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Top five takeaways from Friday at the 2017 NFL Combine

NFL Draft rumors, Leonard Fournette is one of the most overhyped players in the 2017 NFL Draft.

3. Alvin Kamara gaining steam 

Alvin Kamara

Former Tennessee running back, Alvin Kamara, had heads turning his way during the vertical and broad jump portions of the workouts Friday. Posting position-highs in both measurables, Kamara lept out of the gym with a 39.5-inch vertical and took off 131 inches in the broad jump.

Additionally, the former Vols running back ran a respectable official 40 time of 4.56 seconds, causing NFL Network draft guru Mike Mayock to call him a “bigger LeSean McCoy.” Now, unlike some draft experts on television, Mayock isn’t given to hyperbole, and he has said he thinks Kamara is a potential first-round talent in the past.

It’s interesting that a player who was never a featured back in college is gaining this type of momentum. In two seasons at Tennessee, Kamara carried the ball a total of 210 times, gaining 1,294 yards at a 6.2-yards-per-carry clip. He also proved a capable receiver, tallying 74 catches for 683 yards while totaling 23 touchdowns in his sophomore and junior campaigns.

It’s going to be fascinating to see if a player utilized so little on the ground at college ends up as a high draft pick in April.

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