If you're going to stick around in NFL trenches, you need strength and the ability to forcefully explode out of your stance.Sobleski notes that shuttle performance "is a good indicator of how quickly players can read and react while moving laterally. But you can survive in an NFL secondary without being particularly strong or fast or explosive or athletic.
Ruggs, despite what looked like a slightly slow start, ran a ridiculously fast 40-yard dash.Unfortunately, Ruggs didn’t see the field for the gauntlet as he was seen putting ice on his quad following his second attempt at the 40. He finished with an official time nearly two-tenths of a second faster than any other tight end.Okwuegbunam snagged that opportunity with one of the speediest 40-yard dashes ever recorded by a tight end. Their roster changes hint at the inevitable: The Saints plan to move away from the vertical passing game that has defined the Payton-Brees era The Jimmy Graham trade was shocking to many, including Drew Brees. You need some of those attributes, but not all of them because there are so many different ways to excel as a cornerback or safety.Only position drills can reveal a receiver's ability to catch footballs consistently, but you can also see that on tape. It does show he has explosiveness and a large catch radius, though. Childhood and Highschool. The 258-pounder blazed down the path in 4.49 seconds.Reagor had a bit of a mixed day at the combine. The vertical gives evaluators a better feel for what kind of athlete a receiver is.The 2018 NFL Scouting Combine gets underway Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, giving football addicts their first dose of pigskin in nearly a month.Many of us will draw way-too-large conclusions about prospects based on their 40-yard dashes, their bench-press results, their 20-yard shuttle and three-cone drill speeds and their totals in the vertical and/or broad jump. Notably strong vertical jump performances from tight end prospects: Jimmy Graham (38.5 in 2010), Greg Olsen (35.5 in 2007) and Vernon Davis (42.0 in 2006). And both could see extensive action in 2020, following the release of Jimmy Graham this past March. But one thing experts agreed on going into the combine was that he needed to bulk up a little bit.But his 4.70-second performance in the 40-yard dash was in the top five among players at his position.Showing off that athleticism crucial for receivers, though.Peoples-Jones is a bit buried in a deep wide receiver class and his vertical won’t change the fact he never made a huge impact at Michigan. Candidates: Robert Tonyan, Josiah Deguara What to watch: It will be interesting to see how the Packers utilize the tight end position in 2020.Sternberger is the most likely option to replace Jimmy Graham as a starter, but there are a bunch of snaps to be earned as the move tight end. PRO CAREER: Five-time Pro Bowler (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) 2013 Associated Press, PFWA and Sporting News All-Pro selection after leading all NFL tight ends with 86 catches, 1,215 yards and 16 touchdowns Ranks No. Which matter the most? 3-cone, shuttle, vertical… Graham played in all 32 regular-season games with 22 starts in his two seasons (2018-19) with the Packers, posting 93 receptions for 1,083 yards (11.6 avg.) TE. Sobleski, for example, is most concerned with the backpedal drill, which reveals a DB's ability to turn and run to cover a receiver.The bench press tests strength but doesn't account for explosiveness or lower-body strength, while 40-yard dash 10-second splits measure explosiveness but don't account for strength.That's more informative than the 40-yard dash, which merely reveals his ability to run.A great shuttle performance is a strong indication a stay-at-home linebacker prospect has high potential.Let's break down which drills take top priority at each regular position.You could make an argument that the passing portion of position drills is the most important combine event for quarterbacks.
Despite his new home, Graham is not on the fantasy radar as a starting TE in 2020.