2010 NFL Draft: Pro Days Kick Off
Some schools wasted little time in getting in their pro days for NFL scouts with Florida Atlantic, Wyoming, Baylor, Eastern Illinois, Missouri, Buffalo, and Kansas State holding workouts for their prospective draft picks. Following is a recap of some of the more notable workouts from last week.
Missouri
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon solidified his status as a late first round prospect at Mizzou’s pro day last week. He improved his bench press score by doing one more (35) rep than he did at the combine. He also improved markedly on his 40 time by posting 4.53 and 4.52 times which is significantly better than his best time of 4.69 at the combine. Weatherspoon’s work out was the only notable one to come out of Columbia last week.
The Eagles, Cardinals, and Saints could all have in interest in Weatherspoon at the back end of the first round.
Buffalo
Running back James Starks chose not to work out and stood on his combine numbers from a week ago. At 6′ 1 7/8″/214 Starks has the size to play in the NFL. He posted a pair of sub 4.5 times in the 40 so he has good straight line speed as well. Starks plays on the basketball team and does a good job catching the ball out of the backfield. The biggest downside to Starks is he missed the season due to injury. Given his measurables Starks could be a 5th or 6th round pick by someone taking a flyer on a back.
Baylor
David Gettis solidified himself as a mid-round selection by posting times of 4.46 and 4.39 in the 40 at Baylor’s pro day. His speed combined with his size (6′ 3 1/8″/216) will make him attractive to teams looking for a #3 or #4 receiver to fill out the roster.
