Draft prospects who made headlines at the NFL scouting combine; questions about futures of Aaron Rodgers, Amari Cooper
The NFL scouting combine results are in, and the countdown to the draft continues (just 52 more days!).
- Even rock icon Alice Cooper is curious about what Aaron Rodgers' future holds.
- At least four proposals for revamping NFL overtime are being vetted by league’s competition committee, but there's no easy fix, writes NFL columnist Jarrett Bell.
- If the Cowboys release Amari Cooper, which teams are good fits for the receiver?
- A Bengals assistant was upset that the team's kicker watched the Super Bowl halftime show.
- QB hand size hysteria once again hit the NFL scouting combine.
While Baylor defensive back Kalon Barnes etched his name alongside some of the fastest 40-yard dash times at the combine, Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis ran a rare time for a man of his size.
Davis and Ahmad Gardner are among the biggest draft standouts as Paste BN breaks down the winners and losers from the scouting combine.
Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett is expected to be a first-round pick, but at 8½ inches, his hands are smaller than those of any quarterback currently in the NFL.
NFL scouting combine news, notes and analysis
- NFL combine winners, losers: Jordan Davis and Ahmad Gardner are among the biggest draft standouts.
- Big men, big goals: This year's NFL draft might lack a top-five talent at quarterback, but there are two promising blind-side protectors in Evan Neal and Ikem Ekwonu.
- Prospect set to be NFL's biggest player: At 6-8 and 384 pounds, Daniel Faalele will be the league's heaviest player as soon as he's drafted. But the Minnesota lineman is more than a big body.
- Skyrocketing draft prospect tries to keep focus amid hype: Georgia's Travon Walker is keeping his head down and focusing on his climb as draft stock skyrockets.
- Top QB prospect's hand size creates stir: Since 2003, no quarterback with hands smaller than 9 inches has been selected in the draft's first round. Kenny Pickett could be the first.
- 341-pound prospect blazes in 40: Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis blew up the combine with a 4.78-second 40-yard dash.
- Hog-hunting WR creates buzz at combine: Treylon Burks played a Deebo Samuel-like role for Arkansas last season.
- Potential top pick tries to dispel questions about work ethic: Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux wants you to know questions about effort are overblown.
2022 NFL draft: Mocks, rankings and more
- Latest mock draft: An offensive tackle goes No. 1 and the first quarterback to go isn't in the top 10 in our latest first-round projection.
- Prospect rankings by position: Draft Wire has an updated look at how the top prospects at each position stack up in this year’s class.
- Draft file room: Iowa State RB Breece Hall | Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller | Nevada QB Carson Strong
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