Pro Day Workout Warriors

Here is a more indepth look at a few of the prospects for the 2007 NFL Draft that have really helped themselves during Pro Day workouts.

1. Safety Reggie Nelson didn’t have a great combine run where he ran a 4.56 second forty yard dash. At Florida’s Pro Day Nelson ran the 40 once in a time of 4.35 seconds. He had a 35-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot-6 broad jump, ran 4.15 in the short shuttle and 6.70 in the three-cone drill. Nelson looked very quick and fluid in the drills and has secured himself a first round pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

2. CB Darelle Revis didn’t run at the 2007 NFL Combine and with the blazing speed of quite a few of the other corners, his draft stock was starting to slide. Well at Pittsburgh’s Pro Day Revis put a halt to all the talk of a slide when he ran the 40 yard dash in 4.38 seconds.

3. OT Joe Staley had an excellent Pro Day at Central Michigan where he measured in at 6' 5.7” and 304 pounds, he ran a 4.79 40, 7.17 3-cone, 4.30 short shuttle, 9.04 broad jump, and recorded a 32" vertical jump. All 32 NFL teams were in attendance along with 11 offensive Line coaches.

4. TE Zach Miller does not have great straight line speed; at the 2007 NFL Combine he ran a poor 4.86 second forty yard dash. He did stop the bleeding slightly when he improved his numbers at Arizona State’s Pro Day, he measured in at 6’ 4.3” and 256 pounds, he ran 40's in the 4.74 range, 10 yard dash was 1.64, and 20 yard dash was 2.68. His short shuttle was 4.49 and did 16 reps on the bench.

5. SS Sabby Piscitelli’s draft stock has been rising and rising, and now it is rising even further. He has done everything possible in the post season to prove he is an elite athlete. During the 2007 NFL Combine he ran a 4.52 second 40 yard dash, which is good in itself, but his 10 yard split time of 1.50 seconds was tops for all the defensive backs, corners and safeties alike. Impressive to say the least for a 6’ 2” 224 pound prospect. He continued to marvel scouts at Oregon State’s Pro Day where he ran 40's ranging from 4.37 to 4.44. He also did 21 bench reps and also did position drills.

6. WR Brad Ekwerekwu looks like a possible late round 2007 NFL Draft sleeper prospect, at Missouri’s pro day he measured in at 6’ 3.5” 209 pounds and ran a 4.40 second forty yard dash, also recorded a 37 1/2 vertical, 3.88 short shuttle, 60 yard shuttle 10.85, 10'6" broad jump. His 6.62 second 3-cone time was spectacular. Ekwerekwu didn’t have great numbers, but he is a silky-smooth, long-striding wideout with excellent size, speed and good hands. He is a 3-year starter and a steady performer. The senior wideout was the team captain and the most experienced WR on the squad with 34 career starts. He needed just 5 catches and 44 yards to reach 100 catches and 1,000 yards for his career.

7. CB C.J. Wilson was a highly rated cornerback that didn’t run very well at the 2007 NFL Combine, his official time of 4.64 seconds was devastating to his draft stock. However, he greatly improved his 40 time at Baylor’s Pro day, he measured in at 6' 1” 195 pounds and ran a 4.48 second forty.

8. CB Courtney Brown (6’ 1” 200 lbs) from small school Cal-Poly put up some very respectable numbers at the San Jose’s Pro Day. He ran the 40 in 4.32, had a vertical of 41.5, broad jump--10' 11", short shuttle--4.06, 3 cone--7.12 and did 15 reps on the bench.

9. TE Kevin Boss, Western Oregon
He was impressive at the 2007 NFL Scouting Combine, where he looked outstanding catching the ball and running routes. At the combine he had the quickest 3-cone time from all the tight ends in attendance. He was the only tight end to run his 3-cone drill in under 7.00 seconds, when he recorded two times of 6.99 and 6.96 seconds. Keep in mind he is not a “smallish” tight end, he measures in at 6’ 6” 253 pounds. Boss also wowed scouts from 12 NFL Teams at Western Oregon’s Pro day on March 16th 2007. He measured in at 6’ 6” 253 pounds and ran two 40 yard dashes of 4.71 and 4.72 seconds. He also had a 35.5” vertical jump and a 10 foot long broad jump.