2015 NFL Combine Field Drills Recap: Tight Ends

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This is the 2015 NFL Combine Field Drills Recap for the tight ends. Follow me @walterfootball for updates.


2015 NFL Combine: Field Drills Recap – Tight Ends
By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell

  • Minnesota’s Maxx Williams is the consensus top tight end prospect and looks like a future second-round pick. Williams had a surprisingly slow time on his first 40-yard dash run of 4.90 with a 10-yard split of 1.74. He bounced back with a time of 4.78 seconds on the redo. In the field drills, Williams had some nice catches along the sideline and did well in the gauntlet, especially on the second rep. Williams had a solid Combine, but didn’t do enough to vault himself into first-round consideration.

  • Florida State tight end Nick O’Leary had a disappointing run in the 40-yard dash with two times of 4.93 seconds officially. O’Leary was expected to run faster, perhaps in the 4.7-second range. In the field drills, O’Leary did better, as he showed natural, soft hands in the gauntlet and ran his routes well. It was a mixed Combine for O’Leary.



  • Miami’s Clive Walford doesn’t have elite speed, but he has soft hands, and that was visible in the field work. Walford had the fourth-fastest 40 time at 4.79 seconds, officially. He did a nice job of running routes and catching passes in the field drills. After the Combine and a great Senior Bowl, Walford looks like a solid third-round pick.

  • The fastest official time for any tight end came from Southern Illinois’ MyCole Pruitt at 4.58 seconds. That will help him to stand out in this weak class. However, Pruitt wasn’t impressive in the field drills and looks like he needs development.



  • South Alabama’s Wes Saxton was expected to perform well, as he has a nice mix of speed and athleticism. Saxton ran the second-fastest 40 at 4.65 seconds. There is no doubt that he has a skill set, but Saxton will need development.

  • Oklahoma quarterback-turned-tight end Blake Bell had a respectable 4.80 time in the 40. Bell has good size to him and can catch the ball, but he’ll need work at his new position after spending the majority of his collegiate career at quarterback.



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