10 players who bombed the NFL Scouting Combine

Quintez Cephus, WR, Wisconsin

Reagor’s combine numbers were surprising but explainable given his recent weight gain, but Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus had one of the oddest combines among all participants in Indianapolis. The wideout started off strong by putting up more reps on the bench press than any other wideout in the NFL combine:

Unfortunately, he followed up his elite bench press by running the slowest 40-yard dash among all wide receivers, one of the worst 3-cone drills and an uninspiring 20-yard shuttle. However, his vertical jump numbers ranked among the top-10 wideouts and he was one inch away from breaking the top 10 in the broad jump as well.

Continuing with the odd measurements, Cephus’ height and weight numbers were average, but although his arm length was above average, his hands were quite small at under nine inches.

Due to his abnormal measurements and workout results, it’s difficult to compare Cephus’ numbers to those of any existing NFL wide receiver, but his combine was similar to many professional players on the defensive side of the ball. In fact, the Wisconsin WR’s combine numbers are most similar to those of Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee, as shown on MockDraftable’s spider graph for the former Penn State LB.

During recent months, the wideout slowly crept up analysts’ draft boards into the Day 2 conversation, but his horrible 40-time last week should force him back to the latter portion of the draft. Wisconsin holds its pro day this week, which will provide Cephus with a final chance to show prospective NFL teams that last week’s speed and quickness numbers were a fluke.