NFL Combine (ND Edition)

[reneg 70]

Foskey having a good start to the combine. 4.67 40, 10'5" broad jump and a 34" vert. Great numbers for 6'5" 264

[jbrown_9999 1,003]

Balis has been a boon for ND. Before he got to South Bend, S&C was lacking with some players actually paying for gym memberships to work out on their own 

Now, Irish players seem to always test well at the combine.

 

[ND_JACK 321]

From what I read Mayers is the one we have to worry about slipping out of the first round. I was surprised to hear that but we have learned from the past NFL drafts this happens often. A lot depends on the teams need. The negatives before the combines were: 1) weight (too heavy), 2) speed (too slow), 3) blocking ( this one surprised me). I wonder what his weight and speed were at the combine. I assume he would ran at the combine if that was one of the pros concerns.

 

[tneun89 975]

1 hour ago, ND_JACK said:

From what I read Mayers is the one we have to worry about slipping out of the first round. I was surprised to hear that but we have learned from the past NFL drafts this happens often. A lot depends on the teams need. The negatives before the combines were: 1) weight (too heavy), 2) speed (too slow), 3) blocking ( this one surprised me). I wonder what his weight and speed were at the combine. I assume he would ran at the combine if that was one of the pros concerns.

 

I could see him slipping lower in the first round - you're right in that we've seen that in past drafts for ND guys - but I would be shocked if he fell completely out of the first round. Every draft board I've seen has him as the consensus #1 guy at the position, some have him as high as #10 overall. I think he got his weight down a little bit before the season, and I feel like it helped his speed. He is not overly dynamic and won't make a ton of guys miss, but he is a load to bring down. He is a good enough blocker, but I agree - that seems to be the negative on him (I've read it's technique more than "want to" or physical strength, which is probably a positive in that an NFL TE coach can coach him up). He has great hands and is a tremendous competitor. I think he lands somewhere between 15-25.

[Baldy 1,200]

1 hour ago, tneun89 said:

I could see him slipping lower in the first round - you're right in that we've seen that in past drafts for ND guys - but I would be shocked if he fell completely out of the first round. Every draft board I've seen has him as the consensus #1 guy at the position, some have him as high as #10 overall. I think he got his weight down a little bit before the season, and I feel like it helped his speed. He is not overly dynamic and won't make a ton of guys miss, but he is a load to bring down. He is a good enough blocker, but I agree - that seems to be the negative on him (I've read it's technique more than "want to" or physical strength, which is probably a positive in that an NFL TE coach can coach him up). He has great hands and is a tremendous competitor. I think he lands somewhere between 15-25.

I would agree with this take.  And on most of the mock drafts I saw, they were showing him at 22 or 23 in the 1st round.

[jbrown_9999 1,003]

Brandon Joseph ran 4.62 40. Probably not as fast as he was hoping and slower than Foskey.

Edited March 4, 2023 by jbrown_9999

[jbrown_9999 1,003]

On 3/2/2023 at 5:24 PM, reneg said:

Foskey having a good start to the combine. 4.67 40, 10'5" broad jump and a 34" vert. Great numbers for 6'5" 264

Official 40 time for Foskey was 4.58

[ND_JACK 321]

29 minutes ago, jbrown_9999 said:

Brandon Joseph ran 4.62 40. Probably not as fast as he was hoping and slower than Foskey.

I saw Joseph time and read his overall performance was meh. Not good for a DB when that Georgia DE (forgot his name) ran a 4.39 40.

[mcgov12 1,230]

Kinda surprised Joseph came out. He did not live up to what I thought he would be and I never thought he would be a guy that would test that great. He’s a late round guy at best

[TexasDomer 1,280]

Mayer looked great

[ND_JACK 321]

11 hours ago, TexasDomer said:

Mayer looked great

That’s good to hear. I only saw his forty time yesterday of 4.7 which I was hoping for better of course.

[mcgov12 1,230]

9 minutes ago, ND_JACK said:

That’s good to hear. I only saw his forty time yesterday of 4.7 which I was hoping for better of course.

I thought he would be high 4.6’s as well, but in the grand scheme of things his body of work and dominating for 3 years should make that a non-issue

[TexasDomer 1,280]

He was catching things left and right, literally 

[ND_JACK 321]

2 hours ago, TexasDomer said:

He was catching things left and right, literally 

You would think that is more important…. his skill and athleticism …..over some of these measurables…like weight and forty time

[ND_JACK 321]

Combine results from last weekend, Foskey measurables look better darn good.

https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/ContentGallery/NFL-Combine-Results-for-Jarrett-Patterson-Michael-Mayer-Brandon-Joseph-and-Isaiah-Foskey-205654384/#205654384_1