NFL Combine 2014: Day 4 Results, 40 Times and Recap
Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers hit the field at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday to show off their talents on Day 4 of the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine, and "speed" was the word of the day.
As always, it's important to note that the combine is just a tiny sliver of the draft evaluation process. The results posted by the players in each drill make an impact on where they'll be drafted, but they are not the be-all, end-all tests that determines their draft stock.
With that in mind, here's a look at the results—including 40 times—posted by every player who participated on Sunday.
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Quarterback Results
| Blake Bortles | UCF | 6'5" | 232 | 4.93 | - | 32.5 | 115 | 7.08 | 4.21 | - |
| Tajh Boyd | Clemson | 6'1" | 222 | 4.84 | - | 30.5 | 106 | 7.33 | 4.23 | - |
| Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | 6'2" | 214 | - | - | 30 | 113 | 7.17 | 4.20 | - |
| Derek Carr | Fresno State | 6'2" | 214 | 4.69 | - | 34.5 | 110 | - | 4.20 | - |
| David Fales | San Jose St. | 6'2" | 212 | 4.99 | - | 28 | 103 | 7.55 | 4.50 | - |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | Eastern Illinois | 6'2" | 226 | 4.97 | - | 30.5 | 110 | 7.04 | 4.26 | - |
| Jordan Lynch | Northern Illinois | 6'0" | 217 | 4.76 | - | 29.5 | 109 | 6.55 | 4.20 | - |
| Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | 5'11 3/4" | 207 | 4.68 | - | 31.5 | 113 | 6.75 | 4.03 | - |
| Jeff Mathews | Cornell | 6'4" | 223 | 5.26 | - | 25.5 | 105 | 7.14 | 4.36 | - |
| AJ McCarron | Alabama | 6'3" | 220 | 4.94 | - | 28 | 99 | 7.18 | 4.34 | - |
| Zach Mettenberger | LSU | 6'5" | 224 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stephen Morris | Miami | 6'2" | 213 | 4.63 | - | 30 | 111 | 7.36 | 4.49 | - |
| Aaron Murray | Georgia | 6'1" | 207 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bryn Renner | North Carolina | 6'3" | 228 | 4.87 | - | 25.5 | 108 | 7.22 | 4.30 | - |
| Tom Savage | Pittsburgh | 6'4" | 228 | 4.97 | - | 27 | 105 | 7.33 | 4.36 | - |
| Connor Shaw | South Carolina | 6'0" | 206 | 4.66 | - | 34 | 116 | 7.07 | 4.33 | - |
| Logan Thomas | Virginia Tech | 6'6" | 248 | 4.61 | - | 35.5 | 118 | 7.05 | 4.18 | - |
| Dustin Vaughan | West Texas A&M | 6'5" | 235 | 4.95 | - | 29 | 108 | 7.25 | 4.43 | - |
| Keith Wenning | Ball State | 6'3" | 218 | 5.00 | - | 28 | 100 | 7.07 | 4.25 | - |
Wide Receiver Results
| Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | 6'1" | 195 | 4.50 | 4 | 30.5 | 117 | 6.80 | 4.08 | 11.39 |
| Devante Adams | Fresno State | 6'1" | 212 | 4.56 | 14 | 39.5 | 123 | 6.82 | 4.30 | - |
| Odel Beckham | LSU | 5'11" | 198 | 4.43 | 7 | 38.5 | 122 | 6.69 | 3.94 | 10.93 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | Florida State | 6'5" | 240 | 4.61 | 13 | 32.5 | 119 | 7.33 | 4.39 | 12.08 |
| Chris Boyd | Vanderbilt | 6'4" | 206 | 4.73 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corey Brown | Ohio State | 5'11" | 178 | 4.51 | - | 33 | 116 | 7.16 | 4.22 | 11.94 |
| John Brown | Pittsburg State (KS) | 5'10" | 179 | 4.34 | - | 36.5 | 119 | 6.91 | 4.12 | 11.40 |
| Martavis Bryant | Clemson | 6'4" | 211 | 4.42 | 16 | 39 | 124 | 7.18 | 4.15 | - |
