2022 NFL Combine: 5 players who stole the show in Indianapolis
Chris Olave
Whoever was doing the 40-yard dash hand timing for the wide receivers really messed up when they marked Chris Olave at 4.26 only for the official time to be revealed as 4.39. What had been an unbelievable time turned into a still very, very good time.
The 40-yard dash mix-up aside, Olave had an outstanding Combine worth of all the attention he received. His on-field workouts were exceptional, proving he deserves to be in the conversation as one of the top wide receivers in the draft pool.
Breece Hall
Iowa State running back Breece Hall is in competition with Kenny Walker III to be the first running back picked in the draft. A strong Combine performance ensured he’s not going to let Walker walk right past him on draft boards.
Hall was the darling of stats models, coming through with historic athleticism scores. Just have a look:
Iowa State running back Breece Hall (4.44u, 40" vertical @ 217 lbs) currently stands as 1 of 6 RBs since 2003 to earn an NGS overall score of a 99. The others:
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) March 5, 2022
Najee Harris ('21)
Travis Etienne ('21)
Saquon Barkley ('18)
Derrick Henry ('16)
Reggie Bush ('06)#NextGenScores pic.twitter.com/V8SVXRsSoi
Breece Hall is a RB prospect in the 2022 draft class. He scored an unofficial 9.95 RAS at the Combine out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 9 out of 1519 RB from 1987 to 2022. https://t.co/nU6qsuhlgP #RAS via @Mathbomb pic.twitter.com/sUKWCGWixC
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) March 5, 2022
A 4.39-second 40-yard dash, a running back-leading 40-inch vertical and a 10-foot-6 broad jump put to bed any notion that Hall is lacking athleticism. He was brimming with it in Indianapolis.