data-mm-id=”_s06brc705″>The 2020 NFL Scouting Combine is wrapping up and there were some fantastic performances that turned heads. With that in mind here's our look at the biggest winners from the 2020 combine. Tristan Wirfs, OT, IowaWirfs was arguably the biggest winner at the combine this year. He measured in at 6-foot-5 and 320 pounds, the went out and showed off incredible athleticism. Wirfs played tackle at Iowa and could play either tackle spot or guard at the next level. The big lineman turned in the best 40 time among offensive linemen this year (4.85), then set a record for his position with a 36.5-inch vertical jump, and tied the record with a 10-foot-1 broad jump. He also showed he could move well laterally in on-field drills and was impressive in the three-cone drill, turning in a 7.65-second performance. It was a monster showing by Wirfs, who has clearly established himself as one of the best offensive linemen in the draft. Isaiah Simmons, OLB, ClemsonSimmons showed up and justified all the hype surrounding him. At 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, he was a unique playmaker at Clemson. He proved why during athletic testing at the combine. He didn't participate in on-field drills, but he didn't need to. Simmons proved to be a stellar athlete in just a few tests. He ran a 4.39-second 40, broke out a 39-inch vertical jump and had an 11-foot high jump. Those are freakish athletic numbers for a guy at 238 pounds. He's put himself solidly in the conversation as a top-five pick.Jonathan Taylor, RB, WisconsinTaylor had fallen behind a few of the other running backs in this class as his season at Wisconsin wore on. There were concerns about his athleticism, but those got erased pretty quickly this weekend.He measured in at 5-foot-10 and 226 pounds, then Taylor turned in a 4.39 40-yard dash. That opened some eyes, as did his 36-inch vertical jump and his work in on-field drills. He looked good in receiving drills, and seemed to be far more well-rounded than he looked in college. He's solidly in the first-round mix now. Austin Jackson, OT, USCJackson is a late riser as a true junior who had a great season at USC. He has been a trendy pick to wind up at the back end of the first round over the past few months and he showed why this weekend. Jackson measured in just under 6-foot-5 and weighed 322 pounds, then ran a 5.07 40 with a 1.73-second 10-yard split. That's some explosiveness, and he added to that with good performances in his vertical (31-inches) and broad (9-foot-7) jumps. In on-field drills he looked smooth and quick. This was big for Jackson, who answered a lot of questions about what he can bring on the field. Michael Turk, P, Arizona StateTurk is a punter who busted out 25 bench press reps. Yeah, he was definitely a winner. PUNTER POWER.@ASUFootball punter Michael Turk puts up 25 reps on the bench press! #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/gI8sK8IjnT— NFL (@NFL) February 27, 2020Mekhi Becton, OT, LouisvilleBecton is 6-foot-7 and weighed in at 364 pounds, making him the heaviest player in this year's draft. There were concerns initially that at his size, he wouldn't perform well in athletic testing. Those worries were allayed quickly. Becton ran a 5.1 40-yard dash with a 1.80 10-yard split. It was a jaw-dropping result that put him among the fastest players weighing at least 340 pounds in combine history. Though he had to pull out of the rest of the weekend with a hamstring injury, the statement was made and Becton had proven that he belongs in the top half of the first round. Jalen Hurts, QB, OklahomaHurts showed up with a lot to prove at the combine, but he measured in at 6-foot-1 and 222 pounds and proved how athletic he is. He was the fastest quarterback with a 4.54 40, and he did well in other tests as well, with a 35-inch vertical. The best part of Hurts' workout was his on-field drills. He looked smooth and stood up well against the other passers at the combine. Most importantly, his downfield throws looked solid. He Chase Claypool, WR, Notre DameClaypool needed to have a good combine to stand out among a loaded wide receiver class. He did that and may have moved himself to the top of the second day of the draft. The Notre Dame product measured in at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, then ran a 4.42 40-yard dash. He added 19 bench press reps and a 40.5-inch vertical as he crushed it in athletic testing. Given his size and speed, Claypool might fit best as a hybrid receiver/tight end who could be a human matchup problem.
Related Posts
The touchdown market has become one of the most popular and potentially profitable props in the NFL betting world. Each week, we’re going to throw down three to five units as we try to uncover some of the best weekly NFL TD props and dig into the matchups that surround them.
Week 11 has us looking at two possible running backs with expanding roles and a double-dip on the New Orleans tight end depth chart.
Without further ado:
…
A Monday so nice, they’re doing it twice with the Minnesota Vikings visiting the Philadelphia Eagles in the second of two Monday Night Football matchups in Week 2. I’m here to break down the point spread and total and give my best NFL betting picks and predictions for Vikings at Eagles on September 19.
These teams were offseason darlings among sharp NFL bettors, drawing money and forcing notable adjustments on their NFL futures odds. Minny and Philly made good on those projections in Week 1, both starting the season with victories.
