Tony pauline
I’m told it was a huge crowd today for the NC State pro day, and the workout was full of NFL decision makers. Defensive line coaches for the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants andCarolina Panthers were just a small fraction of those on hand. Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli was also at the workout.
Times for Bradley Chubb in the short shuttle ranged as low as 4.18, more than two-tenths faster than his combine mark. Chubb looked great in drills and participated in defensive line drills while also doing a few drops into coverage. Bill Belichick of theNew England Patriots, who was on hand for the workout, mentioned to a number of people how impressed he was by Chubb.
Kentavius Street also did drills and looked terrific. He was fast, fluid and looked very athletic. Street timed 4.87 at the combine after weighing in at 280 pounds but strained his hamstring. He recovered well enough to take part in today’s position drills.
Teams love Street’s versatility and feel he can line-up on the edge in a 4-3 and be used as a 3-technique tackle in subpackages. Over the past two days Street has met with the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts andDetroit Lions.
Jaylen Samuels was run through both running back and tight end drills and looked terrific, especially catching the ball. He touched 34.5 inches in the vertical jump, which equaled his combine mark. Samuels has met with the New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers since last night.
Defensive lineman Justin Jones stood on just about all his numbers from the combine but did position drills and by all accounts looked incredible. As one scout commented, Jones ability to bend and explode out of his stance was unparalleled all day. Over the course of the past two days Jones has met with theNew York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lionsand Indianapolis Colts.
Nyheim Hines was another who looked explosive and displayed his sheer athleticism on pro-day. Hines posted a 10-foot-2-inch broad jump, timed 4.21s short shuttle and 6.85s 3 cone- marks all better than the one’s he laid down at the combine.
Much of his position drills were run but Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie until the end when Duce Staley of the Philadelphia Eaglestook over.
Hines, who had lunch with the Los Angeles Chargers yesterday then dinner with the New York Jets last night, also spent one-on-one time with theCarolina Panthers and Cincinnati Bengals. It’s safe to say he’s ensured himself as a second day pick
Guard Tony Adams also met with the Los Angeles Chargers as well as the Baltimore Ravens andPittsburgh Steelers. A standout during practices for the Shrine Game, Adam will slot into the late part of day three.
Finally, underrated linebacker Airius Moore had a solid day. He measured 5116/230 pounds, completed 19 reps on the bench, timed 4.14s in the short shuttle and touched 32 inches in the vertical jump as well as 9-feet-8-inches in the broad jump. Moore, who we have graded just outside of draftable range, met extensively with the Arizona Cardinals.
