Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort says each year — and frankly, most GMs say something similar — that at the Scouting combine, it’s the player interviews and the medical testing that provides the most for teams when it comes to the draft process.
But it’s the drills that get on TV, that show the athletes being athletes and that still, even after all this time, can catch an eye enough to shoot someone up draft boards. Here in Indianapolis, the drills for the 2025 commence Thursday, so those numbers — cool 40 times, big bench press numbers, the always exciting shuttle run — are going to hit the internet.
Sometimes, that’s a harbinger of good things. Aaron Donald, for instance, killed Indy en route to his soon-to-be Hall of Fame career. But mostly, it’s a reminder that teams should always remember the tape is most important.
The 33rd Team put together a list of the top 10 players who moved way up draft boards (and the draft) after a big Scouting combine.
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