Mayock: Buckner could end up as top defender from 2016 draft

The event will take place from February 23-29 and the NFL Network will have full coverage. Awarding a young player with millions of dollars – because his college team has booted him in many cases – is flat out counter productive for the player and the NFL. But there are several other offensive linemen who could fall to the Colts at No. 18. Yes, Bosa is a junior and wasn’t eligible to play in Mobile, Ala. A week ago, he had the 49ers selecting Eastern Kentucky outside linebacker/defensive end Noah Spence. Free-agent meetings at the combine ought to provide a good temperature for the market, which opens March 9. What happened? Lynch had an average bowl game. Why not impose a year ban on a college player entering the NFL Draft if he’s run afoul of the law? Until then, the questions about his speed will linger. P3 has independently collected data on roughly a quarter of this year’s combine prospects through partnerships with agencies and a prominent training program, Elliott said.

Brandt should know. First as a longtime Dallas Cowboys personnel executive and now as an analyst for NFL.com and Sirius NFL Radio, Brandt has worked more drafts than anybody.

“[Alexander] lacks ideal size and didn’t have any interceptions in his two seasons at Clemson, but that’s mostly because teams didn’t throw at him”, Brugler said. How he handles the interviews in Indianapolis can win teams over. From top to bottom, I don’t see many players I’d tout as “Day 1” starters in the NFL.

My fingers are crossed that Jack will workout at the combine.

Zimmer actually sent out letters to agents to pick an agent and wound up hiring Poston.

That would be the Class of 2011, which was showcased in Super Bowl 50 by quarterback Cam Newton of Carolina and linebacker Von Miller of Denver.

Zimmer plans to watch the Combine on television to see how he compares to the players competing.

Will the medicals check out for two top linebackers? The reason the Jaguars have been up to the task of defending the run for stretches but have been completely anemic against the pass is because they have let lesser athletes and more run oriented players play big snaps. with the only true impact defender being Sen’Derrik Marks who is now also a question mark. He also put up 19.5 tackles for a loss.

Plus: The numbers show that a Combine invite guarantees nothing, either way.

Those are just a few of the players to be watching next week at the Combine and why.

Houston-Carson made the move to free safety as a senior in 2015 after spending his first three seasons as a cornerback. He’s also smart and won’t give teams any off-the-field problems. Just how healthy Jack is remains to be seen, opinions on Jack’s draft projection are mixed. He is the school’s all-time leader with 493 career tackles. At 6-foot-1, 241 pounds, Ochi projects as an edge-setting 3-4 outside linebacker.

“I’ve heard from people that I should start snapping because I could possibly be a guy that winds up at center, ” he said. But, he’ll still have to answer for his time at Ohio State and beyond.

If he struggles at the combine, then he might seal his fate as not being drafted, even if he bounces back and has a good pro day.

40-yard dash: Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina (2008) – Johnson wowed scouts with his 40 time officially clocked at 4.24 seconds.

On the plus side, Adams has a good arm and is a natural at improvising when plays break down. What’s more, Ramsey was a sprinter and champion long jumper for the Seminoles track squad. He’s expected to come off the board in the mid-early rounds and makes more sense as a depth option for Heyward and Tuitt. It helps put quantitative data on each prospect to better evaluate them.

“The playmaker is listed at 5’11” but rumors persist that he is closer to 5’9″. Burns was a 60-meter hurdler for “The U”, and he won a Florida state title three times in the 110 meter as a high schooler.

The favorite to run the fastest 40-yard dash in Indianapolis?

“That’s the kind of athleticism he had”, said Mike Martz, the team’s coach at the time.