Jeff Okudah Didn't Suffer Injury After Hitting Head on Turf at 2020 NFL Combine

One of the top prospects in this year's NFL draft ended his participation in the combine early, but avoided injury. 

According to Kimberly Jones and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah will not participate in drills after "falling tracking a ball and taking a hit to the head and neck area." 

Per that report, he may do the vertical and broad jump tests, however.   

Okudah later confirmed he was okay after the fall:

ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed Okudah avoided injury, per the corner's agent, Damarius Bilbo. 

Okudah is a virtual lock to be a top-10 pick. B/R's Matt Miller ranked him as the No. 3 overall player on his latest big board, while NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah had him No. 4 on his big board. He offered the following scouting report on the talented corner:

"Okudah has ideal size, length, twitch and competitiveness for the position. He is very comfortable and effective in both press and off coverage. He is patient in press and very fluid/smooth when he opens up. He does a nice job of staying on top versus vertical routes and he can locate the football down the field. He has the agility to mirror underneath. In off coverage, he explodes out of his plant and he is a dependable open field tackler. This is a very clean player with a very high floor and ceiling."

Okudah was having a solid combine, posting a 4.48 40-yard dash:

He also provided one of the best moments of the event with his clapback to a reporter who suggested he occasionally played sloppy defense:

Okudah has the upside to be a star, but his floor is high enough that he is arguably one of the safest options in the draft as well.

As one executive told the NFL Network's Peter Schrager (h/t Garrett Stepien of 247Sports.com) at the combine, "If you need a starting corner No. 1 for the next 10 years, you just pick Okudah and you'll never worry about it again."

In other words, Okudah didn't have much to prove in the skills portion of the combine.