Fun Facts: Hilliard became the first 1,000-yard rusher at Tulane since André Anderson in 2009. and three touchdowns. Austin Proehl, son of the underrated Tecmo Super Bowl and actual Super Bowl-winning receiver Ricky Proehl, for a minute, was the XFL’s all-time leading scorer. Fountain led the Panthers with 66 receptions for 943 yards (14.3 avg.) Fun Fact Follow-Up: The Patriots last drafted a UNLV linebacker in 2005, fifth-rounder Ryan Claridge. Poling, a Bobcats team captain, made First-Team All-MAC for the second year in a row. . On to the snubs! Hall (6-1, 308) floored scouts like they were carpet squares at pre-school reading time, running a 4.76 40 and lifting 225 pounds 36 times. According to 247Sports Proehl's, 5-10, 160-pounds, and holds other offers from Ohio and Wake Forest. TOP COMBINE VS. SNUB RESULTS (Combine in Italics), 4.32 seconds – Keion Crossen, Wake Forest CB; Tarvarious Moore, Southern Mississippi DB, 4.35 seconds – J. J. Jones, West Georgia WR; Deontez Alexander, Franklin College WR, 4.36 seconds – Vyncint Smith, Limestone WR, 42 reps – Harrison Phillips, Stanford DT, 38 reps – Beau Nunn, Appalachian State OL, 42.5 inches – Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa WR, 41.5 inches – Terrell Edmunds, Virginia Tech S; Jonah Trinnaman, BYU WR, 41 inches – Ronnie Scott, Alabama State CB, 40.5 inches – Matt Sewall, Bryant College WR, 40 inches – Justin Watson, Penn WR; Mike Ford, Southeast Missouri DB; Kendall Donnerson, Southeast Missouri DE, 11-foot-2 – Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa WR; Tarvarious Moore, Southern Mississippi DB, 6.28 seconds – Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma CB, 6.59 seconds – Kahlil Dawson, Portland State WR, 6.65 seconds – Jaelon Acklin, Western Illinois WR, 6.66 seconds – Boston Scott, Louisiana Tech RB, 6.67 seconds – Keion Crossen, Wake Forest CB, 3.94 seconds – Grant Haley, Penn State CB; Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma CB, 4.07 seconds – Kahlil Dawson, Portland State WR, 4.08 seconds – Deontez Alexander, Franklin College WR, 4.11 seconds – Ryan Green, Florida State RB. The comparison is a joke of a cliche, but this time, it’s actually valid. His Dad Ricky Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts and ended his career with 8,878 yards and 54 TD.His Dad was the Panthers WR coach for a while before focusing on helping his sons. SIGN IN TO TRACK. In 2017, he made All-Mac Third Team as an outside linebacker, leading the Broncos with 98 tackles (6.5 for loss), with three sacks, two forced fumbles, and one interception. Ricky Proehl caught 669 passes for 8,878 yards and … Williams played 45 games from 2016-18, but was sparingly used as a defender. LaCouture set himself apart on the bench, where his 41 reps would have tied for second-most – both among combine defensive linemen and overall. (Makes the math easy.). The 6-3, 250-pound linebacker blasted a 4.43-second 40, which would have made him the fastest edge player at the combine by almost half a second. Proehl was cut by the Bills but landed on the Rams’ practice squad. and one TD in six games. Corner (and Moore’s teammate) Jomez Applewhite (5-11, 193) jumped an 11-foot broad jump that would have made him the third-best corner in that combine category. High LaCouture: Defensive lineman Christian LaCouture (6-4, 293) did some solid work at LSU’s pro day, with a 5.19-second 40, 7.54-second 3-cone, and 29.5-inch vertical that would have all held their own among 300-pound DLs. Blue Streveler: Though combine scouts gave him the run-around, South Dakota quarterback Chris Streveler (6-2, 209) cheered himself up with a great pro day, running a 4.45 40, a 10-5 broad jump, and a 38.5-inch vertical. He had 42 total tackles (14.5 for loss) for the Ivy League Champs. Proehl, a slot receiver who caught 21 passes for 337 yards last season, has NFL bloodlines. WR Austin Proehl, Seattle Dragons Like Austin Proehl, who the Bears hosted earlier in the week, Jones was a college teammate of Mitchell Trubisky. His 4.47 40 (11th WR), and 10-3 broad jump (tied, 