Before the NFL Combine, we broke down the most important drills for each offensive position based on how effectively they have predicted future NFL success.
Now that most of the major events are in the books, let’s take a look at which offensive prospects shined in drills that tend to be good indicators of future production. With the New York Jets poised for an offense-heavy draft class, all of these prospects should have drawn the attention of Joe Douglas in Indy.
Running backs
- Most important drill for future NFL performance: 3-cone
As shown in Kevin Cole’s study of combine performances from 2006-2019, the 3-cone drill is the only drill that had a significant positive correlation with future NFL production across a player’s first four seasons (based on the NFL Plus/Minus metric).