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Top five takeaways from Monday at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine

NFL Draft rumors, Jabrill Peppers

Obi Melifonwu could sneak into the first round

Few players did better at the combine than UConn safety Obi Melifonwu — one of the biggest winners this year. The 22-year old whose name we will all soon know how to spell ran a 4.40-second 40-yard dash and put up a 44” vertical.

His 11′ 9” broad jump was better than all but one player since 2003.

Melifonwu came into the combine a relatively unknown player who likely would have been drafted in the second or third round. He leaves a borderline Day One player after showing off the physical ability that defined his time at UConn.

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