10th) both would have fit in nicely. His 38 bench presses would have bested all offensive linemen at the combine and come in third among all participants. We mentioned Fountain as a potential Patriots draftee after his prolific East-West Shrine Game, where he led all players with 101 all-purpose yards (61 in receptions, 40 in punt returns). Meanwhile, his 37-inch vertical would have placed sixth, and his 17 reps on the bench would have placed 12th. . Ramsay’s 4.53 20-yard shuttle would have come in 11th. He had 80 tackles (29.5 for loss), forced five fumbles, and blocked a kick. Streveler yoked it for the Coyotes, earning Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year with 4,134 yards and 32 touchdowns passing complemented by 720 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS, CBS SPORTS AND NICKELODEON TEAM UP FOR NFL WILD CARD GAME ON NICKELODEON, SPECIAL SLIME-FILLED TELECAST TAILORED FOR FAMILY FUN AIRING SUNDAY, JAN. 10, GOLF TODAY – NEW DAILY GOLF CHANNEL PROGRAM – DEBUTS MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2021, X Games Aspen 2021 Returns to Buttermilk Mountain Jan. 29-31. Though this change comes partly due to his size (not a lot of six-foot, 215-pound ‘backers at this level), it’s also due to his athletic ability to keep up in the defensive backfield. The top draft prospect among the Tar Heels might be cornerback M.J. Stewart. and two TDs. Along with his nine tackles, he blocked a punt, and also returned one punt for 19 yards. Eventually, We Got Into Brown: Linebacker Asantay Brown of Western Michigan will switch to safety in the NFL. Time of Possession: 29:05: 30:53: Passing. and two touchdowns in 2017, totaling 70 receptions for 740 yards in his career. Blake Proehl is a wide receiver from Charlotte, North Carolina. Proehl posted a 40-yard dash in the low 4.4-second range at a regional combine in Tampa, so he has NFL speed. Chris Horne had a good summary on Proehl. Last season, Blacknail caught 17 passes for 289 yards (17.0 avg.) . As of this posting, New England has eight selections in the NFL draft. More than two decades later, Austin Proehl is again trying to nudge his way into an NFL locker room -- this time as the second-to-last pick of April's draft by the Buffalo Bills. Scott’s 4.40-second 40 would have come in second for RBs. Overall, he had 39 kick returns in his career for a 20.4-yard average. By Dan Lavoie May 17, 2018, 12:30pm EDT Proehl is the son of former NFL wide receiver Ricky Proehl, who played 17 years in the NFL. Fun Fact: WIU started using “The Flying Leathernecks” as their team nickname in 1927 due to the efforts of their athletic director Ray “Rock” Hanson, a highly decorated World War I veteran of the Marine Corps. Donnerson’s 10-foot-11 broad jump also would have finished first at the position, tied for seventh of all participants. Hmm … that’s convenient. He also blocked two kicks. “I know I’m not the tallest guy, so that’s OK. WR; Senior; 5-9¼, 175 lbs; North Carolina; Scouts Grade; Position Rank; 40-YD Dash 4.55; Conference TBD; 2018 Draft Pick Info. His 6.75 3-cone would have tied for sixth-most-squirrel-like WR. The receiver attended Ball State’s pro day and commandeered some eyeballs with his 4.35 40, which would have made him the second-fastest combine receiver. Fun Fact: McCartney received the Eddie Crowder Award for outstanding leadership. As we approach the summer, it's time to start integrating more rookies into the proceedings. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have swapped out wide receivers on their practice squad after a player failed disclose a physical condition. Austin Proehl, North Carolina, 5-10, 185 Either a late-round pick or a priority free agent. And the defensive backs: • Briean Boddy-Calhoun played has 46 games of NFL experience, including 22 starts. