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Florida St’s Everette Brown and Michael Ray Garvin Impress at Pro Day Workout
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Everette Brown and Michael Ray Garvin
Florida St’s pro day was held outdoors Monday on FieldTurf in Tallahassee, Fla. and was attended by most NFL teams. Fifteen players worked out at the pro day, but many scouts and personnel men were there to watch DE/LB Everette Brown. Brown came in under 6’2” at 256 lbs and turned in a 31” vertical leap and a 9’9” broad jump. He stood on his numbers from the NFL Combine which were times of 4.65 and 4.67 in the forty and 26 reps in the lifting.
The most impressive performance this offseason at pro day workouts was turned in by Florida St.’s CB/KR Michael Ray Garvin. Garvin beat all the times turned in at the recent NFL Combine. He has been a two sport star at FSU, performing on both the football ad track teams. He is a world-class track sprinter who turned in times of 4.24 and 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the FSU workout. Both of those times were better than the fastest time at the NFL Combine turned in by Maryland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey who had an impressive time of 4.30 time. Garvin led the nation as a kickoff returner, in addition to playing cornerback on the talented FSU defense. He also added a 36” vertical leap, a 10’8” broad jump and times of 4.34 seconds in the short shuttle and 6.97 seconds in the three-cone drill. Those numbers were among the top ten of every event by the best cornerbacks at the recent NFL Combine.
Other FSU Pro Prospect
RB Antone Smith (5-7 7/8, 191 pounds) also showed off his speed at the pro day with times of 4.33 and 4.36 seconds in the 40. He had a 32-inch vertical and a 10-foot, 2-inch broad jump and times of 4.32 seconds in the short shuttle and 6.90 seconds in the three-cone drill. He also put up an impressive 31 repetitions on the bench press.
CB Tony Carter (5-8 3/4, 179 pounds) put up 40 times of 4.42 and 4.41 seconds and had a 39-inch vertical. He had a 10-foot broad jump and times of 4.19 seconds in the short shuttle and 7.18 seconds in the three-cone drill, with 17 repetitions of 225 pounds on the bench press.
WR Greg Carr (6-5 3/8, 217 pounds) had 40 times of 4.58 and 4.65 seconds. He had a 31-inch vertical leap and a 9-foot, 6-inch broad jump and times of 4.40 seconds in the short shuttle and 7.41 seconds in the three-cone drill.
LSU Pro Day Features Several NFL Prospects
Tiger Pro Prospects DE Tyson Jackson, OG Herman Johnson, LB Darry Beckwith, WR Demetrius Byrd, FS Curtis Taylor and FB Quinn Johnson
The LSU pro day was held on Monday March 16 with most NFL teams and coaching staffs in attendance. Players ran indoors on FieldTurf. In all, 15 players worked out at an extremely well-organized event that went quickly. Here are other notables:
DE Tyson Jackson (6-4 1/8, 296 pounds), did 20 repetitions of 225 lbs on the b/p and participated in position drills, but otherwise stood on his times from the NFL combine.
LB Darry Beckwith (6-0 1/8, 234 pounds), put up 40-yard dash times of 4.70 and 4.63 and he participated in position drills, but aside from that he stood on his combine times.
OG Herman Johnson (6-7 1/8, 356 pounds), an intriguing player due to his incredible size, had a 26.5” VL with a 7’10”BJ and times of 5.01 in the short shuttle and 8.58 in the three-cone drill. He had 24 reps on the b/p.
DE Kirston Pittman (6-2 5/8, 250 pounds) turned in 40 times of 4.69 and 4.72, and had a 30.5” VL and an 8’ 8” BJ. He had a 4.45 time in the short shuttle and a 7.64 time in the three-cone drill. He put up 28 reps on the b/p.
WR Demetrius Byrd (6-0 1/2, 196 pounds) had times of 4.47 and 4.50 in the 40. He had a 35.5” VL and a 9‘ 9” BJ with times of 4.52 in the short shuttle and 7.08 in the three-cone drill. He did not lift.
FS Curtis Taylor (6-2 1/4, 207 pounds) ran the 40-yard dash with times of 4.52 and 4.55, and he stood on the rest of his numbers from the combine.
FB Quinn Johnson (6-1 1/4, 250 pounds) had times of 4.72 and 4.75 in the 40, and produced a 7.65 time in the three-cone drill. He stood on the rest of his numbers from the combine.
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