He is likely to face some pointed questions from teams on Pro Day and during pre-draft visits, and if the answers are not sufficient, his place atop the offensive line class – and potentially the entire draft class itself – could be in jeopardy. Not only was he running on the knee that kept him out for so long, but he also ran the third fastest 40 time since 2006.
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“I’ve played football my whole life and never had any problem with that”.
The odds were certainly stacked against Conklin making it this far. His 4.47 was the only sub-4.5 time on Sunday among the defensive linemen and linebackers and would have ranked seventh-best among receivers and fifth-best among running backs.
Wentz went all out in 2015, tossing 17 touchdowns to only four interceptions and throwing for a total of 1,651 yards.
So on a February Sunday in Indianapolis, he showed just why he’ll fit so well on fall Sundays.
“It was always a dream”, North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz said. While I’d be in favor of KC drafting a tackle like Jack Conklin or Taylor Decker in the first I think there will be more talented players available than Spriggs in the first round. “After that, I really grinded to get my weight down”. “It was a goal”. His only FBS offer came from Central Michigan, so he wound up staying in his home state and playing for a school that has won five straight FCS national championships.
The arbitrary red flags were lowered somewhat when the signal-callers paws measured in at 9 inches even. “I’ve covered Amari Cooper, I’ve covered Odell Beckham, Jarvis Landry, Kelvin Benjamin, I’ve covered those guys before. You’re starting to see that change a lot this year in the league”. Then Indiana and Florida jumped on board, but his home state Gators only wanted him as a walk-on.
For the TCU quarterback, how he dealt with the character queries was at least as important as anything he did in his workout after he was suspended for the Horned Frogs’ bowl game for his role in a bar fight that ended with a felony charge of striking a police officer. If the Chiefs were to eventually part ways with Fisher, Spriggs does have the athleticism to be a candidate to take over the left tackle spot (with some work and good coaching).
Receiver Josh Doctson wanted to play college football in his native Texas, but spent his freshman season at Wyoming.
“I’m not really anxious about that”. I’m still learning linebacker.
Sure, there are stories like this at every combine.
“I’m a lock-down corner, but I’m able to do a lot of things at corner – I can play zone, I can play man. We do a lot on our defense because our safeties and our corners are very multiple”.
“It’s a positive evaluation”, Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian said.
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The 49ers, who might want a quarterback with the No. 7 pick, had not started interviewing quarterbacks as of mid-day Thursday.
