Poor Combine Could Hurt Jonathan Dwyer | 2010 NFL Draft

Every year various players come into the NFL draft and suffer in their draft status because of a poor showing at the combine. That said, bad combine results don’t mean a player isn’t talented, and terrific combine results don’t guarantee an athlete will have success come game time.

Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer ran a 4.73 in the 40 yard dash and was tagged with some the smaller hands at the combine. With a slow 40 time, NFL teams will grade him as a running back that doesn’t have the ability to break away for touchdowns in the open field.

His small hands will make teams concerned that he might be a liability for fumbling the football. Neither of these issues should keep Dwyer out of the second round of the draft, but it may very well kick him out of the first round.

While Dwyer may not have all the attributes that make a players’ stock rise for the NFL draft, he is a pure running back in size and skill. At 5/11 and 235 pounds, Dwyer is a perfect fit to be a teams starting tailback and handle the rock twenty times a game.

Not only that but Dwyer also has good moves in the open field and that helps make up for his lack of pure speed that may knock him on draft day.

Dwyer may not be a first round pick this year, but if he gets a chance to start in his rookie year he will be a very nice fantasy back to have on your team.

NFL fantasy football player rankings writer Sean E. Douglas: fantasy-info.com