NFL Combine 2014: Day 3 Results, 40 Times and Recap

Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine may not have come with the anticipation and hype that will follow once the skill players hit the field, but there were still plenty of intriguing prospects and interesting storylines to follow.

Would any of the elite offensive lineman separate themselves from the pack? Which players would hurt their stock? Would the top tier of tight ends live up to the hype?

Let's recap the third day at this year's combine. 

Offensive Lineman Results

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Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	10-Yard Split	Bench	Arm Length
Matt Armstrong	Grand Valley State	6'2"	302	5.36	DNP	DNP	33
Joel Bitonio	Nevada	6'4"	302	4.97	1.68	22	33 7/8
Russell Bodine	North Carolina	6'3"	310	5.18	1.72	42	32 1/2
Conor Boffell	Iowa	6'4"	298	5.30	1.72	21	32
Justin Britt	Missouri	6'6"	325	5.19	1.75	23	33 1/2
Dakota Dozier	Furman	6'4"	313	5.42	1.78	23	33 7/8
Kadeem Edwards	Tennessee State	6'4"	313	5.25	1.82	26	35 1/2
Matt Feiler	Bloomsburg	6'6"	330	5.37	1.84	36	32
Cameron Fleming	Stanford	6'4"	323	5.28	1.91	26	34
Zach Fulton	Tennessee	6'5"	316	5.16	1.71	25	33 1/4
Ryan Groy	Wisconsin	6'5"	316	5.19	1.75	26	33 1/4
Jon Halapio	Florida	6'3"	323	5.34	1.80	DNP	33 5/8
Jonotthan Harrison	Florida	6'3"	304	5.15	1.78	27	33 3/8
Seantrel Henderson	Miami	6'7"	331	5.04	1.71	DNP	34 5/8
James Hurst	North Carolina	6'5"	296	DNP	DNP	DNP	33 3/4
Gabe Ikard	Oklahoma	6'4"	304	5.13	1.78	22	33 1/8
Gabe Jackson	Mississippi State	6'3"	336	5.51	1.78	30	33 3/4
Ja'Wuan James	Tennessee	6'6"	311	5.34	1.82	22	35
Wesley Johnson	Vanderbilt	6'5"	297	5.11	1.72	26	33 1/8
Cyrus Kouandijo	Alabama	6'6"	322	5.59	1.79	21	35 5/8
Tyler Larsen	Utah State	6'4"	313	DNP	DNP	36	31 1/2
Charles Leno	Boise State	6'4"	303	DNP	DNP	21	34 3/8
Taylor Lewan	Michigan	6'7"	309	4.87	1.64	29	33 7/8
Brandon Linder	Miami	6'6"	311	5.35	1.82	30	34 1/2
Corey Linsley	Ohio State	6'3"	296	DNP	DNP	36	32
Spencer Long	Nebraska	6'5"	320	DNP	DNP	DNP	33 1/8
Luke Lucas	Kansas State	6'8"	316	DNP	DNP	DNP	36 3/4
Marcus Martin	Southern California	6'3"	320	DNP	DNP	23	34
Zack Martin	Notre Dame	6'4"	308	DNP	DNP	29	32 7/8
Jake Matthews	Texas A&M	6'5"	308	5.07	1.70	24	33 3/8
Jack Mewhort	Ohio State	6'6"	309	5.37	1.81	28	34
Morgan Moses	Virginia	6'6"	314	5.35	1.94	DNP	35 3/8
Matt Paradis	Boise State	6'3"	306	5.34	1.75	23	32 3/8
Matt Patchan	Boston College	6'6"	302	4.97	1.59	22	33
Antonio Richardson	Tennessee	6'6"	336	5.30	1.81	36	35
Cyril Richardson	Baylor	6'5"	329	5.36	1.82	25	34 5/8
Weston Richburg	Colorado State	6'3"	298	5.10	1.78	25	33 3/8
Greg Robinson	Auburn	6'5"	332	4.92	1.68	32	35
Michael Schofield	Michigan	6'6"	301	5.01	1.71	DNP	34
Anthony Steen	Alabama	6'3"	314	DNP	DNP	DNP	30 1/2
James Stone	Tennessee	6'4"	306	5.17	1.72	22	33 7/8
Bryan Stork	Florida State	6'4"	315	DNP	DNP	DNP	32 1/4
Xavier Su'a-Filo	UCLA	6'4"	307	5.04	1.75	25	33 3/8
Travis Swanson	Arkansas	6'5"	312	5.26	1.72	20	33 1/8
Brandon Thomas	Clemson	6'3"	317	5.09	1.78	35	34 3/4
Billy Turner	North Dakota State	6'5"	315	5.16	1.75	25	34
Trai Turner	Louisiana State	6'3"	310	4.93	1.72	25	34
John Urschel	Penn State	6'3"	313	5.31	1.75	30	33
Chris Watt	Notre Dame	6'3"	310	5.50	DNP	29	32 3/4
David Yankey	Stanford	6'5"	315	5.48	1.81	22	34

