2010 NFL Combine Results: WR

Below is a list of wide receivers (WR) entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Vertical	Broad
Seyi Ajirotutu	Fresno State	6-3	204
Danario Alexander	Missouri	6-5	215
Alric Arnett	West Virginia	6-2	188
Brandon Banks	Kansas State	5-7	149
Chris Bell	Norfolk State	6-2	211
Arrelious Benn	Illinois	6-1	219
Nyan Boateng	California	6-1	204
Dezmon Briscoe	Kansas	6-2	207
Antonio Brown	Central Michigan	5-10	186
Dez Bryant	Oklahoma State	6-2	225
Chris Carter	Cal Davis	5-11	191
Riley Cooper	Florida	6-3	222
Eric Decker	Minnesota	6-3	217
Marcus Easley	Connecticut	6-3	210
Jacoby Ford	Clemson	5-9	186
David Gettis	Baylor	6-3	217
Mardy Gilyard	Cincinnati	6-0	187
Shay Hodge	Ole Miss	6-1	209
Brandon James	Florida	5-6	176
Donald Jones	Youngstown State	6-0	214
Kevin Jurovich	San Jose State	6-0	188
Brandon LaFell	LSU	6-2	211
Brandon Long	Louisville	6-2	216
Chris McGaha	Arizona State	6-1	201
Kerry Meier	Kansas	6-2	224
Carlton Mitchell	South Florida
Preston Parker	North Alabama	5-11	199
Jared Perry	Missouri	6-1	178
Taylor Price	Ohio	6-0	204
Brandon Reed	Utah	6-0	191
Andre Roberts	The Citadel	5-11	195
Emmanuel Sanders	SMU	5-11	186
Jordan Shipley	Texas	5-11	193
Golden Tate	Notre Dame	5-10	199
Demaryius Thomas	Georgia Tech	6-3	224
Verran Tucker	California	6-2	200
Chastin West	Fresno State	6-0	212
Blair White	Michigan State	6-2	209
Damian Williams	USC	6-1	197
Jeremy Williams	Tulane	6-0	206
Kyle Williams	Arizona State	5-10	188
Mike Williams	Syracuse	6-1	221
Stephen Williams	Toledo	6-4	210
Ryan Wolfe	UNLV	6-1	205

2010 NFL Combine Results: TE

Below is a list of tight ends (TE) entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Arm
Nate Byham	Pittsburgh	6-4	268				33 1/2
Dorin Dickerson	Pittsburgh	6-4	226		24		34
Ed Dickson	Oregon	6-4	249		23		33
Jim Dray	Stanford	6-5	246				33
Brody Eldridge	Oklahoma	6-5	261				32 1/2
Dedrick Epps	Miami	6-3	250				33 1/8
Riar Geer	Colorado	6-3	256				33
Garrett Graham	Wisconsin	6-3	243				32
Jimmy Graham	Miami	6-6	260				35
Jermaine Gresham	Oklahoma	6052	261				34 3/4
Rob Gronkowski	Arizona	6062	264		23		34 1/4
Clay Harbor	Missouri State	6-3	252				32 5/8
Aaron Hernandez	Florida	6023	245				32 1/4
Michael Hoomanawanui	Illinois	6-4	264		25		33
Jeron Mastrud	Kansas State	6-5	256				33 1/2
Anthony McCoy	USC	6044	259				34
Tony Moeaki	Iowa	6-3	245				33 1/4
Colin Peek	Alabama	6-5	254				34
Dennis Pitta	BYU	6-4	245		27		32 1/4
Andrew Quarless	Penn State	6-4	254				34

2010 NFL Combine Results: RB

Below is a list of running backs entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Vertical	Broad
Matthew Asiata	Utah
Joique Bell	Wayne State	5-11	220
Jahvid Best	California	5-10	199
LeGarrette Blount	Oregon	6-0	241
Chris Brown	Oklahoma	5-10	210
John Conner	Kentucky	5-11	246
Andre Dixon	Connecticut	6-1	205
Anthony Dixon	Mississippi State	6-1	233
Jonathan Dwyer	Georgia Tech	5-11	229
Toby Gerhart	Stanford	6-0	231
Montario Hardesty	Tennessee	6-0	225
Rashawn Jackson	Virginia	6-1	239
Javarris James	Miami	6-0	212
Stafon Johnson	USC	5-11	214
Darius Marshall	Marshall	5-9	190
Ryan Mathews	Fresno State	6-0	218
Dexter McCluster	Ole Miss	5-9	172
Joe McKnight	USC	5-11	198
Shawnbrey McNeal	SMU	5-9	194
Lonyae Miller	Fresno State	5-11	221
Brandon Minor	Michigan	6-0	214
Pat Paschall	North Dakota State	6-0	209
Charles Scott	LSU	5-11	238
C.J. Spiller	Clemson	5-11	196
James Starks	Buffalo	6-2	218
Ben Tate	Auburn	5-11	220
Manase Tonga	BYU	5-11	245
Keith Toston	Oklahoma State	6-0	213
Keiland Williams	LSU	5-11	233

