Auburn Pro Day (3/08/11)

[djsimp]

We have a scholly...

joking

Seriously though, he was looking like FSU's go to guy for a while there.  I recall as a freshman, they tried to force the ball into him 3 times on the goal line for the winning score against Miami.  Didn't work...but it was clear he was the guy they were looking to. 

Yeah, the guy could have been a great WR for them. Still wondering why he is at AU Pro Day though.

[djsimp]

http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-pro-day-times-and-measurements.html

Auburn pro day times and measurements
Here's the times and measurements for all of Auburn's players at pro day:

Height and Weight

Darvin Adams 6’ 1.875” 194
Mike Berry 6’ 3.125” 318
Mike Blanc 6’ 2.5” 286
Jorrell Bostrom 6’ 2” 339
Kodi Burns 6’ 0.125” 206
Josh Bynes 6’ 1.625” 240
Wes Byrum 6’ 1.125” 217
Antoine Carter 6’ 3.375” 259
Zach Clayton 6’ 2” 299
Zach Etheridge 5’ 11.25” 201
Nick Fairley --- 297
Mario Fannin --- 229
Michael Goggans 6’ 1.625” 263
Byron Isom 6’ 1.75” 304
Gabe McKenzie 6’ 2.5” 261
Cam Newton --- 244
Ryan Pugh 6’ 1.375” 307
Craig Stevens 6’ 1.875” 230
Chris Todd 6’ 2” 229
Demond Washington 5’ 8.625” 180
Terrell Zachery 5’ 11.25” 205
Lee Ziemba --- 318
40-Yard Dash (Unofficial)

Mike Berry 5.35, 5.57
Mike Blanc 4.94, 4.74
Jorrell Bostrom 5.62, 5.60
Kodi Burns 4.58, 4.55
Josh Bynes 4.70, 4.82
Antoine Carter 4.63, 4.70
Zach Clayton 4.68, 4.71
Zach Etheridge 4.51, 4.51
Michael Goggans 4.60, 4.67
Byron Isom 5.40, 5.51
Gabe McKenzie 4.74, 4.76
Ryan Pugh 5.43, 5.32
Chris Todd 4.88, 4.88
Demond Washington 4.30, 4.43
Terrell Zachery 4.40, 4.42
Lee Ziemba 5.36, 5.38
Bench Press (Repetitions with 225 lbs.)

Mike Berry 21
Mike Blanc 23
Jorrell Bostrom 21
Josh Bynes 21
Zach Clayton 27
Zach Etheridge 14
Michael Goggans 14
Byron Isom 21
Gabe McKenzie 24
Ryan Pugh 25
Craig Stevens 20
Demond Washington 14
Terrell Zachery 11

Standing Long Jump

Darvin Adams 9’ 9”
Mike Berry 8’ 3”
Mike Blanc 9’ 4”
Jorrell Bostrom 8’ 2”
Kodi Burns 9’ 4”
Josh Bynes 9’ 8”
Antoine Carter 9’ 4”
Zach Clayton 10’ 0”
Zach Etheridge 9’ 9”
Mario Fannin 9’ 8.5”
Michael Goggans 9’ 7”
Byron Isom 7’ 11”
Gabe McKenzie 9’ 6”
Ryan Pugh 7’ 10”
Craig Stevens 10’ 2”
Chris Todd 8’ 11.5”
Demond Washington 9’ 9.5”
Terrell Zachery 9’ 7”
Lee Ziemba 8’ 4”
Vertical Jump

Darvin Adams 35”
Mike Berry 26”
Mike Blanc 28.5”
Jorrell Bostrom 26.5
Kodi Burns 32”
Josh Bynes 33”
Antoine Carter 26.5”
Zach Clayton 33.5”
Zach Etheridge 34”
Michael Goggans 32”
Byron Isom 25.5”
Gabe McKenzie 35”
Ryan Pugh 25.5”
Craig Stevens 33.5”
Chris Todd 28.5”
Demond Washington 32.5”
Terrell Zachery 32”
Lee Ziemba 28”

[djsimp]

tweet from Todd McShay

@McShay13
Todd McShay
 297-pound men should not move like nick fairley!

[ssgaufan]

I guess we now have proof that Josh Bynes was slow.

[JR4AU]

I guess we now have proof that Josh Bynes was slow.

You mean more proof.

[djsimp]

Cam Newton completed 50/60 passes with 3 drops

Cam and Nick are 2 of the best 3 players in this entire draft is what is being said by several scouts.

Todd McShay calls Cam Newton's pro day at Auburn "a vast improvement" compared to his showing at the Combine.

[The Prowler]

Wait until the reports about Dareus comes out...he'll be inducted into the NFL HoF before he's drafted. "Best player in the History of Sports...anywhere."

[djsimp]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/cam_newton_likes_his_work_at_a.html

Cam Newton likes his work at Auburn's Pro Day, but his preparation for the NFL draft isn't done

Published: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 9:20 AM     Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 9:22 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times

AUBURN -- Cam Newton made all the throws at Auburn's pro day on Tuesday, but his work is hardly done. 


He's headed to private workouts around the NFL, as if the 125 pro football scouts, coaches and front-office personnel who watched him Tuesday weren't enough; and he will remain under the tutelage of his private quarterback coach heading to April's draft. 


Auburn saved Newton for the last 45 minutes of the five-hour show that featured 22 former Tigers going through all sorts of drills.


Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley, each just nine days removed from their NFL combine workout, continued their march toward being an early first-round pick. 


What they accomplished Tuesday may be subject to interpretation. How they played helping Auburn win the national championship last season may be more important. 


"Workouts are a small piece of the puzzle. We go by how they play," said Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix. "If the throwing is good, you can tell something about their release, you can tell something about his arm. But the only way you can tell how a guy can play quarterback is when he's being rushed and you've got coverage and you've got to throw it in a tight spot and you've got pressure on you. That's kind of what we go by ... the biggest percentage, anyway. Eighty percent, probably." 


Newton figures to have already passed that test. He won the Heisman Trophy, led the SEC in rushing and finished second in the nation in passing efficiency. He also helped Auburn to a 14-0 record. 


Nix was asked if he learned something Tuesday about Newton that he didn't know. 


"No," he said. 


The same went for Fairley, who may be the first overall pick. 


"If anybody can tell if a guy can play football running through dummies, he's better than I am," Nix said. "But you do see athletic ability. He has great ability, feet, speed and bursts and all of those things. He's a good player. He makes plays on Saturday, and he'll make them again on Sundays." 


Newton won on Saturdays, too, but there are questions NFL executives still want to know about his makeup and his past. 


"They want to know everything. They want to know who I really am," Newton said. "During this whole process, I've done a lot of explaining about who I really am. I'm extremely comfortable with that, because I know this is a multi-million dollar investment, and they have to know who they're picking. Each organization has to do a thorough investigation on who this person really is: what his background is and is he a competitor? It's just fun and I look forward to talking to team after team about who I really am." 


Who Newton was Tuesday was a quarterback who tried to show he could make throws -- he fired up more than 60 of them -- that covered all the distances. His accuracy on 10-20-yard passes was questioned at the combine. 




"He was strong in all areas. Hopefully, he answered some questions today," said George Whitfield Jr., Newton's personal coach. 


"George and I," Newton said, "came up with a plan to be able to show everyone not only intermediate game, the perimeter throws, the comebacks, the out routes. I just wanted to show everybody what I've been working on since Day 1." 


At the very least, it was a change of pace from the last time Newton was at Jordan-Hare Stadium when the Tigers beat Georgia 49-31 when he rushed for 151 yards and threw for 148. 


"Gus Malzahn's philosophy is going to be extremely different than the hopeful organization I will be a part of," Newton said. 


Newton may be vying with Fairley for the first overall pick. 


"That's not something I'm thinking of right now. My focus is on me being the best player I can be," he said. "Tomorrow is another day for me to work on my craft and become another football player. I'm not going to worry about something I do not have control over, but I do have control over myself, to make this transition a fluid one to the NFL." 


Newton got a lot of attention, but the fastest one at pro day was defensive back Demond Washington, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.30. (All the heights, weights, times and drills are here.)


Defensive lineman Zach Clayton, who may have improved his draft stock more than anyone, won the bench press competition with 27 reps of 225 pounds. Linebacker Craig Stevens won the standing long jump at 10 feet, 2 inches. Receiver Darvin Adams and tight end Gabe McKenzie had the best vertical jump at 35 inches. 


Newton and Fairley didn't participate in the agility drills. They saved themselves for the position workouts. As for Newton, the work continues. 


"This wasn't a finish line," Whitfield said, "it was just the next game on the schedule."

[AU_Tiger_2000]

40-Yard Dash (Unofficial)
Antoine Carter 4.63, 4.70
Mark Ingram 4.62

No wonder Carter was able to run him down in the Iron Bowl.

[JR4AU]

No wonder Carter was able to run him down in the Iron Bowl.

AC may have gone from undrafted to late rounder with that size and speed.

[CCTAU]

We're gonna miss Winter's hands.



Who is the guy in all white? Was that DA

[djsimp]

Yeah, that is Adams in the white. It took me a minute to actual realize that was T Hawthorne coming out of the backfield.

[CCTAU]

Yeah, that is Adams in the white. It took me a minute to actual realize that was T Hawthorne coming out of the backfield.

Why is Hawthorne there? Didn't he get tired of football. Or did he graduate?

And what did Chris Todd do? Must stink to set all kinds of records, then come back a year later and the guy after you all but erased you from memory.

[djsimp]

Why is Hawthorne there? Didn't he get tired of football. Or did he graduate?

I'm guessing the same reason has Jarmon Fortson, to catch for Newton and maybe catch the eye for a scout or two. He did graduate I believe.

And what did Chris Todd do? Must stink to set all kinds of records, then come back a year later and the guy after you all but erased you from memory.

Besides his timed 40 and such I didn't see anything else about his performance. Not only did Cam overshadow all his accomplishments over the last year, Todd seemed basically non-existent at Pro-Day.

[Jumbo]

We're gonna miss Winter's hands.



Who is the guy in all white? Was that DA

Wish we'd had Winter a few years ago.

[djsimp]

http://auburntigers.cstv.com/allaccess/?media=235838

[Buzz Killington]

Wish we'd had Winter a few years ago.

We did.

[JR4AU]

Wish we'd had Winter a few years ago.

Ummm, ok.

[djsimp]

We did.

Yep, every single year. Sometimes shorter than others though it seems.

[JR4AU]

Yep, every single year. Sometimes shorter than others though it seems.

Said Teri Saban