Looking Ahead...

Now that the combine is wrapped up, I just wanted to give everyone a quick look at two major features upcoming on Draft Daily!

Draft Daily will be introducing its first DOUBLE-D BIG BOARD on Saturday, March 2nd ranking the top prospects in this year's draft class!

Then the following day I'll be introducing my first MOCK DRAFT on Sunday, March 3rd taking a crack at how the first round will unfold!

And of course I'll report and break down major draft stories should something develop before then! I hope you're excited for what's to come and as always, thanks for reading!

Combine Day 4 Recap

Story of the Day
Former LSU CB Tyrann Mathieu. There may have been players coming in with higher grades today but there's no one I wanted to see more than the honeybadger. How would he look after a year off? Would he test poorly as expected? These questions were answered for me as he looked to be in great shape and turned in an overall solid day at the combine. The biggest concerns scouts have, outside of his off the field troubles, are his size and speed but he helped alleviate some of those issues today by posting an okay 4.50 40 time. On top of that, he looked very smooth in his backpedal and in transition, and he displayed the natural ball skills that made him such a playmaker at LSU. He had one of the best overall workouts in the drills portion and may have improved his stock today more than anyone else. If he interviewed well with teams this week, I could see him being a Day 2 pick which is great for him considering where he was a few months ago.
(Photo Credit: Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Others that Impressed

• Syracuse S Shamarko Thomas. He was a top performer in the 40 yard dash and the bench press. He's very built at 5'9" and 213 lbs. and looks like a running back. He was a big hitter with speed in college and that translated to the stopwatch today with his 4.42 40. Currently a Day 2 prospect.
• Washington CB Desmond Trufant. He kept his Senior Bowl momentum rolling today at the combine. He ran a top time in the 40 (4.38) and looked good in drills. Should be a Day 2 pick as well.
• Day 3 prospects Steve Williams (California) and Darius Slay (Mississippi St.). Williams posted a solid 4.42 40 time and was a top performer in vertical and broad jump. Slay ran the fastest 40 of the day with a 4.36 and turned some heads with his speed.

Disappointments

• Top CB prospect Dee Milliner (Alabama). People will say that this workout  didn't matter and they're right, he looked good on film all year where it counts and will still almost certainly be a top 10 pick. But the bottom line is that he didn't look very good today. He was very sloppy in his backpedal and dropped way too many balls. Posted a great 40 time (4.37) but had an overall poor day after that.
• Possible first round CB Johnthan Banks (Mississippi St.). An overall unimpressive showing. He started the day by running a disappointing 4.61 and didn't really do anything to improve his day from there. Mediocre work out and not something you'd expect from a first round pick.

Results from Day 4 (DB, S)

Here are the official 40-yard dash times and bench press results from the defensive back and safety group. The players are ordered alphabetically. I will bold the players that I think are first round talents and an asterisk denotes a top performance in that category.

DB
Johnny Adams (Michigan St.) - 4.48; 16 reps*
Robert Alford (Southeastern Louisiana) - 4.39*; 17 reps*
David Amerson (N.C. State) - 4.44; 15 reps*
Marc Anthony (California) - 4.63; 12 reps
Johnthan Banks (Mississippi St.) - 4.61; 10 reps
Adrian Bushell (Louisville) - 4.58; 17 reps*
Sanders Commings (Georgia) - 4.41*; DNP
Will Davis (Utah St.) - 4.51; 16 reps*
Mike Edwards (Hawaii) - 4.56; 14 reps
Dwayne Gratz (Connecticut) - 4.47; 22 reps*
Terry Hawthorne (Illinois) - 4.44; 13 reps
D.J. Hayden (Houston) - DNP; DNP
Aaron Hester (UCLA) - 4.62; DNP
Josh Johnson (Purdue) - 4.65; 16 reps*
Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) - 4.50; 4 reps
Demetrius McCray (Appalachian St.) - 4.54; 4 reps
Leon McFadden (San Diego St.) - 4.54; 10 reps
Brandon McGee (Miami) - 4.40*; 14 reps
Dee Milliner (Alabama) - 4.37*; DNP
Jordan Poyer (Oregon St.) - 4.54; 8 reps
Greg Reid (Florida St.) - DNP; 10 reps
Xavier Rhodes (Florida St.) - 4.43; 14 reps
Nickell Robey (USC) - 4.53; 10 reps
Logan Ryan (Rutgers) - 4.56; 14 reps
Tharold Simon (LSU) - 4.51; 9 reps
Darius Slay (Mississippi St.) - 4.36*; 14 reps
Daxton Swanson (Sam Houston St.) - 4.56; 15 reps*
Rod Sweeting (Georgia Tech) - 4.42*; 11 reps
Jamar Taylor (Boise St.) - 4.39*; 22 reps*
Desmond Trufant (Washington) - 4.38*; 16 reps*
B.W. Webb (William & Mary) - 4.51; 14 reps
Kayvon Webster (South Florida) - 4.41*; 14 reps
Steve Williams (California) - 4.42*; 12 reps
Khalid Wooten (Nevada) - 4.53; 17 reps*
Blidi Wreh-Wilson (Connecticut) - 4.53; 14 reps