2010 NFL Combine Results: QB

Below is a list of QB’s entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Arm
Zane Beadles	Utah	6-4	310			33 3/4
Ciron Black	LSU	6-4	327		23	33
Charles Brown	USC	6053	303		21	35 1/4
Bryan Bulaga	Iowa	6053	314		26	33 1/4
Kyle Calloway	Iowa	6-6	323			33 1/4
Bruce Campbell	Maryland	6063	314		34	36 1/4
Selvish Capers	West Virginia	6-4	308		19	34
Anthony Davis	Rutgers	6050	323		21	34
Jason Fox	Miami	6-7	303			34 1/2
Kyle Jolly	North Carolina	6-6	311			33 1/2
Matt Kopa	Stanford
Russell Okung	Oklahoma State	6052	307		38	36
Cole Pemberton	Colorado State	6-7	315			34 1/4
Dace Richardson	Iowa	6-5	320			33 1/2
Rodger Saffold	Indiana	6-4	316			33 5/8
Chris Scott	Tennessee	6-4	319			34 1/8
Mike Tepper	California	6-5	324			32 1/2
Adam Ulatoski	Texas	6-5	300			33 1/4
Jared Veldheer	Hillsdale	6081	312		32	33
Ed Wang	Virginia Tech	6-5	314		29	33 3/4
Tony Washington	Abilene Christian	6061	311		33	35 1/2
Thomas Welch	Vanderbilt	6-6	307		29	33 1/4
Trent Williams	Oklahoma	6045	315		23	34 1/4
Sam Young	Notre Dame	6-8	316		29	34 1/2

2010 NFL Combine Results: Tackles

Below is a list of tackles entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Arm
Zane Beadles	Utah	6-4	310			33 3/4
Ciron Black	LSU	6-4	327		23	33
Charles Brown	USC	6053	303		21	35 1/4
Bryan Bulaga	Iowa	6053	314		26	33 1/4
Kyle Calloway	Iowa	6-6	323			33 1/4
Bruce Campbell	Maryland	6063	314		34	36 1/4
Selvish Capers	West Virginia	6-4	308		19	34
Anthony Davis	Rutgers	6050	323		21	34
Jason Fox	Miami	6-7	303			34 1/2
Kyle Jolly	North Carolina	6-6	311			33 1/2
Matt Kopa	Stanford
Russell Okung	Oklahoma State	6052	307		38	36
Cole Pemberton	Colorado State	6-7	315			34 1/4
Dace Richardson	Iowa	6-5	320			33 1/2
Rodger Saffold	Indiana	6-4	316			33 5/8
Chris Scott	Tennessee	6-4	319			34 1/8
Mike Tepper	California	6-5	324			32 1/2
Adam Ulatoski	Texas	6-5	300			33 1/4
Jared Veldheer	Hillsdale	6081	312		32	33
Ed Wang	Virginia Tech	6-5	314		29	33 3/4
Tony Washington	Abilene Christian	6061	311		33	35 1/2
Thomas Welch	Vanderbilt	6-6	307		29	33 1/4
Trent Williams	Oklahoma	6045	315		23	34 1/4
Sam Young	Notre Dame	6-8	316		29	34 1/2

2010 NFL Combine Results: Guards

Below is a list of guards entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Arm
Jon Asamoah	Illinois	6-4	305			33
Dorian Brooks	James Madison	6-2	306			33 3/4
Brandon Carter	Texas Tech	6-6	329			33 1/2
Chris Degeare	Wake Forest	6-4	325			34
Vladimir Ducasse	Massachusetts	6-4	332		29	34 3/4
Kurtis Gregory	Missouri	6-4	305			33
Joe Hawley	UNLV	6-3	297		35	33 1/8
Mike Iupati	Idaho	6-5	331		27	34 3/4
John Jerry	Ole Miss	6-5	328		DNP	34
Mike Johnson	Alabama	6-5	312			32 1/2
Shawn Lauvao	Arizona State	6-2	315		33	33
Marshall Newhouse	TCU	6-4	319			34
Alex Parsons	USC	6-4	309			31 3/4
Mitch Petrus	Arkansas	6-3	310		45	33 3/4
Shelley Smith	Colorado State	6-3	300			32 1/2

2010 NFL Combine: Guards

2010 NFL Combine Results: Guards

Below is a list of guards entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Arm
Jon Asamoah	Illinois	6-4	305			33
Dorian Brooks	James Madison	6-2	306			33 3/4
Brandon Carter	Texas Tech	6-6	329			33 1/2
Chris Degeare	Wake Forest	6-4	325			34
Vladimir Ducasse	Massachusetts	6-4	332		29	34 3/4
Kurtis Gregory	Missouri	6-4	305			33
Joe Hawley	UNLV	6-3	297		35	33 1/8
Mike Iupati	Idaho	6-5	331		27	34 3/4
John Jerry	Ole Miss	6-5	328		DNP	34
Mike Johnson	Alabama	6-5	312			32 1/2
Shawn Lauvao	Arizona State	6-2	315		33	33
Marshall Newhouse	TCU	6-4	319			34
Alex Parsons	USC	6-4	309			31 3/4
Mitch Petrus	Arkansas	6-3	310		45	33 3/4
Shelley Smith	Colorado State	6-3	300			32 1/2

