With plenty of NFL teams in attendance, 14 former Irish football players strutted their stuff for potential employers.
See below for all the raw numbers from the athletes that worked out, courtesy of ND’s Sports Information Department, but here are a few thoughts...
* Looking at James Aldridge’s numbers, you can’t help but think of what might have been. James never seemed to be completely healthy since arriving on campus with a five-star rating and prep offers that match up with any recruit in the country. At 225 pounds with low 4.5 speed, and a 60-yard shuttle time that beat Golden Tate, you’ve got to feel for a kid that by all reports is a great guy.
* I wouldn’t be surprised if Sergio Brown is on an NFL roster next year. Regardless of what you say about him, Sergio made some big plays on defense and running in the 4.4s at his size and with decent cover skills could make for an intriguing developmental player. Sergio is a guy that really would’ve benefited from a redshirt year, but instead he spent his first season at ND covering punts and kickoffs. If I have a major complaint with the Weis era, its the misuse of freshman seasons by the coaching staff.
* Kyle McCarthy getting his forty time into the 4.5s should help a team that already likes K-Mac pull the trigger on him in the late rounds on next month’s draft. While his size isn’t great and he’ll never be a burner, he could definitely be a great special teams guy and situational defender.
* I feel bad for Raeshon McNeil, who had to have wanted to put up some great numbers and hope that the film from his junior season was enough to get him an invitation to a training camp. I also wish Robby Parris would’ve put together a high-4.5 / low-4.6 forty to go along with his very good agility and shuttle times. Parris strikes me as one of those guys that is probably just a great all-around athlete playing football.
COMPLETE LIST OF PRO DAY TESTING RESULTS
James Aldridge
Vertical: 31.5"
Broad Jump: 9'4"
Bench Press: 14
40-Yard Dash: 4.53, 4.52
Pro Agility: 4.40
3-Cone Drill: 7.00
60-Yard Shuttle: 11.38
Sergio Brown
Vertical: 35"
Broad Jump: 10'3"
Bench Press: 15
40-Yard Dash: 4.53, 4.46, 4.44
Pro Agility: 4.06
3-Cone Drill: 6.67
60-Yard Shuttle: 11.15
Paul Duncan
Vertical: 29.5"
Broad Jump: 9'
Bench Press: 30
40-Yard Dash: 5.21, 5.30
Pro Agility: 4.36
3-Cone Drill: 7.47
60-Yard Shuttle: Did not attempt
Kyle McCarthy
Only participated in 40-yard dash and position-specific drills 40-Yard Dash: 4.56, 4.55
Raeshon McNeil
Vertical: 33"
Broad Jump: 10'1"
Bench Press: 13
40-Yard Dash: 4.61 (injured hamstring)
Pro Agility: Did not attempt
3-Cone Drill: Did not attempt
60-Yard Shuttle: Did not attempt
Eric Olsen
Only participated in position-specific drills
Robby Parris
Vertical: 38.5"
Broad Jump: 10'4"
Bench Press: Did not attempt
40-Yard Dash: 4.74, 4.69
Pro Agility: 4.30
3-Cone Drill:6.72
60-Yard Shuttle: 11.50
Morrice Richardson
Vertical: 31.5"
Broad Jump: 9'11"
Bench Press: 31
40-Yard Dash: 4.70 (injured hamstring)
Pro Agility: Did not attempt
3-Cone Drill: Did not attempt
60-Yard Shuttle: Did not attempt
Scott Smith
Vertical: 28"
Broad Jump: 8'10"
Bench Press: Did not attempt
40-Yard Dash: 4.86
Pro Agility: 4.44
3-Cone Drill: 7.09
60-Yard Shuttle: 13.00
Toryan Smith
Vertical: 27.5"
Broad Jump: 8'3"
Bench Press: 22
40-Yard Dash: 5.03
Pro Agility: 4.53
3-Cone Drill: 7.16
60-Yard Shuttle: 12.50
Golden Tate
Only participated in 60-yard shuttle and position-specific drills 60-Yard Shuttle: 11.67
Sam Young
Only participated in broad jump and position-specific drills Broad Jump: 9'1"
David Grimes
Vertical: 33.5"
Broad Jump: 10'3"
Bench Press: 19
40-Yard Dash: 4.62
Pro Agility: 4.26
60-Yard Shuttle: Did not attempt
Asaph Schwapp
Vertical: 28"
Broad Jump: 9'7"
Bench Press: 34
40-Yard Dash: 5.03
Pro Agility: 4.56
3-Cone Drill: 7.21
60-Yard Shuttle: Did not attempt