After a year without it, the NFL Combine is back, and the players are ready to take to the field inside Lucas Oil Stadium to showcase their athletic talents to NFL GMs, scouts, head coaches, and millions of football fans around the world.
The quarterbacks, tight ends, and wide receivers will kick off the event. Some of the game’s most marquee positions on Thursday in primetime. I think the NFL knows what it’s doing. We’ll get most of the top prospects at those positions running the 40-yard dash and participating in the other combine drills tonight.
Follow along here as a bunch of our NFL Draft analysts chime in with their opinions, takeaways, and observations from the first day of workouts at the 2022 NFL Combine.
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There isn’t a lot to take away from these quarterback drills. You are looking at their footwork, ball placement and then just whether or not they have the general arm strength. It is a pre-determined route so it offers nothing in terms of processing. With that being said, you can just tell when one quarterback is different from another and I think Sam Howell separated himself. Jack Coan did some nice things and Cole Kelley has the arm strength.
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Wow. NFL Network showing another drill! Been calling for this forever.
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Great call on Sam Howell, Josh. I’m not a big fan of taking too much from the throwing portions for QBs. But he’s had a seemingly good night.
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Sam Howell has always thrown a pretty deep ball. It is evident on tape but he is also putting it on display in Indianapolis. Great touch on these throws.
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After Malik Willis, Sam Howell has the second-best arm in this class, to me.
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Gio calling out Howie Roseman to draft a linebacker! Love it!
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PSU WR Jahan Dotson is the unique “faster than he is quick” prospect
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Did you end up with a draftable grade on Cole Kelley, Traps?
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NDSU WR Christian Watson with an 11’4″ broad jump. Serious bounce. And he’s 6’4″.
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Recently finalized my grade on Cole Kelley… I liked his swagger on the field. Big arm too.
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Sam Howell had a little hitch in his out route. He turned a three step drop into a 1..2..3..pitter patter, throw.
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In the gauntlet, you obviously want to see clean catches but you also want to see them straddle that white line rather than drifting one way or another.
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David Bell is just so smooth. He puts it away quickly and gets upfield.
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The 2019 group included – DK Metcalf, Terry McLaurin, Parris Campbell, Andy Isabella, Mecole Hardman, Darius Slayton and Emanuel Hall all running sub 4.40
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Blazing fast first group of receivers. Like Rich Eisen mentioned, the 2019 group is the speed gold standard. This group will collectively be faster. Amazing.
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Bo Melton running two sub-4.4s. Get him the ball in space and watch him work.
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I’m with Charles Davis. Didn’t see 4.39 from Velus Jones Jr. on film. Good for the Tennessee WR with that time on his first attempt.
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Skyy Moore is my biggest draft crush in this class. I’m swooning over that 4.39.
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I knew Skyy Moore was sudden but it helps seeing him register 4.39 top end speed.
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I love Danny Gray from SMU. I won’t be surprised if we are calling him a draft steal in a few years.
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4.33 for Danny Gray. Crazy explosiveness out of the gate too.
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I know Treylon Burks and his camp were expecting faster than 4.55 seconds but that is in line with what he had tested previously.
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Kevin Austin a gigantic winner today at WR. Awesome broad, vertical, and now the 40.
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Sup, Calvin Austin — 4.32 is moving
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The “this QB is a winner” analysis is cringe-worthy to me
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Literally two QBs running in this group?! Wut.
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Only two quarterbacks running the 40-yard dash: Kent State’s Dustin Crum and Notre Dame’s Jack Coan.
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