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gatormoe1 · 02-22-2013, 01:44 PM

Courtesy of Gatorcountry facebook, feel free to add anything you come across.

Florida RB Mike Gillislee checked in at the combine at 5'11 1/8" and 208 lbs. with 9 3/8" hands and an arm length of 31 1/8".

Florida offensive lineman Xavier Nixon checked in at the combine at 6-foot-6, 321-pounds with 10 1/8" hands.

yellowboy90 · 02-22-2013, 06:07 PM

Any measurement on Reed. I know he is on the field tomorrow with the Ol.

proud_poppa · 02-22-2013, 08:45 PM

Read that Sturgis was the most consistent and strongest kicker on the day!

GatorAlum_03 · 02-22-2013, 09:10 PM

Reed with 16 reps (225), 2nd lowest amongst tight ends, but only because the guy who did 3 reps tore his pec.

GATORAZ · 02-23-2013, 02:03 PM

Reed ran a 4.62

UFreak · 02-23-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Reed ran a 4.62

Damn!

StrangeGator · 02-23-2013, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Reed ran a 4.62

More than respectable. That's probably one of the best times for TE in the entire combine. Be interesting to see fastest times this year. The conditions seem to change somewhat from year to year.

StrangeGator · 02-23-2013, 04:03 PM

Zach Ertz is the only TE predicted to go in the first round and he ran a 4.79.

Saw that Floyd ran just over five flat. That's excellent for his size.

MiddleTNgator · 02-23-2013, 09:12 PM

Reed finished 7th in TE's in the 40.

RayUF07 · 02-24-2013, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Zach Ertz is the only TE predicted to go in the first round and he ran a 4.79.

Saw that Floyd ran just over five flat. That's excellent for his size.

Eifert > Ertz.

Eifert will go R1.

**RealGatorFan** · 02-24-2013, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Reed ran a 4.62

That's a tick faster than this guy:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...eman?hpt=hp_t2

Keep in mind this guy is the fastest lineman in history of the combine.

**RealGatorFan** · 02-24-2013, 01:14 AM

You know, if a 308lb lineman can run the 40 in 4.65 I wonder if he will be converted TE instead? Can you imagine a nearly 310lb TE in the secondary?

gatorr4life · 02-24-2013, 01:34 AM

^^^ lol

LimeyGator · 02-24-2013, 03:35 AM

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Reed ran a 4.62

NFL.com says 4.72, not 4.62.

That said, NFL.com has a nice write up on him:

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Bottom Line
Reed ended the season on a low note after being benched in the Sugar Bowl for a poor attitude, but that should not cloud Reed's breakout season. The junior was forced to play inline at times, but he projects as a move or Joker tight end in the NFL due to his smoothness in space and natural catch and run abilities. Aaron Hernandez is a special player in the NFL, but the similarities between the two far exceed the college both attended.

LimeyGator · 02-24-2013, 03:47 AM

Nice article from the Packers blog of the Milwaulkee-Wisconsin Journal Online on Xavier Nixon:

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Growing up in Fayetteville, N.C. — near the military base, Fort Bragg — Nixon had two (literal) drill sergeants for parents. His now-retired father was a command sergeant major. His mother, still active, was a sergeant major. As both did lengthy tours in the Middle East, Nixon was forced to mature quickly.

This year, the tackle could be an option for the Packers in the middle rounds. Nixon said he has already met with Green Bay and that it went very well. Overall, he’s hoping a military background and a first love for basketball helps separate him from the pack. His childhood certainly was different.

LimeyGator · 02-24-2013, 03:05 PM

From what I can see:

Mike Gillislee ran a 4.50 unofficial. I believe that was joint 10th quickest. Not bad. His 10 yard split was further down the pack though.

He only benched 15 - that was lowest amongst RBs with Montee Ball.

I watched him in one drill for a catch in open space - he dropped a stinker of a catch that looked pretty casual. He then followed up with a better performance in the next few drills. Running smoothly on the routes and he made the catches well.

Hard to evaluate on so little viewing...

Onterio McCalebb of Auburn ran a 4.21 by the way! (EDIT that was unofficial... now a 4.34!)

socraticsilence · 02-24-2013, 06:48 PM

Are we not weight training anymore? Or does our new strength and conditioning focus hurt bench press reps?

RayUF07 · 02-24-2013, 06:52 PM

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Are we not weight training anymore? Or does our new strength and conditioning focus hurt bench press reps?

Everyone is different.

I remember people making a big deal because Kevin Durant couldn't do 1 rep. I laughed. Obviously, it's a different sport...but I don't think Gillislee doing 15 hurts anymore than doing 30.

An OL or DL? Sure, maybe a little bit.

I'd guess Gillislee raised his stock a bit with the 4.55. Not blazing but he needed to stay in the low to mid 4.5 range. Maybe hurt a tad with his pass catching, but he has enough on tape and in the senior bowl practices to counter that.

**gator1986** · 02-24-2013, 07:15 PM

The bench press doesn't mean much. Like I said its kind of sad that Reed didn't rep well, but it's not a big deal. What is he going to do? Fall down and bench press and offensive linemen away from the QB? Or catch the pass and rep it out? I understand they like for showing strength, and endurance with muscles, but it really doesn't prove anything. I weigh 190 I can rep 225, 25 times, one thing I can't do or do not have is the playmaking ability reed has, or his football instincts and IQ.

sleeze · 02-24-2013, 07:21 PM

Weird that Gilly did the lowest bench among RBs.

The guy is pretty ripped.