2010 NFL Combine: Centers

2010 NFL Combine Results: Centers

Below is a list of centers entering the 2010 NFL Draft – Player Name, School, Height, Weight, 40 Time, Beach, Arm Length

Player	School	Height	Weight	40 Time	Bench	Arm
Jeff Byers	USC	6-3	301		33	33 1/8
Erik Cook	New Mexico	6-6	318			33 7/8
Ted Larsen	N.C. State	6-2	304			32
Eric Olsen	Notre Dame	6-4	306		35	32 1/2
Maurkice Pouncey	Florida	6-4	304			32 1/2
Matt Tennant	Boston College	6-5	300			32 1/4
J.D. Walton	Baylor	6-3	300			33 3/8

Steelers Sign Hampton to 3-year deal

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed nose tackle, Casey Hampton to a 3-year deal.  The Steelers  were able to get a long-term deal worked out with the 32-year old Pro Bowler which is great news for both Hampton and the Steelers.

The Steelers did not have a NT on the current roster to replace the Pro Bowler.  Most believed that if Hampton didn’t sign a long-term deal, the Steelers would franchise him and most likely draft his replacement in Tennessee’s defensive tackle (DT), Dan Williams.  Hampton was against the franchise tag, saying that “there would be problems” if the Steelers did franchise him.

The NFL’s elite 3-4 nose tackles are both a hot commodity and a rare commodity especially with more and more teams switching from the 4-3 to 3-4 defense.  This is a win-win for both sides.  The Steelers can now concentrate on other 1st round draft needs including a safety, linebacker or offensive tackle.  It is very likely that the Steelers philosophy of drafting the “best player available” will happen to be one of those 3 positions of need.

Casey Hampton’s contract includes 3 years, worth $21.3 million and includes a $6.5 million signing bonus.

The Steelers 2008 Bust Class

Rashard Mendenhall and Limas Sweed continue to disappoint Steeler Nation as well as their coaches.  Let’s start with

the 2008 1^st round pick standout from Illinois, Rashard Mendenhall.  Last season, Mendenhall’s rookie season was cut short when Baltimore Ravens, Ray Lewis laid a crushing hit on the rookie, fracturing his should and ending his season in the process. This year, Mendenhall has seen very limited playing time with Willie Parker as the primary back and Mewelde Moore seeing the majority of 3^rd down duties.  To top matters off, Mendenhall was basically benched by head coach Mike Tomlin because he wasn’t satisfied with the running back’s preparation going into Sunday’s division showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals.  It was reported that Tomlin requires his players to take a written test leading up to each game to determine how well each player knows their assignments.  Likewise, it’s an indicator of how well each player prepares for an upcoming game.  Shame on Mendenhall.  He should be embarrassed to let his more veteran teammates down.  What type of work ethic does this show about Mendenhall?  With the amount of money that 1^st round picks are making, and knowing he’s probably the future running back of the Pittsburgh Steelers, you would think he would make more of a conscience effort to help his team win.

Rashard Mendenhall Jersey

Now for the 2008 2^nd round pick from Texas, Limas Sweed.  Also a great athlete and standout during his college days,

the 6-4 220 pound receiver has a great combination of size and speed and a rare ability to beat defenses and get open down the field.  So, what’s the problem you may ask?  The guy can’t catch the ball.  He reminds me of Nate Washington in the early part of his career but worse.  He dropped a touchdown pass during the AFC Championship Game (AFCCG) which would have clinched the game.  Now, he drops a touchdown pass that inevitably costs the Steelers the game in their second straight loss of the year against the Bengals.  In Sweed’s defense, his drop wasn’t the primary reason for the Steelers losing against the Bengals (it was actually poor defense and coaching) but still.  When is this guy going to learn to hold onto the ball?  Coach Mike Tomlin threatened him this week by saying that he better catch the next pass thrown his way or he’ll be demoted to the 5^th wide receiver.  What a disappointment he has been this year.  It was thought that Sweed would fill in nicely as the number 3 wide receiver with the departure of Nate Washington.  With Sweed’s combination of size and speed, fans were hoping to see that “big target” that Big Ben has been wishing for.  Instead, we see a guy that was already replaced by rookie Mike Wallace as the number 3 wide receiver.  Regardless if Sweed keeps his number 4 wide receiver spot, he won’t see many passes thrown his way at all this season unless he regains that number 3 spot.

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The 2008 Steelers draft class is looking like the poorest caliber of players in recent memory.   Let’s hope that changes in the very near future.

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