LSU: Pro Day

Scouts from all across the nation flocked to LSU Wednesday to check out the latest prospects LSU has to offer. A month after the combine, players had the chance to touch up their skills and improve testing scores to further impress the scouts. Some LSU players, such as Jarvis Landry, didn’t do well at the combine and needed pro day to save their draft stock.
The main areas of concentration coming into the day were whether or not Jarvis Landry’s combine performance was a fluke and how would Zach Mettenberger look coming off an ACL tear. Jarvis Landry probably had the most lucrative day of the two, saving his draft stock and maybe even increasing his value. At the combine Landry ran a 4.77, had a 28.5″ vertical and a 110″ broad jump. He improved all of those scores. On pro day Landry’s best 40 time was a 4.51, he had a 30.5″ vertical, and increased his broad jump to 113″. Working out at Traction Center For Sports Excellence may have made Jarvis Landry a lot of money. Zach Mettenberger did not run or jump at pro day, but he did throw. Mettenberger, in an effort to show off his knee, threw on a lot of rollouts. He completed most of his passes and showed the scouts that his knee is not going to be a problem going forward. Another player that improved his draft stock is Jeremy Hill, who dropped his forty time a tenth of a second to a 4.52 and increased his vertical 2 inches to 31″. He is a guy with loads of ability, but might get passed up by teams because of his criminal record. Two players to watch out for come draft day are James Wright and Kadron Boone. Neither were thought much about going into draft day, but after a 4.44 forty and 38″ vertical from James Wright and a 4.44 forty, 33″ vertical performance from Kadron Boone, both could be late round draft picks in the draft.
On the defense there were a lot less performers. Tahj Jones, after not going to the NFL combine, ran an impressive 4.54 and had a 30.5″ vertical. He might be able to sneak into the 7th round. If he isn’t drafted, he will most likely be a undrafted free agent. The only other player that may have improved his draft stock is Ego Ferguson. Ferguson did not work out at the NFL combine. After dropping 13 pounds since weighing in at the combine, Ferguson ran an impressive 5.08 forty and had a 29.5″ vertical. At 302 pounds, Fergusons scores definitely impressed.
LSU will once again have a load of players drafted on draft weekend. The Tigers are an NFL factory, and it doesn’t look like it’ll stop anytime soon.