Mississippi State’s Cameron Dantzler among tall CBs who ran 4.6 40 or slower at NFL Combine

Cameron Dantzler wants a do-over.

The 6-foot-2, 188-pound cornerback from Mississippi State was one of the tallest defensive backs at the recently completed NFL Combine.

But his 4.64 40 was the second-slowest among all cornerbacks at the Combine, and his vertical leap of 34.5 inches tied Clemson’s A.J. Terrell for the fifth-worst. To make matters worse, draft analysts came away concerned about Dantzler’s length, as he measured 30 5/8-inch arms with a 72 3/8-inch wingspan.

“Dantzler was fair in his transitions and caught most of the passes thrown his way, so it wasn’t a complete loss,” writes NFL Media’s Chad Reuter. “Physicality is also one of his primary attributes, which he couldn’t show here. He could end up being a good press corner in the league, but it’s tough to see a team using a top-50 pick on Dantzler at this point.

Dantzler then took to Twitter to talk about his performance.

https://twitter.com/camdantzler3/status/1234248521454407683

https://twitter.com/camdantzler3/status/1234259000042151936

Mississippi State’s Pro Day is March 26.

Dantzler, though, wasn’t the only tall cornerback who struggled at the 40. Florida State’s Stanford Samuels (6-1, 187; 4.65 40) and Oklahoma State’s A.J. Green (6-1, 202; 4.62) also clocked a 4.60 40 or slower, while Florida Atlantic’s James Pierre (6-0, 183; 4.59) and Nebraska’s Lamar Jackson (6-2, 208; 4.58) came in just below that threshold.