COLUMBIA, Mo. — There’s no combination of pressure and powerful eyes quite like the NFL scouting combine. Two chances to sprint 40 yards, with the times going down into a scouting report that resembles a personnel record. Two different tests of jumping. Measurements, both physical and intangible. Speculation, both informed and uninformed.
But that’s what the eight Missouri players invited to the event signed up for. For most, it could’ve gone better.
Despite some positive buzz surrounding the Tigers’ prospects through the early stages of the offseason and NFL draft preparations, a few of the Mizzou products performed under expectations in Indianapolis.