| Isaiah Burse | Fresno State | 5'10" | 188 | 4.58 | 16 | 31 | 115 | 6.74 | 3.94 | 11.53 |
| Mike Campanaro | Wake Forest | 5'9" | 192 | 4.46 | 20 | 39 | 122 | 6.77 | 4.01 | 11.31 |
| Brandon Coleman | Rutgers | 6'6" | 225 | 4.56 | 21 | 32.5 | - | 7.33 | 4.51 | - |
| Kain Colter | Northwestern | 5'10" | 198 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brandin Cooks | Oregon State | 5'10" | 198 | 4.33 | 16 | 36 | 120 | 6.76 | 3.81 | 10.72 |
| Damian Copeland | Louisville | 5'11" | 184 | 4.50 | 12 | 40 | 120 | 6.53 | 3.90 | 10.84 |
| Mike Davis | Texas | 6'0" | 197 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bruce Ellington | South Carolina | 5'9" | 197 | 4.45 | 15 | 39.5 | 120 | 6.69 | 3.95 | 11.12 |
| Quincy Enunwa | Nebraska | 6'2" | 225 | 4.45 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaq Evans | UCLA | 6'1" | 213 | 4.51 | 13 | 34.5 | 122 | 7.07 | 4.21 | 11.51 |
| Mike Evans | Texas A&M | 6'5" | 231 | 4.53 | 12 | 37 | - | 7.08 | 4.26 | 11.58 |
| Bennie Fowler | Michigan State | 6'1" | 217 | 4.52 | - | 36 | 126 | 7.06 | 4.18 | 11.52 |
| Austin Franklin | New Mexico State | 5'11" | 189 | 4.56 | 7 | 36 | 124 | 7.07 | 4.33 | 11.70 |
| Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | 5'7" | 185 | 4.49 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Grant | Tulane | 6'0" | 199 | 4.64 | 8 | 35.5 | 119 | 6.68 | 4.11 | 11.63 |
| Matt Hazel | Coastal Carolina | 6'1" | 198 | 4.50 | 15 | 36.5 | 118 | 7.08 | 4.20 | 11.60 |
| Robert Herron | Wyoming | 5'9" | 193 | 4.48 | 18 | 35.5 | 125 | 6.84 | 4.27 | - |
| Cody Hoffman | BYU | 6'4" | 223 | 4.65 | 13 | 27.5 | 108 | 6.89 | 4.20 | - |
| Josh Huff | Oregon | 5'11" | 206 | 4.51 | 14 | 35.5 | 116 | - | - | - |
| Allen Hurns | Miami | 6'1" | 198 | 4.55 | 14 | 31 | 120 | 7.23 | 4.50 | - |
| Jeff Janis | Saginaw Valley State | 6''3" | 219 | 4.42 | 20 | 37.5 | 123 | 6.64 | 3.98 | - |
| T.J. Jones | Notre Dame | 6'0" | 188 | 4.48 | - | 33 | 119 | 6.82 | 4.27 | 11.45 |
| Jarvis Landry | LSU | 5'11" | 205 | 4.77 | 12 | 28.5 | 110 | - | - | - |
| Cody Latimer | Indiana | 6'2" | 215 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marqise Lee | USC | 6'0" | 192 | 4.52 | - | 38 | 127 | - | 4.01 | - |
| Marcus Lucas | Missouri | 6'4" | 218 | 4.60 | 20 | 36 | 124 | 7.07 | 4.25 | - |
| Jordan Matthews | Vanderbilt | 6'3" | 212 | 4.46 | 21 | 35.5 | 120 | 6.95 | 4.18 | 11.84 |
| Donte Moncrief | Mississippi | 6'2" | 221 | 4.40 | 13 | 39.5 | 132 | 7.02 | 4.30 | - |
| Kevin Norwood | Alabama | 6'2" | 198 | 4.48 | 8 | 33 | 121 | 6.68 | 4.32 | 11.46 |
| Walt Powell | Murray State | 5'11" | 189 | 4.63 | 10 | 31.5 | 120 | 6.70 | 4.23 | - |
| Tevin Reese | Baylor | 5'10" | 163 | 4.46 | - | 41 | 132 | 6.63 | 4.18 | - |
| Paul Richardson | Colorado | 6'0" | 175 | 4.40 | - | 38 | 124 | 7.09 | - | - |
| Allen Robinson | Penn State | 6'2" | 220 | 4.60 | - | 39 | 127 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 11.36 |
| Jalen Saunders | Oklahoma | 5'9" | 165 | 4.44 | - | 34 | 122 | - | - | - |
| Willie Snead | Ball State | 5'11" | 195 | 4.62 | 11 | 33.5 | 113 | 7.19 | 4.39 | 11.96 |
| Josh Stewart | Oklahoma State | 5'10" | 178 | 4.69 | 11 | 35 | 117 | 7.10 | 4.33 | - |
| Devin Street | Pittsburgh | 6'3" | 198 | 4.55 | - | 37 | 124 | 6.89 | 4.01 | - |
| L'Damian Washington | Missouri | 6'4" | 195 | 4.46 | 8 | 32 | 115 | 7.19 | 4.35 | - |
