NFL Scouting Combine 2012: The Best And Worst In Indy

With the NFL Draft less than two months away, teams are scrambling to reset their draft boards after an eventful NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Some players did what most expected (Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck) while many helped their stock quite a bit.

Nobody did more for themselves than Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill. After being in the option offense down South, many wondered just how good he really is. While his route running and consistency are still questionable, Hill lit up the combine with a 4.36 40-yard dash. Perhaps just as important, he made great catches including one with full extension.

Another man who made himself some money was Boston College's Luke Kuechly. Projected by many as a first round pick, there were whispers he would drop after the combine exposed his lack of speed. The opposite ended up happening as he ran 4.50 and 4.59 times, among the leaders for linebackers.

On the other end of the spectrum, Vontaze Burfict had a brutal showing. Already saddled with maturity and mental makeup questions, Burfict showed up out of shape and ran the 40-yard dash in over five seconds. The Arizona State product is looking like huge question mar amidst all of his problems.

One of if not the biggest story coming out of the Hoosier State is how much it's going to cost for the right to draft RG3. The Rams hold the second overall pick and look like they'll receive multiple first round picks among other things. St. Louis is sitting pretty in the catbird seat.

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2012 NFL Combine Results: Defensive Backs Highlight Final Day

Tuesday marked the last day of the 2012 NFL Combine. It also meant it was time for the defensive backs to shine. In particular, Josh Robinson from Central Florida.

The fastest 40-yard dash time was produced by UCF's Josh Robinson. Robinson ran a 4.33, which was the fastest time of any position at the 2012 NFL Combine.

Arizona State's Omar Bolden did the most 225-pound bench press reps with 24, beating Jamell Fleming from Oklahoma by one.

Justin Bethel of Presbtyerian was tops in the vertical jump with a 39.5 inch jump while Josh Robinson was second with a 38.5 inch jump. Robinson did have the best broad jump at 11'1".

Robinson also had the best time in the 3-cone drill at 6.55 seconds. Casey Hayward from Vanderbilt had the best 20-yard shuttle time (3.90 seconds) while Jamell Fleming had the best 60-yard shuttle time (10.75 seconds).

Mark Barron from Alabama, a safety who has been widely projected to get selected by the Patriots in this year's NFL Draft, did not participate in the Combine drills. Barron is recovering from hernia surgery.

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation's 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week. For all your Patriots news and notes, head to Pats Pulpit.

2012 NFL Combine Workout Results: Luke Kuechly Runs Third-Fastest 40-Yard Dash Among Linebackers

Former Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly did his best to address any questions about his athleticism, officially running the 40-yard dash at the 2012 NFL Combine in 4.58 seconds.

Kuechly's time was third-best among all linebacker prospects who worked out Monday at the NFL Scouting Combine, trailing only Marvin Kendricks from California (4.47 seconds) and Zach Brown from North Carolina (4.50).

Kuechly has been considered a first-round pick since he declared his intentions to forego his senior season in favor of entering the NFL Draft, but questions still existed about whether he possessed elite athleticism at the position.

By running one of the fastest 40-yard dash times at the Combine, Kuechly certainly did nothing to hurt his stock.

Top 10 40-yard dash times among linebackers:

Marvin Kendricks, California, 4.47 seconds
Zach Brown, North Carolina, 4.50
Luke Kuechly, Boston College, 4.58
Demario Davis, Arkansas State, 4.61
Nigel Bradham, Florida State, 4.64
Najee Goode, West Virginia, 4.64
Lavonte David, Nebraska, 4.65
Dont'a Hightower, Alabama, 4.68
James-Michael Johnson, Nevada, 4.68
Ricky Carder, TCU, 4.69

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2012 NFL Combine: Monday's Preview And Schedule

With five days of interviews, workouts, drills and testing out of the way, only two afternoons remain at the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Monday will be a big day for Boston College product Luke Kuechly. He'll be part of the linebackers group when they take the field in the early Indiana morning.

Kuechly has been talked about in many circles because of his incredible production. However, some have whispered about his size and speed. Today will go a long way in swaying people who are on the fence one way or the other.

The festivities are going to get underway at 9 a.m. ET on NFL Network. Bill Belichick and company will be there representing the New England Patriots, watching all of the prospects.

