Kentucky’s corner, Maxwell Hairson, took the podium during the availability of the press at the NFL Scouting combines Thursday and promised to make a show during the athletic tests and the exercises in the field.
“From [vertical jump] to the large jump to 40 [yard dash]The field work will also be the cherry at the top … You need to buy corn popcorn, probably a shake and some sweets, “Hairson told Aditi Kinkhabwala of CBS Sports.
While many perspectives have opted for Wait and act on your professional dayHairson, a possible first round selection in April, said it was never a consideration for him.
“For this it is what I train. I am excited to show that on display, to be able to show my athletics, show my speed and put a show.”
Michigan’s native fulfilled that promise on Friday. He published a vertical jump of 39.5 inches (second with defensive backs) and a wide 10 -foot and 9 -inch (third) jump. His official 4.28 seconds of 40 yards is currently the fastest among all combination participants so far.
It reached 24.25 miles per hour in the Sprint, according to the next generation statistics, which was the fifth faster speed by a player in the harvester in the last three years (second among the corners).
Hairson is currently classified as corner number 8 of CBSSports.com and prospect number 67 in general, but there has been a buzz around Indianapolis about Hairson reaching the first round. There is a smaller number of perspectives with first -round qualifications in this year’s draft, which means there should be a larger group of perspectives in consideration for the first round.
Beyond the will of Michigan, Johnson and, potentially, Travis Hunter of Colorado, there are no obvious inclusions of corner prospects in the first round, which creates an opportunity for Hairson and others to win some money in Indianapolis.
Hairson told Josina Anderson that he has had 11 formal interviews with NFL teams, even with Bills, Seahawks, Colts, Buccaneers, Chargers, Raiders and 49ers.
CBSSports.com Compare Maxwell Hairson with the veteran corner of the NFL Rasul Douglas. Meanwhile, the NFL Combine television broadcast showed a graph that Hairson compared and four times Pro Bowler Denzel Ward.
“Maxwell Hairson is a borderline corner with a slight frame that has been exposed to zone and man coverage. In the last two years, he has shown great ball skills. There could be concerns about its size that comes out of a season in which it was limited to five games played. Hairson must do a better work in space, but it has the fluidity of the hips to reflect vertically and on the other side of the field.”
Detroit’s native separated from Kentucky after his junior season. It is Wildcat’s third corner in doing so in so many years, joining Carrington Valentine and Dru Phillips. In the last two seasons, Hairson registered six interceptions, including three returned for a touchdown, as well as three forced loose balls.
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