| Sammy Watkins | Clemson | 6'1" | 211 | 4.43 | 16 | 34 | 126 | 6.95 | 4.34 | - |
| Albert Wilson | Georgia State | 5'9" | 202 | 4.43 | 10 | 37.5 | 123 | 7.00 | 4.21 | - |
Running Back Results
| Antonio Andrews | Western Kentucky | 5'10" | 225 | 4.82 | 20 | 29.5 | 106 | - | - | - |
| Dri Archer | Kent State | 5'8" | 173 | 4.26 | 20 | 38 | 122 | - | - | - |
| George Atkinson | Notre Dame | 6'1" | 218 | 4.48 | 19 | 38 | 121 | - | - | - |
| Kapri Bibbs | Colorado State | 5'9" | 212 | 4.67 | 24 | 29 | 106 | - | - | - |
| Alfred Blue | LSU | 6'2" | 223 | 4.63 | 13 | 32 | 121 | - | - | - |
| Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | 5'9" | 207 | 4.70 | 19 | 32.5 | 115 | - | - | - |
| J.C. Copeland | LSU | 5'11" | 271 | 4.95 | 23 | 28.5 | 111 | - | - | - |
| Tim Cornett | UNLV | 6'0" | 209 | 4.48 | - | 34.5 | 125 | - | - | - |
| Isaiah Crowell | Alabama State | 5'11" | 224 | 4.57 | 23 | 38 | 117 | - | - | - |
| Timothy Flanders | Sam Houston State | 5'9" | 207 | 4.75 | 20 | 32 | 113 | - | - | - |
| David Fluellen | Toledo | 5'11" | 224 | 4.72 | - | 36.5 | 120 | - | - | - |
| Devonta Freeman | Florida State | 5'8" | 206 | 4.58 | - | 31.5 | 118 | - | - | - |
| Tyler Gaffney | Stanford | 5'11" | 220 | 4.49 | - | 36.5 | 116 | - | - | - |
| Marion Grice | Arizona State | 6'0" | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Hewitt | Stanford | 6'4" | 246 | 4.87 | - | 33 | 109 | - | - | - |
| Jeremy Hill | LSU | 6'1" | 233 | 4.66 | 20 | 29 | 113 | - | - | - |
| Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | 6'0" | 230 | 4.66 | 19 | 34.5 | 114 | - | - | - |
| Storm Johnson | Central Florida | 6'0" | 209 | 4.60 | 16 | 35.5 | 118 | - | - | - |
| Henry Josey | Missouri | 5'8" | 194 | 4.43 | 20 | 34.5 | 118 | - | - | - |
| Tre Mason | Auburn | 5'8" | 207 | 4.50 | - | 35.5 | 126 | - | - | - |
| Jerick McKinnon | Georgia Southern | 5'9" | 208 | 4.41 | 32 | 40.5 | 132 | - | - | - |
| Trey Millard | Oklahoma | 6'2" | 247 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Muema | San Diego State | 5'10" | 202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LaDarius Perkins | Mississippi State | 5'7" | 195 | 4.46 | 23 | 35.5 | 124 | - | - | - |
| Silas Redd | USC | 5'10" | 212 | 4.70 | 18 | 37 | 122 | - | - | - |
| Bishop Sankey | Washington | 5'9" | 209 | 4.49 | 26 | 35.5 | 126 | - | - | - |
| Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | 5'9" | 201 | 4.51 | 15 | 34.5 | 134 | - | - | - |
| Charles Sims | West Virginia | 6'0" | 214 | 4.48 | 17 | 37.5 | 126 | - | - | - |
| Jerome Smith | Syracuse | 5'11" | 220 | 4.84 | 14 | 36 | 118 | - | - | - |
| Lorenzo Teliaferro | Coastal Carolina | 6'0" | 229 | 4.58 | 18 | 33 | 118 | - | - | - |
| De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | 5'9" | 174 | 4.50 | 8 | 32 | 124 | - | - | - |
| Terrance West | Towson | 5'9" | 225 | 4.54 | 16 | 33.5 | 120 | - | - | - |
| James White | Wisconsin | 5'9" | 204 | 4.57 | 23 | 32 | 114 | - | - | - |
| James Wilder | Florida State | 6'3" | 232 | 4.86 | 18 | 35 | 121 | - | - | - |
| Damien Williams | Oklahoma | 5'11" | 222 | 4.45 | 16 | 35.5 | 121 | - | - | - |
| Andre Williams | Boston College | 5'11" | 230 | 4.56 | - | 38 | 129 | - | - | - |
Major Storylines
Incredible raw speed was on display on Sunday.
