The second group put on a show – perhaps the best workout of any position group so far. This combination of wide receivers was clean, crisp, professional, and electric. They showed blazing speed, sharp route-running, and excellent ball skills.
Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba's workout piqued curiosity as he appeared in just three games in the 2022 college football season due to injury, so an opportunity to finally see him play ball again drew the attention of many. On Saturday night, he opted out of the 40-yard dash, but the rest of his workout was nearly flawless; he made the exercises look effortless. His pair of gauntlet drills were remarkably smooth, and he showed off his athleticism, play-making ability, and variety in route-running. In addition, his 3-cone drill result of 6.57 seconds and 3.93 20-yard shuttle were the best times of all Combine participants this year.
Oklahoma's Marvin Mims Jr. and Purdue's Charlie Jones also turned in excellent workouts.
Quarterbacks Anthony Richardson (Florida) and C.J. Stroud (Ohio State) also shined, giving these pass-catchers the best opportunities to make plays on the ball.
Richardson's measurables opened eyes coming in at 6-foot-4 1/4 and 244 pounds. He is the biggest quarterback in Indianapolis, but also the most athletic as he led the group in the 40-yard dash (4.43), vertical jump (40.5"), and broad jump (10'9"). His vertical was the highest a quarterback has ever jumped at the Combine.
It would be easy to provide a lengthy list of players who had elite results at Lucas Oil Stadium – this group was special.
The tight ends were the grand finale for the night, and they performed well. There was certainly camaraderie amongst this group as they cheered for each other and seemed to be enjoying the experience.
Top performances were delivered by Cincinnati's Josh Whyle, Iowa's Sam LaPorta, and Miami's Will Mallory.
Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert was in the house, too. He was on the field as a guest broadcaster for the tight end workout, appearing on NFL+. He said it was an opportunity he saw as a good fit to both watch the tight ends while also working on his broadcasting and interview skills.
I spoke with him afterwards and he was impressed with the group, "The tight end position is in good hands."
Goedert was in these prospects' shoes five years ago. I asked what advice he would offer them: "Don't let anything, whether it was good or bad, really affect you going forward. Any opportunity you have to impress a team when you get with a certain team, take advantage of that, because they're not going to come back and look at the Combine and say, 'Oh, he caught this ball, or didn't catch that ball.' When you get the opportunity to go out on a field, make the most of those."
Three nights of workouts are complete, one more to go. The offensive line and running backs will take the field on Sunday afternoon to put an exclamation point on an amazing week. Be sure to check out our new episode of the Journey To The Draft podcast – Fran Duffy and I break down the quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends. Here's to one final day of the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine!
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