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Texas A&M's Chrstine Michael |
Written by Tiger Hebert
- Geno Smith still has many question marks about his accuracy but he showed that not only was he incredibly productive in college, but he is a much better athlete than many people may have realized.
- Overall, the quarterback group seemed to lack any players that really stood out from the crowd.
- Tavon Austin was blazingly fast running an unofficial 4.25 with a final "official" 4.34. Austin showed excellent burst and long speed as was expected, but his 40 time was even better than advertised. Further he showed excellent hands seemed natural in positional drills, he may not escape the first round.
- Texas A&M's Ryan Swope surprised with a much faster 40 time than many expected when he ran a 4.34 with a 1.47 split, showing he could be more than just a possession receiver at the next level.
- Denard Robinson's best time was 4.4, but more importantly he showed better hands than what were on display at the Senior Bowl. He will still be a project player taken in the later rounds, but this improved his stock.
- Overall the running back group was a bit of a let down to me, because I expected that with the abundance of smaller backs that we would see more burners today. However many of the players that I thought would torch the 40 ran in 4.5s or higher.
- Only two running backs ran sub 4.4 forties today.
- Arkansas running back Knile Davis became relevant again today after putting on a show. The 227 pound back ran an official 4.37 and did 31 reps on the bench. If he can prove that he has put his medical problems behind him, teams will really need spend more time evaluating him and why he struggled so much in 2012.
- Christine Michael is a player that I find very intriguing. He has red flags for have some off the field issues, including having issues with his coaching staff at Texas A&M. Without knowing the details it is hard to tell if there is a lack of maturity or if the player can be trusted, but his talent is unmistakable. Today he ran a 4.54 at 220 lbs and had an impressive 1.51 second 10-yard split. He also hammered out 27 reps. One thing that stood out beyond the numbers was watching him run through the positional drills. He ran angry, even during the drills. This guy might be a huge risk, but I think he could be special.
- I did not really know anything about Johnathan Franklin, but apparently I will be watching some film now after watching and hearing about him today. Former NFL coach Jim Mora Jr., who coached him at UCLA gave a glowing endorsement of the young man. He said Franklin reminded him of a running back that he coached in the NFL named Warrick Dunn. He said that he was like Dunn both as a running back, but more importantly as a person. Saying that Franklin was the most impressive combination of talent and character that he has ever coached in his 30 years of experience.
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