Texas A&M Football: Tracking 2015 NFL Combine Results for Aggies

The Texas A&M Aggies have five of their former players participating in the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. All five of them need to perform well to improve their positions in the draft.

The combine is one long job interview for college football players who aspire to move on to the NFL. The players are tested in various athletic endeavors, interviewed and paraded out on a stage in their underwear so NFL scouts and coaches can get a look at them.

The players run the 40-yard dash, bench press 225 pounds as many times as they can and have their vertical and broad jumps measured. They also participate in a number of position-specific drills.

Some NFL teams put the players through a battery of psychological exams before interviewing them. The players also take an intelligence test in an attempt to quantify whether they are smart enough to play in the NFL.

The five Aggies who are participating in the combine all have a very good chance at being drafted. This is a look at what each player needs to do well at in order to move up the draft boards.

LT Cedric Ogbuehi

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Cedric Ogbuehi spent the past four seasons starting on the offensive line for the Aggies. He started for two years at guard, and he spent 2013 at right tackle and 2014 at left tackle.

Ogbuehi was projected to be selected in the first round of the draft before suffering a knee injury in the Liberty Bowl. He will go to Indianapolis for the combine but will not participate in any of the physical activities.

Ogbuehi will interview with teams and take the Wonderlic and psychological exams. He will continue to rehabilitate his knee. It is not yet known how much of an impact the knee injury will have on his draft status. 

Texas A&M took out an insurance policy on Ogbuehi's behalf that will pay him if he drops out of the first round. Where Ogbuehi gets selected will be determined in a large part by how other offensive linemen perform at the combine.

If some of the other linemen put up good numbers, it could push Ogbuehi into the second round. If they do not perform well, then Ogbuehi may still be selected in the first round even with the knee injury.

Results:

Ogbuehi did 23 reps of 225-pounds in the bench press. He did not participate in any of the other physical tests since he is rehabbing his knee. 

OG Jarvis Harrison

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Jarvis Harrison was a four-year starter for the Aggies at offensive guard. The 6'4", 330-pound athlete needs to have a big combine in order to move up the draft boards.

Harrison did not start for half of the 2014 season because he came into fall camp out of shape. He started the second half of the season at left guard, and he started four games at left tackle during his career at A&M. 

Harrison's versatility and quick feet make him a desirable prospect. Questions about his weight and how well he will be able to keep up with the conditioning requirements of a professional football player might push him down the draft board, though.

If Harrison runs the 40 in under 5.3 seconds and posts a vertical leap around 30 inches, then he should be able to push himself into the third round. If not, he is probably looking at being drafted somewhere in Rounds 5-7.

Results:

Harrison made himself a lot of money on Friday. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.19 seconds. He had one of the top times in the 3-cone drill at 7.51 seconds. He also turned in a 29.5" vertical, 8'6" broad jump and ran the shuttle in 4.62 seconds. Harrison showed the scouts that he is an elite NFL athlete. 

K Josh Lambo

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Josh Lambo spent the last two seasons as the place-kicker for Texas A&M. It is not unheard of for kickers to be drafted, but it is still rare in this day and age.

More often than not, kickers are signed as undrafted free agents once the draft is over. How fast a kicker runs a 40 or how many times he can bench press 225 pounds has no bearing on whether he will be able to make a clutch field goal.

The combine is somewhat pointless for a kicker, but Lambo will travel to Indianapolis and go through the process anyway. Some of the teams that give the players psychological exams might care how a kicker does on them, so it would behoove Lambo to do well.

If Lambo is drafted, it will most likely be in the seventh round. Aggies fans should expect him to sign with a team as an undrafted free agent after the draft.

TE Cameron Clear

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Cameron Clear spent the last two seasons at tight end for A&M. He is a 6'5", 270-pound behemoth of a prospect. Pro scouts should be interested in his potential. 

Clear needs to have an impressive combine to give himself a chance to be drafted. He was not featured in the passing game at all at A&M despite being a huge target.

He was a solid blocker for the Aggies, and he might have to catch on with a team as a second or third tight end. If Clear wants to be drafted, then he needs to run the 40 in 4.8 seconds or better and show great hands in all of the passing drills.

Clear looks the part of an NFL tight end. He needs to show the scouts in Indianapolis that he has the physical potential to play in the league. He is looking like an undrafted free agent right now, but if he runs in the 4.7-second range, then a team might take a chance on him in the seventh round.

Results:

Clear did well at the combine. He checked in at 277 pounds. He ran the 40 in 4.98 seconds which is a solid time for an athlete of his size. Clear showed exceptional change of direction with a 4.48 second time in the 20-yard shuttle and a 12.07 seconds in the 60-yard shuttle. He showed his explosiveness with a 32" vertical and had a solid 8'10" broad jump. It was a very solid performance and should push Clear up draft boards and put him squarely into the seventh round. 

RB Trey Williams

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Trey Williams was underutilized during his three years in Aggieland. The junior running back entered the NFL draft a year early, having never garnered more than 81 carries in a season.

Williams is undersized for the NFL. The 5'8", 195-pound running back would benefit greatly from a solid showing in the weight room at the combine. 

He has to turn in an elite time in the 40 if he wants to be drafted. He will be viewed by most teams as a third-down running back or a slot receiver who can also contribute as a kick returner.

Williams needs to run a sub-4.45 40 in order to be a consideration late in the draft. He is a good example of a player who should have stayed another year in school.

Results:

Willams ran a 4.49 in the 40, had a 33.5" vertical and a 9'11" broad jump. He turned in a very good time of 4.12 seconds in the 20-yards shuttle, ran the 3-cone drill in 6.84 seconds and the 60-yards shuttle in 11.45 seconds. Williams did 18 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press. 

His results in the 40, 20-yards shuttle and 3-cone drill were among the best for the running back position at the combine. His 40 time was a little disappointing. If he had ran in the low 4.4's or in the 4.3's it would have helped him with teams who might project him as a slot receiver. Scouts like numbers and a 4.3 might have pushed him into the lower rounds of the draft. Williams had to put up a number in the 40 that would demand scouts look at him and a 4.49 is probably not low enough.