Curtis Samuel spent his career as a running back-receiver hybrid at Ohio State. But at the NFL Combine in February, he worked out strictly as a receiver, and his predraft preparation has revolved primarily around playing receiver.
This, he says, was not his choice.
“The NFL chose what position they wanted me to play,” Samuel explained. “It didn’t really matter to me whether it was running back or receiver. I was gonna go out there and put on a productive day.”
Samuel, 20, definitely did that. In running a blistering 4.31 40-yard dash, Samuel — who checked in at 5 feet 11 and 196 pounds — showed off the type of explosive, difference-making speed that, when paired with his versatility and production in college, could get him taken as high as the second round of this year’s NFL Draft.