On Saturday night time, the linebackers did not fairly reside as much as the extraordinarily excessive requirements set by the working backs, offensive linemen, and receivers in the course of the first two evenings of NFL mix exercises. That is OK although. The bar was set to an nearly unprecedented degree. 

Georgia’s Nakobe Dean did not work out, which paved the best way for different linebacker prospects to make a reputation for themselves inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Let’s get to the winners and losers from the linebacker exercises. 

Notable LB exercises

LB winners

Troy Andersen, Montana State: After his exercise, Andersen has a case as probably the most explosive linebacker prospect on this class. It is not as if he rose from full obscurity, there was some pre-combine buzz for him, however you by no means understand how the lower-level prospects are going to check. Andersen made an enormous assertion Saturday night time.

Leo Chenal, Wisconsin: At 6-2 and 250 kilos, Chenal working 4.53 was superior. He seems to be thick on movie and never essentially that quick. However that quantity will persist with his draft profile. He is a thumping downhill sort who we now know has some velocity in his arsenal. These jumps had been great too, and admittedly, a bit surprising. Good for him.

Boye Mafe, Minnesota: In fact Mafe is an edge rusher, not a conventional linebacker, however he did run with the latter group Saturday night time. He seems to be explosive on movie and checked that field in Indianapolis with a 4.53 time and 38-inch vertical. It looks like folks consider there are going to be 72 picks in Spherical 1 now, however Mafe is a first-round candidate.

Chad Muma, Wyoming: This is not about his 4.63 time, which was common at finest at a hefty 239 kilos. Muma’s 40-inch vertical, and 10-9 broad soar together with a 7.06 three-cone drill illustrated his straight-line burst and agility. 

Nakobe Dean, Georgia: Dean “received” Saturday night time due to what occurred — or did not occur —  round him. As a result of we did not see quite a lot of superb exercises from the opposite perceived to be “prime” linebackers on this class, the Georgia star ought to really feel inspired about his inventory as he leaves Indianapolis.

LB losers

Brian Asamoah, Oklahoma: Not a clear-cut loser, as a result of 4.56 is shifting for a linebacker. I simply thought Asamoah, at 226 kilos, would run nearer to 4.50 and even within the 4.40s. He seems to be that quick on movie.

Devin Lloyd, Utah. NFL Community confirmed a graphic after Lloyd’s run — which clocked in at 4.65 — that he is equally sized and ran near Darius Leonard and Fred Warner. That is good. Nonetheless, 4.65 was one of many slowest instances of the group for the popular, projected first-round prospect.