S
Josh Boyett (Oregon) - DNP; 27 reps*
John Cyprien (Florida International) - DNP; DNP
Matt Elam (Florida) - 4.54*; 17 reps
Josh Evans (Florida) - 4.58; DNP
Micah Hyde (Iowa) - 4.56; 12 reps
Tony Jefferson (Oklahoma) - 4.75; 16 reps
Keelan Johnson (Arizona State) - 4.54*; 12 reps
Robert Lester (Alabama) - 4.66; DNP
T.J. McDonald (USC) - 4.59; 19 reps*
Bradley McDougald (Kansas) - 4.74; 19 reps*
Rontez Miles (California-PA) - 4.62; DNP
Zeke Motta (Notre Dame) - 4.83; 11 reps
Bacarri Rambo (Georgia) - DNP; 17 reps
Eric Reid (LSU) - 4.53*; 17 reps
Jamoris Slaughter (Notre Dame) - DNP; DNP
Daimion Stafford (Nebraska) - 4.69; 21 reps*
Jawanza Starling (USC) - 4.64; 17 reps
D.J. Swearinger (South Carolina) - 4.67; 17 reps
Shamarko Thomas (Syracuse) - 4.42*; 28 reps*
Phillip Thomas (Fresno St.) - 4.65; 14 reps
Kenny Vaccaro (Texas) - 4.63; 15 reps
J.J. Wilcox (Georgia Southern) - 4.57; 17 reps
Duke Williams (Nevada) - DNP; DNP
Shawn Williams (Georgia) - 4.46*; 25 reps*
Earl Wolff (N.C. State) - 4.44*; DNP

Star Lotulelei's Health

I was asked on Twitter by a loyal follower to address the Star Lotulelei situation. For those of you who don't know, the star Utah defensive tackle and likely top 10 pick was held out of all workouts this week after combine doctors discovered he has a heart condition, where according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, his left ventricle is pumping at 44% efficiency, well below the 55-70% average. (Photo Credit: Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)

What could this mean? Well we're not sure yet. It could be nothing, a false positive of sorts, and he may continue with all the normal pre-draft workouts as scheduled in the next couple weeks (pro day, team visits, etc.). On the other extreme, it could be a much more serious condition that could keep him away from the game long term. At this point, there's just too many unknowns. For instance, do we know how this condition could affect his play, both short and long term? How long has he had this condition? Has he played with it his whole life or is it a recent development? These are the questions teams' scouts, medical personnel, and even Lotulelei himself will seek to answer in the coming weeks. (He flew back to Utah yesterday to seek a second opinion.)

In the mean time, what we do know is that he was an outstanding defensive player last year and one can only hope he comes out of this okay.

