The week of the NFL Combine is always one of the best of the year, as there are hundreds of tremendous athletes showcasing their talent for the world to see. All weekend, we will post some notable numbers, news, and reactions based on the action in Indianapolis.
Day 4
4.32u! 🏃💨💨💨
Donte Jackson's (@_DJack01) first 40-yard dash attempt! #NFLCombine
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/sRyBJFpqGs
— NFL (@NFL) March 5, 2018
Heard you call me out @richeisen. It’s on. Headed down to the 5th floor @nfl345 to run my 40. #RunRichRun @StJude
— Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) March 5, 2018
ANOTHER 4.32u!@MikeMayock's top-rated CB Denzel Ward (@Flash_Ward12) runs the 40-yard dash! @OhioStateFB #NFLCombine
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/1xzQ7GeiHV
— NFL (@NFL) March 5, 2018
A tradition like no other.
Bill Belichick surprised @RichEisen and @MikeMayock in the #NFLCombine broadcast booth and it was awesome ⬇️ https://t.co/FGWqKgmGZw
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 5, 2018
Video of @nflcommish running his 40 on the 5th floor of NFL HQ @nfl345 for #RunRichRun for @StJude. Top that @richeisen — 5.41. pic.twitter.com/O77veBlgXp
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) March 5, 2018
“He can RUN run!” 😳@DeionSanders was VERY impressed with @Traps_5’s 4.35u 40-yard dash 😂
📺: #NFLCombine LIVE on NFL Network https://t.co/zlFMQUGp92
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 5, 2018
S/o @Traps_5 with the 4.35!
— Chris Godwin (@CGtwelve_) March 5, 2018
I knew it😭😭 lets get it 10 💉@JaireAlexander https://t.co/0zVTB9NdYY
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 5, 2018
Bench reps: 20
40-yard dash: 4.38
Meeting your idol: PRICELESS@ShaquemGriffin gets the surprise call from @DeionSanders.📺: #NFLCombine LIVE on NFL Network https://t.co/2TUlhJfGRW
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 5, 2018
“This is who I am. This is what I’ve got. And I’m going to crush it.”
A thing of beauty, @richeisen. #RunRichRun 2018 ⬇️
📺: #NFLCombine LIVE on NFL Network https://t.co/J9ExLInnyg
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 5, 2018
Day 3
.@MikeMayock's #1 rated interior DL.
Vita Vea (@VeaVita) runs a 5.11u 40-yard dash! #NFLCombine @UW_Football
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/cMFlTyOnUy
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2018
And threw up the bar 41 times. This guy's a beast. https://t.co/9QchDyrSIf
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) March 4, 2018
We're not positive, but it appears @MikeMayock doesn't understand how headphones work 😂😂
It's okay Mike, @richeisen's got your back.
📺: #NFLCombine https://t.co/2EKSUShKWT
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 4, 2018
"Wow. I like him."@WillieMcGinest impressed by @NathanDShepherd's pass rush drill performance.
📺: #NFLCombine LIVE on the NFL Network https://t.co/5JNoAuKpgE
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 4, 2018
DE Bradley Chubb in slo-mo action! #NFLCombine @ASTROCHUBB
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/GOQ9c528LJ
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2018
In the DE drills 4 players stood out to me Bradley Chubb @NCState Marcus Davenport @UTSAFTBL Harold Landry @BostonCollege & Arden Key @LSUfootball All of them looked like 1st rd picks in their drills. I had Davenport ahead of Chubb I the drills @nflnetwork
— Charley Casserly (@CharleyCasserly) March 4, 2018
FLYING.
@FootballUGA LB Lorenzo Carter runs a 4.46u 40-yard dash! #NFLCombine
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/oCZjzQdVNb
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2018
Shaquem Griffin killing it.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 4, 2018
UCF LB Shaquem Griffin's first unofficial 40: 4.38.
Whoa. His brother a year ago? 👇 pic.twitter.com/WSxEf0LvSM
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) March 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/ShaquillG/status/970363719703293953
WOW. 😱😱😱@ShaquemGriffin just ran a 4.38u 40-yard dash!
The fastest LB at the #NFLCombine since 2003.
📺: @Nflnetwork https://t.co/TKHXVZri4n
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2018
Day 2
Christian Kirk at 2018 Combine:
5'10 3/8"
201 lbs
1.54 seconds in 10-yd split
4.47 seconds in 40-yd dashHe has some noteworthy NFL comparisons based on those numbers pic.twitter.com/w7WahdCjMq
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 3, 2018
Josh Allen just effortlessly threw two perfect balls 55 yards. #NFLCombine2018
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) March 3, 2018
Lamar Jackson (@lj_era8) showing off his accuracy at the #NFLCombine! @UofLfootball
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/g1Y6w9zRqq
— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2018
A 70-yard teardrop by Josh Allen. First crowd eruption of #NFLCombine2018. Wow. 👀
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) March 3, 2018
“He’s showing off a little bit.”
From the 10 to THE OTHER 20 😳
We see ya, @JoshAllenQB.