Philadelphia hung on for an uncomfortable win at Detroit, giving up 21 points in the second half, while Minnesota staked its claim in the NFC North with an impressive win over Green Bay. That has kept this spread tig…
Two teams that appear to have rock-solid defenses will face off in Denver with the Commanders in town to take on the Broncos on Sunday afternoon. Despite losing as a home favorite vs. the Raiders in Week 1, Denver comes in as a 3.5-point favorite, while the game has the lowest total of the week in the NFL odds at 38.5 points.
Each offense is expected to take a step forward this season with Sean Payton in to fix Russell Wilson, while Washington’s Eric Bieniemy is out to prove he’s more than just Andy Reid’s right-hand man. Each failed to get off to a strong start in Week 1, with the teams combining for just 36 points despite facing poorly-regarded defenses.
Let’s see how the teams match up for their Week 2 faceoff. Here are my free…
The Baltimore Ravens had a long break for Thanksgiving after last playing on November 16. Now they get a prime-time matchup on Sunday Night Football in Inglewood, CA against the struggling Los Angeles Chargers.
The Ravens are slight favorites in Week 12 odds and will be looking to move to 9-3 on the season before their bye week behind the play of Lamar Jackson.
I’ve taken a closer look at the Lamar Jackson odds to give my free NFL picks for the Ravens vs. Chargers on November 26.
Be sure to keep up to date on the SNF odds and check out our Ravens vs. Chargers predictions, along with our SNF prop picks.
…
UPDATE: The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 58 in Overtime on Sunday and soaked Andy Reid in Purple Gatorade during a commercial break! Purple was the Oddsmakers’ favorite and was used for the second year in a row by the Chiefs.
Winning the Super Bowl is the goal of every NFL coach, and entrance into this elite club of champions is celebrated with the Gatorade bath – a surprise baptism of icy, colored sports drink. Not only has this tradition become a staple of Super Bowl Sunday, but betting on the Gatorade bath color is one of the most popular props available.
As the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs prepare for their Super Bowl rematch, the odds have hit the board.
Odds for the color of the Gatorade bath at the S…
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals offense put up a blazing 38 points last week, but it wasn’t good enough to get the win, and they now find themselves at 1-4. They will travel to take on Brian DaBoll and the sneakily stout New York Giants defense, which has held opponents to 21 or fewer points in four straight games.
Who will Joe Burrow lean on to keep the Bengals’ postseason hopes alive?
I dive into the Joe Burrow odds and deliver my NFL picks for Sunday Night Football on October 13.
…
It s nearly four years since Didier Deschamps became only the third man to win the World Cup as a player and coach, as he guided France to their second success on football s grandest stage.
The target now for Les Bleus is to become the first nation since Brazil in 1962 to retain their crown, and that journey begins on Friday with the draw for the group stage of Qatar 2022.
Four years is a long time to wait for anything, but the draw for the World Cup is always a milestone event that sees the anticipation taken up a notch.
The eyes of the football world will be on the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, where the eight groups will be drawn and potential routes to December s finale can start being plotted.
But there is a little more to the draw than that…
Christine Sinclair, the all-time record goalscorer in international football, will retire at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League in November.
Sinclair, 41, has 190 goals in 331 appearances for Canada, making her the top scorer across both men s and women s football.
She has played for the NWSL s Portland Thorns since 2013, helping them to win the inaugural title that year. She added further league crowns to her collection in 2017 and 2022.
The Canadian great has had similar success with her national team, winning a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She is also one of three players to score at five World Cups, alongside Brazil s Marta and Portugal s Cristiano Ronaldo.
An icon of the game. A leader on and off the pitch. has announced she w…
Benjamin Sesko has signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, although he will not officially become their player until July 2023.
Sesko has been highly sought-after following the 2021-22 season, in which he scored 11 goals in all competitions – including one in a Champions League qualifier – for Austrian side Salzburg.
He previously spent time on loan at second-tier Liefering, scoring 21 goals in 29 league games, while he netted Salzburg s winner in a pre-season friendly against Liverpool in July.
Seen as the next potential star off the Austrian club s production line after Erling Haaland and Karim Adeyemi, Sesko had reportedly been drawing interest from Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle United.
Yet the 19-year-old S…
Luka Modric says he is not thinking about any international retirement call ahead of Croatia s Nations League clash with Denmark.
The Real Madrid veteran is looking to skipper his country through to next year s finals in their last major pre-Qatar 2022 World Cup run-out.
Four years on from reaching the final at Russia 2018, Modric is among the elder statesman of the world game on the pitch, at 37, with many wondering if this year s tournament will be his international swansong.
But speaking ahead of their Group A1 encounter at Stadion Maksimir, the playmaker has poured cold water over any imminent exit talk and suggested whatever decision he makes will likely wait for the new year.
I m not thinking about that, Modric stated. I haven t made any decisions.…