
NFL combine 2025 takeaways: Grades for top DL prospects, plus other winners and losers from on-field workouts
NFL combine 2025 takeaways: Grades for top DL prospects, plus other winners and losers from on-field workouts
The week is complete to the defense of the line to NFL Scouting to combine. While some of the highest names opted to be out, others, namely Derrick Harmon, used at the moment to convenience its opportunity.
Here are some of the winners and defeated on Thursday’s in-field drills in Indianapolis, starting with a look at the measures of the hope in CBS Sports, Top 50 Consensus Handicap.
Note: Graham Graham opted so much to do in the bench press in Indianapolis, with Walter Nolen chosen does not participate in any on-field drills. Kenneth gifts is supposed to work out, but the medical estimates revealed a hamstring strain that kept her sidelined.
Passing top-rated 550
Derrick Harmon, Oregon: A
Thursday opportunity to hold the Harmon to assert one top interior defenders in this draft type consider multiple peers, opted to participate. Armon consistently top of drills and measured as bigger bodies in place.
Omar Norman-Lott, Tennessee, B +
Norman-Lott had some slippage issues in Lucas oil stadium playing surface, but it was really smooth perspective in the passing of the backboards required change direction.
Deone Walker, Kentucky: B
Walker stands up to 6-foot-7-inches, so leverage is naturally hard to come with each other. To the second size, Walker a great job with the club, spin and flatter the quarterback portion of the evening. Feet were in the four bag drill.
Darius Alexander, Toledo: B +
Alexander is the following similar path to Karl Brooks caused the Bowling green a few years ago. Brooks played in the mouth of the falcons of size to move within your neighbor. Alexander has continued to show well with pre-draft process.
Tylik Williams, Ohio State: A-
Williams do not do anything about athletic testing, but not really well in the in-field portion of Thursday’s festivals. He is known to consistent who specializes in the run defense.
Aeneas Pebls, Virginia Tech, B
Peble’s low center of gravity of the interior defender and used to make its utility by drills. He showed a bendy frame with a good footwork to get around bags.
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Other winners
- Prospect Ranking: No. 76 Overall (No. 15)
Joshua farmers tape reveals a perspective with good waist bend the explosiveness. Those who have been transferred to the field Thursday as a good job with the pad levels and flipping hips.
JJ Pogues, Miss
- Prospect Ranking: No. 90 Overall (No. 18)
Pogues is a unique prospect that was the first time a tight end to the golden and it’s switch to defend the line in 2021. In addition to their defensive line drills, even worked as fullback. Pogues is lower to land and kept tight alignment working hoop drill.
TY Hamilton, Ohio State
- Prospect Ranking: No. 293 Overall (No. 40)
Ty Hamilton’s teammate, Tylik Williams, and a lot in CBSPSports.com Prospect Ranking, but Hamilton may deserve more of their recognition. He shows good mollescates and speed by each drill.
Other losers
Zeek Biggers, Georgia Tech
- Prospect Ranking: No. 288 Overall (No. 38)
Biggers is naturally high-waisted individual and often make a bend and dip drills hard to navigate. I saw a bit stiff in transitions.
Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina
- Prospect Ranking: No. 179 (No. 25)
Hemingway looked pretty smooth with making drills, but it tries to be with your feet in the afternoon. Luke oil stadium changed their playing surface and More players with issues with new playing surface.
In 2025 NFL Draft It is to take place from April 24-26 in Lambeau field in the green Bay, Wisconsin. More draft coverage can be found in cbssports.com, including a weekly drides drafts and regularly Look at the Choice Hope.
For a living reaction of festivals, checking out Thursday’s live blog.
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