Longhorn Pro Day
Lance Zierlein of the Houston Chronicle got the 40 times ‘direct from a scout with a stopwatch.’
Jamal Charles - did not run
Jermichael Finley - 4.65
Marcus Griffin - 4.57
Robert Killibrew - 4.54
Frank Okam - 5.23
Limas Sweed - 4.44
Scott Derry - 4.88
The Statesman says Brandon Foster ran a 4.28.
Finley and Foster really helped themselves. Finley has a chance to go in the first three rounds, and Foster might have an outside shot at getting drafted. But he’s still 5′8″.
Killibrew running a 4.54 is stunning. They must have had a whistle at the start. He was always most active after the whistle.
Derry running a 4.88 should put to rest any draft hopes Longhorn fans had for him.
Unofficial reports had Drew Kelson with a 40″+ vertical. Texas coaches mistakenly introduced him to NFL scouts as ‘Marcus Wilkins.’
Update from Gil Brandt at NFL.com.
Texas (March 19)
Texas is one of the favorite stops for NFL scouts — they have complete control over the day and then get served a big lunch when the workouts are done. All 32 NFL teams were represented, with 75 personnel people in all. Sixteen prospects worked out. They ran the 40-yard dash indoors on Field Turf, then ran shuttles and position workouts under an outdoor bubble, also on Field Turf…
» RB Jamaal Charles (5-11 ¼, 199): Stuck with his numbers from the combine. Ran position workouts and looked good catching the football.
» TE Jermichael Finley (6-4, ¾, 240): Ran the 40 in 4.66, kept the rest of his numbers from the combine, and ran position drills.
» DL Frank Okam (6-4 7/8, 335): Ran the 40 in 5.27 and 5.31, had a 27 ½-inch vertical jump, 4.66 short shuttle, and ran position drills.
» S Marcus Griffin (5-10 ¼, 196): Ran the 40 in 4.51 and 4.61 (had a bad start on the second run), had a 37 ½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 5-inch long jump, 4.19 short shuttle, 12 reps in the bench press, kept the rest of his numbers from the combine and ran position drills.
» OL Tony Hills (6-5 ¼, 307): Had 24 reps in the bench press, but could not run or do other drills due to an injury.
» WR Billy Pittman (5-11 ¾,, 195): Ran the 40 in 4.71 and 4.78, ran position drills, and stuck with the rest of his numbers from the combine.
» WR Limas Sweed (6-4 ¼, 210): Ran the 40 in 4.50 and 4.51, had a 37 ½-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 8-inch long jump, 4.33 short shuttle, 7.14 cone drill, ran position drills and looked good catching the ball.
» DL Derek Lokey (6-1 3/8, 293): Ran the 40 in 5.18 and 5.19, had a 33 ½-inch vertical jump, 9-foot, 4-inch long jump, 4.37 short shuttle, 7.57 cone drill, 38 reps in the bench press, and ran position drills.
March 19, 2008 at 11:39 am
yup, my roommate was there and foster did indeed run a 4.28… he prolly knows he’s not gonna get drafted, so he busted his ass inthe off season trying to get faster
March 19, 2008 at 11:53 am
anyone have Kelson’s numbers?
also….Finley a 4.65? Killebrew a 4.54? Foster a 4.28? The coaches must have distracted the scouts with hot coeds while moving the finish line up 5 yards.
March 19, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Kill’s issue has never been straight line speed. It’s lateral movement. Dude’s like a crocodile.
March 19, 2008 at 12:56 pm
just because Kill runs a decent 40 yard dash doesn’t make him a good football player. I think he just missed another tackle.
March 19, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Why didn’t Charles run?
Does anyone think Lokey has much of an NFL future?
March 19, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Lokey could probably contribute in the right system like Kelly Gregg in Baltimore.
March 19, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Yep, I like Lokey as an undersized nose in the 3-4.
He’s absolutely worth signing as a free agent.
March 19, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Where are all the MadDog haters?
March 19, 2008 at 5:11 pm
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March 19, 2008 at 5:38 pm
If Killebrew can run an electronic 4.6 or under I will publicly eat my shoe.
Also I am a Maddog hater.
March 19, 2008 at 7:43 pm
It’s not that hard to believe. They had Vince Young and Jamaal Charles at the finish line. Vince faked a handoff to Charles and Killebrew took off like a bat out of hell. Meanwhile, Vince passed him with the ball at about the 20 yard mark.
March 19, 2008 at 7:51 pm
“If Killebrew can run an electronic 4.6 or under I will publicly eat my shoe.”
Since the guy conceded he got it from a scout with a stopwatch, Killebrew’s actual time corrected for human error was probably about 4.75.
March 19, 2008 at 11:47 pm
“Where are all the MadDog haters?”
Marcus Griffin- 12 reps.
March 20, 2008 at 5:51 am
Now the Statesman has another story about the event. This one is from Suzanne Halliburton, and shockingly the times are all faster than reported anywhere else.
Andrew Kelson ran a 4.45 with a 41.4 inch vertical.
Billy Pittman ran a 4.55.
Nathan Jones ran a 4.4.
As for the Mad Dog haters, Jones, Lokey, Tony Hills and Foster have been working with Michael Johnson. Finley has been working with Floyd Heard.
March 20, 2008 at 6:06 am
The reports I read about Killebrew’s time explained that he ran so quickly because there was a souffle in the oven at the 40 yard-line, and it was about to fall.
March 20, 2008 at 7:18 am
Woody,
Charles played it safe. He already ran a 4.38 at the NFL combine, the 4th fastest 40 time for a RB.
March 20, 2008 at 8:30 am
I would have run a lot faster if it wasn’t for Greg Davis! His offense kept me down - way down! They hardly ever threw the ball my way. That’s ok, I’m gonna be All-Pro in 2 years.
March 20, 2008 at 2:48 pm
“Mack Brown saw me today and told me to shut my (expletive) mouth.”
March 20, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Ripley, I thought I told you … email is the same as opening up your pie hole!
April 26, 2008 at 2:13 am
I’d believe Killebrew’s time, I went to high school with him and he ran on the 4×100m in high school (at a large 5A Texas high school). Looked out of place, but the guy can jet!