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INDIANAPOLIS -- For a handful of football players, freshly removed from the amateur ranks, the next seven days or so will represent the most important time they'll spend in the pre-draft process. NFL Scouting Combine» Participants | Top performers | Results trackerCombine coverage:» Winners and losers: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4» Mayock takeaways: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4» What we learned: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4» Brandt: Nine standouts from the combine» 25 things we learned from the combine» Schein: Truths and myths from 2014 combinePhotos:» NFL Scouting Combine | Portrait session | Top 10» Combine: Mind-blowing stats | Through the years» Combine's best: The 40 | Bench press | Broad jumpVideo:» Mayock explains importance of combine workouts» Standout performances: Offense | Defense Their resumes have been mostly built on their days in college,Nike Juvenate Hvid, and for the vast majority of the 335 players who will attend the NFL Scouting Combine here nothing will change. But for some, this will make or break their draft standing. My NFL.com colleague Bucky Brooks did a nice job this week discussing the freaks and flops of previous combines,Nike Roshe Run Floral Print For Sale, guys who made and lost a lot of money from their four-day stay in Indianapolis. Last year I predicted the stock for EJ Manuel and Cordarrelle Patterson would soar coming out of the combine. Both players entered Indy with second-day grades. Both,Scarpe Adidas Bianche e Nere, because of their showings,Adidas Dames Sneakers Awart, were taken in the first round of the draft. This year, the player who I believe will make the biggest jump is UCLA OG Xavier Su'a-Filo. Su'a-Filo has an interesting backstory, having served a two-year Mormon mission that split up his college career. He started 13 games at left tackle for the Bruins as a freshman in 2009 (becoming the first UCLA player ever to start from Day 1),Adidas Neo Trainers Blue, was gone for the next two years on the mission in Florida and Alabama, then returned to become UCLA's full-time starter at left guard. He gave up his final year of college eligibility to enter the draft. Su'a-Filo,Nike Air Jordan Retro 4 For Sale, who is scheduled to work out with Group 2 on Friday, will have an opportunity at the combine to show off his athleticism and speed,Nike Air Max 90 Womens Ireland, which should be enough to land him in the first round of the draft. Right now,Adidas Superstar Supercolor For Sale, most teams have assigned him a second-day grade,Nike Blazer Alte Grigie, but he'll move up. And the team that drafts him will have a Day 1 starter at guard. Follow Gil Brandt on Twitter @Gil_Brandt. |
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