4. Zay Jones’ standout performance
Gifted with a 6-foot-2, 202-pound frame, this East Carolina product was considered a potential late Day 2 pick in the upcoming NFL draft heading into the combine. Jones did nothing to hurt his stock with a tremendous performance in Indianapolis. In fact, there’s a scenario here that leads us to believe he will shoot up the draft board as the process continues to play out.
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That right there is among the most impressive individual performances at the combine. Jones didn’t stop there, putting up a tremendous 4.45 40-yard dash, 133-inch broad jump and 11.17 60-yard shuttle. Those latter two performances placed him among the top-five at the wide receiver position.
In terms of the position-specific drills, Jones was equally impressive.
It will be interesting to see what this does for Jones’ stock moving forward. He was uber productive for East Carolina as a senior last season, putting up 158 receptions for 1,746 yards and eight touchdowns. Now that he impressed in Indianapolis, the sky seems to be the limit here.