Combine Results

Be-nard Thomas came in at 6-3 7/8 269 lbs. He didn't do the bench press (only 10 DE's did) but did run the 40 at 4.93. Only Simon Fraser of Ohio St, Adrian Awasom of North Texas and Bill Swancutt of Oregon State finished with worse 40 times

 
Be-nard Thomas came in at 6-3 7/8 269 lbs. He didn't do the bench press (only 10 DE's did) but did run the 40 at 4.93. Only Simon Fraser of Ohio St, Adrian Awasom of North Texas and Bill Swancutt of Oregon State finished with worse 40 times
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That's not a surprise there. He could make a good move on the tackle and get past but never had the speed to close and sack the QB. I wouldn't expect him to get drafted.

 
Testing moves to Lincoln:

Former Huskers work out for NFL scouts

BY STEVEN M. SIPPLE / Lincoln Journal Star

He played in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 29 and participated in last week's National Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

Wednesday, Barrett Ruud was among about a dozen former Nebraska players who took part in the school's pro testing day before about 25 National Football League scouts.

The NFL Draft looms April 23-24, and it can't arrive soon enough for Ruud, a middle linebacker from Lincoln Southeast who's experienced nearly the full range of the draft process.

"Hopefully, I'll never have to run another 40 again in my life," Ruud said Wednesday after completing a variety of drills in Cook Pavilion.

Testing was closed to the media.

The 6-foot-2, 240-pound Ruud ran the 40-yard dash Wednesday in a hand-held time of "anywhere from :04.67 to :04.72," he said.

"Not great, but not terrible, either," he said.

In Indianapolis, Ruud ran the 40 in a hand-held :04.65.

"I kind of wanted to improve my 40 time a little bit, and it was close to the same time I did earlier," he said.

Ruud, the Huskers' all-time tackles leader, has been projected as a first- or second-round pick by many draft analysts.

Other ex-Huskers who participated Wednesday included offensive linemen Jake Andersen, Darren DeLone and Mike Erickson, defensive backs Josh Bullocks, Lornell McPherson and Fabian Washington, linebacker Ira Cooper, defensive end Benard Thomas, wide receiver Willie Amos and fullback Steve Kriewald.

Ruud, Thomas, Bullocks and Washington participated in drills at the invite-only combine.

Having dazzled scouts in Indianapolis with a clocking of :04.25 in the 40, Washington participated only in position drills Wednesday, he said.

Bullocks, after running the 40 in the upper :04.40s in Indianapolis, covered the distance Wednesday in the low :04.40s, he said.

The Green Bay Packers today will put Bullocks through an individual workout in Lincoln, he said. He's in the process of scheduling other individual workouts with teams, he said.

McPherson said he ran the 40 in the :04.40-to-:04.50 range on Wednesday. He said nerves were a factor as he stepped to the starting line.

"It's basically one of your last chances to make a statement," he said of the workouts.

http://journalstar.com/articles/2005/03/10...86024560644.txt

 
4th dude. Rolle,Rogers, and Pac-Man Jones are all ahead of him. He still made the right choice by coming out early. The mock draft on Fox Sports didn't have him in the first round, but who knows.
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Actually carlos rodgers is listed as a defensive back, not a cornerback specifically. So Fabian is the third best cornerback right now, by a technicality if nothing else.

 
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