NFL Combine going Primetime for the first time ever.
The NFL Combine will be going Primetime for the first time ever. In past years, TV coverage would start at 9 a.m. ET on Friday with Running Backs, O Lineman and Special Teams, and conclude Monday with the Safeties and Cornerbacks. The new format will have the Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, and Quarterbacks taking the field Thursday night from 4-11 p.m. ET, and conclude with Safeties and Cornerbacks on Sunday afternoon after they run, jump, and workout for NFL GMs, coaches, and scouts.
NFL Combine Workout Schedule
- Thursday, Feb 27 – 4-11 PM ET – QB, WR, TE
- Friday, Feb 28 – 4-11 PM ET – RB, OL, ST, PK
- Saturday, Feb 29 – 4-11 PM ET – LB, DL
- Sunday, Mar 1 – 2-7 PM ET – S, CB
Here we will review each tight end, outline their updated Combine measurements, add some college notes, and three comparable NFL players.
Jacob Breeland – Oregon
Height: 6-4 ⅞
Weight: 252
Hand: 9 ⅞
Arm: 32 ⅝
Notes: 1,200 yards, 13 TDs in 4 seasons.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Garrett Celek – 31 ⅛ Inch Arm, (4.77)
Kahale Warring – 32 ¾ Inch Arm, 9 ¾ Inch Hand, (4.67)
Harrison Bryant – FAU
Height: 6-4 ¾
Weight: 243
Hand: 9 ½
Arm: 30 ⅝
Notes: 1,000-yard season, 2,100 career yards, 16 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Ricky Seals-Jones -33 ⅛ Inch Arm, 9 ⅝ Inch Hand, (4.69)
Kent Taylor – 30 ¼ Inch Arm, 9 ⅜ Inch Hand, (4.69)
Hunter Bryant – Washington
Height: 6-2 ¼
Weight: 248
Hand: 10
Arm: 32
Notes: 1,400 career yards, 5 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Anthony Firkser – 31 ¼ Inch Arm, 9 ⅞ Inch Hand, (4.87)
Irv Smith – 31 ½ Inch Arm, 9 ½ Inch Hand, (4.63)
Jonnu Smith – 32 ⅞ Inch Arm, 9 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.62)
Josiah Deguara – Cincinnati
Height: 6-2 ⅜
Weight: 242
Hand: 9
Arm: 31 ⅝
Notes: 1,100 yards, 12 TDs in 4 seasons.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Cam Serigne – 32 ⅛ Inch Arm, 9 Inch Hand, (5.02)
Garrett Dickerson – 32 ⅜ Inch Arm, 9 Inch Hand, (4.83)
Irv Smith – 31 ½ Inch Arm, 9 ½ Inch Hand, (4.63)
Brycen Hopkins – Purdue
Height: 6-3 ⅞
Weight: 245
Hand: 10 ⅛
Arm: 32 ⅛
Notes: Stats increased yearly by 10-25 receptions. 5th Year Senior.
1,900 yards, 16 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Gerald Christian – 32 ½ Inch Arm, 10 ¾ Inch Hand, (4.87)
Dennis Pitta – 32 ¼ Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hand, (4.68)
David Njoku – 35 ¼ Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hand, (4.64)
Dalton Keene – Virginia Tech
Height: 6-4 ⅛
Weight: 253
Hand: 9 ¾
Arm: 32 ¼
Notes: 700 career yards, 8 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Chris Herndon – 32 ¾ Inch Arm, 9 ¾ Inch Hand
Dawson Knox – 33 ½ Inch Arm, 9 ¾ Inch Hand, (4.64)
Cole Kmet – Notre Dame
Height: 6-5 ¾
Weight: 262
Hand: 10 ½
Arm: 33
Notes: 700 career yards, 6 TDs. Junior.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Dion Sims – 33 ⅛ Inch Arm, 10 ½ Inch Hand, (4.75)
Jason Witten – (4.70)
Rob Gronkowski – 34 ¼ Inch Arm, 10 ¾ Inch Hand, (4.73)
Sean McKeon – Michigan
Height: 6-5
Weight: 242
Hand: 9 ⅛
Arm: 33 ½
Notes: 660 career yards, 6 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Ricky Seals-Jones – 33 ⅛ Inch Arm, 9 ⅝ Inch Hand, (4.69)
Matt Weiser – 34 Inch Arm, 8 3/4 Inch Hand, (4.85)
Thaddeus Moss – LSU
Height: 6-1 ⅞
Weight: 250
Hand: 9 ⅞
Arm: 31 ⅞
Notes: Transfer from NC State, only 17 career games.
Son of Hall of Famer Randy Moss.