Combine Day 3 Recap

Story of the Day
Notre Dame LB Manti Te'o. All eyes were on the Heisman trophy runner-up as he worked his way through Monday's on-field work. He started off the day posting a 4.82 second 40 time which was below average among the LB group but I'm not sweating it. Recent years have shown us that fast 40 times aren't necessary to perform at a high level at inside linebacker in this league. Look at Bengals starting linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Patriots starting linebacker Brandon Spikes as recent examples, who ran wretched 5.09 and 5.06 40 times in their respective years. Te'o's time didn't help his stock but I don't think it really hurt it either. He looked smooth in drills and I expect him to go in the first round despite the highly publicized catfishing scandal.
(Photo Credit: AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Others that Impressed

• Florida DT Sharrif Floyd. I loved the way the 6'3", 297 pounder moved out there today. He ran a 4.92 40 which is pretty good considering his size and looked very fluid and smooth in the drills. He's got great footwork and I think he's a top 5 talent.
• Physical freak defensive ends Barkevious Mingo, Dion Jordan, and Ezekiel Ansah. All of these guys performed well as expected. While listed as defensive ends today, I project them as 3-4 OLBs in the league. They all are likely first rounders.
• Day 2 prospects UConn LB Sio Moore, Georgia DE Cornelius Washington, and SMU DE Margus Hunt. Sio Moore performed well continuing his Senior Bowl momentum. Washington was a top performer on both 40-yard dash and bench press among the D-line group. And Hunt moved well and ran a 4.60 40 despite being 6'8".

Disappointments

• Texas A&M DE Damontre Moore. This is a kid who was in the top 10 on a lot of boards but only managed to put up 12 reps on the bench, lowest among the defensive linemen. He then had a poor 4.95 40 time on his first attempt, and pulled up possibly straining his hamstring on his second attempt. Just a bad day all around and his stock will certainly take a hit.
• First round prospects DE Bjoern Werner (FSU) and DT Sheldon Richardson (Mizzou). Neither of these guys had particularly bad days but they certainly didn't look like the top half first round prospects many project. In a stronger class like in years past, these guys would probably be closer to late first round, early second but due to the overall lack of standout talent at the top, they could go mid first.

Results from Day 3 (DL, LB)

Here are the official 40-yard dash times and bench press results from the defensive line and linebacker group. The players are ordered alphabetically. I will bold the players that I think are first round talents and an asterisk denotes a top performance in that category.

DL
Ziggy Ansah (BYU) - 4.63*; 21 reps
T.J. Barnes (Georgia Tech) - 5.30; 25 reps
David Bass (Missouri Western) - 4.84; 20 reps
Josh Boyd (Mississippi St.) - 5.14; 32 reps*
Armonty Bryant (East Central-Oklahoma) - 4.86; DNP
Michael Buchanan (Illinois) - 4.78*; 22 reps
Cornellius Carradine (Florida St.) - DNP; 28 reps
Everett Dawkins (Florida St.) - 5.06; 23 reps
Quinton Dial (Alabama) - DNP; DNP
Lavar Edwards (LSU) - 4.80*; DNP
Sharrif Floyd (Florida) - 4.92; DNP
Kwame Geathers (Georgia) - 5.44; DNP
William Gholston (Michigan St.) - 4.96; 23 reps
Malliciah Goodman (Clemson) - 4.87; 26 reps
Cory Grissom (South Florida) - 5.31; 22 reps
Johnathan Hankins (Ohio St.) - 5.31; DNP
Jordan Hill (Penn St.) - 5.23; 28 reps
Montori Hughes (Tennessee-Martin) - 5.23; 22 reps
Margus Hunt (SMU) - 4.60*; 38 reps*
John Jenkins (Georgia) - DNP; 30 reps*
Brandon Jenkins (Florida St.) - DNP; 18 reps
Chris Jones (Bowling Green) - 5.33; 30 reps*
Abry Jones (Georgia) - DNP; 30 reps*
Datone Jones (UCLA) - 4.80*; 29 reps
Dion Jordan (Oregon) - 4.60*; DNP
Joe Kruger (Utah) - 4.83; 24 reps
Corey Lemonier (Auburn) - 4.60*; 27 reps
Kapron Lewis-Moore (Notre Dame) - DNP; DNP
Bennie Logan (LSU) - DNP; 30 reps*
Star Lotulelei (Utah) - DNP; DNP
Stansly Maponga (TCU) - DNP; 30 reps*
Stacy McGee (Oklahoma) - DNP; DNP
Barkevious Mingo (LSU) - 4.58*; DNP
Sam Montgomery (LSU) - 4.81; DNP
Damontre Moore (Texas A&M) - 4.95; 12 reps
Alex Okafor (Texas) - DNP; 21 reps
Ty Powell (Harding) - 4.64*; 28 reps
Sheldon Richardson (Missouri) - 5.02; 30 reps*
Kawann Short (Purdue) - DNP; DNP
John Simon (Ohio St.) - DNP; DNP
Jared Smith (New Hampshire) - 5.08; 28 reps
Quanterus Smith (Western Kentucky) - DNP; DNP
Akeem Spence (Illinois) - 5.15; 37 reps*
Damion Square (Alabama) - DNP; DNP
Walter Stewart (Cincinnati) - DNP; DNP
Devin Taylor (South Carolina) - 4.72*; 14 reps
Bjoern Werner (Florida St.) - 4.83; 25 reps
Nate Williams (Ohio St.) - 4.88; 24 reps
Sylvester Williams (North Carolina) - 5.03; 27 reps
Jesse Williams (Alabama) - DNP; 30 reps*
Nick Williams (Samford) - 4.94; 28 reps
Trevardo Williams (Connecticut) - 4.57*; 30 reps*
Brandon Williams (Missouri Southern St.) - 5.37; 38 reps*
Tourek Williams (Florida International) - 4.92; 25

