Dorial Green-Beckham: 2015 NFL Combine Results, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

Depending on the perspective, Dorial Green-Beckham may have the most to gain of any wide receiver at the NFL Scouting Combine, or his fate has already been determined due to the string of issues off the field. 

Whatever happened in the past, there's no denying that Green-Beckham was going to have every team watching his workout in Indianapolis closely. The former Missouri wideout is a physical freak, as he showed during the combine workouts. 

40-Yard Dash (seconds)	Bench Press Reps (225 lbs)	Vertical Jump (inches)	Broad Jump (inches)
4.49	13	33.5	119

Let's take a deeper dive into Green-Beckham's workout now that it's in the books. 

The first major test of the day for DGB was the 40-yard dash. It's not a perfect measure of what a wide receiver can do on the field, as it doesn't show separation, but teams do love to see what a player does on a straight sprint. 

Green-Beckham's best 40 time was unofficially 4.49 seconds. It wasn't the best of the day, though considering he's 6'5" and 237 pounds, there were some rave reviews like this one from Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt:

Here's what his 40-yard dash looked like, via NFL.com:

One player Green-Beckham has drawn physical comparisons to is Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Before the combine began, Albert Breer of NFL.com spoke to one AFC college scout who brought up the correlation. 

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He's one of the best receivers I've ever seen. He's special. He's gigantic; he has tremendous body control, balance; he runs like a deer and can leap out of the gym and high-point the ball. He's special. It's impressive. If not for all that stuff, he'd be the best receiver to come out since Calvin Johnson.

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Yet for all the physical comparisons that Green-Beckham might draw to Johnson, ESPN's Todd McShay pointed out Megatron had superior speed:

It's unfair to compare anyone to Johnson, especially before he enters the NFL, so Green-Beckham shouldn't pay attention to those kinds of things and should focus on playing to the best of his ability. 

The main question with Green-Beckham is all the baggage he brings, but NFL on Fox analyst Charles Davis notes that Oklahoma's coaching staff was high on the wide receiver's maturity last year:

Keep in mind, Green-Beckham did that without being able to play in an actual game when the NCAA denied his waiver request to play immediately after transferring.

One area where DGB did shine was in the gauntlet drill, which is when receivers catch two passes from a quick turn and run a straight line from sideline to sideline catching five passes. 

Per Terez A. Paylor of The Kansas City Star, Green-Beckham was smooth in his actions in that particular area:

That's important because he hasn't played an actual game since the Cotton Bowl in January 2014. Teams want to see how his hands look, if he's able to make catches out in front instead of waiting for them to come into his body. 

Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the 49ers were at least impressed enough to meet with Green-Beckham at the Indianapolis airport.

Overall, it was a good day for Green-Beckham. He may not be the "next Calvin Johnson," because only a very select few players can warrant praise that high. Most of them are already in the NFL.

The controversial wideout did exactly what he needed to do on the field. Green-Beckham displayed good speed, especially given his size, and showed strong hands and ease running the field during catching drills. No one questions the talent that will be on display every Sunday. 

More than any other player in this class, especially among the marquee guys, Green-Beckham will have to answer for everything that happened off the field. He's got supporters in Oklahoma, which is sure to help his case, but that may only carry him so far.