570 yards, 4 TDs Junior season.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
MyCole Pruitt – 33 ½ Inch Arm, 10 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.58)
Anthony Firkser – 31 ¼ Inch Arm, 9 ⅞ Inch Hand, (4.87)
Delanie Walker – 32 Inch Arm, (4.58)
Cheyenne O’Grady
Height: 6-3 ¾
Weight: 253
Hand: 10 ⅛
Arm: 33 ⅝
Notes: 970 career yards, 12 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Deon Yelder – 33 Inch Arm, 10 ⅛ Inch Hand, (4.83)
Tony Moeaki – 33 ¼ Inch Arm, 10 ⅛ Inch Hand, (4.69)
Foster Moreau – 33 ½ Inch Arm, 9 ⅝ Inch Hand, (4.66)
Albert Okwuegbunam – Missouri
Height: 6-5 ½
Weight: 258
Hand: 10 ¼
Arm: 34 ⅛
Notes: 1,200 career yards, 23 TDs. Junior.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Jordan Leggett – 33 ½ Inch Arm, 10 ⅜ Inch Hand, (4.80)
Travis Kelce – 33 ¾ Inch Arm, 9 ⅝ Inch Hand, (4.66)
Colby Parkinson – Stanford
Height: 6-7 ¼
Weight: 252
Hand: 9 ⅝
Arm: 33 ¼
Notes: 1,200 yards, 12 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Donald Parham – 35 ½ Inch Arm, 10 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.73)
Tim Semisch – 33 ⅝ Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hand, (5.03)
O.J. Howard – 33 ¾ Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hand, (4.51)
Jared Pinkney – Vanderbilt
Height: 6-4
Weight: 257
Hand: 10 ½
Arm: 32 ⅞
Notes: 1,500 yards, 14 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Richard Rodgers – 32 ⅝ Inch Arm, 10 ⅛ Inch Hand, (4.87)
Xavier Grimble – 33 ⅝ Inch Arm, 10 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.95)
Brent Celek – 31 ⅜ Inch Arm, 10 ⅛ Inch Hand, (4.84)
Stephen Sullivan – LSU
Height: 6-4 ⅞
Weight: 248
Hand: 10 ⅛
Arm: 35 ⅜
Notes: Played WR the past 2 seasons.
First season at TE, 130 yards 0 TDs. 700 career yards, 3 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
George Kittle – 33 ⅛ Inch Arm, 9 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.52)
Maxx Williams – 33 ½ Inch Arm, 10 ⅜ Inch Hand, (4.78)
Jared Cook – 35 ¾ Inch Arm, 10 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.50)
Charlie Taumoepeau – Portland State
Height: 6-2 ¼
Weight: 240
Hand: 9 ½
Arm: 32 ¼
Notes: 1,800 career yards, 11 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Niles Paul – 31 Inch Arm, 8 ¾ Inch Hand, (4.51)
Delanie Walker – 32 Inch Arm, (4.58)
Irv Smith – 31 ½ Inch Arm, 9 ½ Inch Hand, (4.63)
Adam Trautman – Dayton
Height: 6-5
Weight: 255
Hand: 9 ½
Arm: 32 ⅝
Notes: 2,300 career receiving yards, 31 TDs. 70 receptions as Senior.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Sean Culkin – 32 ⅞ Inch Arm, 9 ½ Inch Hand, (4.76)
Jack Doyle – 32 ⅛ Inch Arm, 9 ⅜ Inch Hand, (4.91)
Kaden Smith – 32 ¼ Inch Arm, 9 ⅝ Inch Hand, (4.92)
Mitchell Wilcox – South Florida
Height: 6-3 ½
Weight: 247
Hand: 9 ⅛
Arm: 32 ¼
Notes: 100 career receptions, 1,326 yards, 11 TDs.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Jonnu Smith – 32 ⅞ Inch Arm, 9 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.62)
George Kittle – 33 ⅛ Inch Arm, 9 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.52)
Charlie Woerner – Georgia
Height: 6-4 ⅝
Weight: 244
Hand: 10
Arm: 31 ⅛
Notes: Only 34 receptions, 376 yards, and 1 TD in 4 seasons.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Geoff Swaim – 33 ⅝ Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hand, (4.75)
Temarrick Hemingway – 34 Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hand, (4.71)
Dalton Schultz – 31 ¾ Inch Arm, 9 ¼ Inch Hand, (4.75)
Dominick Wood-Anderson – Tennessee
Height: 6-3 ⅝
Weight: 261
Hand: 9 ¾
Arm: 33 ⅛
Notes: JUCO Transfer.
408 yards, 3 TDs in 2 seasons.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Brian Parker – 33 ½ Inch Arm, 10 ⅛ Inch Hand, (4.80)
Keith Towbridge – 33 ⅝ Inch Arm, 10 ½ Inch Hand, (4.77)
Ben Watson – 33 Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hands, (4.57)
Devin Asiasi – UCLA
Height: 6-3
Weight: 257
Hand: 9 ¾
Arm: 33 ¼
Notes: Michigan transfer after Freshman year.
641 yards, 4 TDs as a Junior.
NFL Comparisons – Arm, Hand, (40)
Ben Watson – 33 Inch Arm, 10 Inch Hands, (4.57)
Deon Yelder – 33 Inch Arm, 10 ⅛ Inch Hand, (4.83)
Kennard Backman – 33 ⅜ Inch Arm, 9 ⅜ Inch Hand, (4.71)