For the full schedule and all things NFL combine, visit their official website here.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB)

Workout - (Timing, Stations, Skill Drills)

Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB)

NFLPA Meeting, Psychological Testing, Interviews

TV: NFL Network

Time: 9:00 a.m. ET

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2012 NFL Combine Workout Results: UConn's Kashif Moore Posts Impressive Numbers

Kashif Moore, a wide receiver prospect from the Connecticut Huskies football program, posted some impressive numbers Sunday at the 2012 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Moore, who's not projected to be a NFL Draft selection come April, was the top performer in the vertical jump and made the list of top performers in the 40-yard dash and broad jump.

Moore, who was measured at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds on Friday, topped all wide outs by leaping 43.50-inches in the vert jump and placing fourth overall in the broad jump (10-feet, 6-inches). Moore also posted the eighth-best time in the 40-yard dash, running it in 4.42 seconds.

Coming into the day, Moore probably didn't have many scouts looking at him, however, leaving Indy with those numbers he now will.

Meanwhile, official results from Sunday's workouts for the quarterbacks and wide receiver are becoming official. Here's some 40-yard dash results via NFL.com:

Wide receiver 40-yard dash:

Travis Benjamin, Miami: 4:36 seconds
Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech: 4.36
Chris Owusu, Stanford: 4.36
A.J. Jenkins, Illinois: 4.39
Devon Wylie, Fresno State: 4.39
Tommy Streeter, Miami: 4.4
Chris Givens, Wake Forest: 4.41
T.J. Graham, N.C. State: 4.41
Kashif Moore, Connecticut: 4.42
Jarius Wright, Arkansas: 4.42

Quarterback 40-yard dash:

Robert Griffin III, Baylor: 4.41 seconds
Russell Wilson, Wisconsin: 4.55
Jordan Jefferson, LSU: 4.65
Andrew Luck, Stanford: 4.67
Aaron Corp, Richmond: 4.72
Jacory Harris, Miami: 4.72

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2012 NFL Combine: Rams GM Speaks Highly Of Patriots

Earlier this off-season the St. Louis Rams hired Les Snead as their General Manager. Snead used to work under Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff, who has ties to the Patriots, and Snead had a ringing endorsement for the Patriots organization at the 2012 NFL combine.

"I think the Patriots are a difference-making organization," Snead said, noting that the Patriots own more regular-season victories than any team over the past four seasons. "What you will find with them is they are going to believe that teams win championships, individuals don't. Everything they do, whether it's the type of plate that is in the cafeteria to the type of scouting grading scale you have, they want to have a competitive edge in that area. That is what you learn. There is a lot of innovative thought that goes into the logistics and processes of putting it all together."

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2012 NFL Combine: Morris Claiborne, Jerron McMillian Arriving In Indianapolis With Defensive Backs

Former Maine safety Jerron McMillian arrives Saturday at the 2012 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, where he will look to impress NFL scouts enough to play his way into the NFL Draft.

A borderline draft pick as of now, McMillian has a chance to play himself into the draft, or higher in the draft, if he tests well during the Combine. Known primarily as a run stopper, the Maine star could stand to gain ground if he can prove himself quick enough to improve his pass coverage.

Other defensive backs arriving at the NFL Combine on Saturday include LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, who could be a top five pick.

View the full 2012 NFL Combine schedule here, or read Saturday's schedule below.

Group 1 (P/K, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (TE)

Workout (timing, stations, skill drills), departure from Indianapolis

Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (RB)

NFLPA Meeting, psychological testing, interviews

Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB)

Measurements, medical examinations, media, psychological testing, interviews

Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB)

Travel to Indianapolis, registration, hospital pre-exam and X-rays, orientation, interviews

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation's 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week.

2012 NFL Combine: Schedule And Preview

Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly will undergo measurements, psychological testing and medical examinations Saturday during the 2012 NFL Combine. Though Kuechly is expected to be a first-round choice regardless of what happens during the Combine, NFL scouts will be looking Saturday to see whether he added weight since the end of the college season.

View the full 2012 NFL Combine schedule here, or read Saturday's schedule below.

Group 1 (P/K, ST, OL), Group 2 (OL), Group 3 (TE)

Workout (timing, stations, skill drills), departure from Indianapolis

Group 4 (QB, WR), Group 5 (QB, WR), Group 6 (RB)

NFLPA Meeting, psychological testing, interviews

Group 7 (DL), Group 8 (DL), Group 9 (LB)

Measurements, medical examinations, media, psychological testing, interviews

Group 10 (DB), Group 11 (DB)

Travel to Indianapolis, registration, hospital pre-exam and X-rays, orientation, interviews

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation's 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week.

