The Fighting Illini were competitive at the end of the 2009 season by playing in close games but they still finished the season with a horrible three and nine record. While the teams' season was in the dumps it was easy to forget just how good of a receiver Arrelious Benn can be. In Benn's freshman season in 2007 he won for Big Ten Freshman Player of the Year. The next season Benn produced over 1,000 yards ...

No one can question the talent and ability former Oklahoma State star receiver Dez Bryant has. Just watch his old highlights from college, and it's easy to see why he is the clear top receiver in this years' draft. Still, a questionable season ending suspension, his choice of an agent and his refusal to participate in full at the combine have left teams doubting him. Bryant choose agent Eugene Parker to rep ...

For Current Combine Results Click Here The top official 40 times are finally in for the defensive players that will be drafted at the 2010 NFL draft. See which linebackers, safeties and corner backs made the top of the list. Taylor Mays Ties Record, Then Doesn't Come Close In one of the biggest blunders of all time at the combine, NFL network unofficially clocked USC safety Taylor Mays at a 4.24 at the 40. ...

For Current Combine Results Click Here Below we have the the top bench press results for defensive lineman, linebackers and safeties for the 2010 draft class. Suh Decent, McCoy Not Impressive In the end, both top defensive tackles failed to come close to the top of the bench press as Ndamukong Suh benched 225 lb, 32 times and Gerald McCoy benched just 23 reps. These numbers should actually benefit Suh as Mc ...

For Current Combine Results Click Here Gerhart Posts Good Showing Stanford running back Toby Gerhart needed a good showing at the combine as scouts seem to be doubting his abilities. In the 40 he wasn't the fastest runner but then again no one expected him to be. Gerhart's game is sound and it looks like he's put together a good enough combine to quite some of his doubters. In the 40 yard dash Gerhart had a ...

For Current Combine Results Click Here While the bench press is done by every position at the combine, the offensive players that matter most are on the offensive line and the tight ends. Sure, the bench shows strength for other players but let's face it, those two positions are going to do the heavy lifting for the offense. Okung Takes Second While top offensive line prospect Russell Okung turned in a rep ...

For Current Combine Results Click Here On the offensive side of the football, the results are in for the 40 yard dash times on each participating rookie. While players like top wide receiver Dez Bryant choose not to run the 40, other players profited under the lights. Best Beats Spiller For all the talk about C.J. Spiller's speed, the speedster lost out to Jahvid Best at the 40. Spiller did turn in a nice 4 ...

After missing out at the Senior Bowl, LSU wide receiver Brandon LaFell is expected to fully participate at the NFL Combine this weekend. LaFell missed the Senior Bowl because of a re-injury to his knee that he sustained at the Capitol One Bowl game. Hopefully, LaFell will be at full strength for the Combine as a poor performance might drop him out of the top wide receivers in this years' draft. Regarded as ...

Injury seems to be the key word when describing the top two quarterbacks that will be selected at this years' draft. It was injury that ruined Sam Bradford's return to Oklahoma and caused some concern about his health going forward. Now, it is injury that is seriously limiting Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen as he is still recovering from his nasty toe turf injury. Clausen sustained the toe injury earl ...

Sometimes I wonder if NFL teams are better off not going through the combines and all the analyzing of the prospects they are scouting to draft. At times a clear football player can be made out to look like he's never been a good player at all and Stanford running back Toby Gerhart seems like this years' victim of the system. Early this week I heard rumors that Gerhart would be considered as being more of a ...