TCU’s Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility environment for its Pro Day on Thursday was electric with a presence and buzz in the air reminiscent of the NFL Combine. All 32 teams were in attendance, including some teams’ top personnel decision-makers. The New York Giants had both general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year, down in Fort Worth to observe members of the Horned Frogs’ College Football Playoffs runner-up squad.
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio as well as his former boss Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots six-time Super Bowl champion head coach, also observed the TCU talent.
It wouldn’t be a Horned Frogs Pro Day without some additional Dallas Cowboys representation since the two teams’ stadiums are roughly 25 minutes apart. The 2023 showcase was no different with Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel not only in the building but leading the kick and punt return drills. Dallas Pro Bowl return man KaVontae Turpin was side-by-side with Fassel during that portion of the day. Turpin and 2023 NFL Draft prospect Derius Davis share the TCU career return touchdown record with six scores.
Here’s a look at some of TCU’s biggest Pro Day draws and how they performed.
WR Quentin Johnston
Height: 6-3
Weight: 208 (Combine), 212 (Pro Day)
Two-time first-Team All-Big 12 wide receiver Quentin Johnston, a consensus first-round pick in CBS Sports mock drafts, was far and away the focus for the large NFL contingent at TCU’s Pro Day. Belichick, whose Patriots have the the 2023 NFL Draft’s 14th overall pick, made it a point to personally connect with the Horned Frog wideout in-between drills. Johnston noted that the Giants (25th overall pick) and Tennessee Titans (11th overall pick) were other teams he has spoke to in addition to the Patriots this week leading up to Thursday’s Pro Day.
“It’s a good feeling that he [Bill Belichick] actually has interest in me,” Johnston said. “I’ve got all the accomplishments in the world [at the wide receiver position] but for a guy like him and other coaches to recognize that is big. So, you know, I wasn’t starstruck when he walked in, I shook his hand, talked to him and kind of put my best foot forward. You know, like a job interview. So, I came in smiling, presented to him what I needed to, so I feel really good about it.”
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