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NFL Combine 2013: Winners and Losers From The Weekend

The NFL Combine workouts are about half over, with most of the offensive positions already done and heading home, I thought it would be a god time to take a look at which players helped and which hurt their draft stock with their performances this weekend.

Winner: Geno Smith

The West Virginia QB put up some impressive numbers in all the athletic drills, eliminating any idea that he’s just a pocket passer.

Loser Luke Joeckel

The potential #1 overall was extremely unimpressive in the athletic drills, which led Mike Maylock and others to focus on his deficiencies and the mistakes he made over the course of the season. It will be much tougher not for the Chiefs to sell Joeckel to their fans if he is the number 1 pick.

Winner: Eric Fisher

The Central Michigan offensive tackle came into the combine as the consensus #2 OT in the draft. While Joeckel was disappointing, Fisher looked incredibly athletic and may have impressed his way above Joeckel on some draft boards.

Winner: Many wide receivers

This might be the fastest class of wide receivers since the inception of the NFL Scouting Combine. The 40 times this year were very low.

Loser: Keenan Allen

Before the combine, he was the likely first WR off the board. He might still be, but he certainly didn’t help himself by not participating in any of the drills. While the rest of the position group was putting up some eye-popping numbers, Allen was a complete afterthought.

Loser: Mike Wallace and Dwayne Bowe

There’s simply no way that most teams are going to pay top dollar for this pair of WRs when the draft class is so good and deep at the position.

Winner: Justin Hunter

The Tennessee WR was slowed by a knee injury for most of 2012, but looked healthy and dynamic in drills. His performance will force teams to reexamine his 2011 tape from before his injury which was more impressive, and should lead to Hunter climbing on draft boards.

Loser: Cordarrelle Patterson

Hunter’s Tennessee teammate was the #1 or #2 WR on most draft boards before showing up in Indy. Not only is he 2 inches shorter than he was listed in college, his 4.42 time in the 40 was slower than expected.

Winner: Tyler Eifert

There’s a 2 way fight for the top spot on the TE rankings between Notre Dame’s Eifert and Stanford’s Zach Ertz. Eifert bested Ertz in a number of drills, including the 40, vertical jump, broad jump, 3 cone, and both shuttle drills.

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NFL Combine 2013: List Of Invited Wide Receivers

 


Jr Player School Camp # Position
* ALLEN, KEENAN CALIFORNIA WO01 WO
AUSTIN, TAVON WEST VIRGINIA WO02 WO
* BAILEY, STEDMAN WEST VIRGINIA WO03 WO
BONNER, ALAN JACKSONVILLE ST-AL WO04 WO
BOYCE, JOSH TEXAS CHRISTIAN WO05 WO
BROWN, MARLON GEORGIA WO06 WO
DAVIS, MARCUS VIRGINIA TECH WO07 WO
DOBSON, AARON MARSHALL WO08 WO
FULLER, COREY VIRGINIA TECH WO09 WO
GOARD, TYRONE EASTERN KENTUCKY WO10 WO
GOODWIN, MARQUISE TEXAS WO11 WO
HAMILTON, COBI ARKANSAS WO12 WO
HARPER, CHRIS KANSAS ST WO13 WO
HARRISON, MARK RUTGERS WO14 WO
* HOPKINS, DEANDRE CLEMSON WO15 WO
* HUNTER, JUSTIN TENNESSEE WO16 WO
JOHNSON, DARIUS SMU WO17 WO
* KAUFMAN, BRANDON EASTERN WASHINGTON WO18 WO
KING, TAVARRES GEORGIA WO19 WO
LEMON, ALEC SYRACUSE WO20 WO
MELLETTE, AARON ELON WO21 WO
MOE, T J MISSOURI WO22 WO
MOORE, TRACY OKLAHOMA ST WO23 WO
* PATTERSON, CORDARRELLE TENNESSEE WO24 WO
PATTON, QUINTON LOUISIANA TECH WO25 WO
ROBINSON, DENARD MICHIGAN WO26 WO
* ROGERS, DA?RICK TENNESSEE TECH WO27 WO
SAMPSON, LANEAR BAYLOR WO28 WO
* SANDERS, ACE SOUTH CAROLINA WO29 WO
SMITH, RODNEY FLORIDA ST WO30 WO
SPADOLA, RYAN LEHIGH WO31 WO
* STILLS, KENNY OKLAHOMA WO32 WO
SWOPE, RYAN TEXAS A&M WO33 WO
THOMPKINS, KENBRELL CINCINNATI WO34 WO
VERNON, CONNER DUKE WO35 WO
WHEATON, MARKUS OREGON ST WO36 WO
WILLIAMS, TERRANCE BAYLOR WO37 WO
* WILSON, MARQUESS WASHINGTON ST WO38 WO
* WOODS, ROBERT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WO39 WO

 

October 20, 2012; Berkeley, CA, USA; California Golden Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen (21) carries the ball against Stanford Cardinal cornerback Alex Carter (25) during the first quarter at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

 

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NFL Combine 2013: Schedule And Information

The NFL’s “Underwear Olympics” begins tomorrow. With that in mind I thought I’d pass along the official schedule so everyone will know when their favorite players are running in their underwear, lifting heavy objects, and doing all mannor of non-football related tasks.

Schedule

DAY 1 ARRIVALS*: Group 1 (PK, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (TE)

Wednesday
February 20, 2013
Travel to Indianapolis* ~ Registration ~ Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays ~ Orientation ~ Interviews
Thursday
February 21, 2013
Measurements ~ Medical Examinations ~ Media ~ Interviews
Friday
February 22, 2013
NFLPA Meeting ~ Psychological Testing ~ PK/ST Workout ~ Bench Press ~ Interviews
Saturday
February 23, 2012
On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) ~ Departure from Indianapolis

DAY 2 ARRIVALS*: Group 4 (QB, WO), Group 5 (QB, WO), Group 6 (RB)

Thursday
February 21, 2013
Travel to Indianapolis* ~ Registration ~ Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays ~ Orientation ~ Interviews
Friday
February 22, 2013
Measurements ~ Medical Examinations ~ Media ~ Interviews
Saturday
February 23, 2013
NFLPA Meeting ~ Psychological Testing ~ Bench Press ~ Interviews
Sunday
February 24, 2013
On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) ~ Departure from Indianapolis

DAY 3 ARRIVALS*: Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB)

Friday
February 22, 2013
Travel to Indianapolis* ~ Registration ~ Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays ~ Orientation ~ Interviews
Saturday
February 23, 2013
Measurements ~ Medical Examinations ~ Media ~ Interviews
Sunday
February 24, 2013
NFLPA Meeting ~ Psychological Testing ~ Bench Press ~ Interviews
Monday
February 25, 2013
On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) ~ Departure from Indianapolis

DAY 4 ARRIVALS: Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB)

Saturday
February 23, 2013
Travel to Indianapolis ~ Registration ~ Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays ~ Orientation ~ Interviews
Sunday
February 24, 2013
Measurements ~ Medical Examinations ~ Media ~ Interviews
Monday
February 25, 2013
NFLPA Meeting ~ Psychological Testing ~ Bench Press ~ Interviews
Tuesday
February 26, 2013
On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) ~ Departure from Indianapolis

*Select players from any Group may arrive one day prior to their scheduled date listed above in order to assist with medical scheduling. This will be based on flight schedules and medical tests only and no players arriving early will have advanced contact with teams.

 

I’ve already posted a lists of all the players who have been invited:

 

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