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2020 NFL combine: Day one winners and losers

By Raju Byfield

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Wide receiver Chase Claypool of Notre Dame runs a drill during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Wide receiver Chase Claypool of Notre Dame runs a drill during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Quintez Cephus #87 of the Wisconsin Badgers catches a pass against the Oregon Ducks during the third quarter in the Rose Bowl game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Quintez Cephus #87 of the Wisconsin Badgers catches a pass against the Oregon Ducks during the third quarter in the Rose Bowl game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

Quintez Cephus (Wisconsin)

Already more of a day three prospect due to the incredible depth and talent at the wide receiver position this year, Quintez Cephus did himself no favors at the 2020 NFL Combine outside of his position leading 23 reps in the bench press. His 4.73 time in the 40 yard dash could relegate him to flier territory. He is too talented to go undrafted, but the same could have been said of Preston Williams, who was an even better prospect. Like Williams, Cephus had some off-field troubles, however, unlike Williams, they were satisfactorily resolved, and the Wisconsin receiver received a combine invite as he was acquitted on all charges.

Without the draft capital to be groomed for a role, Cephus may have to land on a favorable depth chart to avoid being on the roster bubble. He is a talented receiver that flashes on tape, and it is important not to put too much stock into track speed, but 4.70 is a number one would expect from tight ends or quicker quarterbacks, and is not a number one normally desires in someone you are drafting for a future starting role. With that being said, Anquan Boldin ran a 4.71, so it is not unheard of for a slower receiver to have a stellar career. Tape doesn’t lie, and someone unexpectedly backed that up as the physical Cephus was called the toughest cover by the number one corner in this draft class in Ohio State’s Jeffrey Okudah.

Jauan Jennings (Tennessee)

Perhaps one of the most overvalued wide receivers in the 2020 wide receiver class, Bernie Jauan Jennings had a combine to forget. He ran the second slowest 40 yard dash at 4.72, and performed poorly in both the vertical and the broad jump. Unlike players like Chase Claypool who will be able to make a switch to tight end to make for a more valuable NFL asset, Jennings does not have the size or blocking skills to be an every down player at the position. Jennings has intriguing upside, but may have cemented himself as more of a day three consideration than someone who is in the mix to be selected on the second day of the NFL Draft.

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