LB
Kiko Alonso (Oregon) - DNP; DNP
Sam Barrington (South Florida) - 4.91; 22 reps*
Steve Beauharnais (Rutgers) - 4.84; 19 reps
Jon Bostic (Florida) - 4.61*; 22 reps
Arthur Brown (Kansas St.) - DNP; DNP
Jamie Collins (Southern Miss) - 4.64*; 19 reps
Zaviar Gooden (Missouri) - 4.47*; 27 reps*
Khaseem Greene (Rutgers) - 4.71*; 17 reps
Brandon Hepburn (Florida A&M) - 4.68*; 21 reps
Gerald Hodges (Penn St.) - 4.78; 22 reps
DeVonte Holloman (South Carolina) - 4.76; 15 reps
Jelani Jenkins (Florida) - DNP; 27 reps*
Nico Johnson (Alabama) - DNP; DNP
Jarvis Jones (Georgia) - DNP; DNP
A.J. Klein (Iowa St.) - 4.66*; 20 reps
Jake Knott (Iowa St.) - DNP; DNP
John Lotulelei (UNLV) - 4.84; 25 reps*
Brandon Magee (Arizona St.) - 4.74; DNP
Michael Mauti (Penn St.) - DNP; 28 reps*
Lerentee McCray (Florida) - DNP; DNP
Kevin Minter (LSU) - 4.81; 25 reps*
Nick Moody (Florida St.) - 4.71*; 17 reps
Sio Moore (Connecticut) - 4.65*; 29 reps*
Alec Ogletree (Georgia) - 4.70*; 20 reps
Sean Porter (Texas A&M) - 4.75; 22 reps
Keith Pough (Howard) - 4.90; 17 reps
Kevin Reddick (North Carolina) - 4.72; 23 reps*
Etienne Sabino (Ohio St.) - 4.75; 24 reps*
Jonathan Stewart (Texas A&M) - 4.68*; 19 reps
Bruce Taylor (Virginia Tech) - 5.01; 19 reps
Mike Taylor (Wisconsin) - DNP; DNP
Manti Te'o (Notre Dame) - 4.82; DNP
Chase Thomas (Stanford) - 4.91; 18 reps
Cornelius Washington (Georgia) - 4.55*; 36 reps*
Tom Wort (Oklahoma) - 4.78; 21 reps

Combine Day 2 Recap

Story of the Day
SPEED. With seven players running their 40s in under 4.40 seconds, speed defined the day. The two with the most buzz were Texas' Marquise Goodwin (pictured right) and WVU's Tavon Austin who each had unofficial times of 4.25 early, just .01 slower than Chris Johnson's record 4.24. Eventually they settled for official times of 4.27 and 4.34 respectively but their wheels were certainly impressive. Both were expected to test well and neither disappointed. For Goodwin, he worked his way into the Day 2 conversation. Austin, who I compare to DeSean Jackson in his prime, improved his stock and could be a late first rounder.
(Photo Credit: Dave Martin/Associated Press)

