Davante Adams (Fresno State - WR)
Adams has flirted throughout the draft boards this offseason but after the combine we should have a clear cut answer to whether he is a first round talent or not. Adams benefitted off of his gunslinging QB Derek Carr having 131 receptions for 1,718 yards and 24 touchdowns! There's no doubt the production is there after having back to back 1,300 yards plus receiving seasons but the issues come with his speed even though his production stands alone showing he is one of the elite receivers in this draft. His forty time will simply be the big indicator on whether he is a first round selection.
Brandin Cooks (Oregon State - WR)
Cooks had a dynamite junior season having 128 receptions and 1,703 yards with 16 touchdowns. Like Adams, the production is there; that is not the issue. Cooks has a great motor and good ball skills with very finesse moves (Your ideal Xbox WR). The glaring negative is his size. At 5'10 Cooks is one of the smaller receivers in the draft. No he cannot improve on his height in the combine, I am aware of that, but making the scouts forget that he is undersized is key in the combine.
Dee Ford (Auburn - OLB/DE)
Ford is an interesting player to analyze. Though due to injury, Ford had only one great year of production and is undersized at his natural position at defensive end. Ford showed the transition to outside linebacker in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, yet some snaps he did take with his hand on the ground, and the development to outside linebacker will be the biggest task for whomever decides to select Ford. The talent is there but the uncertainty of where Ford will play is what seems to tank his draft stock. Ford should have a solid forty time but the cover drills will be the most thing scouts will have their eyes on. Ford is a first round talent.
Morgan Moses (Virginia - OT)
It's hard to say that an offensive lineman needs a good combine to improve his stock because with drills and forty times it's hard to completely analyze a tackle. Moses has a nice frame at 6'6 314. There are no obvious flaws to Moses' game but his quickness and run blocking would be something to work on. Teams should fall in love with his tape and that might be his main ticket to the first round.
Marcus Roberson (Florida - CB)
Roberson has fallen in and out of the first round in many mock drafts (mine included). Roberson has great cover skills and rarely gets bumped off coverage due to his physicality and length. Roberson should have an average forty time so his speed and quickness shouldn't be an issue. Roberson tends to be too physical on deep balls drawing interference penalties and isn't the best tackler in space. His physical toughness doesn't do him justice in the run game. Roberson is a top notch corner and should do well in the combine. Corners Justin Gilbert of Oklahoma State and Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State will be the notables in the drills but if Roberson can steal the spotlight he could be a late first round draft choice.
Allen Robinson (Penn State - WR)
Robinson is a very physical receiver with good hands and great ball skills. Robinson has crisp routes and can be lethal after the catch even with his big frame (6'2 220). In Robinson's case there are no overwhelming weaknesses but he can work on his change of direction and overall top speed. Robinson has drawn comparisons to Anquan Boldin with his solid frame and solid route running. With a need for pass catchers in the late first round, a good combine for Robinson could be one make him a first round selection.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Washington - TE)
His size is what have draft scouts drooling and the quickness he provides at 6'6 270. "ASJ" has more of a receiver mentality to his game like Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints. He is not as physical as his size indicates and doesn't have straight line speed even though that is not necessarily expected for someone of his size. ASJ is still improving as a blocker and should do fine in the combine but the gap after Eric Ebron and Jace Amaro is so thick it will be difficult for ASJ to land in the first round even with a good outing in Indianapolis.
Adams has flirted throughout the draft boards this offseason but after the combine we should have a clear cut answer to whether he is a first round talent or not. Adams benefitted off of his gunslinging QB Derek Carr having 131 receptions for 1,718 yards and 24 touchdowns! There's no doubt the production is there after having back to back 1,300 yards plus receiving seasons but the issues come with his speed even though his production stands alone showing he is one of the elite receivers in this draft. His forty time will simply be the big indicator on whether he is a first round selection.
Brandin Cooks (Oregon State - WR)
Cooks had a dynamite junior season having 128 receptions and 1,703 yards with 16 touchdowns. Like Adams, the production is there; that is not the issue. Cooks has a great motor and good ball skills with very finesse moves (Your ideal Xbox WR). The glaring negative is his size. At 5'10 Cooks is one of the smaller receivers in the draft. No he cannot improve on his height in the combine, I am aware of that, but making the scouts forget that he is undersized is key in the combine.
Dee Ford (Auburn - OLB/DE)
Ford is an interesting player to analyze. Though due to injury, Ford had only one great year of production and is undersized at his natural position at defensive end. Ford showed the transition to outside linebacker in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, yet some snaps he did take with his hand on the ground, and the development to outside linebacker will be the biggest task for whomever decides to select Ford. The talent is there but the uncertainty of where Ford will play is what seems to tank his draft stock. Ford should have a solid forty time but the cover drills will be the most thing scouts will have their eyes on. Ford is a first round talent.
Morgan Moses (Virginia - OT)
It's hard to say that an offensive lineman needs a good combine to improve his stock because with drills and forty times it's hard to completely analyze a tackle. Moses has a nice frame at 6'6 314. There are no obvious flaws to Moses' game but his quickness and run blocking would be something to work on. Teams should fall in love with his tape and that might be his main ticket to the first round.
Marcus Roberson (Florida - CB)
Roberson has fallen in and out of the first round in many mock drafts (mine included). Roberson has great cover skills and rarely gets bumped off coverage due to his physicality and length. Roberson should have an average forty time so his speed and quickness shouldn't be an issue. Roberson tends to be too physical on deep balls drawing interference penalties and isn't the best tackler in space. His physical toughness doesn't do him justice in the run game. Roberson is a top notch corner and should do well in the combine. Corners Justin Gilbert of Oklahoma State and Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State will be the notables in the drills but if Roberson can steal the spotlight he could be a late first round draft choice.
Allen Robinson (Penn State - WR)
Robinson is a very physical receiver with good hands and great ball skills. Robinson has crisp routes and can be lethal after the catch even with his big frame (6'2 220). In Robinson's case there are no overwhelming weaknesses but he can work on his change of direction and overall top speed. Robinson has drawn comparisons to Anquan Boldin with his solid frame and solid route running. With a need for pass catchers in the late first round, a good combine for Robinson could be one make him a first round selection.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Washington - TE)
His size is what have draft scouts drooling and the quickness he provides at 6'6 270. "ASJ" has more of a receiver mentality to his game like Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints. He is not as physical as his size indicates and doesn't have straight line speed even though that is not necessarily expected for someone of his size. ASJ is still improving as a blocker and should do fine in the combine but the gap after Eric Ebron and Jace Amaro is so thick it will be difficult for ASJ to land in the first round even with a good outing in Indianapolis.