Thursday afternoon and evening, the first set of on-field workouts for the 2020 NFL Combine were underway with the tight ends, quarterbacks, and receivers taking the field.
The tight ends started things off with the 40-yard dash drill and Missouri’s Albert Okwuegbunam stole the show by running the fastest time (a 4.49), which tied the fourth-fastest time at the position since 2003. Brycen Hopkins (4.66) of Purdue, Stephen Sullivan (4.66) of Louisiana State, and Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet (4.70) were the players behind him in terms of times.
Kmet and Sullivan also backed up their 40 times with solid vertical jumps, acquiring the top measurements of 37 and 36.5, respectively.
The receivers put on a display, too. Alabama’s Henry Ruggs didn’t get the Combine record in terms of his 40 time, but he did clock in a (4.27), which was still impressive. That was the best time of the day and behind him was Quez Watkins (4.35) of Southern Miss, Denzel Mims (4.38) of Baylor, and Darnell Mooney (4.38) of Tulane.
CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Juedy also had highlight moments in the end zone fade drills as both showed their abilities to adjust in the air.
Michigan’s Donovan Peoples-Jones blew the jumping part of the Combine out of the water, registering a broad jump of 11 feet, 7 inches and a vertical jump of 44.5 inches. Jalen Reagor of Texas Christian was a top performer in both categories, too (11 feet, 6 inches in the broad and a 42 inch vert jump), as was Ruggs (10 feet, 11 inches in the broad and a 42 inch vert jump).
The quarterback who made himself some money was Oregon’s Justin Herbert. As expected, he tested well registering a 4.69 in the 40 (good for third at the position), a 10 foot, 3 inch broad jump (tied for second), and a 35.5 inch vert jump (tied for second). He also threw the ball well, too.
Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts had a great day as well and closely matched (or surpassed) Herbert in terms of his numbers, registering a 4.54 in the 40 (good for first), a 10 foot, 5 inch broad jump (tied for first), and a 35 inch vert jump (tied for fourth).
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