Others That Impressed

• Top WR prospect Cordarrelle Patterson. The Tennessee product, at 6'2"and 216 lbs., notched an impressive 4.42 40 and showed off the raw physical tools that have scouts excited. After just one season at the Div. 1 level, he still needs a little work but his potential alone will likely make him the first  wide receiver off the board in April.  
• Arkansas RB Knile Davis. He came in 2nd in both bench press (31 reps) and 40 time (4.37 seconds) in the RB group. The fast 40 time was especially impressive given his weight (227 lbs.). He came in as a likely Day 3 prospect but might have worked himself into the Day 2 conversation with his strong showing.
• Texas A&M WR Ryan Swope and Auburn RB Onterio McCalebb. Each tied Austin's 4.34 for the second best 40 time of the day. Both came in as late Day 3 projects but definitely turned some heads with their fast times. (And immediately got added to the Raiders big board.)

Disappointments

• The 2013 QB Class. While likely top QB Geno Smith didn't really do anything to hurt his stock today, he didn't really wow anyone either. Even so, he still looked like the best quarterback today as other top QBs like NC State's Mike Glennon, Arkansas' Tyler Wilson, and Oklahoma's Landry Jones continued to struggle with consistency as they did throughout Senior Bowl week. *Keep an eye on Tennessee's Tyler Bray. He might be the best natural arm talent in this class and he had flashes today but I've heard scouts question his leadership and work ethic.
• The 2013 RB Class. Granted Eddie Lacy, the top RB prospect in this year's class, was unable to participate due to injury, but there didn't appear to be a first round caliber running back on the field today.

Results from Day 2 (QB, RB, WR)

Here are the official 40-yard dash times and bench press results from today. The players are ordered alphabetically. I will bold the players that I think are first round talents and an asterisk denotes a top performance in that category.

