The annual NFL Scouting Combine is about confirmation when it comes to athletic testing. Teams have watched film on these players and they’re looking for confirmation that the movement and strength skills they think they see on tape line up with what they see in Indianapolis (although the event make take place at different locations moving forward). But surprises do still happen, both good and bad. Some players perform better than expected and others leave observers scratching their heads while they tell themselves “that looked different to me on film.”
With that in mind, here are some winners (good surprises) and losers (bad surprises) from this year’s event:
WINNER - Travis Jones, IDL, UConn
If it wasn’t for the performance by one of the other interior defensive lineman on this list, we’d be talking about Travis Jones as the big man who stole the show on the defensive side of the ball.