With the 2021 国产外流网Scouting Combine operating under a different format this year, pro day workouts are taking on a heightened importance this spring. South Carolina and USC were among the schools that held their pro days on Wednesday, giving some top 2021 国产外流网Draft prospects a chance to make an impression on scouts and 国产外流网executives.
Representatives from all 32 国产外流网teams attended the USC pro day, including GMs Scott Fitterer (Panthers), Martin Mayhew (Washington Football Team), Mike Mayock (Raiders) and Rick Spielman (Vikings).
Trojans CB Olaijah Griffin was not able to work out with this teammates due to a positive COVID-19 test, he announced . He said he plans to hold a pro day at USC on April 5 or 6.
GMs Brandon Beane (Bills), George Paton (Broncos) and Jon Robinson (Titans) attended the South Carolina pro day. Panthers head coach Matt Rhule and Titans head coach Mike Vrabel also made the trip to the Gamecocks' event.
How did the top prospects perform on Wednesday? Check out the quick rundowns below.
NOTE: Times listed below are unofficial.
South Carolina
Ranking in Daniel Jeremiah's top 50: No. 23
With his dad, former Pro Bowl receiver Joe Horn, , Jaycee Horn put on a show at the pro day. His unofficial numbers were even better than those of Alabama CB Patrick Surtain II, who had an outstanding performance at the Tide's pro day just 24 hours earlier.
Horn ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds, obtained by 国产外流网Network report James Palmer, who was on assignment in Columbia, South Carolina. The junior corner also impressed with a 41.5-inch vertical jump, of 11 feet, 1 inch and 19 reps on the bench press.
This was a display of size (6-1, 205), length () and athleticism that can only help Horn with a little more than a month to go before the start of the 2021 国产外流网Draft. NFL.com analyst Daniel Jeremiah sees him moving up at least one notch of this year's top cornerback prospects after the workout.
USC
St. Brown set a goal of 4.4 seconds for his 40-yard dash heading into Wednesday's workout. He came up a bit short of that mark, but still posted a good time with runs of 4.51 and 4.52 seconds. The brother of Green Bay Packers WR Equanimeous St. Brown recorded a 38.5 inch vertical jump, a broad jump of 10 feet, 7 inches and an impressive 20 reps on the bench press. He measured 5-foot-11, 197 pounds with a 9 1/8-inch hand and 30 3/8-inch arm.
In an average year, St. Brown would likely go no later than early in the second round, but the depth of this year's wide receiver class figures to push him down the board a bit.
"To me, Amon-Ra St. Brown, as a football player, is going to be one of the top 40 players in the draft," said Daniel Jeremiah during Wednesday's Path to the Draft Pro Day Special. "But because of the sheer number of wideouts, some teams are going to be patient because they can wait and still get a quality player. He's probably going to go in the back end of the second round and maybe even in the third round, which means you're getting a heck of a football player and a tremendous value with somebody like this."
GMs and scouts had their first chance to get a look at Tufele in a while, as he decided to opt out of the 2020 season while his sister . The 6-2, 305-pounder is NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks' fifth-ranked defensive tackle in this year's draft. He ran the 40 in 4.98 seconds, posted a vertical jump of 30 inches, recorded a broad jump of 8 feet, 9 inches and performed 30 bench-press reps.
Ranking in Daniel Jeremiah's top 50: No. 15
锘匡豢Vera-Tucker (6-4, 308) has experience playing guard and offensive tackle, but with an arm measurement (32 1/8 inches) that fell short of what's desired from 国产外流网OTs, the interior is looking like his most likely destination as a pro.
"(That arm length is) going to be a little bit troublesome out on the edge against premier rushers," Jeremiah said. 'I'm not one of these ones who thinks you got to have 35-inch arms, but 32 1/8 is really on the shorter side."
The first-team All-Pac-12 pick in 2020 showed off his power on Wednesday with 36 bench-press reps. Vera-Tucker ran the 40 in 5.15 and 5.10 seconds on Wednesday. He had a 32-inch vertical and broad jump of 8 feet, 10 inches. Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack put him through position drills after his testing.