QB

Matt Barkley (USC) - DNP; DNP

Tyler Bray (Tennessee) - 5.05; DNP

Colby Cameron (Louisiana Tech) - 4.78*; DNP

Zac Dysert (Miami-Ohio) - DNP; DNP

Mike Glennon (NC State) - 4.94; DNP

MarQueis Gray (Minnesota) - 4.73*; 15 reps*

Landry Jones (Oklahoma) - 5.11; DNP

Collin Klein (Kansas St.) - 4.78*; DNP

EJ Manuel (Florida St.) - 4.65*; DNP

Ryan Nassib (Syracuse) - 5.06; DNP

Sean Renfree (Duke) - DNP; DNP

Matt Scott (Arizona) - 4.69*; DNP

Geno Smith (West Virginia) - 4.59*; DNP

Brad Sorensen (Southern Utah) - 4.97; DNP

James Vandenberg (Iowa) - 4.92; DNP

Tyler Wilson (Arkansas) - 4.95; DNP

RB

C.J. Anderson (California) - 4.60; 17 reps

Montee Ball (Wisconsin) - 4.66; 15 reps

Kenjon Barner (Oregon) - 4.52*; 20 reps

Le'Veon Bell (Michigan St.) - 4.60; 24 reps*

Giovani Bernard (North Carolina) - 4.53*; 19 reps

Tommy Bohanon (Wake Forest) - 4.88; 36 reps*

Zach Boren (Ohio St.) - 5.00; 25 reps*

Rex Burkhead (Nebraska) - 4.73; 21 reps

Knile Davis (Arkansas) - 4.37*; 31 reps*

Andre Ellington (Clemson) - 4.61; DNP

Michael Ford (LSU) - 4.50*; 25 reps*

Johnathan Franklin (UCLA) - 4.49*; 18 reps

Mike Gillislee (Florida) - 4.55; 15 reps

Ray Graham (Pittsburgh) - 4.80; 18 reps

D.J. Harper (Boise St.) - 4.52*; 23 reps*

Montel Harris (Temple) - 4.68; 19 reps

Mike James (Miami) - 4.53*; 28 reps*

Jawan Jamison (Rutgers) - 4.68; 20 reps

Stefphon Jefferson (Nevada) - 4.68; 15 reps

Eddie Lacy (Alabama) - DNP; DNP

Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina) - DNP; DNP

Zach Line (SMU) - 4.77; 26 reps*

Miguel Maysonet (Stony Brook) - DNP; 20 reps

Onterio McCalebb (Auburn) - 4.34*; DNP

Christine Michael (Texas A&M) - 4.54*; 27 reps*

Lonnie Pryor (Florida St.) - 4.70; 17 reps

Joseph Randle (Oklahoma St.) - 4.63; DNP

Theo Riddick (Notre Dame) - 4.68; DNP

Robbie Rouse (Fresno St.) - 4.80; 15 reps

Zac Stacy (Vanderbilt) - 4.55; 27 reps*

Stepfan Taylor (Stanford) - 4.76; 17 reps

Chris Thompson (Florida St.) - DNP; 21 reps

Matthew Tucker (TCU) - 4.55; 17 reps

Spencer Ware (LSU) - DNP; DNP

Kerwynn Williams (Utah St.) - 4.48*; 17 reps

Braden Wilson (Kansas St.) - 4.81; 22 reps

George Winn (Cincinnati) - 4.75; 22 reps

Cierre Wood (Notre Dame) - 4.56; 16 reps

WR

Keenan Allen (California) - DNP; DNP

Tavon Austin (West Virginia) - 4.34*; 14 reps

Stedman Bailey (West Virginia) - 4.52; 11 reps

Alan Bonner (Jacksonville St.) - 4.59; 14 reps

Josh Boyce (TCU) - 4.38*; 22 reps*

Marlon Brown (Georgia) - DNP; DNP

Marcus Davis (Virginia Tech) - 4.56; 19 reps*

Aaron Dobson (Marshall) - DNP; DNP

Corey Fuller (Virginia Tech) - 4.43*; 12 reps

Tyrone Goard (Eastern Kentucky) - 4.50; 10 reps

Marquise Goodwin (Texas) - 4.27*; 13 reps

Cobi Hamilton (Arkansas) - 4.56; 11 reps

Chris Harper (Kansas St.) - 4.55; 20 reps*

Mark Harrison (Rutgers) - 4.46; 17 reps*

DeAndre Hopkins (Clemson) - 4.57; 15 reps*

Justin Hunter (Tennessee) - 4.44*; DNP; DNP

Darius Johnson (SMU) - 4.60; 6 reps

Brandon Kaufman (Eastern Washington) - 4.67; 9 reps

Tavarres King (Georgia) - 4.47; 11 reps

Alec Lemon (Syracuse) - 4.59; 7 reps

Aaron Mellette (Elon) - 4.54; 9 reps

T.J. Moe (Missouri) - 4.74; 26 reps*

Cordarrelle Patterson (Tennessee) - 4.42*; DNP

Quinton Patton (Louisiana Tech) - 4.53; 8 reps

Denard Robinson (Michigan) - 4.43*; DNP

Da'Rick Rogers (Tennessee Tech) - 4.52; 10 reps

Lanear Sampson (Baylor) - 4.46; 20 reps*

Ace Sanders (South Carolina) - 4.58; 7 reps

Rodney Smith (Florida St.) - 4.51; DNP

Ryan Spadola (Lehigh) - 4.48; 15 reps*

Kenny Stills (Oklahoma) - 4.38*; 16 reps*

Ryan Swope (Texas A&M) - 4.34*; 16 reps*

Kenbrell Thompkins (Cincinnati) - 4.54; 8 reps

Conner Vernon (Duke) - 4.68; DNP

Markus Wheaton (Oregon St.) - 4.45*; 20 reps*

Terrance Williams (Baylor) - 4.52; 11 reps

Marquess Wilson (Washington St.) - 4.51; 7 reps

Robert Woods (USC) - 4.51; 14 reps

Combine Day 1 Recap

Story of the Day
The small school OT prospect Terron Armstead. While he did have solid showings in the Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, not many knew about this guy out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff coming in but he certainly made a name for himself on Day 1. He owned the top 40 time among offensive linemen with a 4.71 and at just under 6'5" and 306 lbs., that's certainly impressive. He also performed in the top 10 on the bench press logging in 31 reps. While these numbers aren't nearly as important as game film, he's gotten the attention of the scouts and they'll certainly go back and do more research. Clearly he's a physical freak and his performance today certainly improved his stock and he is now firmly entrenched in the Day 2 conversation. (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Ben Liebenberg)

