Texas Pro Day

Everyone was on pins and needles in Austin recently for the annual Texas Longhorns Pro Day event. Always a favourite among scouts for the way it is put together, conducted and executed. The team reps came by the thousands (Ok... maybe 50, but still a lot) to see the high profile defensive end Brian Orakpo work out.

Orakpo hurt himself at the combine and wasn't quite able to do all the drills that teams would have liked to have seen. He went through most of the d-line drills but was absent for the linebacker ones which is why his Pro Day workout was so important and he didn't disappoint. He worked out as a defensive end and as a linebacker and showed great speed, explosion, strength and athleticism and he looked very good in all his drills. He weighed in at 262 pounds and measured in just over 6'3", he also did some more tests; a 10'10" broad jump, a time of 4.45 in the short shuttle and 7.26 in the three-cone drill.

Two prospects of intrigue were Quan Cosby and Chris Ogbonnaya and according to NFL.com, they had productive and impressive workouts as well.

"Also noteworthy were the performances by WR Quan Cosby (5-9, 198 pounds) and RB Chris Ogbonnaya (5-11 7/8, 220 pounds), who both looked very good catching the ball from former Iowa QB Drew Tate. Ogbonnaya stood on his numbers from the combine, while Cosby posted a 34.5-inch vertical jump a 4.34 short shuttle, 28 bench press reps and stood on the rest of his numbers from the combine."

Here are the remaining stats for the Texas contingent courtesy of NFL.com once more.

DB Ryan Palmer (5-8 3/8, 187) ran a 4.62 and 4.58 in 40-yard dash, posted a 10-foot, 4-inch broad jump, a 4.20 short shuttle and a 7.00 three-cone drill. Palmer stood on the rest of his numbers from the combine.

OL Cedric Dockery (6-3 1/4, 314), brother of Redskins OG Derrick Dockery, ran a 5.40 in the 40-yard dash, but pulled his hamstring. Dockery posted a 28-inch vertical jump, an 8-foot, 4-inch broad jump, and a 4.97 short shuttle.

DT Roy Miller (6-1 5/8, 312) ran a 4.93 and a 4.94 in the 40-yard dash and stood on the rest of his numbers from the combine.

DE Henry Melton (6-3 1/2, 269) ran a 4.64 and 4.66 in the 40-yard dash, posted a 34.5-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump.

DE Aaron Lewis (6-3 1/8, 277) ran a 5.01 and 5.05 in the 40-yard dash and posted a 30.5-inch vertical jump and and 8-foot, 11-inch broad jump.

Also working out was Joseph Davis (6-5 1/8, 211), a world-class long-jumper. In addition to catching passes in position drills, Davis ran a 4.67 and 4.68 in the 40-yard dash and posted a 36.5-inch vertical jump and 10-foot, 10-inch broad jump.

-Matty