Looking Back At My 2007 Combine
Right after the combine, a couple of us had our thoughts on players that could have potentially helped their draft stock with a very good combine. I tried to take a couple shots in the dark with my picks, so let’s see how they panned out:
(Numbers in parenthesis denotes how far off I was)
Day 1: Derek Schouman, Boise State, TE - Schouman was 4th on the Broncos in receiving with 29 catches for 294 yards and 4 TD’s on the year. Keep in mind this is an offense that relied mainly on RB Ian Johnson to carry the load coupled with the fact that QB Jared Zabransky was also working out as a WR this past weekend. Schouman ran a 4.74, had a 37.5″vertical(highest for a TE), was fastest in both shuttles, 3rd highest 3 cone, 2nd in broad jump, and benched 27 times, one less than Wisconsin standout Tackle Joe Thomas. Schouman is only 6-2 which is very small for a TE, but his combine may have lifted him from undrafted and unknown to potential second day guy.
Drafted: 7th Round Bills, as a FB.(+1; I predicted he’d go from undrafted to 2nd day, he was a 7th rd pick he got 1 pt, 6th would have gotten 2 and so forth)
NFL Career- I/R
Day 2: Antonio Pittman and Robert Meachum- How about Antonio Pittman running a 4.4 40 yard dash, and Robert Meacham finishing at a 4.39 clip? These are two guys who were solid 2nd rd picks that may have vaulted themselves into 1st rd consideration while leapfrogging players at their respective positions.
Drafted: Pittman- 4th Rd Saints(-2), Meachum- 1st Rd Saints(+1)
NFL Career-Nothing
Day 3: Quincy Black from New Mexico was tops in just about every LB category. He was a safety in college, leading the Lobos in tackling with 114, 3 INT’s and at 6-3, 227 he could definately fit in at OLB with his athleticism and pass coverage skills. (Quick side note, when I went to the Lobos website and came across the football frontpage I noticed that UNM had hired MATT WELLS as their new WR’s coach. Must have seen my skills during WVU Intramural Flag Football games and knew what I could bring to the table.)The other guy who really impressed me was Brian Robison, DL, Texas. With Tim Crowder getting a majority of the hype for the Horns in this category Robison shined. Top 3 in just about every major category, watch out for Robison’s name on Draft Boards.
Drafted: Black 3rd Rd Bucs, Robison 4th Rd Vikings- Push(I made no draft prediction here)
NFL Career- Black 13 tackles backing up Cato June; Robison 20 tackles, 4.5 sacks
Day 4: In a thin year for DB’s, Fresno State’s Marcus Mccauley was a mainstay in the top 5 of his group probably solidfying himself as a high second round pick. His 36″ vertical leaves a little to be desired but a good college resume should help to eliminate doubters.
Draft: 3rd Rd to the Vikings(-1)
NFL Career: 57 Tackles as a 2nd string corner
Overall +/- : -1
Odds are I shouldn’t quit my day job with this analysis, but I thought it would be fun to take a look back before we move forward in a couple of months with 2008 draft talk.(Can you tell I’m a Dolphin fan?) Maybe the +/- system could be used every year to see how we faired.
