NFL Combine Update

Biggest Winners:

1. Aaron Curry - The Wake Forst LB has been tearing it up. He ran a 4.56 in the 40, which beats top running backs Chris Wells (4.59) and Knowshon Moreno (4.60). Some people are starting to call him one of the best players in this draft. Will be interesting to see how high he actually goes.

2. Darrius Heyward-Bey - Isn't very well known, but made a game for himself when he ran a 4.30 in the 40, which was the best time of any player at the combine. He has done well enough to make himself a first round pick, and will be a top 3-4 WR taken in the Draft.

3. Mark Sanchez - Stafford decided not to throw during the combine, but Sanchez did and from the sounds of it won over a lot of people. His arm strength was very impressive, but scouts for most excited about the touch he was able to put on passes to WRs he had never played with before.


Losers:

1. Andre Smith - He came to Indianapolis no worse than the second offensive tackle in the draft and a likely top 10 pick, but now has become a big question mark going into the draft. He decided it was a good idea to disappear during the combine, and did not do some of the workouts. He is one of the strongest players in the draft but seems immature, and it could really hurt his draft stock.

2. Josh Freeman- Scouts were not impressed with his arm strength. They worry about how much he has to step into a throw to get the ball to where it needs to go. He may have cost himself any chance of being a 1st round pick. There was a big difference between Sanchez (#2) and Freeman (#3) in the combine.

3. Hakeem Nicks - Everything started well. He ran the 40 better then scouts thought he would (4.50), but then pulled his hamstring and had to call it a day. The injury may have cost him any chance of going late in the first round.