If DeShone Kizer’s performance in a plethora of NFL Combine tests were compared solely to previous Notre Dame Fighting Irish players, the quarterback’s effort could be summarized as Bobbie Howard-esque.
Howard, a linebacker and undrafted free agent from the Class of 1999, was likely satisfied with his 30 inch vertical jump, 110 inch broad jump, 4.48 second 20-yard shuttle and 7.52 second performance in the three-cone drill.
But for Kizer, a projected first or second round draft pick, to put up similar numbers - 30.5 inch vertical, 107 inch broad, 4.53 second shuttle and 7.