Four receivers "officially" ran the 40-yard dash in 4.40 seconds or faster. The unofficial times were even better, as Will Brinson of CBS Sports notes:
Brandin Cooks' "official" time of 4.33 seconds was the fastest amongst receivers, but it's not surprising. B/R's Matt Miller noted that the time verified the blazing speed Cooks showed on tape:
Last year, Tavon Austin went No. 8 overall to the St. Louis Rams. Cooks is a similar player, and at 5'10" and 189 pounds, he has a chance to be selected in that same range this year if the right team falls in love with his game.
Everyone wanted to see what kind of time Sammy Watkins would post, and he didn't disappoint, posting an "official" time of 4.43 seconds. The receiver had hoped to post top marks and break records, however.
"I am definitely going to be the top prospect and run the fastest time in the 40 and break records at the Combine," he said in an interview with Zac Clark of Stack.com earlier this month.
While he would have surely liked to run faster, Watkins showed the kind of athleticism, speed and on-field abilities during drills that will get him drafted early when Round 1 begins in May.
Not surprisingly, Johnny Manziel showed plenty of athleticism and speed as well.
However, he, along with Derek Carr and Teddy Bridgewater—all potential first-round picks—watched the field drills from the sideline, as shown by Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle:
Clemson's Tajh Boyd had strong words regarding quarterbacks who decided not to throw, via ESPN's Josina Anderson:
Blake Bortles did compete, and he looked good doing it, too, as noted by Dane Brugler of CBS Sports:
"[Bortles] didn't disappoint with the spotlight on him, displaying his smooth set up and release and tossing darts down the field. Bortles' accuracy and footwork on his three-step drops were excellent, showing very good rhythm, timing and precision to rip it with very good target placement. He was a tick late with his seven-step drops and has room to improve his feet and balance in this area, but Bortles was still able to be accurate down the field, especially on deep bucket throws.
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As always, it will be fascinating to see where the top quarterbacks will land.
After the quarterbacks and receivers left the field, it was time for the running backs to show off their talents. But while there were many talented backs performing at Lucas Oil Stadium, nobody made the kind of impact on Sunday that Dri Archer did.
Running an "official" 4.26-second 40-yard dash, as noted by CollegeFootball 24/7, Archer fell just short of Chris Johnson's all-time combine record:
Archer, measuring in at 5'8" and 173 pounds, isn't a prototypical running back, but teams will be itching to get their paws on him in order to take advantage of his blazing speed.
He'll likely make the biggest impact on special teams and as a slot receiver in the NFL, and it will be interesting to see if Archer can translate that speed into consistent production.
While some players posted results they won't be happy about, there's still plenty of work left for these players to accomplish after the combine. Pro days and individual workouts will keep them busy from now until the draft, which begins on May 8 in New York City.
And while many television analysts are currently drooling over the prospects who did put up outstanding numbers, scouts will take them with a grain of salt. They'll look back at the tape to compare notes, and ultimately, most big boards likely won't change very much.
There are two more days left in Indianapolis for evaluating prospects. Monday will feature defensive linemen and linebackers, which means Jadeveon Clowney, Anthony Barr and Khalil Mack—among others—will take the field.
Then on Tuesday, defensive backs will close out the combine, featuring future top picks like Darqueze Dennard, Calvin Pryor, Justin Gilbert and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.
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