The three slower ones all went undrafted and never played in the NFL. I pray it’s the right pick! No one realizes that a cast could slow you down when running. Of course, if they are fortunate enough to own an extra first rounder, then they can have as many as 32 different picks in the first round. YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHO ORLANDO SCANDRICK WAS FASTER THAN: DeSean Jackson not surprisingly has the fastest 40 time in Eagles history at 4.35. Are you a Stathead, too? Fewest reps? Oh yeah, he started in the Super Bowl this past weekend as the left corner. JASON AVANT IS TOO SLOW! Yup, one quick test to measure the speed of an athlete. MAX JEAN-GILLES HAD A REALLY BAD COMBINE: Cornerback Dexter Wynn posted the fastest shuttle time in Eagles history at 3.90. But the first thing that comes up every year when people are curious about a player at the combine is, "What was his 40 time?". Avant is by far one of the most underrated slot receivers in the game. Jerry Rice ran a 4.74, and hes the best ever. He ran the short shuttle in 4.19 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.02 seconds while … Eagles have options if they want to take a cornerback at 21, How Combine might have changed Eagles' WR plans, Realistic possibilities for Eagles tight ends. Site Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 6:41AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? So Avant falls all the way down to the fifth round where the Eagles snagged him and now analysts and coaches rave about his productivity and ability to catch anything thrown at him. It is crazy that one specific measurement of speed can make or break a future NFL star. : Since the combine went from hand-timing to partially automatic timing in 2000, the slowest Eagles WR on record is Jason Avant, who ran 4.62 back in 2006. ◾️ WR: Mike Evans Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device. Avant caught 346 passes for 4,118 yards and 13 TDs in a 10-year career as one of the NFL's top slot receivers. j_avant81. Bryant was taken in the first round; Boldin was selected 37 picks later. I…” j_avant81. JEFF OWENS HOLDS AN NFL RECORD: Most reps of 225 pounds: Brodrick Bunkley and Jeff Owens, both did 44 reps. No new positive cases for both Las Vegas and New Orleans from latest round of COVID-19 testing (Schefter), Antonio Brown will likely make his Tampa Bay debut in Week 9 after agreeing to one-year deal (Schefter), On a typically quiet day, these memorable trades took over the deadline spotlight. ◾️ TE: Rob Gronkowski ). You guys haven't seen much of Avant apparently. Would Henry Ruggs break John Ross's record of 4.22? Worst is Danny Watkins' 92 in 2011, 3rd-worst over the last 20 years by an eventual 1st-round pick. College: Michigan (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 30 (3650th overall since 1960) High School: Carver Draft: Philadelphia Eagles in the 4th round (109th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Their production doesn't warrant another time trial. He shows elite playmaking ability and dazzles after the catch! Around 30% of online lender Avant’s full-time staff accepted a buyout offer that was extended to all employees this summer, as the company navigates a more challenging funding environment. If you saw Boldon play in college, he was the only gamechanger FSU had and he was a stud. All the rumors and assumptions start to run wild and before you know it, your team is drafting 16 different people in the first round alone. His reasoning was that you can't teach speed, but everything else can either be taught or learned after a player is drafted. MAX JEAN-GILLES HAD A BAD COMBINE: Top 3-cone drill time ever by an Eagle draft pick goes to Maddox at 6.51. He ran the 40-yard dash twice with a time of 4.80 seconds, but it is possible the cast on his hand hurt his performance. Destiny is now self-published by Bungie after separating from Activision in 2019. All ran faster than Miles Sanders, LeSean McCoy, Carrell Buckhalter, Dion Lewis and Brian Westbrook. Verified. That's 4th-worst by any player drafted in the last 20 years. It was released worldwide on September 9, 2014, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles. The second-fastest quarterback in the last 20 years in the shuttle was a 22-year-old Josh McCown back in 2002. FIREMAN WAS BAD AT THIS TOO: Top broad jump was Earl Wolff's 134 inches in 2013, tied for 4th-farthest over the last 20 years by a safety. Jalen Reagor was a gutsy pick! He was supposed to go in the low first to early second round of the draft but he broke his arm before the combine, and still showed up to perform drills that he could and run his 40. So, who is going to be too slow this year? What many fans also tend to forget, is that before anything happens with the draft, all the NFL future hopefuls have to endure one last obstacle: the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN. He will run the 40-yard dash again in the near future. look at my first post i said that Avant wont be a good NFL WR. Lmao this fool runs slower than my great Auntie.... Dream on, I'll take Crayton as my number 2 receiver over this joker. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. It seems that is how most fans and analysts measure how good a player will be these days. Jason Avant. Right, 16 plus 16 equals 32. THE BEST EAGLES' RUNNING BACKS ARE SLOW: The Eagles' three-fastest running backs over the last 20 years are Ryan Moats (4.46), Wendell Smallwood (4.47) and Donnel Pumphrey (4.48). Thanks to the miracle of Pro Football Reference's Combine play-finder, here are some nuggets we dug up! Williamson ran a blazing 4.28 at the combine and was drafted in the Top 10 by the Minnesota Vikings. Good luck stopping Tom Brady with all these weapons: ◾️ WR: Antonio Brown Who will be the next Colston, Boldin, Avant, or Greer? Teams look for speed when scouting players, specifically receivers, running backs, and corners; however, to say this is the only stat at the combine that really matters, is ridiculous. Brown played five years, Clayton three years, McGlynn eight years. Public enemy Orlando Scandrick of all people at 4.32. Verified • Follow. Pumphrey did five, the fewest ever by a running back. They're both tied for the most on record with 2012 Chiefs 1st-round pick Dontari Poe. They combined for 12 career starts for the Eagles. Yeah but Avant can't hold Boldon's jock. But he was only 9th-fastest at the 2008 Combine. Avant is one of my favorite wideouts in this years draft. The way people talk about the combine, there is nothing else that goes on there except some running. ◾️ RB: Ronald Jones II He played for Michigan and did a wonderful job. … Interesting side note on Heyward-Bey: his teammate Louis Murphy, who was selected in round four as the 124th selection overall, caught 34 passes for 521 yards and 4 TD's in his rookie campaign. Alrighty, we all know the combine covers all the abilities of an athlete including strength, vertical jump, agility, and the ability to catch a pass just to name a few. Complete coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles and their NFL rivals from NBC Sports Philadelphia. Gaddis (4.45). (Nope!). These stats are all since 2000, when the combine's timers switched from full hand times to partial automatic times! The three slower ones all went undrafted and never played in the NFL. The worst is guard Mike McGlynn's 23.0 in 2008. Heyward-Bey was taken seventh overall in the 2009 draft and had blazing speed as well. Anquan Boldin was drafted after teammate Bryant Johnson. Bryant was a flop but Boldin caught 101 passes for 1,377 yard on his way to the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHO ORLANDO SCANDRICK WAS FASTER THAN: DeSean Jackson not surprisingly has the fastest 40 time in Eagles history at 4.35. I don't know him, ok. How about Marques Coloston, Anquan Boldin, or Jabari Greer? Johnson ran a 4.37 40 while Boldin ran a 4.71.