2012 NFL Combine Results: Kashif Moore Gets Measured, Emil Igwenagu Does 19 Bench Press Reps

The 2012 NFL Combine results are in for the measurements of running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Here's how Boston area players stacked up today:

Kashif Moore, UConn (WR): 5-9, 180 pounds, 9 5/8 inches (hand size)

Moore is on the smaller side when it comes to wide recievers at the combine but his hands are bigger than most of his competition.

Among the tight ends at the Combine is UMass' Emil Igwenagu. During the 225-pound bench press workout today, he did 19 reps, which was 16 behind the leader Orson Charles. Charles, a tight end out of Georgia, did more reps than all of the offensive linemen except for David Molk of Michigan who did 41. Igwenagu's 19 reps was tied with a top offensive line prospect, Mike Adams of Ohio State.

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation's 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week.

2012 NFL Combine: Day Three Events And Arrivals

The third day of the 2012 NFL Combine is underway and groups seven, eight and nine are set to arrive in Indianapolis to go through registration, pre-exam X-rays, orientation and interviews. Groups seven, eight and nine consists of defensive lineman and linebackers, including high-profile prospects such as: Vontaze Burfict from Arizona State, Dont'a Hightower and Courtney Upshaw from Alabama and Luke Kuechly from Boston College.

Along with the schedule of the arriving groups, Friday's schedule includes events for the six groups already in Indy. Groups one, two and three will partake in an NFLPA Meeting, psychological testing, a PK/ST workout and interviews. Groups four, five and six will partake in measurements, medical examinations, media sessions, psychological testing and interviews.

For the full 2012 Combine schedule, click here.

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation's 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week.

2012 NFL Combine Results, Measurements: Offensive Linemen, Tight Ends

The 2012 NFL Combine results are in for the measurements taken from offensive linemen and tight ends (via Walter Football.com). None of the Boston area college players or mock draft targets of the Patriots are in this group.

Looking at some of the notable offensive linemen in the NFL Draft, here is how they measured up against each other:

Mike Adams, Ohio State: 6-7, 323 pounds, 34 inches (arm length)

Matt Kalil, USC: 6-6.5 (six-feet-six-and-a-half inches), 306 pounds, 34 1/2 inches (arm length)

Riley Rieff, Iowa: 6-5.5 (six-feet-five-and-a-half inches), 313 pounds, 33 1/4 inches (arm length)

Here's how a couple of the notable tight ends matched up against each other:

Dwayne Allen, Clemson: 6-3, 255 pounds, 33 inches (arm length), 9 5/8 inches (hand size)

Orson Charles, Georgia: 6-2, 251 pounds, 32 1/2 inches (arm length), 9 1/4 inches (hand size)

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2012 NFL Combine: Thursday Schedule Of Events

The second day of the 2012 NFL combine has begun, and the quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running backs are set to arrive on Thursday.

That group is the second wave of players to touch down in Indianapolis, as the specialists (punters/kickers/long snappers), offensive linemen, and tight ends arrived on Wednesday and will partake in measurements, psychological testings, and interviews with both the media and teams on Thursday.

The Thursday arrivers, which includes two highly-touted players in Stanford's Andrew Luck and Baylor's Robert Griffin III (the consensus top quarterback prospects in the draft), will complete medical examinations and begin interviews of their own later today.

Boston College's Luke Kuechly, widely regarded as the top inside linebacker prospect in the draft, will arrive with the rest of the linebackers on Friday.

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation's 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week.

2012 NFL Combine: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers Highlight Thursday's Arrivals

Much of the buzz surrounding the NFL Combine has centered around two players who will likely vie for the top pick in the forthcoming draft: Andrew Luck of Stanford and Robert Griffin III of Baylor.

Both quarterbacks are due to arrive in Indianapolis on Thursday, and they'll be joined by the remaining invited quarterback as well as the wide receivers and running backs.

The day will include event registration, medical examinations at an Indianapolis hospital, an orientation, and late day interviews.

Amongst those arriving today will be former UConn wide receiver Kashif Moore and Yale quarterback Patrick Witt.

Moore finished his senior season with 41 catches for 604 yards and 5 touchdowns, and is expected to be amongst the fastest receivers at the event.

Witt, who has made news both on and off the football field, is amongst the field of quarterback led by the aforementioned Luck and Griffin.

