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I know some of these guy's aren't astrophysicists but isn't this way too pathetic......
USC soph is last top WR prospect to run
By Scouts, Inc.
For ESPN Insider
Tuesday, March 30
Updated: March 30
7:33 PM ET
USC WR Mike Williams has pushed his individual workout back from
April 6 to April 8, and instead of working out on campus in Southern
California, Williams will work out near his home at the University
of South Florida in Tampa, where he has been training nearby since
making his decision to go pro.
After Pittsburgh's Larry Fitzgerald ran a 4.47 at 221 pounds and
Texas' Roy Williams ran a 4.37 at 211 pounds, the pressure is on the
USC sophomore to have a strong workout. He is the biggest of the
three receivers, and if he can run right around 4.50 he will make
the decision for NFL teams even more difficult than it is right now.
However, if he runs worse than a 4.55, he could easily slip down to
the third receiver taken.
USC DC Will Poole, who emerged from nowhere as a possible
first-round prospect after his first full year as a starter his
senior season, had a flat-out miserable workout in front of nearly
100 NFL officials on March 24. He evidently had been sick for more
than a week and weighed in nearly 10 pounds lighter than at the
combine a month earlier.
Poole was expected to run in the high 4.4s but instead clocked in at
4.65 and 4.67 in his two 40-yard dash attempts. As a result, he is
being given a second chance to get healthy, get stronger and prove
to NFL officials his disappointing workout was due to his illness.
Poole will conduct another full workout April 16.
While all the talk seems to be focused on the wide receiver race,
Miami-Ohio's Ben Roethlisberger and N.C. State's Philip Rivers
certainly haven't made it easy for NFL officials to decide which
quarterback to draft. Roethlisberger followed Rivers' earlier
standout performance at N.C. State's Pro Day with what has been
described to us as an "exceptional" workout at Miami's stadium March
25.
On top of running 40 times of 4.81 and 4.82 at 6-foot-4 7/8 and 240
pounds, Roethlisberger evidently put on a passing clinic. During his
passing session, Roethlisberger started out with shorting timing
routes and finished by connecting on several attempts of more than
60 yards in which he was able to keep his arc to an amazing minimum.
Tusculum DC Ricardo Colclough, who pulled his hamstring while
attempting his first 40-yard dash at the combine in February, is
said to be on schedule to be fully recovered and ready to workout on
his campus on April 13.
The biggest question concerning Clemson WR/RS Derrick Hamilton was
his speed, but he put those questions to bed when he ran a 4.42 and
4.44 in his two 40-yard dash attempts on March 25. Hamilton also
impressed with a 40½-inch vertical jump and a 4.22 in the short
shuttle. His strong workout could have catapulted him into the
late-second or early-third round range of the draft.
Wonderlic Land
There are always some interesting scores to report from the
Wonderlic test administered at the combine, and this year is no
different.
First, some background and context. The Wonderlic is a 12-minute, 50
question IQ test that few people even finish. The average NFL
prospect reportedly scores a 21, about the same as the average
applicant for any other job. A 20 indicates the test-taker has an IQ
of 100, which is average. For what it's worth, Charlie Wonderlic
Jr., president of Wonderlic Inc., told ESPN.com in 2002, "A score of
10 is literacy, that's about all we can say."
With that, here are some numbers worth noting:
For starters, Iowa DT Jared Clauss gets the award for the highest
score of the year with a 45. Delaware DE Shawn Johnson notched a 42
and Georgia TE Ben Watson was just behind him with a 41.
Scoring in the 30s: Kentucky WR/RS Derek Abney, Iowa WR Maurice
Brown, Iowa State's Jordan Carstens, Texas Tech OC Toby Cecil, Utah
State TE Chris Cooley, Arizona State OG Regis Crawford, Oregon State
TE Tim Euhus, Duke LB Ryan Fowler, Virginia Tech OC Jake Grove, Ohio
State TE Ben Hartsock, Nebraska DE Trevor Johnson, Ohio State QB
Craig Krenzel, Oklahoma LB Teddy Lehman, Ole Miss QB Eli Manning,
Penn State FB Sean McHugh, Montana OT Dylan McFarland, Arkansas LB
Caleb Miller, ECU OT Brian Rimpf, Virginia QB Matt Schaub, N.C.
State QB Philip Rivers, Boston College TE Sean Ryan, Florida OT Max
Starks, Auburn OLB Reggie Tobor, Northern Illinois RB Michael
Turner, Pittsburgh TE Kris Wilson, Cal OT Mark Wilson and
Northwestern RB Jason Wright.
On the flip side, Central Missouri State OLB/DE Roderick Green gets
the award for the worst Wonderlic score of the year with a 3.
Finally, while the Miami Hurricanes have arguably the strongest
draft class of any school in the country, as a whole, after
linebackers Jonathon Vilma (23) and D.J. Williams (21), the group's
Wonderlic scores were less than impressive. The numbers: OG Vernon
Carey, 18; WR Kevin Beard, 15; RB Jarrett Payton, 12; Kellen
Winslow, 11; DT Vince Wilfork, 10; and OT Carlos Joseph, 7.
