Category: 2018 NFL Scouting Combine

By Jon Sauber | @JonSauber Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Versatility has grown in importance in the National Football League, especially in the defensive secondary. Defensive backs are asked to roll down into the box and defend the run, play deep as a centerfielder and play man coverage on the outside and in the …

By Max Moorman | @22Moorman Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The redemption of Max Redfield continued here at the National Football League Scouting Combine. A path to an impressive spot in the NFL draft was once expected for Redfield before a series of legal issues and his dismissal from Notre Dame raised serious questions …

By Max Moorman | @22Moorman Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — When you think of a nose tackle, you don’t usually think of a sub-five-second 40-yard dash. But Vita Vea of the University of Washington, the Pacific-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, might just be the one to do it. Vea, at 6 feet, …

By Jon Sauber | @JonSauber Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Arden Key has made all types of headlines in his time at Louisiana State. From leaving the team in February 2017 to his performance when facing the Alabama Crimson Tide, Key has seemingly done it all. Key, an edge rusher who is regarded as …

By Jon Sauber | @JonSauber Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Sam Darnold knows what it’s like to wait for a starting job. He arrived at Southern California and immediately redshirted, waiting in the wings behind starter Cody Kessler and his backup, Max Browne. Darnold entered his redshirt freshman year as the backup, but quickly …

By Max Moorman Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Lauletta of the University of Richmond may not be considered one of the leading prospects in the National Football League Scouting Combine, but he is clearly attracting a lot of attention. Lauletta comes out of Richmond as the program’s all-time passing leader with 10,422 passing …

By Jon Sauber | @JonSauber Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Saquon Barkley is no stranger to turning around a football team. At Penn State, he was the face of the team that brought the Nittany Lions back into national relevance in the past two seasons. Of course, if you ask Barkley, he’ll deny that …

By Max Moorman Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The National Football League Scouting Combine is where the best players in college football come to show off their skills and show NFL scouts why they should be drafted. One of those players is an offensive lineman out of Humboldt State in Arcata, California, a school …