2008 NFL Pro Days
Schedule This is a list of all the schools
so far that have announced their Pro Day workouts.
Pro Day Workouts
College
Player(s) to
watch / Results
Date
Alabama
WRD.J. Hall ran the 40
in 4.59 and 4.55, had a 32 ½-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 9-inch
long jump, but did not run position drills due to a groin injury
DLWallace Gilberry ran
the 40 in 5.02, had a 30-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 10-inch
long jump, 17 reps in the bench press, but he did not run any
position drills CBSimeon Castile ran
the 40 in 4.56 and 4.58, had a 36-inch vertical jump, 9-foot,
10-inch long jump, 8 reps in the bench press and also ran no
position drills WRKeith Brown ran the
40 in 4.50 and 4.48, had a 31 ½-inch vertical jump, 9-foot,
7-inch long jump, 4.65 short shuttle, 7.25 cone drill, and ran
position drills WRMatt Caddell ran the
40 in 4.41 and 4.39, had a 39 ½--inch vertical jump, 10-foot,
8-inch long jump, 4.33 short shuttle, 7.33 cone drill, 13 reps
in the bench press, and ran position drills
One interesting note was CB/KR
Brian Witherspoon from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa,
Ala., who was invited to take part in workouts even though he
has no football experience. He ran the 40 in 4.33 and 4.29, had
a 40--inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 10-inch long jump, 4.36 short
shuttle, 6.86 cone drill, and ran position drills for cornerback
and kick returns.
Appalachian
State
WR Dexter
Jackson, OG Kerry Brown, S Corey Lynch
March 24
Arizona
CBAntoine Cason had a 36-inch
vertical jump, 7.07 cone drill, and ran position drills LBSpencer Larson was
very impressive as he ran the 40 in 4.82 and 4.83, had a
33½-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 8-inch long jump, 4.29 short
shuttle, 7.37 cone drill, 26 reps at the bench press and ran
position drills
Arizona State
SJoshua Barrett ran position
drills and stuck with his combine numbers for everything else LBRobert James ran the
40 in 4.70, but pulled his hamstring and failed to run a second
40. He also had a 31-inch vertical jump and 9-foot, 6-inch long
jump, with 26 reps in the bench press. Did not run position
drills OLMike Pollack had a
28-inch vertical jump, and 9-foot, 3-inch long jump Pollack did
not run position drills CBJustin Tryon ran the
40 in 4.41 and 4.42, had a 35-inch vertical jump and 10-foot,
1-inch long jump and ran position drills
Arkansas
RB Darren
McFadden, RB Felix Jones, FB Peyton Hillis
March 25
Arkansas
State
S Tyrell
Johnson
March 31
Auburn
DE/OLB Quentin Groves weighed 10
pounds less than he did last month at the combine, and he had a
35-inch vertical jump -- 5½-inches better than he did at the
combine. He ran position drills and looked a lot faster and more
linebacker like. CBPatrick Lee ran the
40 in 4.56 and 4.53, had a 35-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 9-inch
long jump, 4.39 short shuttle, 6.89 cone drill, and ran position
drills DLPat Sims had a
30½-inch vertical jump, 7-foot, 11-inch long jump, 4.80 short
shuttle, 7.71 cone drill, and ran position drills CBJonathan Wilhite had
a 35-inch vertical jump, 10-foot long jump, 4.42 short shuttle,
7.05 cone drill, and ran position drills
Boise State
OTRyan Clady weighed
in at 311. He ran the 40 in 5.20 and 5.27, with a 31-inch
vertical jump, 9-foot long jump, 4.7 short shuttle and 7.07 cone
drill C/GJeffrey Cavender
(6-1¾, 303): Ran the 40 in 5.48 and 5.44, with a 25-inch
vertical jump, 7-foot, 10-inch long jump, 4.7 short shuttle and
7.07 cone drill. He had 24 reps in the bench press CBOrlando Scandrick
(5-10 1/8, 194): Ran the 40 in 4.32 and 4.34, with a 4.37 short
shuttle, 6.76 cone drill and 8 lifts at the bench press
Boston
College
QB Matt Ryan,
OT Gosder Cherilus, LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar
QB Matt Ryan,
completed 48 of his 52 attempts, with three drops in his
workout. Chiefs coach Herm Edwards was quoted as thinking Ryan
was pressing a little, but seemed very impressed overall.
