Below are highlights from the eight participants. Battle against Demetrius, jermaine brown jr., Nikia Eason Jr., michael fairbanks iiI, fish mcwilliams, damian miller, Tejan Palmer and Keondre Swoopes.
run back jermaine brown jr. He did 19 reps on the bench and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.50 seconds. Both of those records would have ranked him ninth among running backs at the NFL Combine. Brown Jr. also had a vertical jump of 32.5 points.
wide receiver Tejan Palmer He did 19 reps on the bench and made a 35-inch vertical jump. He also scored his 10-2 in the long jump and his 4.45 in the 40-yard dash.
Keondre Swoopes He logged 14 reps on the bench and had great performances, including a UAB pro day best vertical jump of 36.5 seconds, broad jump of 10-6, and 40-yard dash of 4.48 seconds. His 10-6 long jump would have tied for fourth among safeties at the NFL Combine, and his 40-yard dash would have tied for seventh.
The other notable thing was that he logged 20 reps on the bench. michael fairbanks iia vertical distance of 34.5 inches and a 40-yard dash of 4.71. Battle against Demetrius32-inch vertical distance and 4.75 40-yard dash. Nikia Eason Jr.
Those eight players are currently awaiting the NFL Draft, scheduled for April 25-27 in Detroit.
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