Others That Impressed

• Top OT prospects Luke Joeckel, Eric Fisher, and Lane Johnson. The three top offensive tackles in the draft all looked good solidifying their first round grade. I expect Joeckel to go in the top 5, Fisher to go in the first half, and Johnson to go in the back half of round 1.
• Top guards Chance Warmack and Jonathan Cooper. Warmack didn't run all that well and didn't participate in bench press but he still looked smooth in drills. Top 10 talent. Jonathan Cooper out of UNC also did well and helped his stock. Mid-first round grade.
• Oregon guard Kyle Long. He looked good in drills and had fluid movement. Could be an ideal fit in a zone blocking system. He is a little raw though and still needs to refine his technique. Currently carries a Day 2 grade.
• Top TE prospects Zach Ertz and Kyle Eifert. Both looked good all day. They ran similar 40 times in the 4.7s and looked smooth in catching drills. Both are first round talents.

Disappointments

• Alabama OT D.J. Fluker. While he didn't severely hurt his stock, Fluker put up 21 reps on the bench press which is lower than what you'd want ideally for a starting offensive tackle. He'd do well to work on his strength and improve on that number before his pro day. He's still in the late first round conversation but he didn't help himself with that result.
• USC Center Khaled Holmes and Kent St. guard Brian Winters. Granted they both allegedly suffered pectoral strains while lifting but posting up only 13 and 9 reps on the bench press respectively is very disappointing for offensive linemen and they'll have to improve on those numbers at their pro days. They both were on the fringe of being Day 2 prospects coming into the combine.

Results from Day 1 (OL, TE)

Here are the official 40-yard dash times and bench press results from yesterday. The players are ordered alphabetically. I will bold the players that I think are potential first rounders and an asterisk denotes a top performance in that category.

OL
Oday Aboushi (Virginia) - 5.45; 17 reps
Zach Allen (NC State) - DNP; 32 reps*
Terron Armstead (Arkansas- Pine Bluff) - 4.71*; 31 reps*
Jeff Baca (UCLA) - 5.03*; DNP
Alvin Bailey (Arkansas) - 4.95*; 27 reps
David Bakhtiari (Colorado) - 5.09; 28 reps
Chris Barker (Nevada) - 5.25; 29 reps
Nick Becton (Virginia Tech) - 5.20; 19 reps
Travis Bond (North Carolina) - 5.27; 22 reps
Braden Brown (BYU) - 5.20; 26 reps
Braxston Cave (Notre Dame) - 5.33; DNP
Emmett Cleary (Boston College) - 5.21; 24 reps
Jonathan Cooper (North Carolina) - 5.07*; 35 reps*
Jordan Devey (Memphis) - 5.25; 21 reps
Chris Faulk (LSU) - DNP; 25 reps
Eric Fisher (Central Michigan) - 5.05*; 27 reps
D.J. Fluker (Alabama) - 5.31; 21 reps
Manase Foketi (West Texas A&M) - DNP; 25 reps
Reid Fragel (Ohio St.) - 5.14; 33 reps*
Travis Frederick (Wisconsin) - 5.58; 21 reps
Rogers Gaines (Tennessee St.) - 5.24; 28 reps
Garrett Gilkey (Chadron St.) - 5.33; 28 reps
Tanner Hawkinson (Kansas) - 5.07*; DNP
Eric Herman (Ohio) - 5.25; 36 reps*
Khaled Holmes (USC) - DNP; 13 reps
Mark Jackson (Glenville St.) - 5.65; 20 reps
Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M) - 5.30; 27 reps
Oscar Johnson (Louisiana Tech) - 5.49; DNP
Lane Johnson (Oklahoma) - 4.72*; 28 reps
T.J. Johnson (South Carolina) - 5.33; 32 reps*
Jamaal Johnson-Webb (Alabama A&M) - 5.37; 17 reps
Barrett Jones (Alabama) - DNP; DNP
Edmund Kugbila (Valdosta St.) - 5.31; 23 reps
P.J. Lonergan (LSU) - 5.38; 25 reps
Kyle Long (Oregon) - 4.94*; DNP
Joe Madsen (West Virginia) - 5.20; 25 reps
Lamar Mady (Youngstown St.) - 5.48; 35 reps*
Luke Marquardt (Azusa Pacific) - DNP; 31 reps*
Stephane Milhim (Massachusetts) - 5.23; DNP
Jordan Mills (Louisiana Tech) - 5.37; 20 reps
Xavier Nixon (Florida) - DNP; DNP
Vinston Painter (Virginia Tech) - 4.95*; 32 reps*
Justin Pugh (Syracuse) - 5.14; DNP
David Quessenberry (San Jose St.) - 5.08; 25 reps
Brian Schwenke (California) - 4.99*; 31 reps*
Matt Stankiewitch (Penn St.) - 5.43; 27 reps
Dallas Thomas (Tennessee) - DNP; DNP
Hugh Thornton (Illinois) - 5.11; 27 reps
J.C. Tretter (Cornell) - 5.09; 29 reps
Ricky Wagner (Wisconsin) - 5.17; 20 reps
Larry Warford (Kentucky) - 5.58; 28 reps
Chance Warmack (Alabama) - 5.49; DNP
Earl Watford (James Madison) - 5.06*; 24 reps
Menelik Watson (Florida St.) - 5.29; DNP
Jason Weaver (Southern Miss) - 5.44; 23 reps
John Wetzel (Boston College) - 5.46; 22 reps
Brennan Williams (North Carolina) - DNP; DNP
Brian Winters (Kent St.) - DNP; 9 reps


