bench press also had done so. The rest of the day was dedicated to tight ends and defensive linemen running 40-yard dashes and completing their agility and position drills.
Below is a positional breakdown of Monday's combine workout. I will follow this report up with one Wednesday that will detail the results of Tuesday's concluding session, which features linebacker and defensive back workouts.
Defensive ends
Participation has been up at this year's combine compared with that of the last several years. However, the defensive end class did not reflect that trend. The linebackers and defensive backs still need to work out Tuesday, but the defensive end class takes the prize so far for the group possessing the most bystanders.
The list of prospects who did not run and/or work out includes Chris Canty (late because of travel issues), Shaun Cody (own choice), Trent Cole (pneumonia), Jim Davis (shoulder), George Gause (own choice), Shawne Merriman (own choice), Kevin Huntley (ACL), Ryan Riddle (hamstring), Marcus Spears (ACL) and Justin Tuck (own choice).
Of that group, the most mysterious decisions were those made by Gause and Merriman, as Gause is a middle-round prospect in no position to bypass the opportunity and Merriman is supposed to be a "workout warrior" who should shine in a forum such as this.
Seventeen defensive linemen worked out after practice as outside linebackers: Vincent Burns, Dan Cody, Cole, Chauncey Davis, Andre Frazier, Jonathan Goddard, Merriman, Jonathan Babineaux, Erasmus James, Khari Long, David McMillan, Eric Moore, David Pollack, Riddle, Matt Roth, Tuck and Jonathan Welsh. Unfortunately, the workouts of the few top defensive ends who did work out (Pollack, Roth and James) ranged from decent to poor.
Pollack and Roth didn't hurt themselves this week, but they didn't improve their stock, either. Both were impressive in the weight room, as Roth finished with 26 reps on the bench press and Pollack with 25. However, their respective 40-yard dash times in the low 4.8's didn't ease concerns regarding their potential to transfer their collegiate pass rush production to the NFL.
James' workout was even less inspiring, as he posted 40 times of 4.86 and 4.81. Others who hurt their draft stock with poor showings on the track were Bill Swancutt (5.03), Simon Fraser (5.10) and Moore (4.85). On the flip side, Welsh (4.59), Goddard (4.63) and McMillan (4.52) turned heads with their explosive running performances.
Finally, Jovan Haye, an early-entry addition to the 2005 draft, is an intriguing late Day 1 prospect who really shined during drills Monday. He was a bit of an enigma coming into the process because he was a pass rushing specialist early in his collegiate career but added nearly 30 pounds over the course of the last two seasons and became less explosive but much more complete. Haye had a good 40-yard dash time (4.75), especially for a player his size (284 pounds). His arm length (34.2 inches), hand size (11 inches) and bench press (33 reps) also drew raves.
Defensive Ends
Prospect, School Ht. Wt. Arm Hand Bench 40
Adrian Awasom, N. Texas 6041 273 34.3 10.3 23 5.00
Vincent Burns, Kentucky 6003 267 34.1 9.3 25 4.78
Dan Cody, Oklahoma 6054 254 32.5 9.7
Trent Cole, Cincinnati 6022 236 33.4 9.5
Chauncey Davis, Florida St. 6017 279 34.4 9.5 22 4.75
Jim Davis, Va. Tech 6034 277 32.4 10
Adell Duckett, Texas Tech 6033 270 33.6 10 14 4.81
Simon Fraser, Ohio State 6055 288 33.2 9.4 23 4.97
Andre Frazier, Cincinnati 6045 234 34.4 9.3 19 4.69
George Gause, S. Carolina 6047 275 33.4 9.2
Jonathan Goddard, Marsh. 6002 238 30.5 9.4 27 4.68
Jovan Haye, Vanderbilt 6020 284 34.2 11 33 4.75
Kevin Huntley, Kansas State 6066 267 34.3 10.2
Erasmus James, Wisconsin 6041 266 33 9.5 4.81
Tyler King, Connecticut 6054 271 33.2 9.3 21 4.83
Khari Long, Baylor 6035 257 35 10.4 4.70
David McMillan, Kansas 6030 262 33.2 9.5
Shawne Merriman, Maryland 6043 272 33.5 9.4 25
Eric Moore, Florida State 6042 268 33.3 9.6 4.84
David Pollack, Georgia 6021 265 30.4 10.1 4.79
Ryan Riddle, California 6016 256 33.4 9.1
Matt Roth, Iowa 6036 278 31.3 10.5
Marcus Spears, LSU 6040 307 33 10.4
Bill Swancutt, Oregon State 6040 270 33.1 10.1 5.00
Benard Thomas, Nebraska 6037 269 32.7 10 4.93
Justin Tuck, Notre Dame 6050 268 32.6 10
Jonathan Welsh, Wisconsin 6032 244 33.6 10.5 4.58
Note: In NFL scouting circles, heights are listed in four-digit form. The first digit represents feet, the second two represent inches, and the fourth represents eighths of an inch. So, the listing 6037 translates to 6-foot-3 7/8.
Defensive tackles
Anttaj Hawthorne surprised people when he elected to run both of his 40-yard dashes. In retrospect, he probably wishes he had held off. Hawthorne did weigh in at 321 pounds, but his times of 5.26 and 5.25 were disappointing.
Larry Burt and Albert Means take home the prizes for the worst 40 times of the defensive linemen who ran. Burt weighs only 304 pounds but ran a combine-worst time of 5.41. Means is at least 318 pounds, but his times of 5.47 and 5.48 were embarrassing nonetheless. Travis Johnson (own choice) and Mike Patterson (hip flexor strain) sat out both the running and drill portion of the workout, while Cody did the drills but not the 40-yard dash.
The player who improved his draft stock the most out of this group was Luis Castillo. The 303-pound DT/NT prospect was the fastest at his position with impressive 40-yard dash times of 4.79 and 4.81. He also showed excellent feet during his position drills and is known to be a tough, hardworking and aggressive player on the field.
The defensive tackle class as a whole is undersized this year, as 13 of the 23 in Indy this week weighed in at less than 300 pounds. Other defensive tackles who helped their causes in Indy this week include Darrell Shropshire (4.87 best in the 40) and Sione Pouha (5.06 in the 40 at 325 pounds). Defensive Tackles
Prospect, School Ht. Wt. Arm Hand Bench 40
Lorenzo Alexander, California 6020 289 31.2 9.4 5.07
Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa 6021 286 32.1 9.7 4.83
Anthony Bryant, Alabama 6030 337 33.3 9.6 22 5.12
Tim Bulman, Boston College 6034 294 32 9.6 4.97
Larry Burt, Miami Ohio 6020 304 31.2 9.3 22 5.37
Shaun Cody, USC 6040 293 31.1 10
Eric Coleman, Clemson 6047 288 33.5 11.1 27 5.09
Atiyyah Ellison, Missouri 6042 305 33.3 9.1 5.17
Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin 6033 321 33 9.5 21 5.25
Travis Johnson, Florida State 6035 305 32.3 10.1
Lynn McGruder, Oklahoma 6013 307 32.2 10.2 28 5.00
Mike Montgomery, Texas A&M 6047 276 35.7 10.2 4.97
C.J. Mosley, Missouri 6020 314 33.2 10 5.10
Mike Patterson, USC 5115 292 33.2 10.2
Sione Pouha, Utah 6033 325 33.2 10.3 32 5.06
Derreck Robinson, Iowa 6042 289 32.6 10.2 4.98
Darrell Shropshire, S. Carolina 6022 301 32.5 9.3 25 4.87
Jimmy Verdon, Arizona State 6031 280 32.5 9.4 5.00
Below is a positional breakdown of Monday's combine workout. I will follow this report up with one Wednesday that will detail the results of Tuesday's concluding session, which features linebacker and defensive back workouts.
Defensive ends
Participation has been up at this year's combine compared with that of the last several years. However, the defensive end class did not reflect that trend. The linebackers and defensive backs still need to work out Tuesday, but the defensive end class takes the prize so far for the group possessing the most bystanders.
The list of prospects who did not run and/or work out includes Chris Canty (late because of travel issues), Shaun Cody (own choice), Trent Cole (pneumonia), Jim Davis (shoulder), George Gause (own choice), Shawne Merriman (own choice), Kevin Huntley (ACL), Ryan Riddle (hamstring), Marcus Spears (ACL) and Justin Tuck (own choice).
Of that group, the most mysterious decisions were those made by Gause and Merriman, as Gause is a middle-round prospect in no position to bypass the opportunity and Merriman is supposed to be a "workout warrior" who should shine in a forum such as this.
Seventeen defensive linemen worked out after practice as outside linebackers: Vincent Burns, Dan Cody, Cole, Chauncey Davis, Andre Frazier, Jonathan Goddard, Merriman, Jonathan Babineaux, Erasmus James, Khari Long, David McMillan, Eric Moore, David Pollack, Riddle, Matt Roth, Tuck and Jonathan Welsh. Unfortunately, the workouts of the few top defensive ends who did work out (Pollack, Roth and James) ranged from decent to poor.
Pollack and Roth didn't hurt themselves this week, but they didn't improve their stock, either. Both were impressive in the weight room, as Roth finished with 26 reps on the bench press and Pollack with 25. However, their respective 40-yard dash times in the low 4.8's didn't ease concerns regarding their potential to transfer their collegiate pass rush production to the NFL.
James' workout was even less inspiring, as he posted 40 times of 4.86 and 4.81. Others who hurt their draft stock with poor showings on the track were Bill Swancutt (5.03), Simon Fraser (5.10) and Moore (4.85). On the flip side, Welsh (4.59), Goddard (4.63) and McMillan (4.52) turned heads with their explosive running performances.
Finally, Jovan Haye, an early-entry addition to the 2005 draft, is an intriguing late Day 1 prospect who really shined during drills Monday. He was a bit of an enigma coming into the process because he was a pass rushing specialist early in his collegiate career but added nearly 30 pounds over the course of the last two seasons and became less explosive but much more complete. Haye had a good 40-yard dash time (4.75), especially for a player his size (284 pounds). His arm length (34.2 inches), hand size (11 inches) and bench press (33 reps) also drew raves.