March 18
BYU
LBBryan Kehl ran the 40 in 4.56
and 4.57, had a 35-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 2-inch long
jump, 4.18 short shuttle, 6.54 cone drill. He also had a very
good workout LBKelly Poppinga ran
the 40 in 4.76 and 4.74, 27 reps in the bench press, had a
34-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 3-inch long jump, 4.27 short
shuttle, 6.88 cone drill and also worked out well.
California
WRDeSean Jackson had a 34½-inch
vertical jump, 10-foot, 2-inch long jump, 4.19 short shuttle,
6.90 cone drills, and ran position drills
FSThomas DeCoud had a
34½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 3-inch long jump, 9 reps in the
bench press, and ran position drills
WR LaVelle Hawkins had a
33½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot long jump, 4.28 short shuttle,
6.99 cone drill, and ran position drills
Central
Florida
RB Kevin
Smith
March 20
Connecticut
CB Tyvon
Branch, G Donald Thompson
March 6,
March 26
Delaware
QB Joe Flacco measured in at 6-6 ¼, 237
and ran position drills, but kept all his numbers from the
combine
WRShaheer McBride had a 33 1/2
vertical jump, 9-foot-6 long jump, 4.18 short shuttle, 7.05
cone, positon workout and kept combine times
East Carolina
RB Chris
Johnson was not at the workouts, He will have a private
workout on either March 17 or April 2
CB Travis Williams (5-9 3/8,
186): Ran the 40 in 4.44 and 4.48, had a 33½-inch vertical jump,
10-foot long jump, 4.21 short shuttle, 6.98 cone drill, and did
16 reps at the bench press
Eastern
Michigan
DE Jason
Jones
March 6
Florida
DE Derrick
Harvey stuck with the numbers from his combine, but ran
position drills here and reportedly had an unbelievable workout. WR Andre Caldwell had a 36
½-inch vertical jump, and 18 reps in the bench press
Georgia
C Fernando
Velasco, LB Marcus Howard, RB Thomas Brown
March 18
Georgia Tech
LBGary Guyton had a 40-inch
vertical jump, 4.33 short shuttle, 16 reps in the bench press,
and ran position drills
LBPhilip Wheeler ran the
40 in 4.73 and 4.66, had a 36 ½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot,
2-inch long jump, 4.36 short shuttle, 7.11 cone drill, and ran
position drills
DLAdamm Oliver had 29
reps in the bench press but did no other drills, as he is
rehabbing an ACL injury
RBTashard Choice had a 37
½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 3-inch long jump, 4.26 short
shuttle, 6.87 cone drill, and had a very good position workout
Hawaii
QB Colt
Brennan, WR Davone Bess, WR Ryan Grice-Mullen
April 1
Houston
WR Anthony Alridgeran the 40 in 4.39 and 4.38, had a 34 1/2-inch vertical
jump, 11-foot, 1-inch long jump, and ran position drills WRDonnie Avery was
present for the entire workout, but kept everything from the
combine. He did not run position drills because he was nursing a
right hamstring injury, he is scheduled to work out March 31
Illinois
RBRashard Mendenhall
had a good position workout, but kept all his numbers from the
combine WRJacob Willis ran the
40 in 4.52 and 4.46, had a 34-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 7-inch
long jump, 4.22 short shuttle, 6.95 cone drill, and ran position
drills WRMicah Rucker from
Eastern Illinois ran the 40 in 4.57 and 4.47, had a 39-inch
vertical jump, 11-foot, 3-inch long jump, 4.57 short shuttle,
6.90 cone drill, 20 reps in the bench press and ran position
drills.
