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Elite traits. Project. High Ceiling. Raw. Look up a scouting report on Auburn cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, and those are the words you’ll find to describe the 5-foot-10, 198 pound junior. Lately, though, there’s another phrase you’ll see associated with his name: first-rounder. Igbinoghene’s rapid rise in mock draft boards has been almost as lightning fast … More »

Predictably, Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs III was the fastest player at the Combine. His 4.27-second 40-yard dash time tied him with two others for fastest in Combine history. Crazy fast, right? It’s even crazier when you find out Ruggs was upset by his 40 time. “I didn’t really look for attention, it was just — … More »

Shoulda, coulda, woulda pretty much sums up Washington offensive tackle Trey Adams’ current situation. The 6-foot-8, 318-pound Adams “shoulda” been a high first-round pick by now if he “coulda” stayed healthy in 2017 and 2018, but he might have still been a high prospect if he “woulda” finished a solid senior season with a good … More »

Derrick Brown, the presumed top defensive tackle in the 2020 NFL draft, put up below-average numbers at the Combine. What does that mean for his long-term success in the NFL? CBS Sports NFL draft analyst Chris Trapasso did not sugarcoat Brown’s performance. “For as disruptive as Brown was during his illustrious career at Auburn, the … More »

Question: What do you about an NFL draft prospect who has ideal size and elite athleticism, but the production just isn’t there? That’s the quandary evaluators have with Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones, who’s coming off a spectacular Combine performance. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound junior ran a respectable 4.48 at the 40, but his vertical jump … More »

NFL teams often ask players who are participating in the on-field drills to show what they can do at another position. So when Notre Dame’s Chase Claypool was asked by at least one team to run tight end drills, it didn’t come as a huge surprise after the senior measured 6-foot-4 1/4-inches and 238 pounds. … More »

Add another offensive tackle whose name is starting to appear in the first round of various NFL mock drafts: Boise State’s Ezra Cleveland. There weren’t many questions surrounding Cleveland coming into last week’s Combine, as he’s steadily risen up NFL mock draft boards. But if there were a few minor questions, most centered around his … More »

These are some of the facts NFL personnel have on Mississippi State linebacker “Big Play” Willie Gay Jr. He measured 6-foot-1, 243 pounds at the Combine, with 10-1/2 inch hands and 32-5/8 inch arms – good-if-not-great measurements for a traditional 4-3 linebacker. He ran a 4.46 40-yard dash, second-fastest among LBs at the Combine. His … More »

It wasn’t that long ago when Georgia’s Andrew Thomas and Alabama’s Jedrick Wills were considered the top two offensive tackle prospects in the 2020 NFL draft. But there’s been a changing of the guard – or tackle – since the Combine ended last week. Massive Louisville offensive lineman Mekhi Becton measured 6-foot-7 and a Combine-high … More »

One former Alabama receiver set the school’s single-season record for receptions, yards and touchdowns his final year. He also finished as the school’s all-time leader for the same categories. The other former Alabama receiver finished his career there with the second-most TD receptions, and the fourth-most receiving yards and fifth-most receptions. The first receiver, Amari … More »