NFL Combine is Over, Time To Dream!

The College Players were strutting their stuff!  4o yard dash, bench press, vertical jump & many, many drills!  What did you think?  I will randomly look a players & positions that caught my eye!

Here goes..........  first the obvious!

Speed, 40 yard dash - straight ahead speed!

Of all positions, we have 3 people at 4.32 - all d-backs.  My choice would be Denzel Ward, Ohio State.  At 5'10 & 190 lbs, not very big but speed & speed makes up for mistakes!  My surprise, Penn State safety, Troy Apke, running a 4.35.  And he has good size at 6'2" & 198 lbs and (he also had a 41 inch vertical jump)  And last, of course, Saquon Barkley, running a 4.40 at 6' & 233 lbs! (and a 41 inch vertical jump & benched 225 lbs, 29 times!)  So, there is three possibilities.

Top bench press, of ALL prospects?

Remember the weight, 225 pounds.

I will go with the top at 42 reps, Harrison Phillips, Stanford, at 6'4" & 307 pounds.  A Stanford player should be intelligent, more to come!  How about D-line, Vita Via!  "Double V", or "V squared", or just "V-V", the possibilities are endless!!! Plus at 6'4 & 347 pounds!  And, 41 reps!  Need this guy!  And last, Kylie Fitts.  This is a stretch, need more research - but, 31 reps, 4.69, in 40 yard dash and at 6'4" & 263 pounds.  Plus, do you see the theme, GREAT NAME! He was give teams, "FITTS!"

And last, vertical jump!

Get that ball!  Block that pass!  Love vertical jumpers!!!!  My name to start. Mile Gesicki, Penn State, tight end!!  First, he WAS the best at 41.5 inches!  And, he is 6'5" & 247 pounds AND a tight end!  The Packers NEED a tight end!!!  Plus, he ran a 4.54 in the forty!!!!  Next name, DJ Clark, vertical of 40 inches, and 4.34 forty time and at 6'3" - 199 pounds!  And, a wide receiver!!  And last, Oren Burks, at linebacker, jumped 39.5 inches & ran a 4.59 forty and by the way 6'3" - 233 pounds!  That is one athletic line backer from Vanderbilt!

Let's review!

1 - Denzel Ward, Ohio State - 5'10 & 190 lbs, position CB

2 - Troy Apke, Penn State - 6'2" & 198 lbs, position S 

3 - Saquon Barkley, Penn State - 6' & 233 lbs, position RB

4 - Harrison Phillips, Stanford - 6'4" & 307 lbs, position OL  

5 - Vita Via, Washington - 6'4 & 347 lbs, position DL 

6 - Kylie Fitts, Utah - 6'4" & 263 lbs, position DE or OLB

7 - Mile Gesicki, Penn State - 6'5" & 247 lbs, position TE

8 - DJ Clark, LSU - 6'3" & 199 lbs, position WR  

9 - Oren Burks, Vandy - 6'3" - 233 lbs, position LB

More to come!