2012 NFL Scouting Combine: Weigh-In Recap

I'm a freshman at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I bench press 295 lbs, squat 415, power clean 235, and i run a 4.68/40. Am i above average for a freshman or could i do better.?

Trent Richardson is the best of all hands down and i could care less about what anyone else has to say about this.

@ Mothman
When Emmitt ran his 4.6, the league was quite a bit smaller and slower than it is today. You are right in the fact that game speed and speed are two different things, but Emmitt's 4.6 was relatively fast at the time.
And @ Walt and Johnny, if AP fell to the second round, don't you think there would be some sort of crazy red flag? Regardless, RB's should take a hit on most teams' big boards. For example, let's look at the Giants. Although this site has Richardson at #6 on the Big Board, Reese probably has Richardson considerably lower because of the lack of positional value. HOWEVER, if Richardson magically falls to 32, he would probably be the best prospect available, and Reese would probably pull the trigger. Now if you NEED an RB, there is no reason to intend to draft one in the fist two and a half rounds, but when AP falls to 7 when he was one of the best three prospects in the entire draft...

Turbin reminds me of a young Michael Turner, before he got slow and chubby in Atlanta.

Cyrus Gray impressed me more than any RB today. I knew James, Wilson, Miller and Rainey were track-star fast. I knew Doug Martin was a beast in every facet of life. I've always been a big fan of Gray, but he got outperformed by Christine Michael this year at aTm. Looks like a good 1/2 of a tandem for some team in the mid rounds.

I would love for Jets to draft the next Maurice jones-drew Doug Martin

@Cal

Emmitt Smith ran a 4.6 in the 40.

There's a massive difference between game speed and 40 speed.

I think this whole official time thing is a load of bs. There is no way lamichael James ran a 4.5

@Vince, in no way is LeSean McCoy the best RB in the NFL.

Doug Martin is lk 6 inches shorter??

I really think Doug Martin could be the next Matt Forte.

Don't get that, Johnny. Would you pass on Adrian Peterson in the 2nd round by that thinking?

There's no way I'd ever draft a RB earlier then 3rd round, it's a position of total non-value, they're so injury prone and so easy to find that it makes no sense to draft them early.

Most NFL fullbacks are significantly lighter than 251 pounds? Definitely shorter than 6'5", but 240-250 pounds is just about right for a fullback (and maybe even a little light for one who's so tall).

First of all, Hillman put on ten pounds after the season (after putting on fifteen after his freshman year) so he's quite clearly capable of adding bulk. Second of all, he's incredible fast and nimble, and played some receiver in high school, so his times and drills should all look great. Third of all, even with a poor combine, he'd fall no lower than the fifth round. FOURTH of all, LeSean McCoy at the combine was 198 pounds, then ran a 4.50 at his PRO DAY. Now he's the best running back in the NFL. Hillman will be fine.