4. Forrest Lamp fast becoming NFL Draft darling
In a draft that features so little offensive line talent, it’s not surprising a player most of us likely haven’t heard of is starting to garner first-round praise.
Forrest Lamp is that guy. A four-year starter for Western Kentucky, mostly at left tackle, he’s shifting inside to guard for the NFL and has scouts raving about his athleticism, functional strength and straight-up nasty.
Lamp got his combine kicked off with a bang by putting up 34 reps on the bench press, good for second-highest in this class. Then he posted a respectable five-second 40-yard dash and looked great on the field doing drills. He also posted the third-best score in the broad jump and generally looked like an NFL-caliber lineman on Friday.
As a result, nobody should be surprised if the Hilltoppers end up seeing one of their own called to the podium by Roger Goodell in April.