Indiana
WRJames Hardy had a 37-inch
vertical jump and ran position drills CBTracy Porter ran the
40 in 4.47 and 4.41, and ran position drills
Iowa
CB Charles
Godfrey, DE Kenny Iwebama, LB Mike Humpal
March 24
Iowa State
LB Alvin
Bowen, DT Athyba Rubin
March 26
Kansas
CBAqib Talib ran a little slow
in Indy, posting a 4.46 and 4.53 in the 40, his 40 times for
this workout were 4.42 and 4.44. He also ran position drills and
looked much better. OLAnthony Collins ran
the 40 in 5.35 and 5.37, did 26 reps in the bench press, and ran
position drills FBBrandon McAnderson
ran the 40 in 4.91 and 4.92 that looked slower, had a 29-inch
vertical jump, 8-foot, 11-inch long jump, 4.34 short shuttle,
7.32 cone drills, 21 reps in the bench press, and ran position
drills
Kentucky
QB Andre Woodson: ran the 40 in
4.86 and 4.88, had a 27½-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 1-inch long
jump, 4.33 short shuttle, and 7.28 cone drill we just cant
figure out what happened to Andre's athleticism.
WR Steve Johnson: Weighed in
at 203. Ran the 40 in 4.53 and 4.51, ran position drills
Louisville
QB Brian Brohm
March 24
McNeese
State
DE/OLB Bryan Smith(6-2 7/8, 240): Ran the 40 in 4.78 (against the wind) and
4.54 (with the wind), had a 36 ½-inch vertical jump, 9-foot,
9-inch long jump, 4.31 short shuttle, 7.20 cone drill. Smith was
a defensive end in college, but he looked good here in LB
position drills
Miami
DECalais Campbell ran the
40-yard dash twice and finished in 5.01 seconds both times. He
ran the short shuttle in 4.6 seconds and the cone drill in 7.19.
He ran position drills but let his bench press at the combine
stand
SKenny Phillips posted a
34-inch vertical jump and ran position drills. Satisfied with
his combine numbers, he didn't take part in those drills here
LB Tavares Gooden ran his
first 40 in 4.57 and pulled up on his second with a 4.65 finish.
He had a 32½-inch vertical jump, and kept everything else from
the combine
DB Glenn Sharpe ran the 40 in
4.69 and 4.49, with a 10-foot, 2-inch long jump
WR Darnell Jenkins ran the 40
in 4.62 and 4.54. He had a 32½-inch vertical jump, ran the short
shuttle in 4.33 and the cone drill in 6.90
WR Lance Leggett ran the 40 in
4.45 and 4.43. He had a 37-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 4-inch
long jump, ran the short shuttle in 4.31 and the cone drill in
6.56
Michigan
WRMario Manningham ran a 4.44
and a 4.38 in the 40, had a 35-inch vertical jump, and ran a
4.38 short shuttle OTJake Long kept his
numbers from the combine and only ran position drills, but had
another impressive workout RBMike Hart had a
32-inch vertical jump, ran a 4.33 short shuttle, a 6.91 cone
drill and kept his numbers from the combine for everything else.