Defensive Ends
Prospect, School Ht. Wt. Arm Hand Bench 40
Adrian Awasom, N. Texas 6041 273 34.3 10.3 23 5.00
Vincent Burns, Kentucky 6003 267 34.1 9.3 25 4.78
Dan Cody, Oklahoma 6054 254 32.5 9.7
Trent Cole, Cincinnati 6022 236 33.4 9.5
Chauncey Davis, Florida St. 6017 279 34.4 9.5 22 4.75
Jim Davis, Va. Tech 6034 277 32.4 10
Adell Duckett, Texas Tech 6033 270 33.6 10 14 4.81
Simon Fraser, Ohio State 6055 288 33.2 9.4 23 4.97
Andre Frazier, Cincinnati 6045 234 34.4 9.3 19 4.69
George Gause, S. Carolina 6047 275 33.4 9.2
Jonathan Goddard, Marsh. 6002 238 30.5 9.4 27 4.68
Jovan Haye, Vanderbilt 6020 284 34.2 11 33 4.75
Kevin Huntley, Kansas State 6066 267 34.3 10.2
Erasmus James, Wisconsin 6041 266 33 9.5 4.81
Tyler King, Connecticut 6054 271 33.2 9.3 21 4.83
Khari Long, Baylor 6035 257 35 10.4 4.70
David McMillan, Kansas 6030 262 33.2 9.5
Shawne Merriman, Maryland 6043 272 33.5 9.4 25
Eric Moore, Florida State 6042 268 33.3 9.6 4.84
David Pollack, Georgia 6021 265 30.4 10.1 4.79
Ryan Riddle, California 6016 256 33.4 9.1
Matt Roth, Iowa 6036 278 31.3 10.5
Marcus Spears, LSU 6040 307 33 10.4
Bill Swancutt, Oregon State 6040 270 33.1 10.1 5.00
Benard Thomas, Nebraska 6037 269 32.7 10 4.93
Justin Tuck, Notre Dame 6050 268 32.6 10
Jonathan Welsh, Wisconsin 6032 244 33.6 10.5 4.58
Note: In NFL scouting circles, heights are listed in four-digit form. The first digit represents feet, the second two represent inches, and the fourth represents eighths of an inch. So, the listing 6037 translates to 6-foot-3 7/8.
Defensive tackles
Anttaj Hawthorne surprised people when he elected to run both of his 40-yard dashes. In retrospect, he probably wishes he had held off. Hawthorne did weigh in at 321 pounds, but his times of 5.26 and 5.25 were disappointing.
Larry Burt and Albert Means take home the prizes for the worst 40 times of the defensive linemen who ran. Burt weighs only 304 pounds but ran a combine-worst time of 5.41. Means is at least 318 pounds, but his times of 5.47 and 5.48 were embarrassing nonetheless. Travis Johnson (own choice) and Mike Patterson (hip flexor strain) sat out both the running and drill portion of the workout, while Cody did the drills but not the 40-yard dash.
The player who improved his draft stock the most out of this group was Luis Castillo. The 303-pound DT/NT prospect was the fastest at his position with impressive 40-yard dash times of 4.79 and 4.81. He also showed excellent feet during his position drills and is known to be a tough, hardworking and aggressive player on the field.
The defensive tackle class as a whole is undersized this year, as 13 of the 23 in Indy this week weighed in at less than 300 pounds. Other defensive tackles who helped their causes in Indy this week include Darrell Shropshire (4.87 best in the 40) and Sione Pouha (5.06 in the 40 at 325 pounds). Defensive Tackles
Prospect, School Ht. Wt. Arm Hand Bench 40
Lorenzo Alexander, California 6020 289 31.2 9.4 5.07
Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa 6021 286 32.1 9.7 4.83
Anthony Bryant, Alabama 6030 337 33.3 9.6 22 5.12
Tim Bulman, Boston College 6034 294 32 9.6 4.97
Larry Burt, Miami Ohio 6020 304 31.2 9.3 22 5.37
Shaun Cody, USC 6040 293 31.1 10
Eric Coleman, Clemson 6047 288 33.5 11.1 27 5.09
Atiyyah Ellison, Missouri 6042 305 33.3 9.1 5.17
Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin 6033 321 33 9.5 21 5.25
Travis Johnson, Florida State 6035 305 32.3 10.1
Lynn McGruder, Oklahoma 6013 307 32.2 10.2 28 5.00
Mike Montgomery, Texas A&M 6047 276 35.7 10.2 4.97
C.J. Mosley, Missouri 6020 314 33.2 10 5.10
Mike Patterson, USC 5115 292 33.2 10.2
Sione Pouha, Utah 6033 325 33.2 10.3 32 5.06
Derreck Robinson, Iowa 6042 289 32.6 10.2 4.98
Darrell Shropshire, S. Carolina 6022 301 32.5 9.3 25 4.87
Jimmy Verdon, Arizona State 6031 280 32.5 9.4 5.00