The Greg Olson Show

Day two at the combine was pretty much the Greg Olson show, it wasn’t quite the performance that Vernon Davis displayed last year, but it was close. The Miami junior tight end ran his forty yard dash in 4.45 seconds, while measuring in at 6’ 5” 254 pounds. Olson has cemented himself in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft and might even land in the top 15 slots. Many scouts felt Zach Miller from Arizona State was the number two tight end, but he ran a slow 4.89 second forty yard dash and refused to lift (bench press) due to a wrist injury. The next best tight end behind Olsen might be Iowa’s Scott Chandler, who while measuring in at a massive 6’ 7” and 270 pounds, ran a 4.87 second 40 yard dash. The other impressive tight end was Michael Allan from Whitworth, nice size at 6’ 6” 255 lbs. He ran an excellent 4.69 (40 yard dash) and did 19 bench press reps using 225 lbs. Also a good pass catcher, but played against a lower competition at Division III Whitworth. One tight end that I was hoping to see was Matt Spaeth from Minnesota; he measured in at 6’ 7” 270 lbs, but did not participate in workouts.

The offensive lineman also worked out on Saturday and below is a list of players that either helped or hurt their draft stock:

Helped:

Ryan Kalil, USC 6-2/299
Wow, continued his spectacular rise up the draft boards. Ran an excellent 4.97 and did 34 reps. Somebody had better check him for steroids.

James Marten, Boston College 6-7/309
A very good workout, this sleeper raised his value by running a 5.00, but refused to lift.

Joe Thomas, Wisconsin 6-6/311
He is everything as billed, no hype here and a sure top 5 pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. He ran an impressive 5.00 and did 28 reps.

Tony Ugoh, Arkansas 6-5/301
Big, fast and strong, but he suffered a quad strain during his workout. Still ran a 5.05 and did a respectable 32 reps.

Andy Alleman, Akron 6-4/305
Another one of my favorite prospects, his draft stock is rising with a solid early workout. Very fast and strong, he ran a 5.07 and did 27 reps.

Allen Barbre, Missouri Southern 6-4/300
Another one of the stars so far in this combine, he might be the next Jahri Evans, also from a division II school. Barbre ran very well with a 4.89. he also did 28 reps.

Gabe Hall, Texas 6-3/317
Very impressive athlete indeed, stock is rising after running a 4.88. Did 22 reps.


Brandon Frye Virginia Tech 6-4/301
An impressive athlete all around, really raised his draft stock. He ran a 5.11 and pumped out an impressive 34 reps.

Hurt:

Leroy Harris, North Carolina State 6-2/302
Poor workout running a 5.37. Average strength, did 29 reps.

Chase Johnson, Wyoming 6-8/330
Hurt himself, refused to bench and ran a slow 5.49.


Mike Jones, Iowa 6-5/309
Very disappointing for a once promising prospect, ran a 5.43 and did 28 reps.


Palauni Ma Sun, Oregon 6-5/319
Poor feet and very slow runner, ran a 5.85 and did 22 reps


Dan Mozes, West Virginia 6-2.5/293
Does not run well for a 293 pounder, ran a 5.36 and did 28 reps.

Joe Staley, Central Michigan 6-5/307
Draft stock is falling after a horrible Senior Bowl, he refused to work out due to a “hamstring injury” Did 27 reps.

Dane Uperasa, Hawaii 6-4/309
He killed his chances of getting drafted in my opinion; he tried to run one forty, but pulled up with a hamstring injury. He also refused tot bench claiming a pectoral strain.

Elliott Vallejo, Cal-Davis 6-7/327
He looked slow and soft, running a 5.34 and doing 24 reps. He should have came to the combine at about 315 pounds.

Julius Wilson, UAB 6-4/327
Another prospect that hurt his chances of getting drafted running a slow 5.44. he also refused to bench due to “shoulder injury”

Marshal Yanda, Iowa 6-3/307
Mel Kiper used to love this kid, he has talent, but his draft stock has plummeted due to his injury. He strained his MCL and refused to work out.

Tala Esera, Hawaii 6-3/312
Recovering from a sprained MCL suffered at the Senior Bowl and reportedly has came down with a bad case of the flu.

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