He also had a good workout and caught the ball well QBChad Henne only ran
position drills and kept his numbers from the combine WRAdrian Arrington ran
a 4.55 and a 4.58 in the 40, had a 36-inch vertical jump and ran
position drills after not running at the combine OLAdam Kraus ran a
5.35 and a 5.40 in the 40, a 4.79 short shuttle, a 7.65 cone
drill, had a 26 ½-inch vertical jump, an 8'2" long jump and ran
position drills
Michigan
State
WRDevin Thomas had a 33-inch
vertical jump, and 16 reps in the bench press. TEKellen Davis had a
34-inch vertical jump, and ran position drills RBJehuu Caulcrick had
a 37-inch vertical jump, 4.45 short shuttle, 7.28 cone drill,
and ran position drills DBNehemiah Warrick had
a 32-inch vertical jump, 10-foot long jump, and ran position
drills
Middle
Tennessee
OT Franklin
Dunbar
March 20
Mississippi
State
DE Titus
Brown
March 25
Missouri
TE Martin
Rucker, C Adam Spieker
March 20
Nebraska
QBSam Keller (6-4,
237): Ran position drills but kept his numbers from the combine
for everything else DBZack Bowman (6-0
3/8, 194): Ran the 40 in 4.43 and 4.46, had a 32-inch vertical
jump, 10-foot, 5-inch long jump, and ran position drills WRMaurice Purify (6-3,
215): Ran the 40 in 4.50 and 4.52, had a 36-inch vertical jump,
10-foot, 3-inch long jump, and ran position drills LBBo Ruud (6-3 3/8,
234): Ran the 40 in 4.60 and 4.60, had a 32 ½-inch vertical
jump, 9-foot, 10-inch long jump, 4.71 short shuttle, 7.30 cone
drill, 18 reps in the bench press, and ran position drills RBDanny Woodhead is
one of our small school prospects the record setter from Chadron
State had a terrific workout. He ran the 40 in 4.38 and 4.40,
had a 38-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 1-inch long jump, 4.20
short shuttle, 7.03 cone drill, and 20 reps in the bench press.
New Mexico
WRMarcus Smith (6-1 3/8, 223):
Ran the 40 in 4.58 and 4.54. Had a 29-inch vertical jump and a
9-foot, 3-inch long jump. Ran position drills WRTravis Brown (6-2,
194): Ran the 40 in 4.54 and 4.46, had a 34-inch vertical jump
and 10-foot, 4-inch long jump. Ran position drills OTDevin Clark (6-3
5/8, 306): Ran the 40 in 5.37 and 5.34, had a 25½-inch vertical
jump and 8-foot, 7-inch long jump. Did no other drills
New Mexico
State
DT Maurice
Murray
March 19
North
Carolina
DT Kentwan
Balmer
April 1
North
Carolina State
DT DeMario
Pressley, S DeJuan Morgan
March 19
Notre Dame
TE John
Carlson, C John Sullivan, DT Trevor Laws
March 19
Ohio State
DE/OLB Vernon Gholston ran the 40 in
4.58, had a 42-inch vertical jump, and ran position drills OLKirk Barton (6-4½,
311): Ran the 40 in 5.01, had a 31 ½-inch vertical jump, 8-foot,
4-inch long jump, 4.59 short shuttle, 7.67 cone drill, and ran
position drills
Oklahoma
DB Reggie Smith and
WR Malcolm Kelly skipped the Pro Day and instead it was
announced they would hold a separate workout on April 9. LBCuris Lofton ran the
40 in 4.69 and 4.68, had a 32-inch vertical jump, 4.66 short
shuttle, 7.74 cone drill, and ran position drills
Oklahoma
State
WRAdarius Bowman caught the ball
well in workouts. He ran the 40 in 4.77 and 4.75, had a 33
½-inch vertical jump, and did 16 reps in the bench press RBDantrell Savage ran
the 40 in 4.50 and 4.46, had a 4.32 short shuttle, and ran
position drills
Oregon
RBJonathan Stewart had
toe surgery on March 10 and did not attend the workouts. OL/LSGeoff Schwartz
was very impressive running the 40 in 5.25 and 5.25, with a
24-inch vertical jump, 8-foot, 3-inch long jump, 4.66 short
shuttle, 7.99 cone drill, and had a very good position workout.
He will do the bench press on April 3.
Penn State
We don't have the numbers yet, but LB Dan
Connor had a monster work out.
We also are hearing that CB Justin King had a great
workout and the Steelers coaches met with him and it went very
well.
