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DT J. Simmons

TE Hockenson

DE Omenihu

DE Ferguson

DT J. Tillery

OG Lidstrom

OC McCoy

OC Elgton

OG McGovern

OG Prescodd

DT K. Saunders

S Adderley

S Rapp

S Hooker

S Savage

CB J. Williams

CB J. Love

CB I. Johnson

TE Nauta

WR Wesley

WR McLaurin

WR P. Hart

RB M. Sanders

RB E. Holyfield

RB J. Williams
 

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2019 NFL Combine: Predicting This Year's Biggest Breakout Names


  1. Two Iowa tight ends have a chance to be selected in April's opening round.

    Reigning John Mackey Award winner T.J. Hockenson is the generally considered the top prospect because he's more well-rounded. Noah Fant is the more athletic of the two, and he'll push to earn that top spot.

    In a league where creating mismatches is crucial, Fant has the tools to become the focal point of a passing attack.

    Fant is a little leaner and not the same caliber of blocker as Hockenson, but he's outstanding working in space and the red zone. He led the Hawkeyes with seven touchdown receptions last season after grabbing 11 in 2017.

    According to Pro Football Focus, the first-team All-Big Ten performer ranked top 25 overall among tight ends in yards after catch per reception (6.8), passer rating when targeted (122.2), yards per reception (13.3) and pass-blocking grade (73.1).

    Two specific numbers will wow scouts if Fant replicates them in Indianapolis.

    He set program records by a tight end with a 42.1" vertical and 3.95-second short shuttle during spring testing, per Dynasty Football Factory's L.J. Chaney. No tight end has broken the four-second barrier in the short shuttle since NFL.com began posting workout numbers in 2006.

 

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2019 NFL Combine: Predicting This Year's Biggest Breakout Names


  1. The NFL no longer wants bulbous defensive tackles whose primary function is to eat up double-teams. The game's continued evolution has placed a greater emphasis on more athletic interior defenders who are consistently disruptive and can collapse the pocket.

    Arizona State's Renell Wren fits that mold.

    At 6'5" and 315 pounds, Wren has the size teams covet, but his quickness to get into the backfield is his greatest trait. The defensive lineman, who has added 60 pounds between his freshman and senior seasons, ran a 4.65-second 40-yard dash in high school, according to the Sun Devils' official site.

    He hasn't slowed down all that much.

    Wren's quickness didn't necessarily show up in the box score with 14.5 career tackles for loss and three sacks, but his penchant to blow up plays is often on display. Furthermore, NFL teams will likely see potential to mold.

    At the combine, Wren aims to post 35 or more reps on the bench, run a 4.8-second 40-yard dash and produce better than a 33-inch vertical and 9'11" broad jump, per NFL.com's Chase Goodbread. Just for reference, not a single 300-pound prospect hit all of those numbers last year.
 

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2019 NFL Combine: Predicting This Year's Biggest Breakout Names


  1. Ohio State never fails to produce quality NFL prospects.

    Defensive end Nick Bosa is the presumptive No. 1 overall pick. Dwayne Haskins is the favorite to be the first quarterback selected. Defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones is a future first- or second-round selection. As mentioned earlier, wide receiver Parris Campbell has a chance to post an impressive combine.

    But cornerback Kendall Sheffield has the most to gain from his time in Indianapolis.

    Sheffield originally committed to Alabama before spending a year at Blinn College and transferring to Ohio State.

    His raw speed separates him from most. Sheffield is the fastest player ever to come out of the Buckeyes program after breaking a school record with a 6.63-second 60-meter dash. The former track standout won the 2014 Texas state 5A 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles championships as well.

    As a cornerback, though, Sheffield is far from polished. He's still a work in progress with tremendous upside, even though he tied for the team lead with eight pass breakups.

    "I think each week I've gotten better and better even through my ups and downs throughout the season," Sheffield said before the Rose Bowl, per The-Ozone's Tom Orr.
 

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Don't Forget About Rodney Anderson - The Draft Network

BB_72; maybe in one of those two 6th-7th round picks coming off an acl tear and all

Anderson has had several injury issues since his time at OU. He broke his left leg against Tennessee as a freshman in 2015, and in 2016 he broke a bone in his neck during a preseason scrimmage, missing the season.
 

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Detroit Lions had no interest in Kareem Hunt, 'want good people'

“We evaluate every player on the field and off the field and in this case, we talked about internally,” Quinn said in audio of the event provided by the Lions. “It was just a player that we didn’t feel comfortable bringing to the Lions for numerous issues, and I stand by that. That’s my word and I want good players and I want good people in this organization.”

Quinn has typically passed on players with character issues in the draft and free agency, though he did walk back a declaration that he would have “zero tolerance” for players who had domestic violence or dangerous weapons offenses in their background after signing two back-of-the-roster-type tight ends, Andrew Quarless and Orson Charles, in the 2016 preseason.
 
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