TE
Justice Cunningham (South Carolina) - 4.94; DNP
Tyler Eifert (Notre Dame) - 4.68*; 22 reps*
Zach Ertz (Stanford) - 4.76; 24 reps*
Gavin Escobar (San Diego St.) - 4.84; DNP
Joseph Fauria (UCLA) - DNP; 17 reps
Matt Furstenburg (Maryland) - 4.62*; 18 reps
Chris Gragg (Arkansas) - 4.50*; 18 reps
D.C Jefferson (Rutgers) - DNP; 3 reps
Nick Kasa (Colorado) - 4.71; 22 reps*
Travis Kelce (Cincinnati) - DNP; DNP
Philip Lutzenkirchen (Auburn) - 4.94; 21 reps
Vance McDonald (Rice) - 4.69*; 31 reps*
Ryan Otten (San Jose St.) - DNP; DNP
Chris Pantale (Boston College) - 4.99; 17 reps
Jordan Reed (Florida) - 4.72; 16 reps
Mychal Rivera (Tennessee) - 4.81; 17 reps
Dion Sims (Michigan St.) - 4.75; 22 reps*
Jake Stoneburner (Ohio St.) - 4.65*; 18 reps
Levine Toilolo (Stanford) - 4.86; 17 reps


I will be posting a brief recap of Day 1 a little later.

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Hello world! And welcome to Draft Daily! My name's Joe and at this point, most of you know me. But for anyone that doesn't, all you need to know is that I'm completely obsessed with the NFL Draft. I literally spend hours on a daily basis watching college film of prospects on youtube, reading analysis and scouting reports, and evaluating players for myself. So needless to say, this blog is going to revolve around the draft. Will it be biased? Of course. Much of the content will be my opinions on players, team needs, etc. so with those opinions comes inherent bias. That's just how it is. To quote The Princess Bride, "anyone who says differently is selling something." But with that said, disagreements are welcomed. I don't expect you to agree with everything I write. If you share a similar viewpoint as I do on a topic, great. If you don't, well that's fine too. I encourage you to share your opinion. You'll find that you'll have the ability to comment on anything I post, and in addition, you can email me at DraftDailyMailbag@gmail.com if you prefer.

The purpose of this blog is to provide you with the latest news involving the draft, while also serving as an outlet for my opinions and analysis. Here's a brief preview of what you can expect:

• Workout Results - Mostly 40 times and bench press reps
• Stock Watch - Who's rising, who's falling
• Scouting Reports - Assessing strengths and weaknesses of a particular player
• Team Needs - Determining the biggest holes on each team
• Big Boards - Ranking the best prospects
• Mock Drafts - Taking a shot at how the draft will unfold
• Draft Results - Which teams picked which players
• Draft Grades - Grading how well each team did on Days 1, 2, and 3

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p.s. As you may know, the NFL Combine is currently ongoing with the offensive linemen and tight ends wrapping up the first day of workouts yesterday. I'll have stuff posted on that later today. In the mean time, I encourage you to tune into NFL Network and watch Day 2. Today's quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers.