Miami Hurricanes Draftees: NFL Combine Results
Monday Results
Almost Miami’s entire secondary besides Adrian Colbert received an invite to the NFL combine. Rayshawn Jenkins, Corn Elder, and Jamal Carter participated in the final day of the event. Safety Rayshawn Jenkins had the best day out of the group.
Corn Elder had a great 2016 Senior season and improved his draft status tremendously. The corner recorded 55 solo tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks, and one interception in his final season. He just participated in one recorded drill.
40 Yard Dash – 4.56 seconds . Here is what NFL.com says about the prospect:
"Doesn’t realize he’s undersized. Plays physically and with good confidence. Patient from press with footwork and body control for extended mirroring of release. Gets into receivers and can take their route off-schedule. Sinks into receivers on outside release constricting the vertical throwing window. Plays variety of coverages and squeezes routes in all. Former high school basketball star with point guard quickness and little hesitation in his transitions. Twitchy click-and-close to the ball. Plus instincts and ready to pounce on throws from zone."
Safeties, Jenkins and Carter
Jenkins and Carter both played well last season in the new defensive scheme implemented by Manny Diaz. Carter tallied 85 total tackles and Jenkins earned 76 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss and two interceptions. Carter showed at the NFL Combine that he is linebacker at the next level while Jenkins ran an impressive forty.
Carter’s results:
40 Yard Dash – 4.64 seconds
Bench Press – 19 reps (Tied for 3rd best DBs)
Vertical Jump – 35 inches
Broad Jump – 122 inches (10.2 feet)
NFL.com scouting report on Carter:
"Carter is a classic height, weight, speed player who is more project than prospect at this point. Teams typically draft defenders with these types of physical and athletic attributes and attempt to mold them or turn them into special teams specialists. Carter’s lack of meaningful production speaks to his instincts and how Miami used him. Single-high safety might not be the best fit for him, but he could find new life on the NFL level if a team can fit him into the right scheme.Jenkins’ results"
40 Yard Dash – 4.51 seconds
Bench Press – 19 reps (Tied for 3rd best DBs)
Vertical Jump – 37 inches (Tied for 4th best DBs)
Broad Jump – 228 inches (10.8 feet – Tied for 4th best DBs)
NFL.com scouting report on Jenkins:
"A commanding, aggressive presence on the back-end, Jenkins loves being part of “The U” and attempts to honor the history of the safety position at that school every time he steps on the field. His instincts and closing burst to the ball are just average and he will have to earn his way up the depth chart to get a shot as a two-deep safety with some box ability."
Next: Miami Opens With Syracuse in ACC Tournament
Miami starts spring practice on March 21 and looks to rebuild the secondary and find out who will be the starting QB for next season. Most of these prospects will get a second chance to impress scouts on Miami’s Pro Day on March 28.