📺: #NFLCombine LIVE now on NFL Network! https://t.co/CDQDu0jckJ
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 3, 2018
Josh Allen out here dropping 💣s
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/6LRNV67eyW
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/TreWhite16/status/969981617954525184
Based purely on Combine measurables, Josh Allen and Carson Wentz are quite similar pic.twitter.com/K45hYHgMiY
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 3, 2018
Patiently waiting for @MikeMayock & @richeisen to find the WR’s prospect comp for the #YACKing 👑 🤔 #NFLCombine @NFL @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/XKXAFBYxce
— Golden Tate (@ShowtimeTate) March 3, 2018
LSU WR D.J. Chark has the fastest 40-yard dash of the 2018 Combine so far (4.34 seconds), and also posted the highest vertical jump of any wide receiver this year@LSUfootball pic.twitter.com/BEI2sO97XY
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 3, 2018
.@Josh3Rosen's accuracy on this in route 💯💯💯#NFLCombine @UCLAFootball
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/A9EHYAQZ9I
— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2018
“This kid is special. He has every gift you want.”@MichaelIrvin88 impressed by @BakerMayfield’s on-field drills performance.
📺: #NFLCombine LIVE on NFL Network https://t.co/Fq33IcagK2
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 3, 2018
.@Josh3Rosen with the PERFECT ball to @CalvinRidley1 60 yards downfield! #NFLCombine
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/r1ifidykMd
— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2018
Absolutely amazing. @ShaquemGriffin puts up 20 reps on the bench press.
📺: #NFLCombine LIVE on NFL Network https://t.co/xR9npfzHRd
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) March 3, 2018
#1 broad jump. #1 vertical jump. (among TEs)
Mike Gesicki's been an athletic beast since his HS basketball days. 😱 #NFLCombine @PennStateFball
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/O4dLTbkLxc
— NFL (@NFL) March 3, 2018
Penn State TE Mike Gesicki at 2018 Combine:
– Taller than Calvin Johnson
– Stronger than Donald Penn
– Faster than Antonio Brown
– Jumps higher than Odell Beckham Jr. @PennStateFball pic.twitter.com/ZoCnoJoWLd— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 3, 2018
@mikegesicki so you had to just go and get that 41.5 …. couldn’t be happy with 41 smh 🙄😂
— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) March 3, 2018
Day 1
Hi, I’m Kyle. And I absolutely love the NFL Combine.
I will watch offensive linemen run 40s for hours.
A runningback benching 29 reps of 225 gets me out of bed in the morning. @gmfb @nflnetwork
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) March 2, 2018
Multiple teams request @Lj_era8 to work out as a WR: https://t.co/XRn3snXtHU (via @PSchrags) pic.twitter.com/BBEom65D7k
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018
This don’t make any sense to me lol https://t.co/j73fhH8RgQ
— Allen Robinson II (@AllenRobinson) March 2, 2018
ND G Quenton Nelson scratched from #NFLCombine 40. Tells me he tweaked hamstring warming up, said he can’t open up. Says he’ll do other remaining drills. Clearly he’s not happy, wanted to do everything.
— Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) March 2, 2018
The fastest 40 by any OL today.
Brian O'Neill (@Pitt_FB) runs a 4.80u 40-yard dash!#NFLCombine
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/URVr15jgS7
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018
I get it. I’m slow https://t.co/v6EPDT49a9
— Jared Goff (@JaredGoff16) March 2, 2018
😱😱😱@saquonb21 with the 41" vertical jump! @PennStateFball #NFLCombine https://t.co/OlpmMGYSV7
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018
The @49ers and @RAIDERS flipped a coin to determine which team will pick #9 overall in the 2018 @NFLDraft! https://t.co/l1wbSU3Ggf
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018
SPEED.@saquonb21 runs a 4.41u 40-yard dash! @PennStateFball#NFLCombine
📺: @nflnetwork https://t.co/5g3rLNF7Q0
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018
Dan Marino was NOT pleased when they showed one of his old interceptions 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/WNwJVO1AKw
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) March 2, 2018
That 40 different. All technique went out the window. I’m slow 😂😂😂 @saquonb21 @EzekielElliott @_fournette https://t.co/6lzbdkY31L
— Alvin Kamara (@A_kamara6) March 2, 2018
Penn State RB Saquon Barkley at 2018 Combine:
– Stronger than Joe Thomas
– Quicker than DeSean Jackson
– Faster than Devin Hester
– Jumps higher than Julio Jones@PennStateFball pic.twitter.com/usgR6vJvOn— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/P2/status/969669530845724672
https://twitter.com/cwill/status/969671323680149505
RB Derrius Guice (@DhaSickest) checking in after his #NFLCombine workout! @LSUfootball https://t.co/2rze5TLQ5W
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018
Saquon doing as expected!
I really like this Guice kid.
Josh Allen is still terrible
Gesicki is a freak of nature
Jackson shows up in games
Shaquem is awesome!!
okay I think Barkley 1 then a QB 4
Bingo. They better.