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. He’s had a peripatetic career, as he played QB at Nebraska for two years (sparingly), then transferred to Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, California, where he led the team to the CC state championship. He also would have proven competitive with his 4.16-second 20-yard shuttle (tied, third RB) and 38.5-inch vertical (tied, fourth RB). and four scores. He tossed at least five touchdowns in six different contests. Compared to combine safeties, Gray would have placed top 10 in the 20-yard shuttle (4.19, fourth), bench press (19 reps, sixth), broad jump (10-3, eighth), 40 (4.50, ninth) and 3-cone (7.03, ninth). NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. The top pro day scores we’ve come across this spring sit at the bottom of this column. NFL coaches and scouts were concerned about his speed/size combination in the pre-draft process, but Proehl was able to impress, running a 4.41 second 40-yard dash at the regional combine in Tampa. © 2020 NFL Enterprises LLC. You’re my hero!”). They Put You Down, They Say I’m Wrong: Rebel, Rebel, how could they know? Richard Scott Proehl (born March 7, 1968) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League.Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts.He played in four Super Bowls and won two: Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams and Super Bowl XLI with the Colts. The Good Saeed: Penn State’s Saeed Blacknail qualifies as a bigger receiver at 6-2, 208, with a 40 time (4.39, third WR) and 3-cone time (6.77, seventh WR) that both would have put him in good company among pass-catchers in Indianapolis. Put Up Your Dukes, Part 2: Blue Devils defensive lineman Mike Ramsay (6-2, 300) flashed fast feet at his pro day, as he ran a 4.89 40 that would have come in 10th among combine DLs, notable for a 300-pounder. Silvers completed 21 of his 40 pass attempts for 217 yards, three TDs and two INTs. Richard Scott Proehl (born March 7, 1968) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League.Proehl played 17 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts.He played in four Super Bowls and won two: Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams and Super Bowl XLI with the Colts. LaCouture missed all of his senior year in 2016 with a knee injury and redshirted. You may not see many of the below snubs’ names from April 26 through April 28, but you should expect quite a few to get signed as rookie free agents shortly thereafter. Can’t hurt! Walker had three turnovers, but also threw three touchdowns to Cam Phillips as the Roughnecks came back to beat the Dragons, 32-23, to move to 5-0 on the season. Fun Fact: LaCouture’s father David played hockey for the Maine Black Bears national championship squad in 1993. Comins And Goins: Wide receiver Elijaah Goins (6-1, 200) out of Ohio State ran a 4.41-second 40 (tied for third-fastest receiver) and traveled 10-feet, 10 inches on his broad jump (tied for second-best WR). Acklin led the Leathernecks with 84 catches for 1,369 yards (16.3 avg.) Slot receiver, #13, SEA Dragons 5'9" 182 lbs, 24 yrs Season stats (5 games): 16 receptions, 225 yards (11th), 3 TDs (4th) 8 punt returns, 35 yards Proehl … Silvers' first TD toss -- a pin-point 14-yarder up the middle to tight end Austin Proehl -- … Get instant advice on your decision to draft Austin Proehl or Jeff Janis in 2019. Get instant advice on your decision to draft Austin Proehl or Robert Davis in 2019. Hope you enjoyed them, and hope to see many of them resurfacing on NFL rosters this summer. Hall Pass? Anyway, Yale pass rusher Matt Oplinger (6-2, 250) went at his pro day with dogged determination, proving he would have fit in quite well among combine edge defenders. The two-time Division II All-American defensive lineman ran a 4.78-second 40 that would have come in sixth among defensive linemen at Indy, as would his 31 bench reps. A 7.01 3-cone would have come in second for the position, while a 9-foot-11 broad jump would have tied for fourth-best DL. He also returned five punts for 49 yards (9.8 avg.). For the Grizzlies, Alexander caught 50 passes for 1,137 yards and 18 touchdowns in 10 games. The 5-9, 180-pound pass-catcher lofted himself 40.5 inches in the vertical, which would have bested all combine wide receivers and tied for seventh-best overall. The 6-1, 235-pound linebacker impressed on Monday with a 4.48 40-yard dash, 4.18 shuttle, 6.77 three-cone, 11-foot broad jump, and 22 bench press reps, according to reporter Eric Edholm. UNC Tar Heels receiver Austin Proehl, ... By the time Austin enrolled at North Carolina, ... 