Pro Day Workout Warriors for the 2009 NFL Draft

The NFL Draft is fast approaching (April 25th) and the Pro Day workouts are about half over. As expected, the workout numbers were very good for most, and the following prospects have greatly improved their draft stock with excellent workouts. (In no particular order):

CB Reggie Jones, (6' 0" 193 lbs) Portland State: Ran an excellent 4.43 (forty yard dash).

LB Mark Rivera, (6' 2" 245 lbs) Kansas: 4.63 forty.

S Patrick Chung, (5' 11" 209 lbs) Oregon: Looked great in the positional drills.

WR Jaison Williams, (6' 5" 231lbs) Oregon: 4.48 and 6.94 second 3-cone time.

DB Kevin Barnes, (6' 1" 184lbs) Maryland: 4.45 forty and a 41" vertical jump (VJ).

WR Austin Collie, (6' 1" 196 lbs) BYU: 4.53 forty.

CB Jamar Love, (6' 0" 191 lbs) Arkansas: 4.35 forty, 6.88 second 3-cone.

DE Michael Johnson, (6' 6" 266 lbs) Georgia Tech: 4.61 forty.

OT Andrew Gardner, (6' 6" 314 lbs) Georgia Tech: 4.96-4.99 forty.

S Colt Anderson, (5' 10 194 lbs) Montana: 4.53 forty, 6.88 second 3-cone.

CB Brice McCain, (5' 9" 181 lbs) Utah: 4.33-4.34 forty.

S Sean Smith, (6' 3" 209 lbs) Utah: 4.47 forty, 32" vertical jump (VJ), 9' 5" broad jump (BJ).

WR Ed Gant, (6' 1" 197 lbs) North Alabama: 4.41 forty, 6.77 second 3-cone.

WR Jarrett Byers, (6' 0" 191 lbs) Northeastern: 4.42-4.47 forty.

WR Julio Pruitt, (6' 2" 208 lbs) Quachito Baptist College: 4.40-4.42 forty.

WR Dudley Guice, (6' 3" 209 lbs) Northwestern State: 4.40-4.43 forty, 6.61 second 3-cone, 6.61 second 3-cone, 39" VJ and 10' 5" BJ.

C Blake Schlueter, (6' 2" 290 lbs) TCU: 4.70 forty.

S Williams Moore, (6' 0" 221 lbs) Missouri: 4.49-4.51 forty.

CB Sherrod Martin, (6' 0" 187 lbs) Troy: 4.46-4.49 forty.

RB Rashad Jennings, (6' 2" 213 lbs) Liberty: 4.52 forty, 6.79 second 3-cone.

QB Stephen McGee (6' 3" 222 lbs) Texas A&M: Ran a 4.66 forty and looked spectacular in his throwing drills.

DB D.J. Clark (6' 1" 200 lbs) Idaho State: Ran a 4.52 forty and 6.91 second 3-cone. Clark recorded 15 career interceptions and was a second team All Big Sky selection.

TE Darius Hill, (6' 7" 246 lbs) Ball State: 4.74 forty.

RB Chris (Beanie) Wells, (6' 2" 235 lbs) Ohio State: 4.40 forty.

LB Marcus Freeman, (6' 1" 241 lbs) Ohio State: 4.48-4.50 forty.

LB James Laurinaits, (6' 2" 243 lbs) Ohio State: Ran a mediocre 4.80 at the combine, but looked much quicker at his pro day running a 4.72 forty.

The last major Pro Day will be Southern California's (USC) on 2 April 2009.