Pittsburgh
OT Jeffrey
Otah, OT Michael McGlynn, TE Darrell Strong
March 24
Purdue
TEDustin Keller had a 41-inch
vertical jump, 3.94 short shuttle, and ran position drills WRDorien Bryant ran
the 40 in 4.44 and 4.45 and had a 6.51 cone drill and ran
position drills DL/OLB Cliff Avril had
a 36½-inch vertical jump and 4.31 short shuttle. Ran position
drills
Rutgers
RB Ray Rice,
G Pedro Sosa, G Jeremy Zuttah
March 26
San Diego
QBJosh Johnson only ran position
drills
South Florida
CBMike Jenkins ran position
drills but let his combine numbers stand LBBen Moffitt weighed
in 10 pounds lighter than he did last month at the combine. Ran
the 40 in 4.59 and 4.62, had a 37½-inch vertical jump, and a
10-foot, 4-inch long jump CBTrae Williams ran
the 40 in 4.53 and 4.52. Had a 33-inch vertical jump, 4.37 short
shuttle, and 7.03 cone drill. He did not do the bench press due
to injury (shoulder strain)
Tennessee
QBErik Ainge only ran position
drills standing on his combine numbers TEBrad Cottam had a 36
½-inch vertical jump, 4.27 short shuttle, 7.22 cone drill, ran
position drills where he looked very good, catching everything
thrown LBJerod Mayo had a 40
½-inch vertical jump, did 22 reps in the bench press, and ran
position drills
Tennessee
State
CB Dominique
Rodgers-Cromartie
March 21
Texas
WR Limas
Sweed, RB Jamaal Charles, TE Jermichael Finley
March 19
Texas A&M
TEMartellus Bennett
ran position drills only, and let the rest of his measurables
stand from the combine DLJoseph Bryant ran
the 40 in 4.88 and 4.92, and ran position drills OLCorey Clark ran the
40 in 5.13 and 5.19, had a 29-inch vertical jump, and 8-foot,
8-inch long jump DLChris Harrington: He
had a 37½-inch vertical jump and ran position drills OLCody Wallace ran the
40 in 5.18 and 5.17 and ran position drills DLHenry Smith (6-2
1/8, 310): Ran the 40 in 5.19 and 5.12, had a 30-inch vertical
jump, 7-foot, 11-inch long jump, and had 26 reps in the bench
press
Troy
CBLeodis McKelvin: Had
a 38½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 5-inch long jump, ran
position drills and stood on the rest of his numbers from the
combine
UCLA
DE/OLBBruce Davis ran the 40 in 4.78
and 4.84, had a 32-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 11-inch long
jump, and ran position drills S Chris Horton had a
32-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 11-inch long jump, and ran
position drills SDennis Keyes ran the
40 in 4.57 and 4.62, had a 36-inch vertical jump, 9-foot,
10-inch long jump, 4.93 short shuttle, 7.58 cone drill, and ran
position drills
UNLV
DLJeremy Geathers ran the 40 in
4.87 and 4.74. Stood with everything else he recorded at the
combine LB Beau Bell did not work out but will hold a private
workout at UNLV on March 31
USC
DT Sedrick
Ellis, LB Keith Rivers, TE Fred Davis
April 2
UTEP
OT Oniel
Cousins, S Quintin Demps
March 7
Vanderbilt
OT Chris
Williams, WR Earl Bennett, LB Jonathon Goff
March 21
Virginia
DE Chris Long
did work out, but he did it as an outside linebacker, not at
defensive end to show his versatility RB Steve Slaton ran the 40 in
4.49 and 4.47 seconds
Virginia Tech
LB Xavier
Adibi, CB Brandon Flowers, DE Christopher Ellis
March 20,
March 27
Wake Forest
C Steven
Justice, DE Jeremy Thompson
March 25
Washington
WR Marcel Reece
ran a 4.42 and a 4.48 in the 40, had a 36½-inch vertical jump, a
9'6" long jump, ran a 4.26 short shuttle and a 7.20 cone drill.
Reece also ran very good position drills.
2008
NFL Draft Pro Days
What are Pro Days?
Each university has a Pro Day, where NFL scouts are allowed to
come and watch players participate in the events that take place at the Combine
at their own school. This is done as it is believed that players feel more
comfortable at their own campus than they do at the Combine and therefore should
perform better. Major college teams which produce a large quantity of NFL
prospects generate huge interest from scouts and coaches at their Pro Days.