40 PM It is time to vote for The Herald’s Fall Sports Athlete of the Week poll for Oct. 12 1 Share this post. The season is less than a week away from kicking off -- and that means it's time for teams to trim their rosters to 53 players before Saturday's roster deadline. P.J. Nunn The Richer: Offensive lineman Beau Nunn (6-3, 304) out of Applachian State may have made himself some cash at his pro day. Hall’s 36 bench reps would have come in third, while his 38-inch vertical would have come in second among combine DLs. Brown had a solid pro day, running a 5.08 40-yard dash (top six for combine offensive linemen) and benching 36 reps (top two for OLs). Williams, 27, is a free agent after a his run in Arizona ended in August 2019 when he was waived/injured, then placed on IR. McCartney had 57 tackles last season (seven for loss), five sacks, and five pass break-ups. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Alexander The Pretty Darn Good: Wide receiver Deontez Alexander (6-1, 196) conquered his drills to get noticed out of Division 3 Franklin College. Sure, I’m paraphrasing a bit, as Austin Proehl isn’t a pop star from the future that has his personality trapped in a robot (and if that made no sense, go watch the episode of Black Mirror right now), but you get the point. Smith, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.63 seconds in the NFL combine, checks in at 5-foot-11½. Brown was named All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention, helping the offense make top 10 with over 40 points and top 12 with 493.8 yards per game. Matt Forte holds the school record with 2,127 in 2007. Wilson earned an All-ACC Honorable Mention doing a little of everything for the Blue Devils, as he totaled 818 yards rushing on 162 carries (5.0 avg., six TDs), 263 yards receiving on 36 catches (7.3 avg., four TDs), and returned 26 kickoffs for 609 yards (23.4 avg.). Dawson’s Streak: Receiver/kick returner Khalil Dawson of Portland State showed off his quicks in front of scouts, as his 6.59 3-cone would have come in fourth among combine receivers, while his 4.07 20-yard shuttle would have tied for third-best wideout. So, a long time ago. Only the San Francisco 49ers didn't use three wide receivers at least 53 percent of the time. His feet also proved quick in a straight line, as his 4.56 40 would have placed third among combine TEs. Putting Zaire On The Map: Linebacker Zaire Franklin (6-0, 236) of Syracuse showed noteworthy speed and strength on his pro day, sprinting a 4.58-second 40 and benching 30 reps. That 40 would have tied for sixth-fastest linebacker at the combine, while the bench would have bested everyone else at the position. Fun Fact: Grizzlies QB Chase Burton joined his teammate at the Ball State pro day, as he is also considered a potential pro prospect. Yup, not kidding. and 10 touchdowns. The 6-2, 337-pound wrecking ball ran a 5.02-second 40, impressive given his size. A Boy Named Sewall: The Patriots may want to revisit Bryant College (their old summer stomping grounds) after what receiver Matt Sewall did at his pro day. Cincinnati running back Mike Boone (5-10, 205) leapt 42 inches upward and 139 inches laterally, which would have made him the loftiest combine participant in both events. His 25 bench reps and his 4.45 40 both would have come in third for RBs. Last September, Proehl broke his clavicle and was expected to miss the rest of the season, but he returned to catch three passes for 52 yards and caught a punt vs. Western Carolina on November 18. Today's Posts; Mark Channels Read; Member List; Forum Rules; History of Rams Nation; Forum; THE 2020 LOS ANGELES RAMS SEASON; RAMS NATION TALK; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. 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