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Senior writer at The Athletic. NFL Draft analyst. Flint born, Millington Cardinal. πŸŽ™οΈWelcome to Detroit. πŸ“š The Program: Michigan | Mountaintop.

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legit looks like a comic book villain at this point

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Ted Hurst, WR, #GeorgiaState

6031 | 207
Arm: 34 1/4 Hand: 9 5/8 Age: 21

40: 4.42
10s: 1.55
Vert: 36 1/2
Broad: 11-3 (97th percentile)

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sam Roush, TE, #Stanford

6060 | 267
Arm: 30 5/8 Hand: 10 | Wing: 76 3/8

40: 4.70
10s: 1.61
Vert: 38 1/2 (95th percentile)
Broad: 10-6 (94th percentile)
Bench: 25 reps (86th percentile)
3-cone: 7.08 (58th percentile)

Relative Athletic Score: 9.99

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

a thing nobody is going to want to talk about, apart from us wet blankets, is the fact Sonny Styles' agility tests were mid

3-cone

Styles: 7.09 (39 percent)

Will it matter? Suppose we'll see. For comparison's sake, Jack Campbell (9.98 RAS, 4.65 40, 37.5 vert) had a 6.74 3-cone at 249 lbs

03.03.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sam Roush:

Multi-time academic all-conference (Pac-12 & ACC) so at least at 3.0 at Stanford, perhaps higher

03.03.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sam Roush, TE, #Stanford

6060 | 267
Arm: 30 5/8 Hand: 10 | Wing: 76 3/8

40: 4.70
10s: 1.61
Vert: 38 1/2 (95th percentile)
Broad: 10-6 (94th percentile)
Bench: 25 reps (86th percentile)
3-cone: 7.08 (58th percentile)

Relative Athletic Score: 9.99

#NFLCombineWinners

03.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jeremiyah Love: 94 yards.

To the house, as they say.

#NFLDraft

03.03.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like we normal human beings lose sight of how insanely fast a lot of linemen are. It doesn't make sense for somebody so big to run a 40 in under 5 seconds.

02.03.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

pretty good return all things considered

Lions re-upped him too early in hindsight. Gibbs turned into a monster faster than they thought possible and you just can't take him off the field as much anymore.

Draft a hammer on Day 3 and salute Montgomery for all he gave.

02.03.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Monroe Freeling, OT, #Georgia

6073 | 315
Arm: 34 3/4 | Hand: 10 3/4 | Age: 21

40: 4.95
10s: 1.72
20s: 2.86
Vert: 33 1/2
Broad: 9-7

Relative Athletic Score: 9.99

#NFLCombineWinners

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Monroe Freeling, OT, #Georgia

6073 | 315
Arm: 34 3/4 | Hand: 10 3/4 | Age: 21

40: 4.95
10s: 1.72
20s: 2.86
Vert: 33 1/2
Broad: 9-7

Relative Athletic Score: 9.99

#NFLCombineWinners

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legit 6-7 with near 35 inch arms πŸ”₯

01.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Freeling slipping, sliding and almost doing the splits in drills should be a good reminder of how raw he can be

01.03.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

to be clear I'm still a Pat Coogan fan and would try to get him on my team at some point during day 3

01.03.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

tough combine for national champion Pat Coogan, falling down in drills after measuring in with t-rex arms

01.03.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stacey’s the best. Check out how she went from All-American basketball player to NFL reporter

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you've still got big Max!

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more clearly -- I think he could still be WR1, not sure any of them will wind up flirting with the top 10 the way these OTs are moving

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Monroe Freeling & Max Iheanachor are #MovinOnUp

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it's not exactly like McMillan from last year but it's not not like that imo -- Tate's a big boy who got a lottttt better last year, he's also pretty young ... I still think he'll flirt with the top 10 in this class

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yeah I thought he was maybe a tick faster, like in great shape he gets a 4.49 ... but my initial notes from May say "top end speed looks a little meh"

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Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State:

4.91

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1.72 10-split for Monroe Freeling ... elite athlete

01.03.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia:

4.95

hot track πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

01.03.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jalen Farmer, IOL, Kentucky:

4.93

01.03.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spencer Fano, OT, Utah:

4.91

OT1 in my book

01.03.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Carnell Tate challenging that 40 time has real stop-the-count vibes

01.03.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah I mean … I’m not surprised I don’t know how else to say it I guess lol

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