INDIANAPOLIS — If you're a sports nerd who enjoys crunching numbers based on performance, you've come to the right place.
The 2017 NFL Combine is officially finished at Lucas Oil Stadium. Ohio State did not have the most players from one institution attend like last year when 14 Buckeyes impressed with terrific performances on the field and off. Of the 14 players that were invited, 12 got drafted.
Eight players shuffled through the most intensive interview of their lives with visits from General Mangers, discussions with owners and scouts poring over every little move with stopwatches and notepads. Not all eight took their turn either in the 40-yard dash, other drills or saw how high they could jump, however.
After tweaking his hip flexor in his second 40-yard dash attempt, Marshon Lattimore did not do any field drills. Safety Malik Hooker is recovering from labrum and hernia surgeries, so he did not work out this weekend in Indianapolis. Wide receiver Noah Brown elected not to run the 40-yard dash, instead saying that he plans to do so at Ohio State's Pro Day.
In any event, below are the heights, weights and drill results from the eight in alphabetical order. A dash indicates that a player opted against doing the drill for whatever reason. Lattimore opted not to bench press on Sunday.
Curtis Samuel posted the second-fastest 40-yard dash time among Buckeyes, checking in at 4.31 seconds officially. Lattimore came close to matching him with a 4.36.
| PLAYER | HT | WT | 40 | ARM | HAND | BENCH | Vert | BROAD | 3-CONE | 20Y SHUTT | 60Y SHUTT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. BROWN (WR) | 6-2 | 222 | – | 31¾ | 9⅛ | 19 | – | – | 7.07 | 4.33 | – |
| G. CONLEY (CB) | 6-0 | 195 | 4.44 | 33 | 9½ | 11 | 37 | 129.0 | 6.68 | 4.18 | – |
| P. ELFLEIN (OL) | 6-3 | 303 | 5.32 | 33¼ | 9¾ | 22 | 23.5 | 99 | 7.94 | 4.71 | – |
| M. HOOKER (S) | 6-1 | 206 | – | 33¼ | 10¼ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| C. JOHNSTON (P) | 5-11 | 194 | 4.92 | 31 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. LATTIMORE (CB) | 6-0 | 193 | 4.36 | 31¼ | 8⅞ | – | 38.5 | 132.0 | – | – | – |
| R. MCMILLAN (LB) | 6-1⅞ | 240 | 4.61 | 32½ | 9½ | 23 | 33.0 | 121.0 | 7.15 | 4.39 | 11.84 |
| C. SAMUEL (WR) | 5-10⅝ | 196 | 4.31 | 31¾ | 9½ | 18 | 37.0 | 119.0 | 7.09 | 4.33 | – |
Ohio State's Pro Day is March 23. The 2017 NFL Draft opens on April 27 in Philadelphia.
