http://www.stack.com/a/at-the-nfl-combine-the-3-cone-drill-reveals-the-next-great-pass-rushers
Here is how some of the best pass rushers fared in the 3 cone:
Chandler Jones, 7.07 seconds
Khalil Mack, 7.08 seconds
Von Miller, 6.70 seconds
Ryan Kerrigan, 7.18 seconds
Cameron Jordan, 7.07 seconds
Aaron Donald, 7.11 seconds
Melvin Ingram, 6.83 seconds
Cameron Wake, 7.12 seconds
Ezekiel Ansah, 7.11 seconds
Calais Campbell, 7.45 seconds
Vic Beasley, 6.91 seconds
Demarcus Lawrence, 7.46 seconds
Joey Bosa, 6.89 seconds
Olivier Vernon, 7.39 seconds
Frank Clark, 7.08 seconds
Cliff Avril, 6.90 seconds
Fletcher Cox, 7.07 seconds
Gerald McCoy, 7.32 seconds
Nick Perry, 7.25 seconds
Justin Houston, 6.95 seconds
Derrick Morgan, 7.12 seconds
Now compare that to this year's crop of edge rushers:
Dorance Armstrong, 7.12 seconds
Marcus Davenport, 7.20 seconds
Kylie Fitts, 6.88 seconds
Marquise Haynes, 7.14 seconds
Harold Landry, 6.88 seconds
Sam Hubbard, 6.84 seconds
Josh Sweat, 6.88 seconds
SAM linebacker prospects:
Genard Avery, 6.90 seconds
Oren Burks, 6.82 seconds
Nick DeLuca, 7.09 seconds
Lorenzo Carter, ?
Tremaine Edmunds, ?
Jeff Holland, 7.25 seconds
Ogbonnio Okoronkwo, 7.09 seconds
Uchenna Nwosu, 7.05 seconds
Kemoka Turay, ?
I'd be thrilled if we could trade down and get one of Harold Landry or Sam Hubbard to be our LEO.
Then at SAM I really wish Lorenzo Carter would have ran a 3 cone. He has the sideline to sideline speed and can set the edge but we need our SAM to be a threat as a pass rusher as well.
Genard Avery and Oren Burks are two guys who could surprise as 3rd or 4th round picks but it seems to me like Josh Sweat is ideal as a SAM for us. He takes setting the edge very seriously and had an elite 3 cone.
I think we would be in great shape if we can get Hubbard or Landry as a LEO and Sweat to be our SAM.
[ Edited by SteveYoung on Apr 10, 2018 at 11:34 AM ]
