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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 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‘ 5    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

01.03.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

you've still got big Max!

01.03.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

01.03.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Monroe Freeling & Max Iheanachor are #MovinOnUp

01.03.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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

01.03.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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"

01.03.2026 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State:

4.91

01.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

01.03.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 12    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‘ 13    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‘ 17    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

01.03.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saturday Combine winners:

B. Lance, NDSU
J. Caldwell, Cincy
B. Thompson, MissSt
T. Hurst, GState
S. Bell, UConn
J. Lane, USC
D. Burks, OU
G. Bernard, Bama
O. Cooper, IU
Z. Branch, UGA
G. Nussmeier, LSU
T. Simpson, Bama

01.03.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

honestly wasn't surprised he tested so well we knew he was a great athlete -- he was a bit all over the place with the ball tho imo and that's more important

01.03.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Saturday Combine winners:

B. Lance, NDSU
J. Caldwell, Cincy
B. Thompson, MissSt
T. Hurst, GState
S. Bell, UConn
J. Lane, USC
D. Burks, OU
G. Bernard, Bama
O. Cooper, IU
Z. Branch, UGA
G. Nussmeier, LSU
T. Simpson, Bama

01.03.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

don't tell on yourself, Rap, we knew Nuss was hurt this year -- you should've been able to tell by watching him, tbh

01.03.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

people overreacting about Indiana football fans (who are new to this) booing multi-millionaire Carson Beck whilst drunk in the stands

01.03.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😬

01.03.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brennen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State

4.26πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

28.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

want to see Carnell Tate run that again with a cleaner start plz

28.02.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bryce Lance, WR, NDSU

4.34

28.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Haynes King heating up a bit

28.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Taylen Green's an elite athlete ... he's yet to deliver a smooth ball on any type of moderately difficult throw on air in drills, which is where you're at there.

Allar remains Allar so far.

Altmyer pry bores people but he's actually a decent backup candidate

28.02.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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this QB group

28.02.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0