Questions linger about continued relevance of combine drills

November 7, 2015; Columbus, OH; Ohio State defensive lineman Joey Bosa against Minnesota at Ohio Stadium.

“I don’t doubt his talent level”, his father Warren Marshall, a sixth-round running back draft pick by Denver in 1987, said in November.

On Treadwell, Alexander said: “If I’m going against Treadwell, which I’ve studied, I know who he is, I haven’t played against him”.

He continues with sample questions like: “I see you have dreads, you smoke weed don’t you?” “So he’s fun to watch”. Johnson now has the same position at Ohio State.

Bosa was listed at 275 pounds entering the fall but checked in at 269 pounds here. And he certainly found a good role model to observe in Hali, who has five Pro Bowl appearances and 86 sacks on his 10-year career with the Chiefs.

“I’m 22 but I’m ready”, Alexander said. “You force [Notre Dame coach Brian] Kelly to go into the screen game, which they did a lot against us, just to get him touches”.

This is about as fortunate a coincidence a draft prospect could hope for.

The defensive end is just a quick on the field.

This afternoon Alexander spoke with the media at the NFL Scouting Combine and delivered an epic press conference.

Beginning with his Pac-12 Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards in 2013, UCLA’s Myles Jack earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic players in college football throughout his career. He just ran a 4.3. Elliott, who measured 6-0 and 225, was clocking in 4.47 seconds.

And the flexibility to be interchangeable on defense could prove appealing to any team. How players start gives an indication to their first step and ability to beat blockers off the snap. A lot of quarterbacks and teams stayed away from me. What they need are players with the speed and agility to quickly beat blockers and be disruptive in the backfield. At 6-foot-5 and 224 pounds, Wilson is a red zone and third down target that uses his basketball skills to beat defenders to the ball. “But if I get in your head, that’s on you”, he said. There’s nobody who is more dedicated than me and who is more of a competitor than me.

Fangupo, of course, played collegiately at BYU.

“Never really thought about that”, Bosa said.