NFL combine results: Live updates on top draft prospects’ times, measurements
The measurements and 40 times are about to start rolling in from Indianapolis.
Workouts at the NFL scouting combine officially begin Thursday, with defensive linemen and linebackers taking the field for drills and testing. While this setting might seem like one that doesn’t lend itself to a showcase for players at these positions, there have been several breakout performers from the front seven in recent years, including Georgia’s Jordan Davis and Travon Walker last year and Clemson’s Isaiah Simmons in 2020.
Who will create the biggest buzz this year?
Check back throughout Thursday for live updates on players’ measurements, testing and performances during drills:
Jalen Carter back in Indianapolis but not in action
After turning himself in Wednesday on an arrest warrant, Jalen Carter is back at the NFL scouting combine to complete his interviews with teams.
Carter had already decided in the days leading up to the combine not to participate in testing and on-field drills.
Here’s the latest from USA TODAY Sports on what we know about Carter and his connection with a January car accident that killed one University of Georgia football player and a recruiting staffer.
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This class of defensive ends has three likely top-10 picks: Alabama’s Will Anderson, Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson and Clemson’s Myles Murphy. Anderson currently is slotted at No. 1 to the Chicago Bears in our latest mock draft, though somewhere in the 2-4 range might be more likely given the expected jockeying for quarterbacks at the top of the order. Wilson is projected No. 5 to the Seattle Seahawks, while Murphy is ticketed for the Atlanta Falcons at No. 5.
There then looks to be a steep drop-off at defensive end, with Iowa’s Lukas Van Ness landing at No. 29 to the New Orleans Saints and LSU’s BJ Ojulari the only other players make the first-round cut. But there are several other players on the cusp who could get a serious boost with strong showings in Indianapolis.