Catching up with more pro day outings
Published: April 1st, 2009 | Tags: Clinton McDonald, East Carolina, Memphis
Here are a couple schools that had pro days recently:
East Carolina
Eighteen players worked outdoors on FieldTurf in front of 14 team representatives on March 26. The turf was wet from rain that had passed through that morning. Ravens linebackers coach Vic Fangio ran the drills.
QB Patrick Pinkney, who is Aaron Curry‘s brother, will go back to school for his sixth season after earning an extra year of eligibility and did not participate.
Here are the notable prospects:
TE Devon Drew (6-foot-4 1/8, 249 pounds) ran a 4.83 and 4.83 in the 40, had a 31½-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot, 10-inch broad jump, a 4.53 short shuttle, a 7.29 three-cone drill and did 18 bench press reps.
DT Khalif Mitchell (6-4¾, 316 pounds) ran a 5.04 and a 5.06 in the 40, had a 27½-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot, 2-inch broad jump, but pulled a hamstring and did not compete in position drills.
Memphis
Twelve team representatives were present to watch 15 players work out outdoors on a Tartan track. Here were the two notable prospects:
OT Brandon Pearce (6-5 5/8, 310 pounds) ran a 5.31 and 5.35 in the 40, had a 26½-inch vertical jump, an 8-foot, 6-inch broad jump, a 4.78 short shuttle, a 7.77 three-cone drill and did 23 bench press reps.
DT Clinton McDonald (6-2, 283 pounds) ran a 4.89 and 4.83 in the 40, had a 38-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump, a 4.50 short shuttle, a 7.25 three-cone drill and did 36 bench press reps. He looked good and definitely helped himself.
– Gil Brandt