Tight End Results

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Player	School	Height	Weight	Off. 40 Time	Bench	Arm	Hand
Jace Amaro	Texas Tech	6'5"	265	4.74	28	34	9
Rob Blanchflower	Massachusetts	6'4"	256	DNP	DNP	256	9 5/8
Trey Burton	Florida	6'2"	224	4.62	DNP	31	9 3/8
Anthony Denham	Utah	6'4"	235	4.77	DNP	33 3/8	10 1/2
Joe Don Duncan	Dixie	6'3"	268	DNP	35	32 3/8	10 1/2
Eric Ebron	North Carolina	6'4"	250	4.60	24	33 1/4	10
C.J. Fedorowicz	Iowa	6'5"	265	4.76	25	33	10 1/4
Crockett Gillmore	Colorado State	6'6"	260	4.89	DNP	33 3/4	10 3/8
Xavier Grimble	Southern California	6'4"	257	DNP	DNP	33 5/8	10 1/4
Nic Jacobs	McNeese State	6'5"	269	DNP	15	34 1/8	10
Marcel Jensen	Fresno State	6'6"	259	4.85	24	34 7/8	9 7/8
Reggie Jordan	Missouri Western State	6'3"	240	4.77	24	32 1/4	9 5/8
A.C. Leonard	Tennessee State	6'2"	252	4.50	20	33	9 1/4
Colt Lyerla	Oregon	6'4"	242	4.61	15	32 3/4	10 1/4
Arthur Lynch	Georgia	6'5"	258	4.82	28	32 1/2	10 1/8
Jake Murphy	Utah	6'4"	249	4.79	24	31 3/4	10
Jordan Najvar	Baylor	6'6"	256	4.93	18	32 1/4	10
Troy Niklas	Notre Dame	6'6"	270	DNP	27	34 1/8	10
Jake Pedersen	Wisconsin	6'3"	238	4.89	DNP	31 3/4	9
Richard Rodgers	California	6'4"	257	4.87	16	32 5/8	10 1/8
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	Washington	6'5"	262	DNP	20	33 3/4	9 3/4
D.J. Tialavea	Utah State	6'3"	267	DNP	DNP	33 5/8	9 1/4

Major Storylines

For the offensive lineman, Taylor Lewan from Michigan and Auburn's Greg Robinson won the day. At 6'7", Lewan ran a 4.87 40-yard dash, 1.64 10-yard split and benched 225 pounds 29 times. Meanwhile, Robinson is 6'5" and 332 pounds but still ran a 4.92 40, 1.68 10-yard split and hit 32 reps.

Robinson very well may have vaulted himself past Texas A&M's Jake Matthews, while Lewan almost certainly solidified a top-15 showing. Bleacher Report's own Matt Miller thinks he could even crack the top-10:

Of course, not all of the offensive lineman shined, such as Alabama's Cyrus Kouandjio, as Tony Pauline of Draft Insider tweeted:

It gets worse for Kouandjio—he failed several team physicals. From Ian Rapoport of NFL.com:

While Robinson and Lewan impressed, injuries limited a few of the premier tight end prospects. Eric Ebron actually injured a hamstring while running. From Dan Hope of Bleacher Report:

Ebron officially ran a 4.6.

Meanwhile, Austin Seferian-Jenkins chose not to run with a foot injury that was news to some. From Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times:

Pauline had more on Kouandjio's injury and how it would impact a potential pro day:

Another highly-touted tight end, Jace Amaro, didn't have a great day. He ran a 4.74 40, a bit slower than expected, those his tape is quite impressive and should keep him in the first round.

But one of the day's biggest events was Michael Sam being made available to the media for the first time. Sam made history by becoming the first NFL player to ever announce he is openly guy during his playing career, or at least he will be once he is drafted. 

To be expected, his press conference was a media circus, but Sam handled it all with poise and grace. From Kimberly Jones of NFL.com:

Jadeveon Clowney's press conference was also a huge deal, and he left little doubt as to what his aspirations in the NFL are, via Jones:

Tomorrow the real fun begins, as the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers hit the drills. Yes, you'll finally get to see playmakers like Sammy Watkins, Mike Evans and Marqise Lee run, as Sunday's drills with the skill position players are always highly anticipated.

Unfortunately, quarterbacks like Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr won't throw on Sunday, but there is still plenty to look forward to as the combine rolls on.