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2012 NFL Combine: Kendall Wright Will Run In Indianapolis

Baylor wide receiver Kendall Wright is starting to get more and more attention the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine kicks off this week in Indianapolis. A fast forty time could garner Wright even more attention. According to Adam Caplan of SiriusXM, Wright will run the forty.

If Wright manages to run his forty in under 4.4 seconds, it could put him in the conversation as the best receiver available in the 2012 NFL Draft. Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon has been the hands down favorite to be the first receiver off the board, but he will sit out the forty at the Combine.

The New England Patriots could really use a receiver like Wright, who strikes fear in the hearts of opposing secondaries with deep speed, solid route running and a good pair of hands.

Unfortunately for the Patriots, Wright now figures to be off the board when they make their first pick, the 27th spot acquired from New Orleans in last year’s draft.

For more draft coverage, check out SB Nation’s 2012 NFL Draft hub and Mocking The Draft, who has staff on the ground in Indy this week.

2012 NFL Combine: Day 1 Arrivals Include Mike Adams, Dwayne Allen, Matt Kalil

The 2012 NFL Combine is now underway. Players invited to the Combine have started to arrive. In the first three groups were placekickers, special teams players, offensive linemen and tight ends.

There were three Connecticut Huskies invited to the combine: Kashif Moore, Kendall Reyes and Dave Teggart. However, only kicker Dave Teggart is in one of the first three groups.

Players the Patriots have been projected to draft in mock drafts such as Mark Barron and Whitney Mercilus have not yet arrived at the combine. Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly is also not within the first three groups. Linebackers are scheduled to arrive on Friday.

Among the notable arrivals today (via SB Nation.com) were:

- Mike Adams, OL, Ohio St. Buckeyes

- Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson Tigers

- Orson Charles, TE, Georgia Bulldogs

- David DeCastro, OL, Stanford Cardinal

- Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford Cardinal

- Matt Kalil, OL, USC Trojans

- Peter Konz, OL, Wisconsin Badgers

- Jonathan Martin, OL, Stanford Cardinal

- Riley Reiff, OL, Iowa Hawkeyes

- Brandon Washington, OL, Miami Hurricanes

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NFL Combine 2012: Wednesday's Schedule For Incoming Players And More

It's finally a new year in the NFL. Well, sort of.

The NFL Combine officially gets underway today with kickers, special teams players, offensive linemen and tight ends showing up to Indianapolis.

Full the full NFL combine schedule, click here.

This group will be the first to eventually show their skills. However, they start today with registration, medical exams and interviews. Tomorrow they will conduct more interviews with teams and take measurements.

Finally, these guys will meet with the NFLPA and do some workouts Friday before hitting the field on Saturday.

It's always intriguing to see what player makes a big impression on a team. Last year, it was Julio Jones who stole the show and wound up being the No.5 overall pick by Atlanta.

It's incredible how millions of dollars can be made and lost by a 40-yard dash.

Starting tomorrow, the rest of the field will come in as follows:

Thursday: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers and Running Backs

Friday: Defensive Linemen and Linebackers

Saturday: Defensive Backs

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NFL Combine 2012: Schedule And Preview

The 2012 NFL Combine officially begins on Wednesday, Feb. 22, when the first wave of athletes is scheduled to arrive in Indianapolis for a week in front of NFL evaluators.

The combine follows a staggered schedule which separates each position into its own daily schedule. Players stay in Indianapolis for four days each, undergoing interviews, conditioning tests, mental examinations and on-field workouts with their position as professional scouts and front office employees observe.

[FULL NFL COMBINE SCHEDULE HERE]

Kickers, punters, offensive linemen and tight ends arrive on Wednesday to begin the four-day cycle of combine events. Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers are due in Indianapolis on Thursday. Defensive linemen and linebackers are scheduled to start on Friday, and cornerbacks are last but not least, beginning on Saturday.

Each position begins Day 1 on the day of arrival in Indianapolis. The four-day schedule follows.

Day 1:

Travel to Indianapolis, registration, hospital pre-exam and X-rays, orientation, interviews

Day 2:

Measurements, medical examinations, media, psychological testing, interviews

Day 3:

NFLPA Meeting, psychological testing, interviews

Day 4:

Workout (timing, stations, skill drills), departure from Indianapolis

For all your Patriots news and notes, head to Pats Pulpit, and for all the latest 2012 NFL Draft coverage, check out Mocking the Draft.