Trio who are growing on us
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Jeff Allen did not reach the top five in any major category during testing but stood out during drill work. Allen appears to be a bit knock-kneed, but he displayed good flexibility with natural bend throughout the workout. He also did a nice job keeping his feet within his frame, short-stepping and maintaining balance. He showed well during the short-pull drill, running a tight loop while staying low and keeping his feet moving after hitting the bag.
Oklahoma OT
Donald Stephenson turned in a good days' work as well. Stephenson turned in the top 40-yard dash (4.94), broad jump (9-5) and vertical jump (35½) among linemen, and that vertical is 8½ inches better than the four-year average for tackles. Stephenson was able to transition that quick-twitched explosiveness to drill work, coming out of his stance with good initial quickness.
The 6-5½ and 312-pounder tackle could have shown better balance and often took an extra step when changing direction suddenly, but overall it was a strong showing for Stephenson and evaluators will be forced to go back and take an extra look at his tape.
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Adam Gettis (6-2⅛, 293) also turned heads with an outstanding workout. He has the best 10-yard split (1.66), second-best broad jump (9-4) and third-best 40 (5.00) and vertical (31½) of all offensive linemen. Gettis projects as a Day 3 pick at this point, but this showing means teams will take another look at him to see if they missed something during the evaluation process.