On the flip side, Central Missouri State OLB/DE Roderick Green gets
the award for the worst Wonderlic score of the year with a 3.
the award for the worst Wonderlic score of the year with a 3.
USC soph is last top WR prospect to run
By Scouts, Inc.
For ESPN Insider
Tuesday, March 30
Updated: March 30
7:33 PM ET
USC WR Mike Williams has pushed his individual workout back from
April 6 to April 8, and instead of working out on campus in Southern
California, Williams will work out near his home at the University
of South Florida in Tampa, where he has been training nearby since
making his decision to go pro.
After Pittsburgh's Larry Fitzgerald ran a 4.47 at 221 pounds and
Texas' Roy Williams ran a 4.37 at 211 pounds, the pressure is on the
USC sophomore to have a strong workout. He is the biggest of the
three receivers, and if he can run right around 4.50 he will make
the decision for NFL teams even more difficult than it is right now.
However, if he runs worse than a 4.55, he could easily slip down to
the third receiver taken.
USC DC Will Poole, who emerged from nowhere as a possible
first-round prospect after his first full year as a starter his
senior season, had a flat-out miserable workout in front of nearly
100 NFL officials on March 24. He evidently had been sick for more
than a week and weighed in nearly 10 pounds lighter than at the
combine a month earlier.
Poole was expected to run in the high 4.4s but instead clocked in at
4.65 and 4.67 in his two 40-yard dash attempts. As a result, he is
being given a second chance to get healthy, get stronger and prove
to NFL officials his disappointing workout was due to his illness.
Poole will conduct another full workout April 16.
While all the talk seems to be focused on the wide receiver race,
Miami-Ohio's Ben Roethlisberger and N.C. State's Philip Rivers
certainly haven't made it easy for NFL officials to decide which
quarterback to draft. Roethlisberger followed Rivers' earlier
standout performance at N.C. State's Pro Day with what has been
described to us as an "exceptional" workout at Miami's stadium March
25.
On top of running 40 times of 4.81 and 4.82 at 6-foot-4 7/8 and 240
pounds, Roethlisberger evidently put on a passing clinic. During his
passing session, Roethlisberger started out with shorting timing
routes and finished by connecting on several attempts of more than
60 yards in which he was able to keep his arc to an amazing minimum.
Tusculum DC Ricardo Colclough, who pulled his hamstring while
attempting his first 40-yard dash at the combine in February, is
said to be on schedule to be fully recovered and ready to workout on
his campus on April 13.
The biggest question concerning Clemson WR/RS Derrick Hamilton was
his speed, but he put those questions to bed when he ran a 4.42 and
4.44 in his two 40-yard dash attempts on March 25. Hamilton also
impressed with a 40½-inch vertical jump and a 4.22 in the short
shuttle. His strong workout could have catapulted him into the
late-second or early-third round range of the draft.
Wonderlic Land
There are always some interesting scores to report from the
Wonderlic test administered at the combine, and this year is no
different.
First, some background and context. The Wonderlic is a 12-minute, 50
question IQ test that few people even finish. The average NFL
prospect reportedly scores a 21, about the same as the average
applicant for any other job. A 20 indicates the test-taker has an IQ
of 100, which is average. For what it's worth, Charlie Wonderlic
Jr., president of Wonderlic Inc., told ESPN.com in 2002, "A score of
10 is literacy, that's about all we can say."
With that, here are some numbers worth noting:
For starters, Iowa DT Jared Clauss gets the award for the highest
score of the year with a 45. Delaware DE Shawn Johnson notched a 42
and Georgia TE Ben Watson was just behind him with a 41.
Scoring in the 30s: Kentucky WR/RS Derek Abney, Iowa WR Maurice
Brown, Iowa State's Jordan Carstens, Texas Tech OC Toby Cecil, Utah
State TE Chris Cooley, Arizona State OG Regis Crawford, Oregon State
TE Tim Euhus, Duke LB Ryan Fowler, Virginia Tech OC Jake Grove, Ohio
State TE Ben Hartsock, Nebraska DE Trevor Johnson, Ohio State QB
Craig Krenzel, Oklahoma LB Teddy Lehman, Ole Miss QB Eli Manning,
Penn State FB Sean McHugh, Montana OT Dylan McFarland, Arkansas LB
Caleb Miller, ECU OT Brian Rimpf, Virginia QB Matt Schaub, N.C.
State QB Philip Rivers, Boston College TE Sean Ryan, Florida OT Max
Starks, Auburn OLB Reggie Tobor, Northern Illinois RB Michael
Turner, Pittsburgh TE Kris Wilson, Cal OT Mark Wilson and
Northwestern RB Jason Wright.
On the flip side, Central Missouri State OLB/DE Roderick Green gets
the award for the worst Wonderlic score of the year with a 3.
Finally, while the Miami Hurricanes have arguably the strongest
draft class of any school in the country, as a whole, after
linebackers Jonathon Vilma (23) and D.J. Williams (21), the group's
Wonderlic scores were less than impressive. The numbers: OG Vernon
Carey, 18; WR Kevin Beard, 15; RB Jarrett Payton, 12; Kellen
Winslow, 11; DT Vince Wilfork, 10; and OT Carlos Joseph, 7.
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