7. Some ridiculous 40 times
John Ross will be getting most of the play as the NFL Scouting Combine continues into Sunday, but there were a whole heck of a lot of other prospects that absolutely dominated generic drills in Indianapolis.
Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel ran a blazing 4.31 40-yard dash. That likely would have been the biggest story of the day if it weren’t for Ross’ history-breaking dash. Samuel’s time comes in better than what we saw from Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller at the combine last year.
Meanwhile, Mississippi’s Evan Engram ran a 4.42 40-yard dash from the tight end position. To put that into perspective, it’s a better time than what Odell Beckham Jr. put up prior to the 2014 NFL Draft. Think about that for a second. In fact, only three receivers ran better 40 times than Engram.
Though, the most-surprising revelation of the day has to be Mitchell Trubisky’s 40 time. He finished fourth among quarterback in this category, just one-tenth of a second behind Deshaun Watson (more on him later).
At 6-foot-2 and 222 pounds, it is a surprise to see the North Carolina product fly like he did on the 40. He also finished ahead of all of the other top quarterback prospects with a tremendous 4.25 20-yard shuttle. To put that into perspective, Cam Newton ran a 4.19 back in 2011.