Defensive Linemen at the 2007 NFL Combine

The Defensive linemen and Ends finished their workouts on Monday at the 2007 NFL Combine and the results are just now coming in. Here is an early look at which players hepled or hurt their draft stock.

Helped:

Talk about a workout warrior, Brian Robinson from Texas came to the combine in great shape. Only 6' 3" 259 pounds, but he has huge thighs and is very explosive. He will probably be converted to outside linebacker in the NFL, but he put up some great numbers at the 2007 NFL Scouting Combine. He ran a 4.67 forty yard dash, 6.89 second 3-cone drill, 4.26 second 20 yard shuttle time and an amazing 40.50 inch vertical jump.

Adam Carriker from Nebraska also put on quite a show, at 6' 6" 296 pounds, he had an excellent 4.87 second 40 yard dash, 7.06 second 3-cone drill, 33.5 vertical jump, but what was really amazing was his 4.18 second 20 yard shuttle run time. 300 pounders just don't move that fast.

Gaines Adams from Clemson was the other top star, he blazed a 4.69 second 40 yard dash and a 7.17 second 3-cone drill. He also had a 35 inch vertical jump and a 9' 11" broad jump.

Quinn Pitcock from Ohio State looked a little stiff in the drills, but he is an explosive, well conditioned big man. At 6' 2" 299 pounds, he ran a decent 4.88 second forty yard dash, he also had a 34 inch vertical jump.

Claude (Turk) McBride from Tennessee was another standout. He measured in at 6' 2" 277 pounds, and had an outstanding 7.10 second 3-cone drill time. His 4.81 second forty wasn't great, but his 4.12 second 20 yard shuttle run displayed his excellent short area quickness.

The junior Charles Johnson from Georgia looked good. He measured in at 6' 2" 270 pounds and looked agile in the drills. His forty time of 4.85 wasn't anything to write home about, but his 7.50 3-cone drill time of 7.50 was decent, and he looked explosive and strong benching 225 pounds 33 times and broad jumping 9' 10".

C.J. Ah You from Oklahoma put up some good numbers and elevated his draft stock. At 6' 3" and 274 pounds he ran a very good 4.69 second forty yard dash. He also had an excellent 3-cone time of 7.06 seconds, a 36.5" vertical jump and a 9' broad jump.

The last prospect that I want to highlight in a postive way today is Tim Crowder from Texas. Crowder weighed in at 6' 3.5" 272 lbs. and ran a nice 4.69 second forty. He also had a 7.28 second 3-cone drill time, and a 4.32 second 20 yard shutle time. Several scouts said they liked the way he moved.

Hurt:
A few players hurt their draft stock, by either not running or not running well.

Amobi Okoye from Louisville might have tried to bulk up a little to much, he weighed in at 6' 2" 302 pounds, ran one forty at 5.00 seconds, but he injured himself slightly and didn't run a second forty. The following players hurt their 2007 NFL Draft stock by not working out:

Name/height/weight/school

Jamaal Anderson 6053 288 Arkansas
Kareem Brown 6040 290 Miami-Fl
LaMarr Woodley 6014 266 Michigan
Mataifale Toeaina 6020 307 Oregon
Derek Landri 6024 288 Notre Dame
Ray McDonald 6033 276 Florida
Chase Pittman 6045 270 LSU

Here is a complete list of the workout numbers:

Name/height/weight/1st 40/2nd 40/school

Victor Abiamiri 6042 267 4.84 4.90 Notre Dame
Gaines Adams 6046 258 4.69 4.71 Clemson
C.J. Ah You 6036 274 4.69 4.72 Oklahoma
Jay Alford 6033 304 5.15 5.25 Penn State
Antwan Applewhite 6027 250 4.70 4.73 San Diego State
Baraka Atkins 6044 271 4.78 4.75 Miami-Fl
Dan Bazuin 6027 266 4.75 4.90 Central Michigan
Larry Birdine 6035 261 5.10 5.03 Oklahoma
Alan Branch 6056 324 5.08 5.10 Michigan
Larry Brown 6025 297 5.25 5.25 Oklahoma State
Mkristo Bruce 6056 268 5.09 5.10 Washington State
Noland Burchette 6017 259 5.10 (inj) Virginia Tech
Adam Carriker 6060 296 4.87 4.94 Nebraska
Jeremy Clark 6024 309 4.97 5.00 Alabama
Joe Cohen 6024 315 5.10 5.13 Florida
Tim Crowder 6035 272 4.81 4.69 Texas
Victor DeGrate 6025 249 4.91 4.78 Oklahoma State
Quinton Echols 6007 328 5.44 5.38 Kansas State
Jacob Ford 6035 249 4.75 INJ Central Arkansas
Justin Harrell 6043 300 5.13 5.08 Tennessee
Justin Hickman 6013 254 4.85 4.81 UCLA
Keith Jackson 6002 305 5.01 5.03 Arkansas
Xzavie Jackson 6026 278 4.87 5.03 Missouri
Antonio Johnson 6030 310 5.22 5.21 Mississippi State
Charles Johnson 6022 270 4.85 4.89 Georgia
Ryan McBean 6043 286 5.03 4.94 Oklahoma State
Turk McBride 6023 277 4.81 4.84 Tennessee
Brandon Mebane 6011 309 5.15 5.18 California
Jay Moore 6046 274 4.97 5.03 Nebraska
Quentin Moses 6052 261 4.89 4.87 Georgia
Jarvis Moss 6064 250 4.69 4.75 Florida
Amobi Okoye 6020 302 5.00 DNR Louisville
David Patterson 6021 285 5.10 5.19 Ohio State
Quinn Pitcock 6024 299 4.93 4.88 Ohio State
Jay Richardson 6055 279 5.09 5.03 Ohio State
Brian Robison 6031 259 4.65 4.66 Texas
Clifton Ryan 6026 310 5.03 5.03 Michigan State
Paul Soliai 6040 344 5.09 5.19 Utah
Anthony Spencer 6027 261 4.78 4.73 Purdue
Marcus Thomas 6026 314 DNR DNR Florida
DeMarcus Tyler 6022 306 5.35 INJ North Carolina State
Abraham Wright 6020 242 4.94 4.81 Colorado